Exodus 4:22-26
Amplified Bible
22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Israel is My son, My firstborn. 23 So I say to you, ‘Let My son go so that he may serve Me’; and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.”’”
24 Now it happened at the lodging place, that the Lord met Moses and sought to kill him [making him deathly ill because he had not circumcised one of his sons].(A) 25 [a]Then Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off the foreskin of her son and threw it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Indeed you are a husband of blood to me!” 26 So He let Moses alone [to recover]. At that time Zipporah said, “You are a husband of blood”—because of the circumcision.
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- Exodus 4:25 Moses had not circumcised his son in obedience to the commandment that God had given to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:10 ff). It is possible that Moses refrained from doing the procedure because his wife Zipporah, a Midianite, had objected. If so, Zipporah now reluctantly performed the procedure herself as a last resort to save Moses’ life, not hiding her disgust over the situation.
Exodus 4:22-26
New American Standard Bible
22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: “(A)Israel is My son, My firstborn. 23 So I said to you, ‘(B)Let My son go so that he may serve Me’; but you have refused to let him go. Behold, (C)I am going to kill your son, your firstborn.”’”
24 But it came about at the overnight encampment on the way, that the Lord met [a]Moses, and (D)sought to put him to death. 25 So Zipporah took (E)a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and [b]threw it at Moses’ feet; and she said, “You are indeed a groom of blood to me!” 26 So He left him alone. At that time she said, “You are a groom of blood”—[c]because of the circumcision.
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- Exodus 4:24 Lit him
- Exodus 4:25 Lit made it touch at his feet
- Exodus 4:26 Lit with reference to
Exodus 4:22-26
English Standard Version
22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, (A)Israel is my (B)firstborn son, 23 and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I (C)will kill your firstborn son.’”
24 At a lodging place on the way (D)the Lord met him and (E)sought to put him to death. 25 Then (F)Zipporah took a (G)flint and cut off her son's foreskin and touched Moses'[a] feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” 26 So he let him alone. It was then that she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.
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- Exodus 4:25 Hebrew his
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