Exodus 4:8

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ESV	“If they will not believe you,” God said, “or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign.
NIV	Then the LORD said, “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first miraculous sign, they may believe the second.
NLT	The LORD said to Moses, “If they do not believe you and are not convinced by the first miraculous sign, they will be convinced by the second sign.
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KJV	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.

^{Exodus 4:7 ← Exodus 4:8 → Exodus 4:9}

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