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Exodus 4:17

15 You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.

16 He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.

But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”

18 Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.

19 Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”
KJV
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
WEB
You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”
ASV
And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.
DARBY
And thou shalt take this staff in thy hand, with which thou shalt do the signs.
BLB
And this staff you shall take in your hand, with which you shall perform the signs.”
ÅB
Og du skal ta denne stav i din hånd; med den skal du gjøre tegnene.
OTB
Men ta denne staven i hånden din, med den skal du utføre tegnene.»
B1930
Og du skal ta denne stav i din hånd; med den skal du gjøre tegnene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 4:2

    And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.

    Read in context

  • 1 Corinthians 1:27

    But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

    Read in context

  • Exodus 7:9–20

    “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.”

    Read in context