Exodus 4:17

And take in your hand this rod with which you will do the signs.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

In Context

16And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.

18And Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go back now to my relations in Egypt and see if they are still living. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:2And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.

1 Corinthians 1:27But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;

Matthew Henry on Exodus 4:11-18

10 And Moses said unto the Lord , O my Lord, 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. 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 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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