Exodus 4:27

Exodus 4:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord said to Aaron, "Go into the wilderness to meet Moses." So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.

Context of Exodus 4:27

25Then Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off the foreskin of her son and threw it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Indeed you are a husband of blood to me!” 26So He let Moses alone [to recover]. At that time Zipporah said, “You are a husband of blood”—because of the circumcision. The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God (Sinai) and kissed him. 28Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord with which He had sent him, and all the signs that He had commanded him to do. 29Then Moses and Aaron went [into Egypt] and assembled all the elders of the Israelites;

Exodus 4:27 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן לֵ֛ךְ לִקְרַ֥את מֹשֶׁ֖ה הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּ בְּהַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וַיִּשַּׁק־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• into the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• and metפָּגַשׁpâgash · to meetH6298
• him in the mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401

Cross-references for Exodus 4:27

• Exodus 4:14Then the anger of the Lord was kindled and burned against Moses; He said, “Is there not your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know that he speaks fluently. Also, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be overjoyed.
• Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one because they have a more satisfying return for their labor;
• Acts 10:5Now send men to Joppa and have them call for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter [and invite him here];
• Exodus 3:1Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro (Reuel) his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb (Sinai), the mountain of God.
• Exodus 19:3Moses went up to God [on the mountain], and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Say this to the house of Jacob and tell the Israelites:
• Exodus 20:18Now all the people witnessed the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the smoking mountain; and as they looked, the people were afraid, and they trembled [and moved backward] and stood at a [safe] distance.
• Exodus 24:15Then Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
• 1 Kings 19:8So he got up and ate and drank, and with the strength of that food he traveled forty days and nights to Horeb (Sinai), the mountain of God.
• Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel [in greeting], and he raised his voice and wept.

Commentaries on Exodus 4:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The Lord said to Aaron - See Exodus 4:14. By some secret but powerful movement on Aaron's mind, or by some voice or angelic ministry, he was now directed to go and meet his brother Moses; and so correctly was the information given to both, that they arrived at the same time on the sacred mountain.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-31Verses 24-31 God met Moses in anger. The Lord threatened him with death or sent sickness upon him, as the punishment of his having neglected to circumcise his son. When God discovers to us what is amiss in our lives, we must give all diligence to amend it speedily. This is the voice of every rod; it calls us to return to Him that smites us. God sent Aaron to meet Moses. The more they saw of God's bringing them together, the more pleasant their interview…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Aaron’s coming to meet Moses is the first recorded confirmation of God’s promises (see 4:14). mountain of God: This refers to Mount Sinai.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. Aaron met him in the mount of God, and kissed him--After a separation of forty years, their meeting would be mutually happy. Similar are the salutations of Arab friends when they meet in the desert still; conspicuous is the kiss on each side of the head.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 4:27

• Aaron
• Moses
• Prophets

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Commentaries on Exodus 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings