And thou shall take this rod in thine hand Which he then had in his hand, and was no other than his shepherd's staff: wherewith thou shall do signs: wondrous things, meaning the ten plagues inflicted on Egypt.
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Speak to him. Put your words in his mouth. Tell him what to say. I will help both of you speak. I will teach you what to do.
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He will speak to the people for you. He will be like your mouth. And you will be like God to him.
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"But take this wooden staff in your hand. You will be able to do miraculous signs with it."
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Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro. He said to him, "Let me go back to my own people in Egypt. I want to see if any of them are still alive." Jethro said, "Go. I hope everything goes well with you."
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The LORD had said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt. All of the men who wanted to kill you are dead."