²⁸ Now it came about on the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, ²⁹ that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “^(A)I am the Lord; ^(B)say to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” ³⁰ But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am ^[a](C)unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?”

I Will Extend My Hand

7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “^(D)See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. ² As for you, you shall speak all that I command you, and your brother ^(E)Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land. ³ But ^(F)I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that I may ^(G)multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. ⁴ When ^(H)Pharaoh does not listen to you, I will lay My hand on Egypt and ^(I)bring out My armies, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by ^(J)great judgments. ⁵ Then ^(K)the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I ^(L)extend My hand over Egypt and bring out the sons of Israel from their midst.” ⁶ So Moses and Aaron did this; ^(M)as the Lord commanded them, so they did. ⁷ And Moses was ^(N)eighty years old and Aaron ^[b]eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh.