Focused Passage

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

27 Meanwhile, 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.

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

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

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

31 and 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 3:1 Classic cross-references Genesis 29:11 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 2:27 Classic cross-references Exodus 4:14 Classic cross-references Genesis 29:13 Classic cross-references Genesis 12:1-3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-16 OliveGrove study links Genesis 46:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Meanwhile, the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular had said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition Aaron אַהֲרֹ֔ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular Go לֵ֛ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular and meet לִקְרַ֥את H7122 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular in the wilderness הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה H4057 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular So he went וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and met [Moses] וַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּ H6298 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular at the mountain בְּהַ֥ר H2022 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural and kissed וַיִּשַּׁק־ H5401 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular him לֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Exodus 4:15 Classic cross-references Exodus 4:8 Classic cross-references Genesis 12:1-3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-16 OliveGrove study links Genesis 46:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And Moses מֹשֶׁה֙ H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular told וַיַּגֵּ֤ד H5046 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Aaron לְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ן H175 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֵ֛ת H853 Direct object marker everything כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . דִּבְרֵ֥י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative had sent him שְׁלָח֑וֹ H7971 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular to say וְאֵ֥ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the signs הָאֹתֹ֖ת H226 Article | Noun - common plural - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative He had commanded him to perform צִוָּֽהוּ׃ H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Exodus 3:16 Classic cross-references Numbers 11:16 Classic cross-references Exodus 19:7 Classic cross-references Genesis 12:1-3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-16 OliveGrove study links Genesis 46:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Then Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Aaron וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן H175 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular went וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and assembled וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ H622 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the elders זִקְנֵ֖י H2205 Adjective - masculine plural construct vvv בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 30

Cross-references

Judges 7:15 Classic cross-references Exodus 4:8 Classic cross-references Genesis 12:1-3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-16 OliveGrove study links Genesis 46:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

and Aaron אַהֲרֹ֔ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֵ֚ת H853 Direct object marker relayed וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular everything כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַדְּבָרִ֔ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural . . . אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular had said דִּבֶּ֥ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֑ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular And [Moses] performed וַיַּ֥עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the signs הָאֹתֹ֖ת H226 Article | Noun - common plural before לְעֵינֵ֥י H5869 Preposition-l | Noun - cdc the people הָעָֽם׃ H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 31

Cross-references

Genesis 21:1 Classic cross-references Exodus 2:25 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 20:18 Classic cross-references Exodus 3:16 Classic cross-references Luke 1:68 Classic cross-references Genesis 12:1-3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-16 OliveGrove study links Genesis 46:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

and [they] הָעָ֑ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular believed וַֽיַּאֲמֵ֖ן H539 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular And when they heard וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural that כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker had attended פָקַ֨ד H6485 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and וְכִ֤י H3588 Conjunction had seen רָאָה֙ H7200 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker their affliction עָנְיָ֔ם H6040 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural they bowed down וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ H6915 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural and worshiped וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃ H7812 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

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