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Exodus 4:18-28
New King James Version
Exodus 4:18-28
New King James Version
Moses Goes to Egypt
18 So Moses went and returned to (A)Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.”
And Jethro said to Moses, (B)“Go in peace.”
19 Now the Lord said to Moses in (C)Midian, “Go, return to (D)Egypt; for all the men who (E)sought your life are dead.” 20 Then Moses (F)took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took (G)the rod of God in his hand.
21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those (H)wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But (I)I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall (J)say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: (K)“Israel is My son, (L)My firstborn. 23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed (M)I will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”
24 And it came to pass on the way, at the (N)encampment, that the Lord (O)met him and sought to (P)kill him. 25 Then (Q)Zipporah took (R)a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and [a]cast it at [b]Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!” 26 So He let him go. Then she said, “You are a [c]husband of blood!”—because of the circumcision.
27 And the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness (S)to meet Moses.” So he went and met him on (T)the mountain of God, and kissed him. 28 So Moses (U)told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the (V)signs which He had commanded him.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Exodus 4:25 Lit. made it touch
- Exodus 4:25 Lit. his
- Exodus 4:26 bridegroom
Exodus 4:18-28
New International Version
Exodus 4:18-28
New International Version
Moses Returns to Egypt
18 Then Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me return to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive.”
Jethro said, “Go, and I wish you well.”
19 Now the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill(A) you are dead.(B)” 20 So Moses took his wife and sons,(C) put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff(D) of God in his hand.
21 The Lord said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders(E) I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart(F) so that he will not let the people go.(G) 22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,(H) 23 and I told you, “Let my son go,(I) so he may worship(J) me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’”(K)
24 At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses[a] and was about to kill(L) him. 25 But Zipporah(M) took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin(N) and touched Moses’ feet with it.[b] “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. 26 So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)
27 The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain(O) of God and kissed(P) him. 28 Then Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and also about all the signs he had commanded him to perform.
Footnotes
- Exodus 4:24 Hebrew him
- Exodus 4:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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