1 And Moses * h4872 answered * h6030 h8799 and said * h559 h8799, But, behold, they will not believe * h539 h8686 me, nor hearken * h8085 h8799 unto my voice * h6963: for they will say * h559 h8799, The LORD * h3068 hath not appeared * h7200 h8738 unto thee.
2 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto him, What is that in thine hand * h3027? And he said * h559 h8799, A rod * h4294.
3 And he said * h559 h8799, Cast * h7993 h8685 it on the ground * h776. And he cast * h7993 h8686 it on the ground * h776, and it became a serpent * h5175; and Moses * h4872 fled * h5127 h8799 from before * h6440 it.
4 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, Put forth * h7971 h8798 thine hand * h3027, and take * h270 h8798 it by the tail * h2180. And he put forth * h7971 h8799 his hand * h3027, and caught * h2388 h8686 it, and it became a rod * h4294 in his hand * h3709:
5 That they may believe * h539 h8686 that the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of their fathers * h1, the God * h430 of Abraham * h85, the God * h430 of Isaac * h3327, and the God * h430 of Jacob * h3290, hath appeared * h7200 h8738 unto thee.
6 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 furthermore * h5750 unto him, Put * h935 h8685 now thine hand * h3027 into thy bosom * h2436. And he put * h935 h8686 his hand * h3027 into his bosom * h2436: and when he took * h3318 h8686 it out, behold, his hand * h3027 was leprous * h6879 h8794 as snow * h7950.
7 And he said * h559 h8799, Put * h7725 thine hand * h3027 into thy bosom * h2436 again * h7725 h8685. And he put * h7725 his hand * h3027 into his bosom * h2436 again * h7725 h8686; and plucked * h3318 h8686 it out of his bosom * h2436, and, behold, it was turned again * h7725 h8804 as his other flesh * h1320.
8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe * h539 h8686 thee, neither hearken * h8085 h8799 to the voice * h6963 of the first * h7223 sign * h226, that they will believe * h539 h8689 the voice * h6963 of the latter * h314 sign * h226.
9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe * h539 h8686 also these two * h8147 signs * h226, neither hearken * h8085 h8799 unto thy voice * h6963, that thou shalt take * h3947 h8804 of the water * h4325 of the river * h2975, and pour * h8210 h8804 it upon the dry * h3004 land : and the water * h4325 which thou takest * h3947 h8799 out of the river * h2975 shall become blood * h1818 upon the dry * h3006 land . shall become: Heb. shall be and shall be
10 And Moses * h4872 said * h559 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068, O * h994 my Lord * h136, I * h376 am not eloquent * h1697, neither heretofore * h8032 * h8543, nor since * h227 thou hast spoken * h1696 h8763 unto thy servant * h5650: but I am slow * h3515 of speech * h6310, and of a slow * h3515 tongue * h3956. eloquent: Heb. a man of words heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, nor since the third day
11 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto him, Who hath made * h7760 h8804 man's * h120 mouth * h6310? or who maketh * h7760 h8799 the dumb * h483, or deaf * h2795, or the seeing * h6493, or the blind * h5787? have not I the LORD * h3068?
12 Now therefore go * h3212 h8798, and I will be with thy mouth * h6310, and teach * h3384 h8689 thee what thou shalt say * h1696 h8762.
13 And he said * h559 h8799, O * h994 my Lord * h136, send * h7971 h8798, I pray thee, by the hand * h3027 of him whom thou wilt send * h7971 h8799. wilt: or, shouldest
14 And the anger * h639 of the LORD * h3068 was kindled * h2734 h8799 against Moses * h4872, and he said * h559 h8799, Is not Aaron * h175 the Levite * h3881 thy brother * h251? I know * h3045 h8804 that he can speak * h1696 h8762 well * h1696 h8763. And also, behold, he cometh forth * h3318 h8802 to meet * h7125 h8800 thee: and when he seeth * h7200 h8804 thee, he will be glad * h8055 h8804 in his heart * h3820.
15 And thou shalt speak * h1696 h8765 unto him, and put * h7760 h8804 words * h1697 in his mouth * h6310: and I will be with thy mouth * h6310, and with his mouth * h6310, and will teach * h3384 h8689 you what ye shall do * h6213 h8799.
