Exodus 4:8 “And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness…”

Exodus 4:8

And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

So shall it be, if they wil not beleeue thee, neither obey the voyce of ye first signe, yet shall they beleeue for the voyce of the seconde signe.

Darby Translation

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 other sign.

Young's Literal Translation

' — and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.

Bible in Basic English

And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have faith in the second sign.

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Cross references

“if they”

Isaiah 28:10 Exodus 4:30 Exodus 4:31 John 12:37

Isaiah 28:10 · BSB

For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”

Exodus 4:30 · BSB

and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people,

Exodus 4:31 · BSB

and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

John 12:37 · BSB

Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.

“that they”

Deuteronomy 32:39 2 Kings 5:7 Job 5:18

Deuteronomy 32:39 · BSB

See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

2 Kings 5:7 · BSB

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

Job 5:18 · BSB

For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

9But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”

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