Exodus 4:2

Moses’ Staff

1Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’” 2And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.

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Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Then he said to him: What is that thou holdest in thy hand? He answered: A rod.
Free Bible Version
The Lord asked him, “What are you holding in your hand?” “A walking stick,” Moses replied.
Geneva Bible 1599
And the Lord said vnto him, What is that in thine hande? And he answered, A rod.
King James (Authorized) Version
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
One Unity Resource Bible
Adonai said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
Translation for Translators
Yahweh said to him/me, “Look at that thing you are holding in your hand. What is it?” He/I replied, “A ◄walking stick/shepherd’s stick►.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses said, “A staff.”
Noah Webster Bible
And the LORD said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto him, 'What [is] this in thy hand?' and he saith, 'A rod;'