Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto him, 'What is this in thy hand?' and he saith, 'A rod;'
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh said to him, "What [is] this in your hand?" And he said, "A staff."
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."
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
Yad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Provides Signs And Help For Speaking
1 And Moses answereth and saith, 'And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?' 2 And Jehovah saith unto him, 'What is this in thy hand?' and he saith, 'A rod;' 3 and He saith, 'Cast it to the earth;' and he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh a serpent -- and Moses fleeth from its presence.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 4:17
and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'
Exodus 4:20
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.
Genesis 30:37
And Jacob taketh to himself a rod of fresh poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut, and doth peel in them white peelings, making bare the white that is on the rods,
Leviticus 27:32
And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock -- all that passeth by under the rod -- the tenth is holy to Jehovah;
Psalm 110:2
The rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule in the midst of thine enemies.
Isaiah 11:4
And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.
Micah 7:14
Rule Thou Thy people with Thy rod, The flock of Thine inheritance, Dwelling alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel, They enjoy Bashan and Gilead as in days of old.