Exodus 4:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Moses answered and said, 'What if they do not believe me or listen to me, but say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you’?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice, for they will say, The LORD has not appeared to you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} answered{H6030} and said,{H559} But, behold, they will not believe{H539} me, nor hearken{H8085} unto my voice;{H6963} for they will say,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} hath not appeared{H7200} unto thee.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, But, behold, they will not believe{H539}{(H8686)} me, nor hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} unto my voice{H6963}: for they will say{H559}{(H8799)}, The LORD{H3068} hath not appeared{H7200}{(H8738)} unto thee.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Moses answered and sayde: Se, they wil not beleue me nor herke vnto my voyce: but wil saye, the Lorde hath not apeared vnto the.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Moses answered, & sayde: Beholde, they shall not beleue me, ner heare my voyce, but shal saye: The LORDE hath not appeared vnto the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Moses answered, and said, But lo, they will not beleeue me, nor hearken vnto my voyce: for they will say, The Lorde hath not appeared vnto thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Moyses aunswered, and said: See, they wyll not beleue me, nor harken vnto my voyce: but wyll saye, The Lorde hath not appeared vnto thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Moses answered, "But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'Yahweh has not appeared to you.'"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Moses answereth and saith, `And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Moses, answering, said, It is certain that they will not have faith in me or give ear to my voice; for they will say, You have not seen the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Moses answered, "But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'Yahweh has not appeared to you.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Source of Sufficiency Moses answered again,“And if they do not believe me or pay attention to me, but say,‘The LORD has not appeared to you’?”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 3:18 : 18 The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you, along with the elders, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'
  • Exod 4:31 : 31 The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had taken notice of the Israelites and had seen their suffering, they bowed down and worshiped.
  • Exod 6:30 : 30 But Moses said to the LORD, 'Behold, I am unskilled in speech, so how will Pharaoh listen to me?'
  • Jer 1:6 : 6 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! I do not know how to speak because I am too young.'
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and anger of spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  • Acts 7:25 : 25 Moses assumed that his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not understand.
  • Exod 2:14 : 14 The man replied, 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?' Moses was afraid and thought, 'Surely this matter is known.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 4:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2 The LORD said to him, 'What is that in your hand?' Moses replied, 'A staff.'

    3 Then He said, 'Throw it to the ground.' So Moses threw it to the ground, and it became a serpent, and he ran away from it.

  • Num 14:11
    78%

    11 The LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

  • Exod 4:8-10
    3 verses
    77%

    8 'If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second.'

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

    10 Moses said to the LORD, 'Pardon me, Lord, but I am not eloquent—neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.'

  • Exod 6:30
    76%

    30 But Moses said to the LORD, 'Behold, I am unskilled in speech, so how will Pharaoh listen to me?'

  • Num 14:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13 But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

    14 They will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, LORD, are among these people, that you, LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

  • Acts 7:31
    76%

    31 Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say,

  • Exod 3:11
    75%

    11 But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?'

  • Exod 6:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh slavery.

    10 Then the LORD said to Moses,

  • Exod 19:9
    75%

    9 The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, I am coming to you in a dense cloud so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may always believe in you.' Then Moses reported the people's words to the LORD.

  • Exod 4:5
    75%

    5 'This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.'

  • Exod 3:4
    75%

    4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush and said, 'Moses, Moses!' And Moses replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Exod 6:12
    75%

    12 But Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, "The Israelites have not listened to me. Why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?"

  • Lev 4:1
    75%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 17:4
    75%

    4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me!"

  • Num 27:15
    75%

    15 Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

  • Num 14:41
    74%

    41 But Moses said, 'Why are you disobeying the LORD's command? This will not succeed.

  • Exod 3:13
    74%

    13 Then Moses said to God, 'Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, "The God of your ancestors has sent me to you," and they ask me, "What is his name?" What should I tell them?'

  • Num 11:23
    74%

    23 The LORD answered Moses, 'Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.'

  • Num 16:28
    74%

    28 Then Moses said, "This is how you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things and that it was not my own idea:

  • Exod 14:1
    74%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 18:1
    74%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 5:22
    73%

    22 Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why did you send me?"

  • Exod 11:9
    73%

    9 The LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."

  • Exod 16:11
    73%

    11 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 20:12
    73%

    12 But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe me and treat me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land I am giving them."

  • Lev 17:1
    73%

    1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 14:26
    73%

    26 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

  • Num 4:21
    73%

    21 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 33:12
    73%

    12 Moses said to the LORD, 'See, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My eyes.’

  • Exod 32:9
    73%

    9 The LORD also said to Moses, "I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people."

  • Num 20:7
    73%

    7 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 15:1
    73%

    1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 4:14
    72%

    14 Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses, and He said, 'What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. Even now he is on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.'

  • Exod 19:3
    72%

    3 Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, "This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob and declare to the children of Israel:

  • Num 12:2
    72%

    2 They said, 'Is it only through Moses that the LORD has spoken? Hasn't He also spoken through us?' And the LORD heard this.

  • Lev 24:13
    72%

    13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 14:1
    72%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 19:1
    72%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 7:8
    72%

    8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • Exod 7:16
    72%

    16 Then say to him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But so far you have not listened.'

  • Exod 4:21
    72%

    21 The LORD said to Moses, 'When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.'

  • Exod 6:2
    72%

    2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the LORD."

  • Num 15:17
    71%

    17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,