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Exodus 4:1
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Miraculous Signs for Pharaoh

1 Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ”
2 So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
3 And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail” (and he reached out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand),
5 “that they may abelieve that the bLord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”  
6 Furthermore the Lord said to him, “Now put your hand in your bosom.” And he put his hand in his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, alike snow.  
7 And He said, “Put your hand in your bosom again.” So he put his hand in his bosom again, and drew it out of his bosom, and behold, ait was restored like his other flesh.  
8 “Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the afirst sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign.  
9 And it shall be, if they do not believe even these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take water from1 the river and pour it on the dry land. aThe water which you take from the river will become blood on the dry land.”  
10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but aI am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”  
11 So the Lord said to him, a“Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord?  
12 Now therefore, go, and I will be awith your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”  
Verse Comparison: Exodus 4:1

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American Standard Version
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee.

Amplified® Bible
AND MOSES answered, But behold, they will not believe me or listen to {and} obey my voice; for they will say, The Lord has not appeared to you.

Contemporary English Version
Moses asked the LORD, "Suppose everyone refuses to listen to my message, and no one believes that you really appeared to me?"

Darby English Version
And Moses answered and said, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah has not appeared to thee.

Good News Bible
Then Moses answered the LORD, "But suppose the Israelites do not believe me and will not listen to what I say. What shall I do if they say that you did not appear to me?"

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Then Moses said, "What if they will not believe me or listen to what I say? For they may say, `The LORD has not appeared to you.'"

New International Version
Moses answered, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The LORD did not appear to you'?"

New King James Version
Then Moses answered and said, "But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, 'The LORD has not appeared to you.'"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Moses said, "What if they will not believe me or listen to what I say? For they may say, 'The LORD has not appeared to you.'"

Revised Standard Version
Then Moses answered, "But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, 'The LORD did not appear to you.'"

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses answereth and saith, `And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?'


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