Exodus 4:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 4:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 4:24 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 4:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.”

Exodus 4:24 — World English Bible

Exodus 4:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him. ”

Exodus 4:24 — American Standard Version

Exodus 4:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;”

Exodus 4:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 4:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him. ”

Exodus 4:24 — Darby Translation

Exodus 4:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And as he was by the waye in the ynne, the Lord met him, and would haue killed him.”

Exodus 4:24 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 4:24 in Context — Exodus 4

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.

26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

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What Does Exodus 4:24 Mean?

Exodus 4:24 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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