Exodus 4:24 “Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about…”

Exodus 4:24

Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Now on the journey, at the night's resting-place, the Lord came in his way and would have put him to death.

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Cross references

“the inn”

Genesis 17:14 Genesis 42:27

Genesis 17:14 · BSB

But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

Genesis 42:27 · BSB

At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.

“the Lord”

Exodus 3:18 1 Chronicles 21:16 Hosea 13:8 Numbers 22:22 Numbers 22:23

Exodus 3:18 · BSB

The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilde…

1 Chronicles 21:16 · BSB

When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.

Hosea 13:8 · BSB

Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.

Numbers 22:22 · BSB

Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

Numbers 22:23 · BSB

When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.

“sought”

Leviticus 10:3 1 Kings 13:24

Leviticus 10:3 · BSB

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

1 Kings 13:24 · BSB

As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’”

25But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.

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