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EXO 4:1–4:17 ©

God gives Mosheh three miracles

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4:1 God gives Mosheh three miracles

4But listen,” Mosheh responded, “they won’t believe me and won’t listen to what I say, because they’ll say, ‘Yahweh never showed himself to you.’ ” 2Well, what’s that in your hand?” Yahweh asked.

My shepherd’s staff,” he said. 3“Throw it on the ground,” Yahweh said. So Mosheh he threw it onto the ground and it became a snake, and he quickly moved back away from it. 4“Pick it up by its tail.” Yahweh told him. So Mosheh picked it up by the tail and it became a staff in his hand again. 5“That’s so that they’ll believe that I appeared to you: Yahweh—the God of their ancestors—the God of Abraham, Yitshak, and Yacob.”

6Now put your hand on your chest—inside your robe.” Yahweh added. So Mosheh did that, and when he pulled it out again, his hand had gone totally white with disease. 7Then Yahweh said, “Now, put your hand back in again.” So Mosheh did it again, and when he pulled it out, wow, it had returned to normal. 8So, if they don’t believe you, and if the first miracle doesn’t convince them, then they’ll believe that second miracle. 9And then, even if they don’t believe those two miracles and won’t believe what you tell them, then you should take some water from the river and pour it onto the dry land. Then the water which came from the river will turn into blood there on the dry land.”

10“Oh my master,” Mosheh responded, “I’m not very good at speaking to others—I never have been and still aren’t. I seem to get tongue-tied easily.”

11“Who was it that made people’s mouths?” Yahweh said. “Who makes someone mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Isn’t it me, Yahweh? 12So get going now, and I’ll look after your mouth and show you what you to say.”

13But Mosheh replied, “Oh master, please send someone else.”

14Then Yahweh got angry with Mosheh and told him, “Isn’t Aharon (Aaron) a fellow Levite and your brother? I know that he can speak well, and what’s more, he’ll come from Egypt to meet you, and when he does, he’ll be very happy. 15He’ll become your speaker and you’ll be able to talk to him and tell him what to say. I’ll be helping both of you speak and I’ll teach you both what you should do. 16So in that way, he’ll be like a mouth for you and speak to the people for you, and you’ll be like God to him. 17In addition, you’ll have that staff with you in order to do those miracles.”

4And_answered Mosheh and_he/it_said and_if not they_will_believe to_me and_not they_will_listen in/on/at/with_voice_me if/because they_will_say not he_appeared to_you YHWH.
2And_he/it_said to_him/it YHWH mmm[fn][fn] in/on/at/with_hand_your and_he/it_said a_staff.
3And_he/it_said throw_it towards_land and_threw_it towards_land and_he/it_was into_snake and_ran Mosheh from_before_it.
4And_he/it_said YHWH to Mosheh stretch_out hand_your and_grasp in/on/at/with_tail_its and_reached_out his/its_hand and_caught in/on/over_him/it and_he/it_was into_staff in/on/at/with_hand_his.
5So_that they_may_believe if/because_that he_appeared to_you YHWH the_god fathers_their the_god of_ʼAⱱrāhām the_god of_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_god of_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob).
6And_he/it_said YHWH to_him/it again put please hand_your in/on/at/with_cloak_your and_he/it_brought his/its_hand in/on/at/with_cloak_his and_took_out_it and_see/lo/see his/its_hand [was]_leprous like_the_snow.
7And_he/it_said return hand_your into cloak_your and_put_back his/its_hand into cloak_his and_took_out_it of_rest_his and_see/lo/see it_had_turned_back like_flesh_his.
8And_it_was if not they_will_believe to/for_you(fs) and_not they_will_listen to_voice the_sign the_first and_believe in_voice the_sign the_second.
9And_it_was if not they_will_believe also in_two the_signs the_these and_not listen to_what_say_you and_take from_water the_Nile and_pour the_dry_ground and_they_will_be the_waters which you_will_take from the_Nile and_they_will_be into_blood in/on/at/with_dry_ground.
10And_he/it_said Mosheh to YHWH pardon_me my_master not [am]_a_man of_words I neither in_past nor in_past nor from_now spoken_you[fn] to servant_your if/because [am]_heavy of_mouth and_slow of_tongue I.
11And_he/it_said YHWH to_him/it who did_he_make a_mouth to_THE_mortals or who does_he_make dumb or deaf or seeing or blind not [do]_I YHWH.
12And_now go and_I I_will_be with mouth_your and_teach_you [that]_which you_will_say.
13And_he/it_said pardon_me my_master send please in/on/at/with_someone_else of_[whomever]_you_will_send.
14And_it_glowed/burned the_anger of_YHWH in/on/at/with_Mosheh and_he/it_said not [is]_ʼAhₐron your(ms)_brother/kindred the_from_tribe_of_Lēvī I_know if/because_that well_(speak) he_speaks he and_also there he [is]_about_to_come_out to_meet_you and_sees_you and_glad in/on/at/with_heart_his.
15And_speak to_him/it and_put DOM the_words in/on/at/with_mouth_his and_I I_will_be with mouth_your and_with mouth_his and_teach DOM_you_all DOM [that]_which do.
16And_speak he to/for_yourself(m) to the_people and_it_was he he_will_become for_you as_mouth and_you(ms) you_will_become for_him/it as_god.
17And_DOM the_staff the_this you_will_take in/on/at/with_hand_your which you_will_do in/on/over_him/it DOM the_signs.

4:2 Variant note: מ/זה: (x-qere) ’מַה’: lemma_4100 morph_HTi id_02Hmd מַה־ ־’זֶּ֣ה’: lemma_2088 morph_HPdxms id_024Yz זֶּ֣ה

4:2 Note: Adaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

4:10 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

EXO 4:1–4:17 ©

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