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So Pharaoh gave this command to his own people: "If the Hebrew women give birth to a baby girl, let it live. But if they have a baby boy, you must throw it into the Nile River."

She hid him for as long as she could. After three months she made a basket and covered it with tar so that it would float. Then she put the baby in the basket and put the basket in the river in the tall grass.

Just then, Pharaoh's daughter went to the river to bathe. She saw the basket in the tall grass. Her servants were walking beside the river, so she told one of them to go get the basket.

The king's daughter said, "Yes, please." So the girl went and brought the baby's own mother.

The king's daughter said to the mother, "Take this baby and feed him for me. I'll pay you to take care of him." So the woman took her baby and cared for him.

Moses looked around and saw that no one was watching, so he killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.

Pharaoh heard about what Moses did, so he decided to kill him. But Moses ran away from Pharaoh and went to the land of Midian. Moses stopped near a well in Midian.

But there were some shepherds there who chased the girls away and would not let them get water. So Moses helped the girls and gave water to their animals.

So Reuel said to his daughters, "Where is this man? Why did you leave him? Go invite him to eat with us."

So he decided to go closer to the bush and see how a bush could continue burning without being burned up.

The Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush. So he called to him from the bush. He said, "Moses, Moses!" Moses said, "Yes, Lord."

So now I am sending you to Pharaoh. Go! Lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt."

so I will use my great power against Egypt. I will cause amazing things to happen in that land. After I do this, he will let you go.

Then God said, "Throw your walking stick on the ground." So Moses threw his walking stick on the ground, and it became a snake. Moses ran from it,

Then the Lord said to Moses, "I will give you another proof. Put your hand under your robe." So Moses opened his robe and put his hand inside. Then he brought his hand out of the robe and it was changed. His hand was covered with spots that were white like snow.

Then God said, "Now put your hand into your robe again." So Moses put his hand into his robe again. Then he brought his hand out, and his hand was changed. Now his hand was good again, as it was before.

So go. I will be with you when you speak. I will give you the words to say."

So Aaron will speak for you. Like God, you will speak to him, and he will tell the people what you say.

So go and carry your walking stick with you. Use it and the other miracles to show the people that I am with you."

So Moses put his wife and children on the donkey and returned to Egypt. He carried his walking stick with him—the walking stick with the power of God.