Exodus 4:17

You will take in your hand this staff. With it you will do the signs.”

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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 mouth, and you will be to him like me, God.

18So Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me go so I may return to my relatives who are in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”

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Cross References

Exodus 4:2Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses said, “A staff.”

1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose what is weak in the world to shame what is 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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