Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Exodus 4:2
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And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
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And the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
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The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
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And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
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Exodus 4
1 Then 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.’”
2 And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
3 “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it.
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.
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