⁹ Moses said to Joshua,^(A) “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my hand.”

⁸ “Take the staff^(A) and assemble the community. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock^(B) while they watch, and it will yield its water. You will bring out water for them from the rock and provide drink for the community and their livestock.”

⁹ So Moses took the staff from the Lord’s presence^(C) just as he had commanded him.