Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh said to him, "What [is] this in your hand?" And he said, "A staff."
New American Standard Bible
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “
King James Version
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
Holman Bible
The Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,” he replied.
International Standard Version
"What's that in your hand?" the LORD asked him. Moses answered, "A staff."
A Conservative Version
And LORD said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
Amplified
And the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will say to him, What this in thy hand? and he will say, A rod.
King James 2000
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said to him, What is this in your hand? And he said, A staff.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then the LORD said unto him, "What is that in thine hand?" And he said, "A rod."
NET Bible
The Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A staff."
New Heart English Bible
The LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A rod."
The Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said unto him - What is this in thy hand? And he said - A staff.
Webster
And the LORD said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A rod."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto him, 'What is this in thy hand?' and he saith, 'A rod;'
Themes
Call » To special religious duty » moses
Communion » Instances of » moses
Condescension of God » Reasons with moses
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
Miracles » Were evidences of a divine commission
moses » His rod miraculously turned into a serpent, and his hand was made leprous, and then restored
Power » Small things God uses » Arod
Prophets » Extraordinary » Often endued with miraculous power
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » moses
Token » Miracles of moses, of the divine authority of his missions
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Provides Signs And Help For Speaking
1 And Moses answered, and he said, "And if they do not believe me and they do not listen to my voice, but they say, 'Yahweh did not appear to you?'" 2 And Yahweh said to him, "What [is] this in your hand?" And he said, "A staff." 3 And he said, "Throw it onto the ground." And he threw it onto the ground, and it became a snake, and Moses fled from it.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 4:17
And you must take this staff in your hand, with which you will do the signs."
Exodus 4:20
And Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on the donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the staff of God in his hand.
Genesis 30:37
Then Jacob took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled white strips on them, exposing the white which [was] on the branches.
Leviticus 27:32
As for every tithe of cattle or of the flock, all which crosses under the rod, the tenth shall be a holy object for Yahweh.
Psalm 110:2
Yahweh will send out your mighty scepter from Zion; rule in the midst of your enemies.
Isaiah 11:4
But he shall judge [the] poor with righteousness, and he shall decide for [the] needy of [the] earth with rectitude. And he shall strike [the] earth with the rod of his mouth, and he shall kill [the] wicked person with the breath of his lips.
Micah 7:14
Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, those dwelling alone [in] a forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as [in] the days of old.