Passage

Exodus 4.24-26

Book: Exodus · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

22. And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born: 23. 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.

24. And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him. 25. Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me. 26. So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.

And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. 28. And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewith he had charged him. (Exodus 4:22-28, ASV)

WEB

22. You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Yahweh says, Israel is my son, my firstborn, 23. 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 son, your firstborn.’”

24. On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him. 25. Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” 26. So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.

Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him. 28. Moses told Aaron all Yahweh’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him. (Exodus 4:22-28, WEB)

KJV

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. ^{sharp: or, knife} ^{cast: Heb. made it touch} 26. So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 28. And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. (Exodus 4:22-28, KJV)

YLT

22. and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born [is] Israel, 23. 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.'

24. And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death; 25. and Zipporah taketh a flint, and cutteth off the foreskin of her son, and causeth [it] to touch his feet, and saith, 'Surely a bridegroom of blood [art] thou to me;' 26. and He desisteth from him: then she said, 'A bridegroom of blood,' in reference to the circumcision.

And Jehovah saith unto Aaron, 'Go to meet Moses into the wilderness;' and he goeth, and meeteth him in the mount of God, and kisseth him, 28. and Moses declareth to Aaron all the words of Jehovah with which He hath sent him, and all the signs with which He hath charged him. (Exodus 4:22-28, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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