Exodus 4

1 Drawn (Moses) answered saying, “But they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice. They will say, I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) has not appeared to you.”

2 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”

3 He said, “Cast it on the ground.” As he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Drawn (Moses) fled from before it.

4 Then I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Drawn (Moses), “Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail.” He put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand.

5 “That they may believe that I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) God ('Elohiym) of their fathers, the God ('Elohiym) of Father of a Multitude (Abraham), the God ('Elohiym) of Laughter (Isaac), and the God ('Elohiym) of Heel-Grabber (Jacob), has appeared to you.”

6 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said furthermore to him, “Put now your hand into your bosom.” So he put his hand into his bosom and when he took it out, his hand was leprous as snow.

7 Then He said, “Put your hand into your bosom again.” So he put his hand into his bosom again and took it out of his bosom. It had turned back again as his other flesh.

8 If they will not believe you, or listen to the voice of the first sign, they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land. The water which you take out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.”

10 Drawn (Moses) said to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), O my Lord, I am not eloquent. I never have been, and still am not, even since You have spoken to Your servant. I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

11 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I I AM (the LORD, Yehovah)?

12 Now, therefore go. I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say.”

13 But Drawn (Moses) begged, “O my Lord, please send someone else!”

14 And the anger of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) was kindled against Drawn (Moses), and he said, “Isn't Light Bringer (Aaron) the Joined To (Levite) your brother? I know that he can speak well. Right now he is coming to meet you: and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

15 You shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

16 He will be your spokesman to the people. He shall be to your mouth, and you shall be to him as God.

17 You will take this rod in your hand, wherewith you will do signs.”

18 Then Drawn (Moses) went and returned to His Abundance (Jethro) his father in law, and said to him, “Let me go, please and return to my brethren who are in Double Straights (Egypt), and see whether they are yet alive.” His Abundance (Jethro) answered Drawn (Moses), “Go in peace.”

19 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Drawn (Moses) in Strife (Midian), “Go, return to Double Straights (Egypt). All the men are dead who sought your life.”

20 Drawn (Moses) took his wife and his sons, and set them on an ass, and he returned to the land of Double Straights (Egypt). Then Drawn (Moses) took the rod of God in his hand.

21 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Drawn (Moses), “When you return to Double Straights (Egypt), see that you do all those wonders before the Great House (Pharaoh), which I have put in your hand: but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

22 You shall say to the Great House (Pharaoh), 'Thus says I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), God Prevails (Israel) is my son, even my firstborn.

23 And I say to you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, even your firstborn'.”

24 On the way at the inn, that I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) met him, and sought to kill him.

25 Then A Little Bird (Zipporah) took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, “Surely you are a bloody husband to me.”

26 So he let him go: then she said, “A bloody husband you are, because of the circumcision.”

27 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Light Bringer (Aaron), “Go to the wilderness to meet Drawn (Moses). So he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

28 Drawn (Moses) told Light Bringer (Aaron) all the words of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

29 Then Drawn (Moses) and Light Bringer (Aaron) went and gathered together all the elders of the children of God Prevails (Israel).

30 Light Bringer (Aaron) relayed all the words which I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) had spoken to Drawn (Moses), and did the signs in the sight of the people.

31 And the people believed: and when they heard that I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) had visited the children of God Prevails (Israel) , and that He had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.