Exodus 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.”

Exodus 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 4:2 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.””

Exodus 4:2 — World English Bible

Exodus 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.”

Exodus 4:2 — American Standard Version

Exodus 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah saith unto him, `What <FI>is<Fi> this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'”

Exodus 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.”

Exodus 4:2 — Darby Translation

Exodus 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Lord said vnto him, What is that in thine hande? And he answered, A rod.”

Exodus 4:2 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 4:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A staff."”

Exodus 4:2 — The Living Sword

Exodus 4:2 in Context — Exodus 4

1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.

2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

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What Does Exodus 4:2 Mean?

Exodus 4:2 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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