When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, ‘Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Recognise that he is only picking a fight with me.’
Exodus 4:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘If they will not believe you and will not respond to the evidence of the first sign, they may believe the evidence of the second sign. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Then God said] If they will not believe you or heed the voice or the testimony of the first sign, they may believe the voice or the witness of the second sign. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “If they won’t believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second sign. Catholic Public Domain Version "If they will not believe you," he said, "and will not listen to the sermon of the first sign, then they will believe the word of the subsequent sign. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If they will not believe thee, saith he, nor hear the voice of the former sign, they will believe the word of the latter sign. |
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, ‘Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Recognise that he is only picking a fight with me.’
For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.
Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and about all the signs he had commanded him to do.
‘Put your hand back inside your cloak,’ he said. So he put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, it had again become like the rest of his skin.
And if they don’t believe even these two signs or listen to what you say, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.’
‘Law after law, law after law, line after line, line after line, a little here, a little there.’
Even though he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him.
See now that I alone am he; there is no God but me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal. No one can rescue anyone from my power.
Then he said to him, ‘If I have found favour with you, give me a sign that you are speaking with me.