Verse 2

Exodus 4:2

English Revised Version

2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛י/ו יְהוָ֖ה מ/זה מַה זֶּ֣ה בְ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר מַטֶּֽה
English Translation
And the Lord said to me, "What is that in your hand?" And I said, "A staff."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 4 Context
1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for t... Focus ↗
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... Focus ↗
4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his h... Focus ↗
5 that they may believe that the LORD, the God (Elohim) of their fathers, the God (Elohim) of Abraham,... Focus ↗
6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into... Focus ↗
7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and whe... Focus ↗
8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first... Focus ↗
9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy v... Focus ↗
10 And Moses said unto the LORD, Oh Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast sp... Focus ↗
11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing,... Focus ↗
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak. Focus ↗
13 And he said, Oh Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. Focus ↗
14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother the... Focus ↗
15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and wit... Focus ↗
16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a... Focus ↗
17 And thou shalt take in thine hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs. Focus ↗
18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee,... Focus ↗
19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought... Focus ↗
20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt... Focus ↗
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all t... Focus ↗
22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, my firstborn: Focus ↗
23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go:... Focus ↗
24 And it came to pass on the way at the lodging place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. Focus ↗
25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she sa... Focus ↗
26 So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision. Focus ↗
27 And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mo... Focus ↗
28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewit... Focus ↗
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: Focus ↗
30 and Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight o... Focus ↗
31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and t... Focus ↗