Exodus 4:18-20
New American Standard Bible
18 Then Moses departed and returned to (A)his father-in-law [a]Jethro, and said to him, “Please, let me go, that I may return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see if they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19 Now the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go [b]back to Egypt, for (B)all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” 20 So Moses took his wife and his (C)sons and mounted them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the (D)staff of God in his hand.
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- Exodus 4:18 Heb Jether
- Exodus 4:19 Lit return
Exodus 4:18-20
English Standard Version
Moses Returns to Egypt
18 Moses went back to (A)Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for (B)all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” 20 So Moses took (C)his wife and his sons and had them ride on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt. And Moses took (D)the staff of God in his hand.
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Exodus 4:18-20
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.
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