than fulfills God’s prediction (4:14). Aaron does not only “rejoice in his heart,” he demonstrates his affection. Also, assuming lip-to-lip contact, their mouths merge; Moses breathes the divine word into Aaron, his surrogate mouth 4:30. he did. Who is “he”? The nearest person named is Moses, but the subject of the previous clause is Aaron. In E, it is Moses who works the signs (4:17), and so he is probably the subject. In 4:15, however, God speaks as if both Moses and Aaron will work wonders (see