And God said moreover unto Moses: 'Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you, saying: I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt.
'And I have said that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.'
'And they shall hearken to thy voice; and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him: The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us; and now let us go, we beseech thee, three day's journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.'
'I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; and after that he will let you go.
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not be empty. But every woman shall borrow from her neighbour, and of her that so journeth in her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
'I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; and after that he will let you go.
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not be empty. But every woman shall borrow from her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
And Moses answered and said: 'But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say: The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.'
'And they shall hearken to thy voice; and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him: The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us; and now let us go, we beseech thee, three day's journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.'
'I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; and after that he will let you go.
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not be empty. But every woman shall borrow from her neighbour, and of her that so journeth in her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
'I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; and after that he will let you go.
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not be empty. But every woman shall borrow from her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
And Moses answered and said: 'But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say: The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.'
And The Lord said unto him: 'What is it in thine hand?' And he said: 'A rod.' And He said: 'Cast it on the ground.' And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent ... and Moses fled before it. And The Lord said unto Moses: 'Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail.' And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand ... 'so that they may believe that The Lord God of their fathers hath appeared unto thee.'
And The Lord said furthermore unto him: 'Put now thy hand into thy bosom.' And he put his hand into his bosom ... and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. God then ordered him to put his hand again into his bosom. And he put his hand again into his bosom, and plucked it out of his bosom, and behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.
'And it shall come to pass it they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.'
And The Lord said furthermore: 'If they do not believe these two signs, you must take water from the river, and pour on dry land ... and the water will become blood.'
Moses said to The Lord: 'Oh my Lord, I am not eloquent, slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.'
The Lord then said to Moses: 'Who hath made man's mouth? Or who hath maketh the dumb, or the deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Have not I The Lord?'
Again Moses murmured against the Will of The Lord, and He became angry with Moses. He then told Moses: 'Is not Aaron, the Levite, thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee ... and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. Thou shall speak unto him, and put words in his mouth ... and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people ... and he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.'
Moses then went and returned to his father-in-law Jethro, and said to him: 'Let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brothers which are in Egypt, and see if they are still alive.' Jethro answered Moses: 'Go in peace.'
The Lord then said to Moses in Midian: 'Go, return into Egypt, for all the men are dead which sought thy life.'
And The Lord said furthermore unto him: 'Put now thy hand into thy bosom.' And he put his hand into his bosom ... and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. God then ordered him to put his hand again into his bosom. And he put his hand again into his bosom, and plucked it out of his bosom, and behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.
'And it shall come to pass it they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.'
And The Lord said furthermore: 'If they do not believe these two signs, you must take water from the river, and pour on dry land ... and the water will become blood.'
Moses said to The Lord: 'Oh my Lord, I am not eloquent, slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.'
The Lord then said to Moses: 'Who hath made man's mouth? Or who hath maketh the dumb, or the deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Have not I The Lord?'
Again Moses murmured against the Will of The Lord, and He became angry with Moses. He then told Moses: 'Is not Aaron, the Levite, thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee ... and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. Thou shall speak unto him, and put words in his mouth ... and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people ... and he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.'
Moses then went and returned to his father-in-law Jethro, and said to him: 'Let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brothers which are in Egypt, and see if they are still alive.' Jethro answered Moses: 'Go in peace.'
The Lord then said to Moses in Midian: 'Go, return into Egypt, for all the men are dead which sought thy life.'
Moses took his wife and his sons, put them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt ... and Moses took the Rod of God in his hand.
And The Lord said unto Moses: 'When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand ... but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.'
'And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh: Thus saith The Lord: Israel is My son, even My firstborn. And I say unto thee: Let My son go, so that he may serve Me ... and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.'
The Lord then instructed Aaron to go into the wilderness to meet Moses. Aaron went and met Moses in the mount of God, and kissed him. Moses then told Aaron all the words of The Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which He had commanded him.
Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. Aaron spoke all the words that God had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
And the people believed ... and when they heard that The Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that He looked upon their afflictions, they bowed their heads and worshipped Him.
Exodus: Chapter 4
And The Lord said unto Moses: 'When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand ... but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.'
'And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh: Thus saith The Lord: Israel is My son, even My firstborn. And I say unto thee: Let My son go, so that he may serve Me ... and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.'
The Lord then instructed Aaron to go into the wilderness to meet Moses. Aaron went and met Moses in the mount of God, and kissed him. Moses then told Aaron all the words of The Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which He had commanded him.
Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. Aaron spoke all the words that God had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
And the people believed ... and when they heard that The Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that He looked upon their afflictions, they bowed their heads and worshipped Him.
Exodus: Chapter 4
