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.
15
Now you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do.
16
So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God.
17
And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs."
18
So Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, "Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive." And Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."
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And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead."