Exodus 4:2
And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in thine hand? and he said, A rod.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 30:37And Jacob took to himself green rods of storax tree and walnut and plane-tree; and Jacob peeled in them white stripes; and as + 30:37 Apparently the nom. absol.he drew off the green, the white stripe which he had made appeared alternate on the rods.
Exodus 4:20And Moses took his wife and his children, and mounted them on the beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod which he had from God in his hand.
2 Kings 4:2And Elisaie said, What shall I do for thee? tell me what thou hast in the house. And she said, Thy servant has nothing in the house, except oil wherewith I + 4:2 Gr. shall anoint.anoint myself.
Isaiah 11:4but he shall judge the cause of the lowly, and shall reprove the lowly of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the word of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he destroy the ungodly one.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 4:2-10
The Objections of Moses Overruled. ( b. c. 1491.) 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… Read the whole commentary →