Exodus 4
1. And Moses answered * and said * , But, behold, they will not believe * me, nor hearken * unto my voice: for they will say * , The LORD hath not appeared * unto thee.
2. And the LORD said * unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said * , A rod.
3. And he said * , Cast * it on the ground. And he cast * it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled * from before it.
4. And the LORD said * unto Moses,Put forth * thine hand, and take * it by the tail. And he put forth * his hand, and caught * it, and it became a rod in his hand:
5. That they may believe * that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham,the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared * unto thee.
6. And the LORD said * furthermore unto him, Put * now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put * his hand into his bosom: and when he took * it out, behold, his hand was leprous * as snow.
7. And he said * , Put * thine hand into thy bosom again * . And he put * his hand into his bosom again * ; and plucked * it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again * as his other flesh.
8. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe * thee, neither hearken * to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe * the voice of the latter sign.
9. And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe * also these two signs, neither hearken * unto thy voice, that thou shalt take * of the water of the river, and pour * it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest * out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
10. And Moses said * unto the LORD,O my Lord, I am not eloquent,neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken * unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
11. And the LORD said * unto him, Who hath made * man's mouth? or who maketh * the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
12. Now therefore go * , and I will be with thy mouth, and teach * thee what thou shalt say * .
13. And he said * , O my Lord, send * , I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send * .
14. And the anger of the LORD was kindled * against Moses, and he said * , Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know * that he can speak * well * . And also, behold, he cometh forth * to meet * thee: and when he seeth * thee, he will be glad * in his heart.
15. And thou shalt speak * unto him, and put * words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach * you what ye shall do * .
16. And he shall be thy spokesman * unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
17. And thou shalt take * this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do * signs.
18. And Moses went * and returned * to Jethro his father in law * , and said * unto him, Let me go * , I pray thee, and return * unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see * whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said * to Moses, Go * in peace.
19. And the LORD said * unto Moses in Midian, Go * , return * into Egypt: for all the men are dead * which sought * thy life.
20. And Moses took * his wife and his sons, and set * them upon an ass, and he returned * to the land of Egypt: and Moses took * the rod of God in his hand.
21. And the LORD said * unto Moses,When thou goest * to return * into Egypt, see * that thou do * all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put * in thine hand: but I will harden * his heart, that he shall not let the people go * .
22. And thou shalt say * unto Pharaoh, Thus saith * the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
23. And I say * unto thee, Let my son go * , that he may serve * me: and if thou refuse * to let him go * , behold, I will slay * thy son, even thy firstborn.
24. And it came to pass by the way in the inn,that the LORD met * him, and sought * to kill * him.
25. Then Zipporah took * a sharp stone, and cut off * the foreskin of her son, and cast * it at his feet,and said * , Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
26. So he let him go * : then she said * , A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
27. And the LORD said * to Aaron, Go * into the wilderness to meet * Moses. And he went * , and met * him in the mount of God, and kissed * him.
28. And Moses told * Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent * him, and all the signs which he had commanded * him.
29. And Moses and Aaron went * and gathered together * all the elders of the children of Israel:
30. And Aaron spake * all the words which the LORD had spoken * unto Moses, and did * the signs in the sight of the people.
31. And the people believed * : and when they heard * that the LORD had visited * the children of Israel, and that he had looked * upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads * and worshipped * .
