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Exodus 4:2

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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.

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 caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

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BSB
And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
KJV
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
WEB
The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
ASV
And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
DARBY
And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.
BLB
And YHWH said to him, “What [is] in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
ÅB
Da sa Herren til ham: Hva er det du har i hånden? Han svarte: En stav.
OTB
Herren spurte ham: «Hva er det du har i hånden?» Han svarte: «En stav.»
B1930
Da sa Herren til ham: Hvad er det du har i hånden? Han svarte: En stav.

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  • Exodus 4:20

    And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

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  • Exodus 4:17

    And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

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  • Psalms 110:2

    The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

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  • Isaiah 11:4

    But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

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  • Genesis 30:37

    And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

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  • Leviticus 27:32

    And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.

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  • Micah 7:14

    Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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