Exodus 4:1

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Exodus 4:1 - Amplified Bible

AND MOSES answered, But behold, they will not believe me or listen to {and} obey my voice; for they will say, The Lord has not appeared to you.

Exodus 4:1 - American Standard Version

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.

Exodus 4:1 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Exodus 4:1 - Darby Bible

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

Exodus 4:1 - English Standard Version

Then Moses answered, "But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, "The Lord did not appear to you.""

Exodus 4:1 - King James 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.

Exodus 4:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Moisés respondiò, y dijo: ¿Y si no me creen, ni escuchan mi voz? Porque quizá digan: "No se te ha aparecido el SEÑOR."

Exodus 4:1 - The Message

Moses objected, "They won’t trust me. They won’t listen to a word I say. They’re going to say, ’God? Appear to him? Hardly!’"

Exodus 4:1 - New American Standard Bible

Then Moses said, "What if they will not believe me or listen to what I say? For they may say, `The LORD has not appeared to you."'

Exodus 4:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Moisés respondiò: "¿Y si no me creen, ni escuchan mi voz? Porque quizá digan: 'No se te ha aparecido el SEÑOR.'"

Exodus 4:1 - World English Bible

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

Exodus 4:1 - Young's Living Translation

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?`

Exodus 4:1 - Additional Comments

Here God had spoken directly to Moses, and told him of the outcome. Yet, Moses questions God. How much harder to listen to and obey God when we don't physically hear his voice. Yet that is what God asks us to do. Don't argue with Him the way Moses did.

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