Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 4:6
6Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.1” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous,2 white as snow.
Exodus 4:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Again, the Lord said to him, "Put your hand inside your cloak." And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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, like snow.
Context of Exodus 4:6
4“Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand. 5“This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.” 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. 8And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה ל֜וֹ ע֗וֹד הָֽבֵא־נָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וַיָּבֵ֥א יָד֖וֹ בְּחֵיק֑וֹ וַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה יָד֖וֹ מְצֹרַ֥עַת כַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃Read the interlinear
- Furthermoreעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Putבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- Putנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- your handיָדyâd · handH3027
- inside your cloakחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: garmentH2436
- and when he took it outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- and when he took it outהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- leprousצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879
- white as snowשֶׁ֫לֶגsheleg · snowH7950
Cross-references for Exodus 4:6
- Numbers 12:10As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,
- 2 Kings 5:27Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
Commentaries on Exodus 4:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6His hand was leprous as snow - That is, the leprosy spread itself over the whole body in thin white scales; and from this appearance it has its Greek name , from , a scale. Dr. Mead says, "I have seen a remarkable case of this in a countryman, whose whole body was so miserably seized with it, that his skin was shining as if covered with snow; and as the surfuraceous scales were daily rubbed off, the flesh appeared quick or raw underneath." The leprosy, at…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Leprous - The instantaneous production and cure of the most malignant and subtle disease known to the Israelites was a sign of their danger if they resisted the command, and of their deliverance if they obeyed it. The infliction and cure were always regarded as special proofs of a divine intervention.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6leprous: The Hebrew word for this phrase has traditionally been translated as leprosy. But the symptoms described in the Bible do not match leprosy (Hansen's disease). The biblical term probably refers to various highly contagious skin inflammations and lesions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Put now thine hand into thy bosom--the open part of his outer robe, worn about the girdle.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Exodus 4:6 Hebrew into your bosom; twice in this verse and twice in verse 7 ↩
- 2. Exodus 4:6 The Hebrew word traditionally translated as leprous was used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13. ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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