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Exodus 4:5
ESV "that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."
NIV "This," said the Lord, "is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you."
NASB so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.'
CSB "This will take place," he continued, "so that they will believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."
NLT Perform this sign,' the Lord told him. 'Then they will believe that the Lord, the God of their ancestors — the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob — really has appeared to you.'
KJV 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.
NKJV “that they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

What does Exodus 4:5 mean?

Moses was concerned no one would believe his claim about speaking for the God of Abraham (Exodus 3:13–15; 4:1). God provides miraculous signs, beginning with Moses' staff. When Moses drops it, it becomes a snake, then reverts when he picks it back up (Exodus 4:2–4). This is one of the ways in which Moses can demonstrate divine power to convince the elders of Israel (Exodus 4:30). This verse also continues to repeat references to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. These not only clearly identify the Lord, but they also highlight the special relationship between God and Israel.

When Moses first confronts Pharaoh, Egyptian court magicians seem to replicate the same feat (Exodus 7:10–12). But the snake representing God—transformed from Aaron's staff—consumes the advisors' serpents.
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