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Exodus 4:8

Miracles and God's interventionFaith

6 Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow.

7 “Put your hand back inside your cloak,” said the LORD. So Moses put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his skin.

And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.

9 But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”

10 “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
KJV
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.
WEB
“It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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 other sign.
BLB
“And it shall come to pass, if they will not give credence to you and they will not listen to the voice of the first sign, then they will give credence to the voice of the latter sign.
ÅB
Om de nå ikke tror deg eller akter på det første tegn, så vil de da visst tro på det andre tegn.
OTB
Herren fortsatte: «Hvis de ikke tror deg eller legger merke til det første tegnet, kan det hende de tror det andre.
B1930
Om de nu ikke tror dig eller akter på det første tegn, så vil de da visst tro på det andre tegn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 28:10

    For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”

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  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

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  • Exodus 4:30–31

    and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people,

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  • 2 Kings 5:7

    When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

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  • Job 5:18

    For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

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