Exodus 4:8

thus shall it come to pass, if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, then will they believe the voice of the next sign;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

In Context

7And he said—Put back thy hand into thy bosom: So he put back his hand into his bosom,—and then took it out of his bosom, and lo it had come again like his own flesh:

9and it shall come to pass if they will not believe even these two signs nor hearken to thy voice, then shalt thou take of the water of the river, and pour it out on the dry land,—so shall the water which thou hast taken from the river, become, yea it shall become, blood, on the dry land.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:28And Moses told Aaron, all the words of Yahweh wherewith he had sent him,—and all the signs wherewith he had charged him.

Deuteronomy 32:39See, now, that, I, I, am, he that is, And there are no gods with me,—I, kill—and make alive, I wound and, I, heal, And there is none who, from my hand, can deliver,

2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am, I, God, to kill and to make alive, that, this, man is sending unto me, to set one free from his leprosy,—but, of a truth, just mark, I pray you, and see, that he, is seeking an occasion, against me.

Isaiah 28:10For it is—Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line,—A little here a little there.

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 →

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