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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Exod 4:15And 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.
- Exod 6:29That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Ezek 3:10Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
- 1 Kgs 22:14And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
- Jer 1:7But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
- Ezek 3:17Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
- Jer 1:17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
- Deut 4:2Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
- Acts 20:27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel 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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