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Exodus 4:27-31

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

27Meanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.

28And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and all the signs He had commanded him to perform.

29Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,

30and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people,

31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

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Verse 27

Cross-references

Exodus 3:1Classic cross-referencesGenesis 29:11Classic cross-references1 Samuel 2:27Classic cross-referencesExodus 4:14Classic cross-referencesGenesis 29:13Classic cross-referencesGenesis 12:1-3OliveGrove study linksGenesis 15:13-16OliveGrove study linksGenesis 46:1-4OliveGrove study links

Original words

Meanwhile, the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶֽל־H413PrepositionAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularGoלֵ֛ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularand meetלִקְרַ֥אתH7122Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularin the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהH4057Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularSo he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand met [Moses]וַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּH6298Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularat the mountainבְּהַ֥רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluraland kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־H5401Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhimלֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 28

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Exodus 4:15Classic cross-referencesExodus 4:8Classic cross-referencesGenesis 12:1-3OliveGrove study linksGenesis 15:13-16OliveGrove study linksGenesis 46:1-4OliveGrove study links

Original words

And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙H4872Noun - proper - masculine singulartoldוַיַּגֵּ֤דH5046Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularAaronלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןH175Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֵ֛תH853Direct object markereverythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .דִּבְרֵ֥יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehad sent himשְׁלָח֑וֹH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularto sayוְאֵ֥תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe signsהָאֹתֹ֖תH226Article | Noun - common plural-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeHe had commanded him to performצִוָּֽהוּ׃H6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Verse 29

Cross-references

Exodus 3:16Classic cross-referencesNumbers 11:16Classic cross-referencesExodus 19:7Classic cross-referencesGenesis 12:1-3OliveGrove study linksGenesis 15:13-16OliveGrove study linksGenesis 46:1-4OliveGrove study links

Original words

Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןH175Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularwentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand assembledוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּH622Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe eldersזִקְנֵ֖יH2205Adjective - masculine plural constructvvvבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Cross-references

Judges 7:15Classic cross-referencesExodus 4:8Classic cross-referencesGenesis 12:1-3OliveGrove study linksGenesis 15:13-16OliveGrove study linksGenesis 46:1-4OliveGrove study links

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and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֵ֚תH853Direct object markerrelayedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulareverythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַדְּבָרִ֔יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad saidדִּבֶּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd [Moses] performedוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe signsהָאֹתֹ֖תH226Article | Noun - common pluralbeforeלְעֵינֵ֥יH5869Preposition-l | Noun - cdcthe peopleהָעָֽם׃H5971Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 31

Cross-references

Genesis 21:1Classic cross-referencesExodus 2:25Classic cross-references2 Chronicles 20:18Classic cross-referencesExodus 3:16Classic cross-referencesLuke 1:68Classic cross-referencesGenesis 12:1-3OliveGrove study linksGenesis 15:13-16OliveGrove study linksGenesis 46:1-4OliveGrove study links

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and [they]הָעָ֑םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularbelievedוַֽיַּאֲמֵ֖ןH539Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularAnd when they heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthatכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhad attendedפָקַ֨דH6485Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularandוְכִ֤יH3588Conjunctionhad seenרָאָה֙H7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir afflictionעָנְיָ֔םH6040Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralthey bowed downוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּH6915Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃H7812Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
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