KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses replied, 'But look, they won't believe me or listen to what I say. They'll tell me, "The LORD never appeared to you."'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses is expressing his fear that the Israelites won't believe God actually spoke to him and sent him to lead them.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place at the burning bush where God has just called Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery. Moses had fled Egypt forty years earlier after killing an Egyptian taskmaster, so he's worried about his credibility with his own people. The Israelites had been enslaved for over 400 years and might be skeptical of anyone claiming God sent them as a deliverer.
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