Exodus 4:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

And hāyâh if-not yaʾămînû to-you and-not yišmĕʿû to-qôl the-ʾôt the-rîʾšôn and-heʾĕmînû to-qôl the-ʾôt the-ʾaḥărôn.

Grammar Details

*hāyâh*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - it will be
*yaʾămînû*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will believe
*yišmĕʿû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will hear/listen
*qôl*: noun, masculine singular construct - voice/sound
*ʾôt*: noun, masculine singular - sign
*rîʾšôn*: adjective, masculine singular - first
*heʾĕmînû*: hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural with waw conversive - they will believe
*ʾaḥărôn*: adjective, masculine singular - latter/last

Word Meanings

*yaʾămînû*: believe/trust/have faith in
*yišmĕʿû*: hear/listen/obey
*qôl*: voice/sound/message
*ʾôt*: sign/token/proof

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Referenced Verses

Exod 4:30-31 : 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Deut 32:39 : 39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
2 Kgs 5:7 : 7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
Job 5:18 : 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Isa 28:10 : 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
John 12:37 : 37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Exod 4:9
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9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
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4And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
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6And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
7And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.
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1And 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.
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