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Exodus 4 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:1 - 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?'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:2 - And Jehovah saith unto him, 'What is this in thy hand?' and he saith, 'A rod;'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:3 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:4 - 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 --
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:5 - '-- so that they believe that Jehovah, God of their fathers, hath appeared unto thee, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:6 - 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:7 - 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 --
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:8 - '-- 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:9 - '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.'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:10 - 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.'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:11 - 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?
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:12 - and now, go, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:13 - and he saith, 'O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.'

Aaron to Be Moses' Mouthpiece

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:14 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:15 - 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:16 - 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:17 - and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:18 - 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.'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:19 - And Jehovah saith unto Moses in Midian, 'Go, turn back to Egypt, for all the men have died who seek thy life;'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:20 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:21 - 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:22 - and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born is Israel,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:23 - 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.'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:24 - And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:25 - 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;'
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:26 - and He desisteth from him: then she said, 'A bridegroom of blood,' in reference to the circumcision.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:27 - 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,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:28 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:29 - And Moses goeth -- Aaron also -- and they gather all the elders of the sons of Israel,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:30 - and Aaron speaketh all the words which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and doth the signs before the eyes of the people;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31 - 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.
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