Revised Version 1895

Exodus 4:18-28

18AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH7725andreturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725toJethroיִתְר֛וֹyit.RoH3503his father in law, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,LetH4994meH413goH7725, IprayH4994thee, andreturnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725unto mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200whetherH7200they be yetaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416. AndJethroH3503saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,GoH7725inpeaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872inMidianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080,GoH7725,returnשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: forallכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376aredeadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191whichsoughtהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245thylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802and hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121, andsetH7725themuponעַֽל־'al-H5921an ass, and hereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: andMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947therodמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

21And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, When thou goestbackלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200that thoudoוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.TamH6213beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547allכָּל־kol-H3605thewondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I haveputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in thinehandבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027: but I willhardenאֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekH2388hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, and he willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808letH7971thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971.

22And thou shaltsayH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is mysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121, myfirstbornבְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.RiH1060:

23and I havesaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto thee,LetH7971mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971, that he mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647meאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413; and thou hastrefusedוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985toletH7971himgoלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971:beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, I willslayהֹרֵ֔גho.RegH2026thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, thyfirstbornבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khaH1060.

24And itcameH1961topassH1961on thewayבַדֶּ֖רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870at thelodgingבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411placeH1961, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068metוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298him, andsoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245tokillהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ha.mi.ToH4191him.

25ThenZipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahH6855tookH3947aflintצֹ֗רTzorH6864, andcutוַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.RotH3772offH3772theforeskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190ofherH3947sonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121, andcastוַתַּגַּ֖עva.ta.Ga'H5060it at hisfeetלְרַגְלָ֑יוle.rag.LavH7272; andsheH3588saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,SurelyH3588a bridegroom ofbloodדָּמִ֛יםda.MimH1818art thou tomeH3947.

26SoH4480heletH7503himaloneH7503. Thensheאָ֚ז'azH227saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559, A bridegroom ofbloodדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818art thou,becauseH4480of thecircumcisionלַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פla.mu.LotH4139.

27And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Gointoאֶֽל־'el-H413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057tomeetH6298Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872. And hewentH7125, andmetH6298him in themountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Aaronלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wherewith he hadsentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thesignsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226wherewith he hadchargedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him.

Read all of Exodus 4

Commentaries on Exodus 4

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain