Exodus 7:2

ESV You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land.

NIV You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country.

NASB As for you, you shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land.

CSB You must say whatever I command you; then Aaron your brother must declare it to Pharaoh so that he will let the Israelites go from his land.

NLT Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country.

KJV Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

NKJV You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land.

What does Exodus 7:2 mean?

When the Lord first commissioned Moses (Exodus 3:10), Moses doubted his ability to deliver the Lord's message (Exodus 4:10). God appointed Aaron, Moses' brother, to be the public speaker for this mission (Exodus 4:14–16). Their task is to demand that the Egyptian king, Pharaoh, release the enslaved people of Israel (Exodus 5:1–3). Pharaoh has rejected this command once already (Exodus 5:6–9). This is an expected part of God's plan (Exodus 3:19–20; 4:19–23).

Popular culture tends to depict Moses as a powerful speaker; this verse reminds us that Aaron, not Moses, spoke most messages presented in this story. Likewise, Moses is often portrayed as a middle-aged man. But this passage will indicate that the two brothers are in their eighties (Exodus 7:7). Still, they will obey (Exodus 7:6) according to God's commands.

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