King James Version
Exodus 4:1 in the King James Version says “And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LO...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · 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.
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
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“answered”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“But behold they will not believe”
H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“me nor hearken”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“hath not appeared”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“The LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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