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Exodus 4

Moses Given Powers

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Then Mosesh4872 saidh559, "What ifh2005 they will not believeh539 me or  alistenh8085  1to whath6963 I sayh6963? For they may sayh559, ` bThe LORDh3068 has not appearedh7200 to you.' "

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The LORDh3068 saidh559 to him, "Whath4100 is that in your handh3027?" And he saidh559, " aA staffh4294."

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Then He saidh559, "Throwh7993 it on the groundh776." So he threwh7993 it on the groundh776, and  ait becameh1961 a serpenth5175; and Mosesh4872 fledh5127 from it.

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But the LORDh3068 saidh559 to Mosesh4872, "Stretchh7971 out your handh3027 and grasph270 it by its tailh2180"--so he stretchedh7971 out his handh3027 and caughth2388 it, and it becameh1961 a staffh4294 in his  1handh3709--

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"that  athey may believeh539 that  bthe LORDh3068, the Godh430 of their fathersh1, the Godh430 of Abrahamh85, the Godh430 of Isaach3327, and the Godh430 of Jacobh3290, has appearedh7200 to you."

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The LORDh3068 furthermoreh5750 saidh559 to him, "Nowh4994 puth935 your handh3027 into your bosomh2436." So he puth935 his handh3027 into his bosomh2436, and when he tookh3318 it out, beholdh2009, his handh3027 was  aleproush6879 like snowh7950.

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Then He saidh559, "Puth7725 your handh3027 into your bosomh2436 againh7725." So he puth7725 his handh3027 into his bosomh2436 againh7725, and when he tookh3318 it out of his bosomh2436, beholdh2009,  ait was restoredh7725 like the rest of his fleshh1320.

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"Ifh518 they will not believeh539 you or  1heedh8085 the  2witnessh6963 of the firsth7223 signh226, they may believeh539 the  2witnessh6963 of the lasth314 signh226.

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"But ifh518 they will not believeh539 evenh1571 theseh428 twoh8147 signsh226 or heedh8085 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  awill becomeh1961 bloodh1818 on the dryh3006 groundh3006."

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Then Mosesh4872 saidh559 to the LORDh3068, "Pleaseh994a, Lordh136,  aI have neverh3808 been  1eloquenth376h1697, neitherh1571  2recentlyh4480h8543 norh1571 in timeh8032a pasth8032a, norh1571 sinceh3975b You have spokenh1696 to Your servanth5650; for I am  3slowh3515 of speechh6310 and  3slowh3515 of tongueh3956."

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The LORDh3068 saidh559 to him, "Whoh4310 has madeh7760 man'sh120 mouthh6310? Orh176  awhoh4310 makesh7760 him muteh483 orh176 deafh2795, orh176 seeingh6493 orh176 blindh5787? Is it not I, the LORDh3068?

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"Nowh6258 then goh1980, and  aI, even I, will be with your mouthh6310, and  bteachh3384 you whath834 you are to sayh1696."

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But he saidh559, "Pleaseh994a, Lordh136, nowh4994  1sendh7971 the message by whomever You willh7971."

Aaron to Be Moses' Mouthpiece

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Then the angerh639 of the LORDh3068 burnedh2734 against Mosesh4872, and He saidh559, "Is there not your brotherh251 Aaronh175 the Leviteh3881? I knowh3045 that  1he speaksh1696 fluentlyh1696. And moreoverh1571, beholdh2009,  ahe is comingh3318 out to meeth7122 you; when he seesh7200 you, he will be gladh8055 in his hearth3820.

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"You are to speakh1696 to him and  aputh7760 the wordsh1697 in his mouthh6310; and I, even I, will be with your mouthh6310 and his mouthh6310, and I will teachh3384 you whath834 you are to doh6213a.

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"Moreover,  ahe shall speakh1696 for you to the peopleh5971a; and he will be as a mouthh6310 for you and you will be as Godh430 to him.

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"You shall takeh3947 in your handh3027  athish2088 staffh4294,  bwith whichh834 you shall performh6213a the signsh226."

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Then Mosesh4872 departedh1980 and returnedh7725 to  1Jethroh3500  ahis father-in-lawh2860b and saidh559 to him, "Pleaseh4994, let me goh1980, that I may returnh7725 to my brethrenh251 whoh834 are in Egypth4714, and seeh7200 if they are stillh5750 aliveh2416a." And Jethroh3503 saidh559 to Mosesh4872, "Goh1980 in peaceh7965."

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Now the LORDh3068 saidh559 to Mosesh4872 in Midianh4080, "Goh1980  1backh7725 to Egypth4714, for  aallh3605 the menh376 who were seekingh1245 your lifeh5315 are deadh4191."

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So Mosesh4872 tookh3947 his wifeh802 and his  asonsh1121 and mountedh7392 them on a donkeyh2543, and returnedh7725 to the landh776 of Egypth4714. Mosesh4872 also tookh3947 the  bstaffh4294 of Godh430 in his handh3027.

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The LORDh3068 saidh559 to Mosesh4872, "When you goh1980  1backh7725 to Egypth4714 seeh7200 that you performh6213a beforeh6440 Pharaohh6547 allh3605  athe wondersh4159 whichh834 I have puth7760 in your  2powerh3027; but  bI will hardenh2388 his hearth3820 so that he will not leth7971 the peopleh5971a goh7971.

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"Then you shall sayh559 to Pharaohh6547, `Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, " aIsraelh3478 is My sonh1121, My firstbornh1060.

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"So I saidh559 to you, ` aLeth7971 My sonh1121 goh7971 that he may serveh5647 Me'; but you have refusedh3985 to leth7971 him goh7971. Beholdh2009,  bI will killh2026 your sonh1121, your firstbornh1060.""'

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Now it cameh1961 about at the lodgingh4411 placeh4411 on the wayh1870 that the LORDh3068 meth6298 him and  asoughth1245 to puth4191 him to deathh4191.

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Then Zipporahh6855 tookh3947  aa flinth6864 and cuth3772 offh3772 her son'sh1121 foreskinh6190 and  1threwh5060 it at Moses' feeth7272, and she saidh559, "You are indeedh3588 a bridegroomh2860a of bloodh1818 to me."

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So He leth7503 him aloneh7503. At that timeh227 she saidh559, "You are a bridegroomh2860a of bloodh1818"-- 1because of the circumcisionh4139.

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 aNow the LORDh3068 saidh559 to Aaronh175, "Goh1980 to meeth7122 Mosesh4872 in the wildernessh4057b." So he wenth1980 and meth6298 him at the  bmountainh2022 of Godh430 and kissedh5401a him.

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 aMosesh4872 toldh5046 Aaronh175 allh3605 the wordsh1697 of the LORDh3068 with whichh834 He had senth7971 him, and  ballh3605 the signsh226 that He had commandedh6680 him to do.

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Then Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175 wenth1980 and  aassembledh622 allh3605 the eldersh2205 of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478;

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and  aAaronh175 spokeh1696 allh3605 the wordsh1697 whichh834 the LORDh3068 had spokenh1696 to Mosesh4872. He then performedh6213a the  bsignsh226 in the sighth5869 of the peopleh5971a.

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So  athe peopleh5971a believedh539; and when they heardh8085 that the LORDh3068  1 bwas concernedh6485 about the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 and that He had seenh7200 their afflictionh6040a, then  cthey bowedh6915 lowh6915 and worshipedh7812.



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