You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
- KJV Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
- NKJV You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land.
- NASB As for you, you shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land.
- NLT Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country.
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Quick answer
Moses must speak all God commands while Aaron relays it to Pharaoh, demanding Israel's release. Their task is faithful obedience, not persuasion of their own.
Overview
God defines the roles clearly: Moses receives the divine word and Aaron voices it, both bound to speak exactly what is commanded. The single aim is that Pharaoh let Israel go, framing the plagues as God's just demand for His people's freedom. This emphasis on faithful transmission of God's word models true ministry and points to the obedience of Christ, who fulfilled all the Father commanded.
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Cross-references · 10
- Exod 4:15You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.
- Exod 6:29He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”
- Matt 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Ezek 3:10“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
- 1 Kgs 22:14But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
- Jer 1:7But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- Ezek 3:17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
- Jer 1:17Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
- Deut 4:2You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
- Acts 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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