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## Exodus 4:18-21 in Context (Verses 15–24 KJV)
 
 [15 ](/kjv/exodus/4/15) And 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.
 
 [16 ](/kjv/exodus/4/16) And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, *even* he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
 
 [17 ](/kjv/exodus/4/17) And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
 
 [18 ](/kjv/exodus/4/18) ¶ And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which *are* in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.*
 
 [19 ](/kjv/exodus/4/19) And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
 
 [20 ](/kjv/exodus/4/20) And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
 
 [21 ](/kjv/exodus/4/21) And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
 
 [22 ](/kjv/exodus/4/22) And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel *is* my son, *even* my firstborn:
 
 [23 ](/kjv/exodus/4/23) And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, *even* thy firstborn.
 
 [24 ](/kjv/exodus/4/24) ¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
 
[Exodus 3](/kjv/exodus/3) [Exodus 5](/kjv/exodus/5)

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