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 4:1 ¶ And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee.

 4:1 ¶ 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.

 4:2 And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.

 4:2 And the LORD° said°° unto° him, What [is] that°° in thine hand?° And he said,°° A rod.°

 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

 4:3 And he said,°° Cast°° it on the ground.° And he cast°° it on the ground,° and it became° a serpent;° and Moses° fled°° from before°° it.

 4:4 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand:)

 4:4 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:°

 4:5 That they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

 4:5 That° they may believe°° that° the LORD° God° of their fathers,° the God° of Abraham,° the God° of Isaac,° and the God° of Jacob,° hath appeared°° unto° thee.

 4:6 ¶ And Jehovah 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 [white as] snow.

 4:6 ¶ And the LORD° said°° furthermore° unto him, Put°° now° thine 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.°

 4:7 And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.)

 4:7 And he said,°° Put°° thine hand° into° thy bosom° again.°° And he put°° his hand° into° his bosom° again;°° and plucked°° it out° of his bosom,°° and, behold,° it was turned again°° as his [other] flesh.°

 4:8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

 4:8 And it shall come to pass,° if° they will not° believe°° thee, neither° hearken°° to the voice° of the first° sign,° that they will believe°° the voice° of the latter° sign.°

 4:9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

 4:9 And it shall come to pass,° if° they will not° believe°° also° these° two° signs,° neither° hearken°° unto thy voice,° that thou shalt take°° of the water°° of the river,° and pour°° [it] upon the dry° [land]: and the water° which° thou takest°° out of° the river° shall become° blood° upon the dry° [land].

 4:10 ¶ And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

 4:10 ¶ 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.°

 4:11 And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, Jehovah?

 4:11 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?°

 4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.

 4:12 Now° therefore go,°°° and I° will be° with° thy mouth,° and teach°° thee what° thou shalt say.°°

 4:13 And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

 4:13 And he said,°° O° my Lord,° send,°° I pray thee,° by the hand° [of him whom] thou wilt send.°°

 4:14 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? 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.

 4:14 And the anger° of the LORD° was kindled°° against Moses,° and he said,°° [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.°

 4:15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

 4:15 And thou shalt 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.°°

 4:16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.

 4:16 And he° shall be thy spokesman°° unto° the people:° and he shall be,° [even] he° shall be° to thee instead of a mouth,° and thou° shalt be° to him instead of God.°

 4:17 And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.

 4:17 And thou shalt take°° this° rod° in thine hand,° wherewith° thou shalt do°°° signs.°

 4:18 ¶ And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

 4:18 ¶ And Moses° went°°° and returned°° to° Jethro°° his father in law,°° and said°° unto him, Let me go,°°° I pray thee,° and return°° unto° my brethren° which° [are] in Egypt,° and see°° whether they be yet° alive.° And Jethro° said°° to Moses,° Go°°° in peace.°

 4:19 And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.

 4:19 And the LORD° said°° unto° Moses° in Midian,° Go,°°° return°° into Egypt:° for° all° the men°° are dead°° which sought°°° thy life.°

 4:20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

 4:20 And Moses° took°°° his wife° and his sons,° and set°° them upon° an ass,° and he returned°° to the land° of Egypt:° and Moses° took°°° the rod° of God° in his hand.°

 4:21 And Jehovah said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

 4:21 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.°°

 4:22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born:

 4:22 And thou shalt say°° unto° Pharaoh,° Thus° saith°° the LORD,° Israel° [is] my son,° [even] my firstborn:°

 4:23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.

 4:23 And I say°° unto° thee, Let° my son° go,°° that he may serve°° me: and if thou refuse°° to let him go,°° behold,° I° will slay°°° thy son,° [even] thy firstborn.°

 4:24 ¶ And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.

 4:24 ¶ And it came to pass° by the way° in the inn,° that the LORD° met°° him, and sought°° to kill°° him.

 4:25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.

 4:25 Then Zipporah° took°° a sharp stone,° and cut off°°° the foreskin° of her son,° and cast°° [it] at his feet,° and said,°° Surely° a bloody° husband° [art] thou° to me.

 4:26 So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood [art thou], because of the circumcision.

 4:26 So he let him go:°°° then° she said,°° A bloody° husband° [thou art], because of the circumcision.°

 4:27 ¶ And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.

 4:27 ¶ And the LORD° said°° to° Aaron,° Go°°° into the wilderness° to meet°° Moses.° And he went,°°° and met°° him in the mount° of God,° and kissed°° him.

 4:28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewith he had charged him.

 4:28 And Moses° told°° Aaron°° all° the words° of the LORD° who° had sent°° him, and all° the signs° which° he had commanded°° him.

 4:29 ¶ And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

 4:29 ¶ And Moses° and Aaron° went°°° and gathered together°°° all° the elders° of the children° of Israel:°

 4:30 and Aaron spake all the words which Jehovah had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

 4:30 And Aaron° spake°°° all° the words° which° the LORD° had spoken°° unto° Moses,° and did°° the signs° in the sight° of the people.°

 4:31 And the people believed: and when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

 4:31 And the people° believed:°° and when they heard°° that° the LORD° had visited°°° the children° of Israel,° and that° he had looked°° upon°° their affliction,° then they bowed their heads°° and worshipped.°°