17. And thou shalt take this rod in thy hand, with which thou shalt perform signs.
18. And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
19. And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.
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. And the LORD said to Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou perform all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
22. And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my first-born.
23. And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou shalt refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy first-born.