²⁰ and Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass, and turneth back to the land of Egypt, and Moses taketh the rod of God in his hand.

⁹ and Moses saith unto Joshua, `Choose for us men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I am standing on the top of the hill, and the rod of God in my hand.'

⁸ `Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.'

⁹ And Moses taketh the rod from before Jehovah, as He hath commanded him,

¹⁷ and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'

² And Jehovah saith unto him, `What `is' this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'

³ and her two sons, of whom the name of the one `is' Gershom, for he said, `a sojourner I have been in a strange land:'

⁴ and the name of the other `is' Eliezer, for, `the God of my father `is' for my help, and doth deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh.'

¹¹ and Moses lifteth up his hand, and smiteth the rock with his rod twice; and much water cometh out, and the company drink, also their beasts.