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Then Moses said to God, "But if I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors sent me,' then the people will ask, ‘What is his name?' What should I tell them?"

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.

Then Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law. Moses said to him, "Please let me go back to Egypt. I want to see if my people are still alive." Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."

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.

But Zipporah took a flint knife and circumcised her son. She took the skin and touched his feet. Then she said to Moses, "You are a bridegroom of blood to me."

So they said to Moses and Aaron, "May the Lord judge and punish you for what you did! You made Pharaoh and his rulers hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us."

"Go tell Pharaoh that he must let the Israelites leave his land."

Levi lived 137 years. His sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Kohath lived 133 years. His sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Amram lived 137 years. He married his father's sister, Jochebed. Amram and Jochebed gave birth to Aaron and Moses.

"Pharaoh will ask you to prove your power. He will ask you to do a miracle. Tell Aaron to throw his walking stick on the ground. While Pharaoh is watching, the stick will become a snake."

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and obeyed the Lord . Aaron threw his walking stick down. While Pharaoh and his officers watched, the stick became a snake.

So Pharaoh called for his wise men and magicians. These men used their magic, and they were able to do the same thing as Aaron.

Tell him this: ‘The Lord , the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you. He told me to tell you to let his people go worship him in the desert. Until now you have not listened to the Lord.

The Lord said to Moses: "Tell Aaron to hold the walking stick in his hand over the rivers, canals, lakes, and every place where they store water. When he does this, all the water will turn into blood. All the water, even the water stored in wood and stone jars, will turn into blood."

So Moses and Aaron did what the Lord commanded. Aaron raised the walking stick and hit the water in the Nile River. He did this in front of Pharaoh and his officials. So all the water in the river changed into blood.

Pharaoh ignored what Moses and Aaron had done. He turned and went into his house.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron to hold the walking stick in his hand over the canals, rivers, and lakes. Then the frogs will come out onto the land of Egypt."