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Exodus 4

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Bible Compare Exodus 4
Verse 1
WEB

Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘Yahweh has not appeared to you.’”

KJV

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.

Verse 2
WEB

Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”

KJV

And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

Verse 3
WEB

He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.

KJV

And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

Verse 4
WEB

Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.

KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

Verse 5
WEB

“This is so that they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

KJV

That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

Verse 6
WEB

Yahweh said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

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.

Verse 7
WEB

He said, “Put your hand inside your cloak again.” He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.

KJV

And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

Verse 8
WEB

“It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

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.

Verse 9
WEB

It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land.”

KJV

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also 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 .

Verse 10
WEB

Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”

KJV

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Verse 11
WEB

Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh?

KJV

And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

Verse 12
WEB

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”

KJV

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

Verse 13
WEB

Moses said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”

KJV

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Verse 14
WEB

Yahweh’s anger burned against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he is coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

KJV

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

Verse 15
WEB

You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

KJV

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

Verse 16
WEB

He will be your spokesman to the people. It will happen that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.

KJV

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

Verse 17
WEB

You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”

KJV

And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

Verse 18
WEB

Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”

KJV

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Verse 19
WEB

Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”

KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

Verse 20
WEB

Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God’s rod in his hand.

KJV

And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

Verse 21
WEB

Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

Verse 22
WEB

You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Yahweh says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

KJV

And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

Verse 23
WEB

and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”

KJV

And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

Verse 24
WEB

On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.

KJV

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

Verse 25
WEB

Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”

KJV

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

Verse 26
WEB

So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.

KJV

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art , because of the circumcision.

Verse 27
WEB

Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.

KJV

And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

Verse 28
WEB

Moses told Aaron all Yahweh’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.

KJV

And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

Verse 29
WEB

Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.

KJV

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

Verse 30
WEB

Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

KJV

And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

Verse 31
WEB

The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.

KJV

And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.