Exodus 4:2
Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses said, “A staff.”
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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 30:37Jacob took fresh cut branches of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane tree, and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white inner wood appear that was in the sticks.
Exodus 4:20Moses took his wife and his sons and put them on a donkey. He returned to the land of Egypt, and he took the staff of God in his hand.
2 Kings 4:2So Elisha said to her, “What can I do for you? Tell me what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.”
Isaiah 11:4Instead, he will judge the poor with righteousness and decide fairly for the humble of the earth. 1 He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 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 →