Then Jacob took fresh rods of poplar and almond and plane and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white of the rods.
Exodus 4:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod. Common English Bible The LORD said to him, “What’s that in your hand?” Moses replied, “A shepherd’s rod.” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he said to him, "What is that you hold in your hand?" He answered, "A staff." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then he said to him: What is that thou holdest in thy hand? He answered: A rod. |
Then Jacob took fresh rods of poplar and almond and plane and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white of the rods.
Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”
The Lord sends out from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes.
So Moses took his wife and his sons, put them on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt, and Moses carried the staff of God in his hand.
Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; stand by at the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake.
“When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a wonder,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.’ ”
but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
All tithes of herd and flock, every tenth one that passes under the shepherd’s staff, shall be holy to the Lord.
Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock that belongs to you, which lives alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old.