Exodus 4:3-31

Exodus 4:3-31

[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  [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  [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,  thine hand  into thy bosom  again.  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  [10] And Moses  said  unto the LORD,  my Lord,  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] and I will be with thy mouth,  and teach  thee what thou shalt say.  [13] And he said,  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  And also, behold, he cometh forth  to meet  thee: and when he seeth  in his heart.  [15] And thou shalt speak  unto him, and put  words  in 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  and returned  his father in law,  and said  I pray thee, and return  unto my brethren  which are in Egypt,  and see  whether they be yet  alive.  And Jethro  said  to Moses,  in peace.  [19] And the LORD  said  unto Moses  in Midian,  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,  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  [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,  into the wilderness  to meet  Moses.  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  [29] And Moses  and Aaron  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.