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Exodus 4:2

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

And the LORD {H3068} said {H559} unto him, What is that in thine hand {H3027}? And he said {H559}, A rod {H4294}.

ADONAI answered him, "What is that in your hand?" and he said, "A staff."

And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.

And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 4:20 (7 votes)

    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.

  • Exodus 4:17 (7 votes)

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

  • Leviticus 27:32 (6 votes)

    And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.

  • Isaiah 11:4 (5 votes)

    But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  • Genesis 30:37 (4 votes)

    ¶ And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which [was] in the rods.

  • Psalms 110:2 (4 votes)

    The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

  • Micah 7:14 (4 votes)

    ¶ Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily [in] the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed [in] Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.