King James Version
Exodus 4:17 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.”
Exodus 4:17 · KJV
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. Jethro: Heb. Jether
And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“this rod”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“in thine hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“wherewith thou shalt do”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“signs”
H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc
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