Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
-- and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.
New American Standard Bible
“If they will not believe you or
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
Holman Bible
“If they will not believe you and will not respond to the evidence of the first sign, they may believe the evidence of the second sign.
International Standard Version
"Then if they don't believe you and respond to the first sign, they may respond to the second sign.
A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
Amplified
“If they will not believe you or pay attention to the evidence of the first sign, they may believe the evidence of the second sign.
Bible in Basic English
And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have faith in the second sign.
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the other sign.
Julia Smith Translation
And it shall be if they will not believe in thee, and will not hear to the voice of the first sign, and they believed the voice of the latter sign.
King James 2000
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe you, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"{And} if they do not believe you and they will not listen to the voice of the former sign, [then] they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
Modern King James verseion
And it will be, if they will not believe you, neither listen to the voice of the first sign, then they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"If they will not believe thee, neither hear the voice of the first token: yet will they believe the voice of the second token.
NET Bible
"If they do not believe you or pay attention to the former sign, then they may believe the latter sign.
New Heart English Bible
"It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
The Emphasized Bible
thus shall it come to pass, if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, then will they believe the voice of the next sign;
Webster
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
World English Bible
"It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
Themes
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Interlinear
'aman
Shama`
'aman
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 4:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Provides Signs And Help For Speaking
7 and He saith, 'Put back thy hand unto thy bosom;' and he putteth back his hand unto his bosom, and he bringeth it out from his bosom, and lo, it hath turned back as his flesh -- 8 -- and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor hearken to thy voice, that thou hast taken of the waters of the River, and hast poured on the dry land, and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become -- blood on the dry land.'
Cross References
Exodus 4:30-31
and Aaron speaketh all the words which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and doth the signs before the eyes of the people;
Deuteronomy 32:39
See ye, now, that I -- I am He, And there is no god with Me: I put to death, and I keep alive; I have smitten, and I heal; And there is not from My hand a deliverer,
2 Kings 5:7
And it cometh to pass, at the king of Israel's reading the letter, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, 'Am I God, to put to death and to keep alive, that this one is sending unto me to recover a man from his leprosy? for surely know, I pray you, and see, for he is presenting himself to me.'
Job 5:18
For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.
Isaiah 28:10
For rule is on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,
John 12:37
yet he having done so many signs before them, they were not believing in him,