Exodus 4:1

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.

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  • 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’?

  • 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.

  • 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 And they shall listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us, and now let us go, we beseech you, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
  • Exod 4:31 : 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.
  • Exod 6:30 : 30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?
  • Jer 1:6 : 6 Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
  • Acts 7:25 : 25 For he supposed his brothers would understand that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.
  • Exod 2:14 : 14 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses was afraid and said, Surely this thing is known.

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