Exodus 4:17
ESV
And take in your hand this staff, with which you shall do the signs."
NIV
But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it."
NASB
And you shall take in your hand this staff, with which you shall perform the signs.'
CSB
And take this staff in your hand that you will perform the signs with."
NLT
And take your shepherd’s staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you.'
KJV
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
NKJV
And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”
What does Exodus 4:17 mean?
Moses' staff was an important part of his role in leading Israel. God used this large walking stick as a physical mechanism for many miracles. Moses and Aaron turned their staves into a snake and back again (Exodus 4:2–5; 7:8–12). Aaron obeyed God's command to turn the Nile river into blood using a staff (Exodus 7:19–20). It was his staff which Moses used to part the Red Sea (Exodus 14:16) and to provide water from rocks in the wilderness (Exodus 17:5–6). It was the same one held up by Moses to keep Israel winning a battle (Exodus 17:8–13).Now that Moses has been commissioned (Exodus 3:10) and all his excuses have been removed (Exodus 4:1, 9, 14), God tells him to pick up his walking staff. The implication is that it's time for Moses to start moving.
