Exodus 4:2
And Hashem said unto him, What is that in thine yad? And he said, A matteh (a rod, staff).
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Ya'akov took him fresh cut makal (rod, branch) of poplar and of almond and plane tree; and peeled strips of bark in them, and made the lavan (white) appear which was in the maklot (rods, branches).
Exodus 4:20And Moshe took his isha and his banim, and set them upon a donkey, and he returned to Eretz Mitzrayim; and matteh HaElohim in his yad.
2 Kings 4:2And Elishah said unto her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the bais? And she said, Thine shifchah hath not anything in the bais, except a flask of shemen.
Isaiah 11:4But with tzedek shall He judge the needy, 1 and reprove with mishor (equity, justice) for the anvei eretz: 1 and He shall strike the earth with the shevet of His mouth, 1 and with the Ruach of His lips shall he slay the reshah. 1
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 →