EXO 4:8 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “So, if they don’t believe you, and if the first miracle doesn’t convince them, then they’ll believe that second miracle.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ πιστεύσωσί σοι, μηδὲ εἰσακούσωσι τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ σημείου τοῦ πρώτου, πιστεύσουσί σοι τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ σημείου τοῦ δετέρου.
(Ean de maʸ pisteusōsi soi, maʸde eisakousōsi taʸs fōnaʸs tou saʸmeiou tou prōtou, pisteusousi soi taʸs fōnaʸs tou saʸmeiou tou deterou. )

BrTr And if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, they will believe thee because of the voice of the second sign.

ULT “And it will be, if they do not believe you, and they do not listen to the voice of the first sign, then they will believe the voice of the following sign.

UST Yahweh said, “You can do that in front of the Israelite people, too. And if they do not believe you or listen to you after seeing the first miracle, they will believe you when you perform the second miracle.

BSB § And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE “It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the former sign, then they may believe the latter sign.

LSV “and it has come to pass, if they do not give credence to you, and do not listen to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.

FBV “If they don't believe you and they're not convinced by the first sign, they'll believe because of the second sign,” the Lord explained.

T4T God said, “You can do that in front of the Israeli people, too. If they do not pay attention to what you say because of seeing the first miracle, they will ◄believe you/be convinced► when you perform the second miracle.

LEB “And[fn] if they do not believe you and they will not listen to the voice of the former sign, then they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

4:8 Literally “and he/it will be”

BBE And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have faith in the second sign.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

ASV And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

DRA If they will not believe thee, saith he, nor hear the voice of the former sign, they will believe the word of the latter sign.

YLT ' — and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.

Drby And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the other sign.

RV And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

Wbstr And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

KJB-1769 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
(And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee/you, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. )

KJB-1611 And it shall come to passe, if they wil not beleeue thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first signe, that they will beleeue the voice of the latter signe.
(And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee/you, neither hearken to the voice of the first signe, that they will believe the voice of the latter signe.)

Bshps Therfore yf they wyll not beleue thee, neither heare ye voyce of the first signes, yet wyll they beleue for the voyce of the seconde signes.
(Therefore if they will not believe thee/you, neither hear ye/you_all voice of the first signs, yet will they believe for the voice of the second signs.)

Gnva So shall it be, if they wil not beleeue thee, neither obey the voyce of ye first signe, yet shall they beleeue for the voyce of the seconde signe.
(So shall it be, if they will not believe thee/you, neither obey the voice of ye/you_all first signe, yet shall they believe for the voice of the second signe. )

Cvdl Yf they wil not beleue the, ner heare ye voyce of the first token, yet shal they beleue the voyce of the seconde token.
(If they will not believe them, nor hear ye/you_all voice of the first token, yet shall they believe the voice of the second token.)

Wycl The Lord seide, If thei schulen not bileue to thee, nether schulen here the word of the formere signe, thei schulen bileue to the word of the signe suynge;
(The Lord said, If they should not believe to thee/you, neither should here the word of the formere signe, they should believe to the word of the sign suynge;)

Luth Wenn sie dir nun nicht werden glauben noch deine Stimme hören bei einem Zeichen, so werden sie doch glauben deiner Stimme bei dem andern Zeichen.
(When they/she/them you/to_you now not become believe still your voice hear at one Zeichen, so become they/she/them though/but believe yours voice at to_him change Zeichen.)

ClVg Si non crediderint, inquit, tibi, neque audierint sermonem signi prioris, credent verbo signi sequentis.
(When/But_if not/no crediderint, he_said, tibi, nor audierint conversation signi prioris, credent verbo signi sequentis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יִשְׁמְע֔וּ לְ⁠קֹ֖ל הָ⁠אֹ֣ת הָ⁠רִאשׁ֑וֹן וְ⁠הֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּ לְ⁠קֹ֖ל הָ⁠אֹ֥ת הָ⁠אַחֲרֽוֹן

and=not they_will_understand to,voice_of the,sign the,first and,believe in,voice_of the,sign the,second

Here each sign is spoken of as if it had a voice with which it could speak. If this might be confusing for your readers, you could express this meaning plainly that makes explicit that the signs are meant to be proof that God sent Moses. Alternative translation: “and are not convinced that God has appeared to you by seeing the first sign, then they will be convinced by seeing the second sign.”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ & יִשְׁמְע֔וּ & וְ⁠הֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּ

believe & they_will_understand & and,believe

Here, they refers either to the Israelites or to the Israelite elders. God had instructed Moses to gather and speak to the elders; if you make this participant explicit, elders is the better option, but be sure to do the same as you did in 4:5.

לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ & וְ⁠הֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּ

not believe & and,believe

Alternate translation: “they do not acknowledge … then they will acknowledge” or “they do not accept … then they will accept”

Parallel EXO 4:8