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Exodus 4 (WEBP)

[1] Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘Yahweh has not appeared to you.’ ”
[2] Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
[3] He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.
[4] Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.
[5] “This is so that they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
[6] Yahweh said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
[7] He said, “Put your hand inside your cloak again.” He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.
[8] “It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
[9] It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land.”
[10] Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”
[11] Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh?
[12] Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”
[13] Moses said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”
[14] Yahweh’s anger burned against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he is coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
[15] You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.
[16] He will be your spokesman to the people. It will happen that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.
[17] You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”
[18] Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
[19] Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”
[20] Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God’s rod in his hand.
[21] Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.
[22] You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Yahweh says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,
[23] and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’ ”
[24] On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.
[25] Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”
[26] So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.
[27] Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
[28] Moses told Aaron all Yahweh’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.
[29] Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
[30] Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
[31] The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.

Exodus 4:10 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Exodus 4 (KJVS)

[1] And Moses answered () and said (), But, behold, they will not believe () me, nor hearken () unto my voice : for they will say (), The LORD hath not appeared () unto thee.
[2] And the LORD said () unto him, What [is] that in thine hand ? And he said (), A rod .
[3] And he said (), Cast () it on the ground . And he cast () it on the ground , and it became a serpent ; and Moses fled () from before it.
[4] And the LORD said () unto Moses , Put forth () thine hand , and take () it by the tail . And he put forth () his hand , and caught () it, and it became a rod in his hand :
[5] That they may believe () that the LORD God of their fathers , the God of Abraham , the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob , hath appeared () unto thee.
[6] And the LORD said () furthermore unto him, Put () now thine hand into thy bosom . And he put () his hand into his bosom : and when he took () it out, behold, his hand [was] leprous () as snow .
[7] And he said (), Put thine hand into thy bosom again (). And he put his hand into his bosom again (); and plucked () it out of his bosom , and, behold, it was turned again () as his [other] flesh .
[8] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe () thee, neither hearken () to the voice of the first sign , that they will believe () the voice of the latter sign .
[9] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe () also these two signs , neither hearken () unto thy voice , that thou shalt take () of the water of the river , and pour () [it] upon the dry [land]: and the water which thou takest () out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land].
[10] And Moses said () unto the LORD , O my Lord , I [am] not eloquent , neither heretofore , nor since thou hast spoken () unto thy servant : but I [am] slow of speech , and of a slow tongue .
[11] And the LORD said () unto him, Who hath made () man’s mouth ? or who maketh () the dumb , or deaf , or the seeing , or the blind ? have not I the LORD ?
[12] Now therefore go (), and I will be with thy mouth , and teach () thee what thou shalt say ().
[13] And he said (), O my Lord , send (), I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send ().
[14] And the anger of the LORD was kindled () against Moses , and he said (), [Is] not Aaron the Levite thy brother ? I know () that he can speak () well (). And also, behold, he cometh forth () to meet () thee: and when he seeth () thee, he will be glad () in his heart .
[15] And thou shalt speak () unto him, and put () words in his mouth : and I will be with thy mouth , and with his mouth , and will teach () you what ye shall do ().
[16] And he shall be thy spokesman () unto the people : and he shall be, [even] he shall be to thee instead of a mouth , and thou shalt be to him instead of God .
[17] And thou shalt take () this rod in thine hand , wherewith thou shalt do () signs .
[18] And Moses went () and returned () to Jethro his father in law (), and said () unto him, Let me go (), I pray thee, and return () unto my brethren which [are] in Egypt , and see () whether they be yet alive . And Jethro said () to Moses , Go () in peace .
[19] And the LORD said () unto Moses in Midian , Go (), return () into Egypt : for all the men are dead () which sought () thy life .
[20] And Moses took () his wife and his sons , and set () them upon an ass , and he returned () to the land of Egypt : and Moses took () the rod of God in his hand .
[21] And the LORD said () unto Moses , When thou goest () to return () into Egypt , see () that thou do () all those wonders before Pharaoh , which I have put () in thine hand : but I will harden () his heart , that he shall not let the people go ().
[22] And thou shalt say () unto Pharaoh , Thus saith () the LORD , Israel [is] my son , [even] my firstborn :
[23] And I say () unto thee, Let my son go (), that he may serve () me: and if thou refuse () to let him go (), behold, I will slay () thy son , [even] thy firstborn .
[24] And it came to pass by the way in the inn , that the LORD met () him, and sought () to kill () him.
[25] Then Zipporah took () a sharp stone , and cut off () the foreskin of her son , and cast () [it] at his feet , and said (), Surely a bloody husband [art] thou to me.
[26] So he let him go (): then she said (), A bloody husband [thou art], because of the circumcision .
[27] And the LORD said () to Aaron , Go () into the wilderness to meet () Moses . And he went (), and met () him in the mount of God , and kissed () him.
[28] And Moses told () Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent () him, and all the signs which he had commanded () him.
[29] And Moses and Aaron went () and gathered together () all the elders of the children of Israel :
[30] And Aaron spake () all the words which the LORD had spoken () unto Moses , and did () the signs in the sight of the people .
[31] And the people believed (): and when they heard () that the LORD had visited () the children of Israel , and that he had looked () upon their affliction , then they bowed their heads () and worshipped ().

Young’s Literal Translation

Exodus 4 (YLT)

[1] And Moses answereth and saith, ‘And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?’
[2] And Jehovah saith unto him, ‘What is this in thy hand?’ and he saith, ‘A rod;’
[3] and He saith, ‘Cast it to the earth;’ and he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh a serpent-and Moses fleeth from its presence.
[4] And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tail of it;’ and he putteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in his hand-
[5] ‘-so that they believe that Jehovah, God of their fathers, hath appeared unto thee, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.’
[6] And Jehovah saith to him again, ‘Put in, I pray thee, thy hand into thy bosom;’ and he putteth in his hand into his bosom, and he bringeth it out, and lo, his hand is leprous as snow;
[7] and He saith, ‘Put back thy hand unto thy bosom;’ and he putteth back his hand unto his bosom, and he bringeth it out from his bosom, and lo, it hath turned back as his flesh-
[8] ‘-and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.
[9] ‘And it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor hearken to thy voice, that thou hast taken of the waters of the River, and hast poured on the dry land, and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become-blood on the dry land.’
[10] And Moses saith unto Jehovah, ‘O, my Lord, I am not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I am slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.’
[11] And Jehovah saith unto him, ‘Who appointed a mouth for man? or who appointeth the dumb, or deaf, or open, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?
[12] and now, go, and I-I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;’
[13] and he saith, ‘O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.’
[14] And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Moses, and He saith, ‘Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I have known that he speaketh well, and also, lo, he is coming out to meet thee; when he hath seen thee, then he hath rejoiced in his heart,
[15] and thou hast spoken unto him, and hast set the words in his mouth, and I-I am with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which ye do;
[16] and he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he-he is to thee for a mouth, and thou-thou art to him for God;
[17] and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.’
[18] And Moses goeth and turneth back unto Jethro his father-in-law, and saith to him, ‘Let me go, I pray thee, and I turn back unto my brethren who are in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive.’ And Jethro saith to Moses, ‘Go in peace.’
[19] And Jehovah saith unto Moses in Midian, ‘Go, turn back to Egypt, for all the men have died who seek thy life;’
[20] and Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass, and turneth back to the land of Egypt, and Moses taketh the rod of God in his hand.
[21] And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘In thy going to turn back to Egypt, see-all the wonders which I have put in thy hand-that thou hast done them before Pharaoh, and I-I strengthen his heart, and he doth not send the people away;
[22] and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born is Israel,
[23] and I say unto thee, Send away My son, and he doth serve Me; and-thou dost refuse to send him away-lo, I am slaying thy son, thy first-born.’
[24] And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;
[25] and Zipporah taketh a flint, and cutteth off the foreskin of her son, and causeth it to touch his feet, and saith, ‘Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me;’
[26] and He desisteth from him: then she said, ‘A bridegroom of blood,’ in reference to the circumcision.
[27] And Jehovah saith unto Aaron, ‘Go to meet Moses into the wilderness;’ and he goeth, and meeteth him in the mount of God, and kisseth him,
[28] and Moses declareth to Aaron all the words of Jehovah with which He hath sent him, and all the signs with which He hath charged him.
[29] And Moses goeth-Aaron also-and they gather all the elders of the sons of Israel,
[30] and Aaron speaketh all the words which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and doth the signs before the eyes of the people;
[31] and the people believe when they hear that Jehovah hath looked after the sons of Israel, and that He hath seen their affliction; and they bow and do obeisance.