Exodus 4:17

But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.

18Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:2And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.

1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world 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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