KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The LORD said to him again, 'Now put your hand inside your robe.' So he put his hand inside his robe, and when he pulled it out, his hand was white with leprosy, like snow.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is showing Moses another miraculous sign by instantly making his hand leprous and white as snow.
📚 Historical Context
This is the second miraculous sign God gave Moses at the burning bush to prove God's power to the Israelites and Pharaoh. Leprosy was a feared skin disease in ancient times that made people ceremonially unclean and socially outcast. God was demonstrating His absolute power over health and disease.
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