Exodus 6:28-7:7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Moses and Aaron Obey God’s Commands
28 On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 the Lord said to Moses, “I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am speaking to you.”(A) 30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I am a poor speaker,[a] why should Pharaoh listen to me?”(B)
7 The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.(C) 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.(D) 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.(E) 4 When Pharaoh does not listen to you, I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring my people the Israelites, company by company, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.(F) 5 The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”(G) 6 Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them.(H) 7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.(I)
Footnotes
- 6.30 Heb am uncircumcised of lips
Exodus 6:28-7:7
International Standard Version
Moses Doubts that Pharaoh will Listen
28 And it happened when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt 29 that the Lord told Moses, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, everything that I’m saying to you.”
30 Moses said in the presence of the Lord, “Look, I’m not a persuasive speaker,[a] so how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
God Appoints Aaron to Assist Moses
7 The Lord told Moses, “Listen! I’ve positioned you as God[b] to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. 2 You are to speak everything that I’ve commanded you, and then your brother Aaron will speak to Pharaoh, telling him to let the Israelis go out of his land. 3 I’ll harden Pharaoh’s heart and I’ll add more and more of my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 When Pharaoh won’t listen to you, I’ll let loose my power[c] upon Egypt. I’ll bring out my tribal divisions—my people the Israelis—from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.[d] 5 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand over Egypt to bring the Israelis out from among them.” 6 Moses and Aaron did what the Lord commanded them. 7 Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Footnotes
- Exodus 6:30 Lit. I’m uncircumcised of lips
- Exodus 7:1 Or as a god
- Exodus 7:4 Or I’ll put my hand
- Exodus 7:4 Lit. great judgments
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