And Moses{H4872} answered{H6030} and said,{H559} But, behold, they will not believe{H539} me, nor hearken{H8085} unto my voice;{H6963} for they will say,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} hath not appeared{H7200} unto thee.

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto him, What is that in thy hand?{H3027} And he said,{H559} A rod.{H4294}

And he said,{H559} Cast{H7993} it on the ground.{H776} And he cast{H7993} it on the ground,{H776} and it became a serpent;{H5175} and Moses{H4872} fled{H5127} from before{H6440} it.

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Put forth{H7971} thy hand,{H3027} and take{H270} it by the tail{H2180} (and he put forth{H7971} his hand,{H3027} and laid hold{H2388} of it, and it became a rod{H4294} in his hand);{H3709}

that they may believe{H539} that Jehovah,{H3068} the 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} unto thee.

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} furthermore{H5750} unto him, Put{H935} now thy hand{H3027} into thy bosom.{H2436} And he put{H935} his hand{H3027} into his bosom:{H2436} and when he took{H3318} it out, behold, his hand{H3027} was leprous,{H6879} as [white as] snow.{H7950}

And he said,{H559} Put{H7725} thy hand{H3027} into thy bosom{H2436} again.{H7725} (And he put{H7725} his hand{H3027} into his bosom{H2436} again;{H7725} and when he took{H3318} it out of his bosom,{H2436} behold, it was turned again{H7725} as his [other] flesh.){H1320}

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe{H539} thee, neither hearken{H8085} to the voice{H6963} of the first{H7223} sign,{H226} that they will believe{H539} the voice{H6963} of the latter{H314} sign.{H226}

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe{H539} even these two{H8147} signs,{H226} neither hearken{H8085} unto thy voice,{H6963} that thou shalt take{H3947} of the water{H4325} of the river,{H2975} and pour{H8210} it upon the dry{H3004} land: and the water{H4325} which thou takest{H3947} out of the river{H2975} shall become blood{H1818} upon the dry{H3006} land.

And Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto Jehovah,{H136} Oh,{H994} Lord,{H136} I{H376} am not eloquent,{H1697} neither heretofore,{H8032} nor since{H227} thou hast spoken{H1696} unto thy servant;{H5650} for I am slow{H3515} of speech,{H6310} and of a slow{H3515} tongue.{H3956}

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto him, Who hath made{H7760} man's{H120} mouth?{H6310} Or who maketh{H7760} [a man] dumb,{H483} or deaf,{H2795} or seeing,{H6493} or blind?{H5787} is it not I, Jehovah?{H3068}

Now therefore go,{H3212} and I will be with thy mouth,{H6310} and teach{H3384} thee what thou shalt speak.{H1696}

And he said,{H559} Oh,{H994} Lord,{H136} send,{H7971} I pray thee, by the hand{H3027} of him whom thou wilt send.{H7971}

And the anger{H639} of Jehovah{H3068} was kindled{H2734} against Moses,{H4872} and he said,{H559} Is there not Aaron{H175} thy brother{H251} the Levite?{H3881} I know{H3045} that he can speak{H1696} well.{H1696} And also, behold, he cometh forth{H3318} to meet{H7125} thee: and when he seeth{H7200} thee, he will be glad{H8055} in his heart.{H3820}

And thou shalt speak{H1696} unto him, and put{H7760} the words{H1697} in his mouth:{H6310} and I will be with thy mouth,{H6310} and with his mouth,{H6310} and will teach{H3384} you what ye shall do.{H6213}

And he shall be thy spokesman{H1696} unto the people;{H5971} and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth,{H6310} and thou shalt be to him as God.{H430}

And thou shalt take{H3947} in thy hand{H3027} this rod,{H4294} wherewith thou shalt do{H6213} the signs.{H226}

And Moses{H4872} went{H3212} and returned{H7725} to Jethro{H3500} his father-in-law,{H2859} and said{H559} unto him, Let me go,{H3212} I pray thee, and return{H7725} unto my brethren{H251} that are in Egypt,{H4714} and see{H7200} whether they be yet{H5750} alive.{H2416} And Jethro{H3503} said{H559} to Moses,{H4872} Go{H3212} in peace.{H7965}

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses{H4872} in Midian,{H4080} Go,{H3212} return{H7725} into Egypt;{H4714} for all the men{H582} are dead{H4191} that sought{H1245} thy life.{H5315}

And Moses{H4872} took{H3947} his wife{H802} and his sons,{H1121} and set{H7392} them upon an ass,{H2543} and he returned{H7725} to the land{H776} of Egypt:{H4714} and Moses{H4872} took{H3947} the rod{H4294} of God{H430} in his hand.{H3027}

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} When thou goest{H3212} back{H7725} into Egypt,{H4714} see{H7200} that thou do{H6213} before{H6440} Pharaoh{H6547} all the wonders{H4159} which I have put{H7760} in thy hand:{H3027} but I will harden{H2388} his heart,{H3820} and he will not let the people{H5971} go.{H7971}

And thou shalt say{H559} unto Pharaoh,{H6547} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} Israel{H3478} is my son,{H1121} my first-born:{H1060}

and I have said unto thee, Let my son{H1121} go,{H7971} that he may serve{H5647} me; and thou hast refused{H3985} to let him go:{H7971} behold, I will slay{H2026} thy son,{H1121} thy first-born.{H1060}

And it came to pass on the way{H1870} at the lodging-place,{H4411} that Jehovah{H3068} met{H6298} him, and sought{H1245} to kill{H4191} him.

Then Zipporah{H6855} took{H3947} a flint,{H6864} and cut off{H3772} the foreskin{H6190} of her son,{H1121} and cast{H5060} it at his feet;{H7272} and she said,{H559} Surely a bridegroom{H2860} of blood{H1818} art thou to me.

So he let him alone.{H7503} Then she said,{H559} A bridegroom{H2860} of blood{H1818} [art thou], because of the circumcision.{H4139}

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} to Aaron,{H175} Go{H3212} into the wilderness{H4057} to meet{H7125} Moses.{H4872} And he went,{H3212} and met{H6298} him in the mountain{H2022} of God,{H430} and kissed{H5401} him.

And Moses{H4872} told{H5046} Aaron{H175} all the words{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} wherewith he had sent{H7971} him, and all the signs{H226} wherewith he had charged{H6680} him.

And Moses{H4872} and Aaron{H175} went{H3212} and gathered together{H622} all the elders{H2205} of the children{H1121} of Israel:{H3478}

and Aaron{H175} spake{H1696} all the words{H1697} which Jehovah{H3068} had spoken{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} and did{H6213} the signs{H226} in the sight{H5869} of the people.{H5971}

And the people{H5971} believed:{H539} and when they heard{H8085} that Jehovah{H3068} had visited{H6485} the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and that he had seen{H7200} their affliction,{H6040} then they bowed their heads{H6915} and worshipped.{H7812}