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Then God said, "Put your hand inside your coat again." So Moses put his hand inside his coat again. When he took it out of his coat, he saw that it had become like his other flesh.

Then the anger of the Lord burned against Moses. He said, "Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know he can speak well. Also, he is coming to meet you. And when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

You must speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth and his mouth. I will teach you what you are to do.

Then Moses left and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, "I ask of you, let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive." And Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."

So Moses took his wife and sons and put them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the special stick of God in his hand.

The Lord said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, make sure you show Pharaoh all the works that I have placed in your power. But I will make his heart hard so that he will not let the people go.

They said to Moses and Aaron, "May the Lord look upon you and judge you. For you have caused us to be hated by Pharaoh and his servants. You have put a sword in their hand to kill us."

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. For he will be made to let them go because of My strong hand. By My strong hand, he will make them go out of his land."

"Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land."

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

Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon. She gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Aaron's son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel. She gave birth to his son Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites by their families.

You will speak all that I tell you. Your brother Aaron will tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his land.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They did just as the Lord had told them. Aaron threw his stick down in front of Pharaoh and his servants and it became a snake.

Then Pharaoh called for his wise men and wonder-workers. They did the same thing using their secret ways.

For each one threw down his stick and it became a snake. But Aaron's special stick ate their sticks.

Moses and Aaron did what the Lord had told them. Aaron raised the special stick and hit the water of the Nile in front of Pharaoh and his servants. And all the water in the Nile was turned into blood.

Then Pharaoh turned and went into his house, without even thinking what had happened.

So Aaron put his hand out over the waters of Egypt. And the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

But when Pharaoh saw that there was rest from the trouble, he made his heart hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.