Verse 17

Exodus 4:17

Bible in Basic English

17 And take in your hand this rod with which you will 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 And Moses, answering, said, It is certain that they will not have faith in me or give ear to my voic... Focus ↗
2 And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod. Focus ↗
3 And he said, Put it down on the earth. And he put it down on the earth and it became a snake; and Mo... Focus ↗
4 And the Lord said to Moses, Put out your hand and take it by the tail: (and he put out his hand and... Focus ↗
5 So that they may be certain that the Lord, the God (Elohim) of their fathers, the God (Elohim) of Ab... Focus ↗
6 Then the Lord said to him again, Put your hand inside your clothing. And he put his hand inside his... Focus ↗
7 And he said, Put your hand inside your robe again. (And he put his hand into his robe again, and whe... Focus ↗
8 And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have fait... Focus ↗
9 And if they have no faith even in these two signs and will not give ear to your voice, then you are... Focus ↗
10 And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, e... Focus ↗
11 And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or make... Focus ↗
12 So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say. Focus ↗
13 And he said, O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to send. Focus ↗
14 And the Lord was angry with Moses, and said, Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? To my kno... Focus ↗
15 Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mout... Focus ↗
16 And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to hi... Focus ↗
17 And take in your hand this rod with which you will do the signs.
18 And Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go back now to my relation... Focus ↗
19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men are dead who were attempting... Focus ↗
20 And Moses took his wife and his sons and put them on an ass and went back to the land of Egypt: and... Focus ↗
21 And the Lord said to Moses, When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonder... Focus ↗
22 And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons: Focus ↗
23 And I said to you, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now... Focus ↗
24 Now on the journey, at the night's resting-place, the Lord came in his way and would have put him to... Focus ↗
25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching... Focus ↗
26 So he let him go. Then she said, You are a husband of blood because of the circumcision. Focus ↗
27 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the waste land and you will see Moses. So he went and came acros... Focus ↗
28 And Moses gave Aaron an account of all the words of the Lord which he had sent him to say, and of al... Focus ↗
29 Then Moses and Aaron went and got together all the chiefs of the children of Israel: Focus ↗
30 And Aaron said to them all the words the Lord had said to Moses, and did the signs before all the pe... Focus ↗
31 And the people had faith in them; and hearing that the Lord had taken up the cause of the children o... Focus ↗