Exodus 6:28–7:7

The ’s Command to Moses and Aaron

²⁸When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, ²⁹he said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything I tell you.”

³⁰But Moses answered, “You know that I am such a poor speaker; why should the king listen to me?”

7The Lord said, “I am going to make you like God to the king, and your brother Aaron will speak to him as your prophet. ²Tell Aaron everything I command you, and he will tell the king to let the Israelites leave his country. ^3–4*But I will make the king stubborn, and he will not listen to you, no matter how many terrifying things I do in Egypt. Then I will bring severe punishment on Egypt and lead the tribes of my people out of the land. ⁵The Egyptians will then know that I am the Lord, when I raise my hand against them and bring the Israelites out of their country.” ⁶Moses and Aaron did what the Lord commanded. ⁷At the time when they spoke to the king, Moses was 80 years old, and Aaron was 83.