Exodus 4:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.”

Exodus 4:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 4:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 4:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’””

Exodus 4:23 — World English Bible

Exodus 4:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born. ”

Exodus 4:23 — American Standard Version

Exodus 4:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and I say unto thee, Send away My son, and he doth serve Me; and--thou dost refuse to send him away--lo, I am slaying thy son, thy first-born.'”

Exodus 4:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 4:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill thy son, thy firstborn. ”

Exodus 4:23 — Darby Translation

Exodus 4:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore I say to thee, Let my sonne go, that he may serue me: if thou refuse to let him goe, beholde, I will slay thy sonne, euen thy first borne.”

Exodus 4:23 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 4:23 in Context — Exodus 4

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.

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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What Does Exodus 4:23 Mean?

Exodus 4:23 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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