Exodus 7:9

7:9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Do ¹  a miracle,’ and you say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down ²  before Pharaoh,’ it will become ³  a snake.”

Deuteronomy 13:2

13:2 and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, “Let us follow other gods” – gods whom you have not previously known – “and let us serve them.”

Luke 2:12

2:12 This ⁴  will be a sign ⁵  for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.” ⁶ 

¹ tn The verb is תְּנוּ (tÿnu), literally “give.” The imperative is followed by an ethical dative that strengthens the subject of the imperative: “you give a miracle.”

² tn Heb “and throw it.” The direct object, “it,” is implied.

³ tn The form is the jussive יְהִי ( yÿhi). Gesenius notes that frequently in a conditional clause, a sentence with a protasis and apodosis, the jussive will be used. Here it is in the apodosis (GKC 323 §109.h).

⁴ tn Grk “And this.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ sn The sign functions for the shepherds like Elizabeth’s conception served for Mary in 1:36.

⁶ tn Or “a feeding trough,” see Luke 2:7.