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

25But Zipporah took a flint, cut off the foreskin of her son, and threw it at his feet, saying, “You are surely a bridegroom of blood to me.” 26She said, “A bridegroom of blood” because of the circumcision. Then He let him alone. Now Adonai said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God, and kissed him. 28Then Moses told Aaron all the words of Adonai with which He had been sent, along with all the signs that He had commanded him to do. 29Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of Bnei-Yisrael.

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 Adonai was kindled against Moses, so He said, “In fact, Aaron the Levite is your brother. I know that he can speak well. Moreover, he is on his way to meet you! When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
• Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one, because they get a good return for their effort.
• Acts 10:5Now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, also named Peter.
• Exodus 3:1Now Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. So he led the flock to the farthest end of the wilderness, coming to the mountain of God, Horeb.
• Exodus 19:3Moses went up to God, and Adonai called to him from the mountain saying, “Say this to the house of Jacob, and tell Bnei-Yisrael,
• Exodus 20:18All the people witnessed the thundering and the lightning, and the sound of the shofar, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled and stood far off.
• Exodus 24:15When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it.
• 1 Kings 19:8So he arose and ate and drank, and in the strength of that meal forty days and forty nights went to Horeb, the mountain of God.
• Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up 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