Exodus 4:8

In 11 translations

BSB

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.

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.

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.

ASV

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.

LSV

“and it has come to pass, if they do not give credence to you, and do not listen to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.

YLT

' — 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.

DBY

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.

DRC

If they will not believe thee, saith he, nor hear the voice of the former sign, they will believe the word of the latter sign.

GNV

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.

JPS

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.

LXXE

And if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, they will believe thee because of the voice of the second sign.

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Original-language editions

WLC

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

LXX-Br

Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ πιστεύσωσί σοι, μηδὲ εἰσακούσωσι τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ σημείου τοῦ πρώτου, πιστεύσουσί σοι τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ σημείου τοῦ δετέρου.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 28:10For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”
• Exodus 4:30–31and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people, and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their…
• Deuteronomy 32:39See 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 5:7When 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 5:18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
• John 12:37Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.

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