4:1 And Moses answered and said, If they
believe me not, and do not hearken to my voice (for they will say, Elohim has
not appeared to thee), what shall I say to them?
4:2 And Yehovah said to him, What is this thing that is in thine hand? and
he said, A rod.
4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast it on the ground, and it
became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.
4:4 And Yehovah said to Moses, Stretch forth thine hand, and take hold of
its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,
4:5 and it became a rod in his hand,-- that they may believe thee, that the
Elohim of thy fathers has appeared to thee, the Elohim of Abraam, and Elohim of
Isaac, and Elohim of Jacob.
4:6 And Yehovah said again to him, Put thine hand into thy bosom; and he
put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and his
hand became as snow.
4:7 And he said again, Put thy hand into thy bosom; and he put his hand into
his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it was again restored
to the complexion of his [other] flesh.
4:8 And if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first
sign, they will believe thee [because] of the voice of the second sign.
4:9 And it shall come o pass if they will not believe thee for these two
signs, and will not hearken to thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water
of the river and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which thou shalt
take from the river shall be blood upon the dry land.
4:10 And Moses said to Yehovah, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in
former times, neither from the time that thou hast begun to speak to thy
servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.
4:11 And Yehovah said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has
made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have
not I, Elohim?
4:12 And now go and I will open thy mouth, and will instruct thee in what
thou shalt say.
4:13 And Moses said, I pray thee, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom
thou shalt send.
4:14 And Yehovah was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Lo! is not
Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he will surely speak to thee; and,
behold, he will come forth to meet thee, and beholding thee he will rejoice
within himself.
4:15 And thou shalt speak to him; and thou shalt put my words into his
mouth, and I will open thy mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in
what ye shall do.
4:16 And he shall speak for thee to the people, and he shall be thy mouth,
and thou shalt be for him in things pertaining to Elohim.
4:17 And this rod that was turned into a serpent thou shalt take in thine
hand, wherewith thou shalt work miracles.
4:18 And Moses went and returned to Jothor his father-in-law, and says, I
will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if they are yet
living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some
time, the king of Egypt died.
4:19 And Yehovah said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all
that sought thy life are dead.
4:20 And Moses took his wife and his children, and mounted them on the
beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod [which he had] from
Elohim in his hand.
4:21 And Yehovah said to Moses, When thou goest and returnest to Egypt,
see-- all the miracles I have charged thee with, thou shalt work before
Pharaoh: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away
the people.
4:22 And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, These things saith Yehovah, Israel [is]
my first-born.
4:23 And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if
thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy first-born son.
4:24 And it came to pass [that] the Messenger of Yehovah met him by the way in
the inn, and sought to slay him.
4:25 and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and
fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is
staunched:
4:26 and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the
circumcision of my son is staunched.
4:27 And Yehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses; and
he went and met him in the mount of Elohim, and they kissed each other.
4:28 And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of Yehovah, which he sent,
and all the things which he charged him.
4:29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of
Israel.
4:30 And Aaron spoke all these words, which Elohim spoke to Moses, and wrought
the miracles before the people.
4:31 and the people believed and rejoiced, because Elohim visited the children
of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and
worshiped. |
4:1 And Moses answered and said, But,
behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will
say, Yehovah hath not appeared unto thee.
4:2 And Yehovah said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A
rod.
4:3 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.
4:4 And Yehovah 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:
4:5 That they may believe that Yehovah Elohim of their fathers, the Elohim of
Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
4:6 And Yehovah 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.
4:7 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.
4:8 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.
4:9 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.
4:10 And Moses said unto Yehovah, O my Yehovah, 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.
4:11 And Yehovah 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 Yehovah?
4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
thou shalt say.
4:13 And he said, O my Yehovah, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou
wilt send.
4:14 And the anger of Yehovah 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.
4:15 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.
4:16 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
Elohim.
4:17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do
signs.
4:18 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.
4:19 And Yehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all
the men are dead which sought thy life.
4:20 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 Elohim in his hand.
4:21 And Yehovah 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.
4:22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Yehovah, Israel is my son,
even my firstborn:
4:23 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.
4:24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that Yehovah met him, and
sought to kill him.
4:25 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.
4:26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of
the circumcision.
4:27 And Yehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And
he went, and met him in the mount of Elohim, and kissed him.
4:28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Yehovah who had sent him, and
all the signs which he had commanded him.
4:29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the
children of Israel:
4:30 And Aaron spake all the words which Yehovah had spoken unto Moses, and
did the signs in the sight of the people.
4:31 And the people believed: and when they heard that Yehovah had visited
the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then
they bowed their heads and worshipped. |