Focused Passage

Exodus 4:24-26

Signs, Reluctance, Covenant Blood, and Return to Egypt

The LORD answers Moses' objections with signs and provision, sends him back to Egypt with Aaron, confronts covenant disobedience in Moses' household, and brings Israel's elders to believe and worship.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

24Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.

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.

26So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.)

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References and Original Words

Verse 24

Cross-references

Genesis 17:14Classic cross-references Luke 10:34Classic cross-references Numbers 22:22Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 21:16Classic cross-references Exodus 3:18Classic cross-references

Original words

Now at a lodging placeבַּמָּל֑וֹןH4411Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularalong the wayבַדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularvvvוַיְהִ֥יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularmet [Moses]וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּH6298Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularand was aboutוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁH1245Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto kill himהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃H4191Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Hebrew him

Verse 25

Cross-references

Joshua 5:2Classic cross-references Genesis 17:14Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 16:7Classic cross-references

Original words

But Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הH6855Noun - proper - feminine singulartookוַתִּקַּ֨חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singulara flint knifeצֹ֗רH6864Noun - masculine singularcut offוַתִּכְרֹת֙H3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerher son’sבְּנָ֔הּH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularforeskinעָרְלַ֣תH6190Noun - feminine singular constructand touched itוַתַּגַּ֖עH5060Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularto [Moses’] feetלְרַגְלָ֑יוH7272Preposition-l | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularSurelyכִּ֧יH3588Conjunctionyou [are]אַתָּ֖הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singulara bridegroomחֲתַן־H2860Noun - masculine singular constructof bloodדָּמִ֛יםH1818Noun - masculine pluralto meלִֽי׃Preposition | first person common singularshe saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

BSB notes

Hebrew his feet

Verse 26

Original words

So [the LORD] let him aloneוַיִּ֖רֶףH7503Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .מִמֶּ֑נּוּH4480Preposition | third person masculine singularWhenאָ֚זH227Adverbshe saidאָֽמְרָ֔הH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularbridegroomחֲתַ֥ןH2860Noun - masculine singular constructof bloodדָּמִ֖יםH1818Noun - masculine pluralshe was referring to the circumcisionלַמּוּלֹֽת׃פH4139Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural

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