Exodus 4:1-16

1Then MosesH4872 saidH559, “What ifH2005 they will not believeH539 me or 1listenH8085 2to whatH6963 I sayH6963? For they may sayH559, ‘3The LordH3068 has not appearedH7200 to you.’” 2The LordH3068 saidH559 to him, “WhatH4100 is that in your handH3027?” And he saidH559, “4A staffH4294.” 3Then He saidH559, “ThrowH7993 it on the groundH776.” So he threwH7993 it on the groundH776, and 5it turnedH1961 into a serpentH5175; and MosesH4872 fledH5127 from it. 4But the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “ReachH7971 outH7971 with your handH3027 and graspH270 it by its tailH2180”--so he reachedH7971 outH7971 with his handH3027 and caughtH2388 it, and it turnedH1961 into a staffH4294 in his 6handH3709-- 5“soH4616 thatH4616 7they may believeH539 that 8the LordH3068, the GodH430 of their fathersH1, the GodH430 of AbrahamH85, the GodH430 of IsaacH3327, and the GodH430 of JacobH3290, has appearedH7200 to you.”

6The LordH3068 furthermoreH5750 saidH559 to him, “NowH4994 putH935 your handH3027 inside the foldH2436 ofH2436 your robeH2436.” So he putH935 his handH3027 inside the foldH2436, and when he tookH3318 it outH3318, beholdH2009, his handH3027 was 9leprousH6879 like snowH7950. 7Then He saidH559, “PutH7725 your handH3027 inside the foldH2436 ofH2436 your robeH2436 againH7725.” So he putH7725 his handH3027 into the foldH2436 againH7725, and when he tookH3318 it outH3318 of the foldH2436, beholdH2009, 10it was restoredH7725 like the rest of his fleshH1320. 8“So ifH518 they will not believeH539 you nor 11payH8085 attentionH8085 to the 12evidenceH6963 of the firstH7223 13signH226, they may believeH539 the 14evidenceH6963 of the lastH314 15signH226. 9But ifH518 they will not believeH539 evenH1571 theseH428 twoH8147 16signsH226 nor payH8085 attentionH8085 to whatH6963 you sayH6963, then you shall takeH3947 someH4480 waterH4325 from the NileH2975 and pourH8210 it on the dryH3004 groundH3004; and the waterH4325 whichH834 you takeH3947 from the NileH2975 17will turnH1961 into bloodH1818 on the dryH3006 groundH3006.”

10Then MosesH4872 saidH559 to the LordH3068, “PleaseH994, LordH136, 18I have neverH3808 been 19eloquentH376H1697, neitherH1571 20recentlyH4480H8543 norH1571 in timeH8032 pastH8032, norH1571 sinceH3975 You have spokenH1696 to Your servantH5650; for I am 21slowH3515 of speechH6310 and 22slowH3515 of tongueH3956.” 11But the LordH3068 saidH559 to him, “WhoH4310 has madeH7760 the humanH120 mouthH6310? OrH176 23whoH4310 makesH7760 anyone unableH483 toH483 speakH483 orH176 deafH2795, orH176 ableH6493 toH6493 seeH6493 orH176 blindH5787? Is it not I, the LordH3068? 12NowH6258 then goH1980, and 24I MyselfH595 will be with your mouthH6310, and 25instructH3384 you in whatH834 you are to sayH1696.” 13But he saidH559, “PleaseH994, LordH136, nowH4994 sendH7971 the message by 26whomever You willH7971.” 14Then the angerH639 of the LordH3068 burnedH2734 against MosesH4872, and He saidH559, “Is there not your brotherH251 AaronH175 the LeviteH3881? I knowH3045 that 27he speaksH1696 fluentlyH1696. And moreoverH1571, beholdH2009, 28he is comingH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 you; when he seesH7200 you, he will be 29overjoyedH8055H3820. 15So you are to speakH1696 to him and 30putH7760 the wordsH1697 in his mouthH6310; and I MyselfH595 will be with your mouthH6310 and his mouthH6310, and I will instructH3384 you in whatH834 you are to doH6213. 1631He shall speakH1696 for you to the peopleH5971; and he will be as a mouthH6310 for you and you will be as GodH430 to him.