Exodus 4 · Verse 6

Exodus 4:6

And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
Exodus 4:6, King James Version

Exodus 4:6 in other translations

BSBFurthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow.
WEBThe LORD said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
ASVAnd Jehovah said furthermore unto him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith to him again, ‘Put in, I pray thee, thy hand into thy bosom;' and he putteth in his hand into his bosom, and he bringeth it out, and lo, his hand is leprous as snow;
DARBYAnd Jehovah said moreover to him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and took it out, and behold, his hand was leprous, as snow.
BBEThen the Lord said to him again, Put your hand inside your clothing. And he put his hand inside his robe: and when he took it out it was like the hand of a leper, as white as snow.
WebsterAnd the LORD said furthermore to him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

What does Exodus 4:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Put now thine hand into thy bosom--the open part of his outer robe, worn about the girdle.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 His hand was leprous as snow - That is, the leprosy spread itself over the whole body in thin white scales; and from this appearance it has its Greek name λεπρα, from λεπις, a scale. Dr. Mead says, "I have seen a remarkable case of this in a countryman, whose whole body was so miserably seized with it, that his skin was shining as if covered with snow; and as the surfuraceous scales were daily rubbed off, the flesh appeared quick or raw underneath." The leprosy, at least among the Jews, was a most inveterate and contagious disorder, and deemed by them incurable. Among the heathens it was considered as inflicted by their gods, and it was supposed that they alone could remove it. It is certain that a similar belief prevailed among the Israelites; hence, when the king of Syria sent his general Naaman, to the king of Israel to cure him of his leprosy, he rent his clothes, saying, Amos I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? 2Kgs 5:7. This appears, therefore, to be the reason why God chose this sign, as the instantaneous infliction and removal of this disease were demonstrations which all would allow of the sovereign power of God. We need, therefore, seek for no other reasons for this miracle: the sole reason is sufficiently obvious.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 4:1-9

Moses objects, that the people would not take his word, unless he showed them some sign. God gives him power to work miracles. But those who are now employed to deliver God's messages to men, need not the power to work miracles: their character and their doctrines are to be tried by that word of God to which they appeal. These miracles especially referred to the miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ. It belonged to Him…

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Exodus 4:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
ל֜וֹloto <the> him
ע֗וֹדodagainH5750
הָֽבֵא\־ha.ve'-putH935
נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994
יָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.Khahand yourH3027
בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chain bosom yourH2436
וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'and he putH935
יָד֖וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
בְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.Koin bosom hisH2436
וַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּvai.Yo.tzi.'Ahand he brought out itH3318
וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
יָד֖וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
מְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'at[was] leprousH6879
כַּשָּֽׁלֶג\׃ka.Sha.leglike <the> snowH7950

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 4:6

  • 2 Kings 5:27

    The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

  • Numbers 12:10

    And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
leprous as snow.
Nu 12:10; 2Ki 5:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 4:5

    That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

  • Exodus 4:6

    And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

  • Exodus 4:7

    And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

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Exodus 4:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y díjole más Jehová: Mete ahora tu mano en tu seno. Y él metió la mano en su seno; y como la sacó, he aquí que su mano estaba leprosa como la nieve.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel lui dit encore: Mets maintenant ta main dans ton sein. Et il mit sa main dans son sein; et il la retira, et voici, sa main était lépreuse, blanche comme neige.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach weiter zu ihm: Stecke doch deine Hand in deinen Busen. Und er steckte seine Hand in seinen Busen; und er zog sie heraus, und siehe, seine Hand war aussätzig wie Schnee.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Dominus rursum: Mitte manum tuam in sinum tuum. Quam cum misisset in sinum, protulit leprosam instar nivis.