"And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs." — Exodus 4:17

Exodus 4:17 · KJV

“And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.”

— Exodus 4:17

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, {even} he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

Verse 18

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which {are} in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. {Jethro: Heb. Jether}

Exodus 4 — Context

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, {even} he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

Cross References

Exodus 4:2

And the LORD said unto him, What {is} that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Exodus 7:9-20

When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast {it} before Pharaoh, {and} it shall become a serpent.