Elisha said, “Pick up the axhead.” Then the man reached out and took the axhead.
Exodus 4:4 - Easy To Read Version But the Lord said to Moses, “Reach out and grab the snake by its tail.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said to Moses, Put forth your hand and take it by the tail. And he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand, American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand); Common English Bible Then the LORD said to Moses, “Reach out and grab the snake by the tail.” So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a rod in his hand. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said, "Reach out your hand, and take hold of its tail." He reached out his hand and took hold, and it was turned into a staff. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said: Put out thy hand and take it by the tail. He put forth his hand, and took hold of it; and it was turned into a rod. |
Elisha said, “Pick up the axhead.” Then the man reached out and took the axhead.
Then God said, “Use your stick in this way and the people will believe that you saw the Lord, the God of your ancestors, [31] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
Those people will hold snakes without being hurt. And those people will drink poison without being hurt. Those people will touch sick people, and the sick people will be healed.”
Listen! I gave you power to walk on snakes and scorpions. {\cf2\super [189]} I gave you more power than the Enemy (the devil) has. Nothing will hurt you.