Exodus 4:8
What does Exodus 4:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 4:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have faith in the second sign.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`--and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752If they will not believe thee, saith he, nor hear the voice of the former sign, they will believe the word of the latter sign.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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.
Context
v.7And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.)
v.8This passage
v.9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 4:30
and Aaron spake all the words which Jehovah had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
- Job 5:18
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
- Isaiah 28:10
For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.
- Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
- 2 Kings 5:7
And 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 doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
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