Exodus 4:8

Exodus 4:8 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said, “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If they will not believe you," God said, "or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign.

Context of Exodus 4:8

6The Lord also said to him, “Put your hand into your robe.” So he put his hand into his robe, and when he brought it out – there was his hand, leprous like snow! 7He said, “Put your hand back into your robe.” So he put his hand back into his robe, and when he brought it out from his robe – there it was, restored like the rest of his skin! “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the former sign, then they may believe the latter sign. 9And if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to you, then take some water from the Nile and pour it out on the dry ground. The water you take out of the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.” 10Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not an eloquent man, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

Exodus 4:8 word by word

וְהָיָה֙ אִם־לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ לָ֔ךְ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁמְע֔וּ לְקֹ֖ל הָאֹ֣ת הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן וְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּ לְקֹ֖ל הָאֹ֥ת הָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass, if they will not believeאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• thee, neither hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: [sound of]H6963
• of the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• signאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: messageH6963
• of the latterאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314

Cross-references for Exodus 4:8

• Exodus 4:30Aaron spoke all the words that the Lord had spoken to Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people,
• Isaiah 28:10Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there.
• John 12:37Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,
• Deuteronomy 32:39“See now that I, indeed I, am he!” says the Lord, “and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.
• 2 Kings 5:7When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!”
• Job 5:18For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.

Commentaries on Exodus 4:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8If they will not believe - the voice of the first sign, etc. - Probably intimating that some would be more difficult to be persuaded than others: some would yield to the evidence of the first miracle; others would hesitate till they had seen the second; and others would not believe till they had seen the water of the Nile turned into blood, when poured upon the dry land; Exodus 4:9.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9The third protest of Moses was that he did not have enough power. He felt unable to do what God asked him to do. God answered by showing his own great power. He performed signs immediately. He turned the staff of Moses into a snake. He also caused a serious skin disease to appear and then disappear at once.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311. But, behold--Hebrew, "If," "perhaps," "they will not believe me."--What evidence can I produce of my divine mission? There was still a want of full confidence, not in the character and divine power of his employer, but in His presence and power always accompanying him. He insinuated that his communication might be rejected and he himself treated as an impostor.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 4:8

• Call
• Communion
• Condescension of God
• Israel
• Miracles
• Moses
• Sign
• Token

In the dictionaries

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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