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Exodus 4:17

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

KJV

Virgam quoque hanc sume in manu tua, in qua facturus es signa.

Vulgate

καὶ τὴν ῥάβδον ταύτην τὴν στραφεῖσαν εἰς ὄφιν λήμψῃ ἐν τῇ χειρί σου, ἐν ᾗ ποιήσεις ἐν αὐτῇ τὰ σημεῖα.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/אֶת הַ/מַּטֶּ֥ה הַ/זֶּ֖ה תִּקַּ֣ח בְּ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה בּ֖/וֹ אֶת הָ/אֹתֹֽת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֔וֹת
'vt
noun · 78×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
מַטֵּ֣ה
mth
noun · 235×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:27 — But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
  • 2Kgs 4:29 — Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon th
  • Exod 4:2 — And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
  • Exod 4:2 — And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
  • Exod 7:9 — When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
  • Exod 14:16 — But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
  • Num 20:8 — Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them wa