Verse 17
Exodus 4:17
Free Bible Version
17
Make sure to take your walking stick with you so you can use it to do the signs.”
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 what if they don't believe me or listen to what I say?” Moses asked. “They could say, ‘The Lord...
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The Lord asked him, “What are you holding in your hand?” “A walking stick,” Moses replied.
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“Throw it on the ground,” he told Moses. So Moses did. It turned into a snake and Moses ran away fro...
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“Reach out and grab hold of it by its tail,” the Lord told Moses. Moses did so and it turned back in...
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“You are to do this so that they will believe that I the Lord did appear to you, the God (Elohim) of...
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6
Then the Lord told him, “Put your hand inside your clothes close to your chest.” So Moses did as he...
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7
“Now put your hand back inside your clothes,” the Lord said. Moses did so. When he took it out again...
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8
“If they don't believe you and they're not convinced by the first sign, they'll believe because of t...
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9
“But if they still don't believe you or listen to you because of these two signs, then you are to ta...
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10
Then Moses said to the Lord, “Please excuse me, but I'm not someone who is good with words—not in th...
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“Who gave people mouths?” the Lord asked him. “Who makes people deaf or dumb, able to see or blind?...
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12
Now go, and I myself will be your mouth, and I will tell you what you are to say.”
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13
“Please, Lord, send someone else!” Moses responded.
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14
The Lord got angry with Moses, and told him, “There's your brother Aaron, the Levite. I know he spea...
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15
Speak to him and tell him what to say. I will be your mouth and his mouth, and I will tell you what...
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16
Aaron will speak on your behalf to the people, as if he was your mouth, and you will be in the place...
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17
Make sure to take your walking stick with you so you can use it to do the signs.”
18
Then Moses returned to Jethro his father-in-law and told him, “Please allow me to go back to my own...
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19
While Moses was in Midian, the Lord told him, “Go back to Egypt because all those who wanted to kill...
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20
Moses put his wife and sons on a donkey and went back to Egypt, carrying the walking stick that God...
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21
The Lord told Moses, “When you get back to Egypt, make sure to go to Pharaoh and carry out the mirac...
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22
This is what you are to tell Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says. Israel is my firstborn son.
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23
I ordered you to let my son go so he can worship me. But you refused to release him, so I will now k...
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24
But while they were on their way the Lord came to the place where they were staying, wanting to kill...
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25
However, Zipporah used a flint knife to cut off her son's foreskin. She touched his feet with it, an...
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26
(Calling him a blood-husband referred to circumcision.) After this the Lord left Moses alone.
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27
The Lord had told Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the desert.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the mount...
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28
Moses and Aaron traveled to Egypt. There they had all the Israelite elders gather together.
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Aaron shared with them everything the Lord had told Moses, and Moses carried out the miracles so the...
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The Israelites were convinced. When they heard that the Lord had come to them, and that he had been...
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