Exodus 4:1 — Compare Translations

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And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee.

English Amplified

AND MOSES answered, But behold, they will not believe me or listen to and obey my voice; for they will say, The Lord has not appeared to you.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

AND MOSES answered, But behold, they will not believe me or listen to and obey my voice; for they will say, The Lord has not appeared to you.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Moses answered, “What if they won’t believe me and will not obey me but say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you’?”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Moses answered and said, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah has not appeared to thee.

English EASY 2024

Then Moses replied, ‘Perhaps the leaders of Israel will not believe me. Perhaps they will not listen to my message. Perhaps they will say, “The Lord did not really appear to you.” ’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Moses said to God, "But the Israelites will not believe me when I tell them that you sent me. They will say, 'The Lord did not appear to you.'"

Then Moses answered, "But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, 'The LORD did not appear to you.'"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then Moses answered the Lord, “But suppose the Israelites do not believe me and will not listen to what I say. What shall I do if they say that you did not appear to me?”

English God's Word - GW 1995

"They will never believe me or listen to me!" Moses protested. "They will say, 'The Lord didn't appear to you.' "

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then Moses answered, "What if they won't believe me and will not obey me but say, 'The LORD did not appear to you'?"

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Then Moses answered and said, “What if they will not believe me and will not listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘Yahweh has not appeared to you.’”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice. For they will say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Moses said, "What if they will not believe me or listen to what I say? For they may say, 'The LORD has not appeared to you.'"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"But," objected Moses, "suppose they will not believe me, nor listen to my plea? For they may say, 'The LORD did not appear to you.'"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Moses answered again, “And if they do not believe me or pay attention to me, but say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you’?”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Moses answered, "What if the elders of Israel won't believe me? What if they won't listen to me? Suppose they say, 'The Lord didn't appear to you.' Then what should I do?"

English NIV

Moses answered, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The LORD did not appear to you'?"

English NKJ 1982

Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ”

English NLT

But Moses protested again, "Look, they won't believe me! They won't do what I tell them. They'll just say, `The LORD never appeared to you.'"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then Moses answered, "But suppose they do not believe me or listen to me, but say, 'The LORD did not appear to you.'"

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’ ”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But Moses said, “They won't believe me! They won't do what I tell them to. They'll say, 'Jehovah never appeared to you!' “

English Tyndale 1537

Moses answered and said: See, they will not believe me nor hearken unto my voice: but will say, the LORD hath not appeared unto thee.