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 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” 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.
And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house, except a jar of oil.”
The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes!
And you shall take in your hand this rod, with which you shall do the signs.”
So Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on an ass, and went back to the land of Egypt; and in his hand Moses took the rod of God.
Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; wait for him by the river's brink, and take in your hand the rod which was turned into a serpent.
“When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Prove yourselves by working a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’ ”
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
And all the tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the Lord.
Shepherd thy people with thy staff, the flock of thy inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old.