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Exodus 4:25
New International Version
Exodus 4:25
New International Version
25 But Zipporah(A) took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin(B) and touched Moses’ feet with it.[a] “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
Footnotes
- Exodus 4:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Exodus 4:25-26
The Message
Exodus 4:25-26
The Message
24-26 On the journey back, as they camped for the night, God met Moses and would have killed him but Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched Moses’ member with it. She said, “Oh! You’re a bridegroom of blood to me!” Then God let him go. She used the phrase “bridegroom of blood” because of the circumcision.
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Exodus 4:25
Contemporary English Version
Exodus 4:25
Contemporary English Version
25 But Zipporah[a] circumcised her son with a flint knife. She touched his[b] legs with the skin she had cut off and said, “My dear son, this blood will protect you.”[c]
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Exodus 4:25
King James Version
Exodus 4:25
King James Version
25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
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Exodus 4:25-26
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Exodus 4:25-26
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25 But Zipporah(A) took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin(B) and touched Moses’ feet with it.[a] “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.)
Footnotes
- Exodus 4:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Exodus 4:25-26
The Message
Exodus 4:25-26
The Message
24-26 On the journey back, as they camped for the night, God met Moses and would have killed him but Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched Moses’ member with it. She said, “Oh! You’re a bridegroom of blood to me!” Then God let him go. She used the phrase “bridegroom of blood” because of the circumcision.
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Exodus 4:25-26
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Exodus 4:25-26
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25 But Zipporah[a] circumcised her son with a flint knife. She touched his[b] legs with the skin she had cut off and said, “My dear son, this blood will protect you.”[c] 26 So the Lord did not harm Moses. Then Zipporah said, “Yes, my dear, you are safe because of this circumcision.”[d]
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Exodus 4:25-26
King James Version
Exodus 4:25-26
King James Version
25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
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