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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמר אליו יהוה מזה (מה זה) בידך ויאמר מטה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmr Alyv yhvh mzh (mh zh) bydk vyAmr mth

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
dixit ergo ad eum quid est hoc quod tenes in manu tua respondit virga

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the LORD said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
New King James Version   
So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
21st Century King James Version   
And the Lord said unto him, “What is that in thine hand?” And he said, “A rod.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Then he said to him: What is that thou holdest in thy hand? He answered: A rod.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”
God's Word   
Then the LORD asked him, "What's that in your hand?" He answered, "A shepherd's staff."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
The LORD asked him, "What is that in your hand?"" A staff," he replied.
International Standard Version   
"What's that in your hand?" the LORD asked him. Moses answered, "A staff."
NET Bible   
The LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A staff."
New American Standard Bible   
The LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A staff."
New International Version   
Then the LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" "A staff," he replied.
New Living Translation   
Then the LORD asked him, "What is that in your hand?" "A shepherd's staff," Moses replied.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the LORD said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
The World English Bible   
Yahweh said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A rod."
EasyEnglish Bible   
Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘What is that thing in your hand?’ Moses answered, ‘It is a stick.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And Jehovah saith unto him, `What [is] this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'
New Life Version   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses said, “A stick.”
The Voice Bible   
Eternal One: What do you have in your hand? Moses: My shepherd’s staff.
Living Bible   
“What do you have there in your hand?” the Lord asked him. And he replied, “A shepherd’s rod.”
New Catholic Bible   
The Lord said to him, “What is in your hand?” He answered, “A staff.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
And Yahweh said to him, “What is this in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
Christian Standard Bible   
The Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
New Century Version   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses answered, “It is my walking stick.”
The Message   
So God said, “What’s that in your hand?” “A staff.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”
Good News Translation®   
So the Lord asked him, “What are you holding?” “A walking stick,” he answered.
Wycliffe Bible   
Therefore the Lord said to him, What is that that thou holdest in thine hand? Moses answered, A rod, that is, a shepherd’s staff.
Contemporary English Version   
The Lord answered, “What's that in your hand?” “A walking stick,” Moses replied.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ He said, ‘A staff.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
The Lord said to him, “What’s that in your hand?” Moses replied, “A shepherd’s rod.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
The Lord said to him: What is in your hand? “A staff,” he answered.
New American Standard Bible   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
The Expanded Bible   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses answered, “It is my ·walking stick [staff; C representing the presence of God].”
Tree of Life Version   
So Adonai said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he said.
Revised Standard Version   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
New International Reader's Version   
The Lord said to him, “What do you have in your hand?” “A walking stick,” he said.
BRG Bible   
And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Adonai answered him, “What is that in your hand?” and he said, “A staff.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ He said, ‘A staff.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Hashem said unto him, What is that in thine yad? And he said, A matteh (a rod, staff).
Names of God Bible   
Then Yahweh asked him, “What’s that in your hand?” He answered, “A shepherd’s staff.”
Modern English Version   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A rod.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
But the Lord said to Moses, “What is that you have in your hand?” Moses answered, “It is my walking stick.”
International Children’s Bible   
The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses answered, “It is my walking stick.”
Lexham English Bible   
And Yahweh said to him, “What is this in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
New International Version - UK   
Then the Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ ‘A staff,’ he replied.