16 And he shall be thy spokesman * h1696 h8765 unto the people * h5971: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth * h6310, and thou shalt be to him instead of God * h430.
17 And thou shalt take * h3947 h8799 this rod * h4294 in thine hand * h3027, wherewith thou shalt do * h6213 h8799 signs * h226.
18 And Moses * h4872 went * h3212 h8799 and returned * h7725 h8799 to Jethro * h3500 his father in law * h2859 h8802, and said * h559 h8799 unto him, Let me go * h3212 h8799, I pray thee, and return * h7725 h8799 unto my brethren * h251 which are in Egypt * h4714, and see * h7200 h8799 whether they be yet * h5750 alive * h2416. And Jethro * h3503 said * h559 h8799 to Moses * h4872, Go * h3212 h8798 in peace * h7965. Jethro: Heb. Jether
19 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872 in Midian * h4080, Go * h3212 h8798, return * h7725 h8798 into Egypt * h4714: for all the men * h582 are dead * h4191 h8804 which sought * h1245 h8764 thy life * h5315.
20 And Moses * h4872 took * h3947 h8799 his wife * h802 and his sons * h1121, and set * h7392 h8686 them upon an ass * h2543, and he returned * h7725 h8799 to the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714: and Moses * h4872 took * h3947 h8799 the rod * h4294 of God * h430 in his hand * h3027.
21 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, When thou goest * h3212 h8800 to return * h7725 h8800 into Egypt * h4714, see * h7200 h8798 that thou do * h6213 h8804 all those wonders * h4159 before * h6440 Pharaoh * h6547, which I have put * h7760 h8804 in thine hand * h3027: but I will harden * h2388 h8762 his heart * h3820, that he shall not let the people * h5971 go * h7971 h8762.
22 And thou shalt say * h559 h8804 unto Pharaoh * h6547, Thus saith * h559 h8804 the LORD * h3068, Israel * h3478 is my son * h1121, even my firstborn * h1060:
23 And I say * h559 h8799 unto thee, Let my son * h1121 go * h7971 h8761, that he may serve * h5647 h8799 me: and if thou refuse * h3985 h8762 to let him go * h7971 h8763, behold, I will slay * h2026 h8802 thy son * h1121, even thy firstborn * h1060.
24 And it came to pass by the way * h1870 in the inn * h4411, that the LORD * h3068 met * h6298 h8799 him, and sought * h1245 h8762 to kill * h4191 h8687 him.
25 Then Zipporah * h6855 took * h3947 h8799 a sharp stone * h6864, and cut off * h3772 h8799 the foreskin * h6190 of her son * h1121, and cast * h5060 h8686 it at his feet * h7272, and said * h559 h8799, Surely a bloody * h1818 husband * h2860 art thou to me. sharp...: or, knife cast...: Heb. made it touch
26 So he let him go * h7503 h8799: then she said * h559 h8804, A bloody * h1818 husband * h2860 thou art , because of the circumcision * h4139.
27 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 to Aaron * h175, Go * h3212 h8798 into the wilderness * h4057 to meet * h7125 h8800 Moses * h4872. And he went * h3212 h8799, and met * h6298 h8799 him in the mount * h2022 of God * h430, and kissed * h5401 h8799 him.
28 And Moses * h4872 told * h5046 h8686 Aaron * h175 all the words * h1697 of the LORD * h3068 who had sent * h7971 h8804 him, and all the signs * h226 which he had commanded * h6680 h8765 him.
29 And Moses * h4872 and Aaron * h175 went * h3212 h8799 and gathered together * h622 h8799 all the elders * h2205 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478:
30 And Aaron * h175 spake * h1696 h8762 all the words * h1697 which the LORD * h3068 had spoken * h1696 h8765 unto Moses * h4872, and did * h6213 h8799 the signs * h226 in the sight * h5869 of the people * h5971.
31 And the people * h5971 believed * h539 h8686: and when they heard * h8085 h8799 that the LORD * h3068 had visited * h6485 h8804 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, and that he had looked * h7200 h8804 upon their affliction * h6040, then they bowed their heads * h6915 h8799 and worshipped * h7812 h8691.