Verse 17

Exodus 4:17

New Living Translation

17 And take your shepherd’s staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֶת הַ/מַּטֶּ֥ה הַ/זֶּ֖ה תִּקַּ֣ח בְּ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה בּ֖/וֹ אֶת הָ/אֹתֹֽת
English Translation
And you shall take this staff in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
1 But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The LO... Focus ↗
2 Then the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied. Focus ↗
3 “Throw it down on the ground,” the LORD told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into... Focus ↗
4 Then the LORD told him, “Reach out and grab its tail.” So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it t... Focus ↗
5 “Perform this sign,” the LORD told him. “Then they will believe that the LORD, the God (Elohim) of t... Focus ↗
6 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand inside his... Focus ↗
7 “Now put your hand back into your cloak,” the LORD said. So Moses put his hand back in, and when he... Focus ↗
8 The LORD said to Moses, “If they do not believe you and are not convinced by the first miraculous si... Focus ↗
9 And if they don’t believe you or listen to you even after these two signs, then take some water from... Focus ↗
10 But Moses pleaded with the LORD, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m n... Focus ↗
11 Then the LORD asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not s... Focus ↗
12 Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.” Focus ↗
13 But Moses again pleaded, “Lord, please! Send anyone else.” Focus ↗
14 Then the LORD became angry with Moses. “All right,” he said. “What about your brother, Aaron the Lev... Focus ↗
15 Talk to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will ins... Focus ↗
16 Aaron will be your spokesman to the people. He will be your mouthpiece, and you will stand in the pl... Focus ↗
17 And take your shepherd’s staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you...
18 So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt... Focus ↗
19 Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, “Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill y... Focus ↗
20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his... Focus ↗
21 And the LORD told Moses, “When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles... Focus ↗
22 Then you will tell him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son. Focus ↗
23 I commanded you, “Let my son go, so he can worship me.” But since you have refused, I will now kill... Focus ↗
24 On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the LORD confr... Focus ↗
25 But Moses’ wife, Zipporah, took a flint knife and circumcised her son. She touched his feet with the... Focus ↗
26 (When she said “a bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.) After that, the LORD... Focus ↗
27 Now the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go out into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So Aaron went and met Mo... Focus ↗
28 Moses then told Aaron everything the LORD had commanded him to say. And he told him about the miracu... Focus ↗
29 Then Moses and Aaron returned to Egypt and called all the elders of Israel together. Focus ↗
30 Aaron told them everything the LORD had told Moses, and Moses performed the miraculous signs as they... Focus ↗
31 Then the people of Israel were convinced that the LORD had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard tha... Focus ↗