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And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/4.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now the LORD said to Aaron, “Go to meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. <a href="/nasb/exodus/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now the LORD said to Aaron, &#8220Go to meet Moses in the wilderness.&#8221 So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now the LORD said to Aaron, “Go to meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God, and he kissed him. <a href="/lsb/exodus/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go to meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and encountered him at the mountain of God and kissed him. <a href="/amp/exodus/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/exodus/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now the LORD had said to Aaron, &#8220Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.&#8221 So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. <a href="/asv/exodus/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. <a href="/cev/exodus/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD sent Aaron to meet Moses in the desert. So Aaron met Moses at Mount Sinai and greeted him with a kiss. <a href="/erv/exodus/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. <a href="/gwt/exodus/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Meanwhile, the LORD had told Aaron to meet Moses in the desert. When Aaron met Moses at the mountain of God, he kissed him. <a href="/gnt/exodus/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Meanwhile the LORD had said to Aaron, "Go into the desert to meet Moses." So he went to meet him at the holy mountain; and when he met him, he kissed him. <a href="/isv/exodus/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD told Aaron, "Go meet Moses in the desert." So Aaron went, found him at the mountain of God, and embraced him. <a href="/msb/exodus/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/exodus/4.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD said to Aaron, "Go to the wilderness to meet Moses. So he went and met him at the mountain of God and greeted him with a kiss. <a href="/nheb/exodus/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said to Aaron, "Go into the wilderness to meet Moses." He went, and met him on God's mountain, and kissed him. <a href="/wbt/exodus/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/exodus/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH says to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses”; and he goes, and meets him on the mountain of God, and kisses him, <a href="/ylt/exodus/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah saith unto Aaron, 'Go to meet Moses into the wilderness;' and he goeth, and meeteth him in the mount of God, and kisseth him, <a href="/slt/exodus/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to Aaron, Go to the meeting of Moses, to the desert And he will go, and will meet with him in the mount of God, and will kiss him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said to Aaron: Go into the desert to meet Moses. And he went forth to meet him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet Moses.” And he went directly to meet him on the mountain of God, and he kissed him. <a href="/nabre/exodus/4.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD said to Aaron: Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. So he went; when meeting him at the mountain of God, he kissed him. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went; and he met him at the mountain of God and kissed him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went and met him in the mountain of God, Horeb, and kissed him. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said to Aaron, “Go for a meeting of Moshe your brother”, and he went on to the wilderness and met him in the mountain of God in Khoreeb, and he kissed Him.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said to Aaron: 'Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.' And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. <a href="/sep/exodus/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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 they kissed each other. <a href="/parallel/exodus/4-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=901" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/4.htm">The People Believe Moses and Aaron</a> 27<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Meanwhile, the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">had said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">Aaron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·raṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">and meet</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ham·miḏ·bā·rāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">So he went</a> <a href="/hebrew/6298.htm" title="6298: way·yip̄·gə·šê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To meet, encounter. A primitive root; to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur.">and met Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">at the mountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5401.htm" title="5401: way·yiš·šaq- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To kiss, to equip with weapons. A primitive root; to kiss, literally or figuratively; also, to equip with weapons.">and kissed</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him.</a> 28And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and all the signs He had commanded him to perform.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Exodus 3:18</a> The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’ <a href="/exodus/18-5.htm">Exodus 18:5</a> Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God. <a href="/numbers/12-1.htm">Numbers 12:1</a> Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife. <a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14</a> From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, <a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a> The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. <a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">1 Samuel 2:27</a> Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house? <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">1 Samuel 3:10</a> Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” <a href="/1_kings/19-16.htm">1 Kings 19:16</a> You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet. <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a> Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” <a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7</a> But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. <a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40</a> He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/mark/6-7.htm">Mark 6:7</a> Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits. <a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Luke 10:1</a> After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit. <a href="/john/1-45.htm">John 1:45</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.go into.<a href="/exodus/4-14.htm">Exodus 4:14-16</a> And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart… <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:9</a> Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.<a href="/acts/10-5.htm">Acts 10:5,6,20</a> And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: … the mount.<a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a> Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.<a href="/exodus/19-3.htm">Exodus 19:3</a> And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;<a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Exodus 20:18</a> And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.kissed him.<a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Genesis 29:11</a> And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/4-14.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">God's</a> <a href="/genesis/48-10.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">Kissed</a> <a href="/genesis/50-1.htm">Kisseth</a> <a href="/exodus/4-14.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Meeteth</a> <a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Met</a> <a href="/exodus/4-25.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/4-28.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">God's</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Kissed</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Kisseth</a> <a href="/exodus/5-20.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Meeteth</a> <a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Met</a> <a href="/exodus/4-28.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/18-5.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/exodus/15-17.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/exodus/5-1.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/exodus/5-1.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 4</div>1. <a href="/exodus/4-1.htm">Moses's rod is turned into a serpent.</a> 6. <a href="/exodus/4-6.htm">His hand is leprous.</a> 10. <a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">He loathes his calling.</a> 13. <a href="/exodus/4-13.htm">Aaron is appointed to assist him.</a> 18. <a href="/exodus/4-18.htm">Moses departs from Jethro.</a> 21. <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">God's message to Pharaoh.</a> 24. <a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Zipporah circumcises her son.</a> 27. <a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">Aaron is sent to meet Moses.</a> 29. <a href="/exodus/4-29.htm">The people believe them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/exodus/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>The LORD said to Aaron This phrase highlights the direct communication between God and Aaron, Moses' brother. In Hebrew, "LORD" is "YHWH," the sacred name of God, emphasizing His covenant relationship with Israel. This divine instruction signifies God's sovereign orchestration in the deliverance of His people. Aaron's role as a spokesperson and leader is divinely appointed, underscoring the importance of obedience to God's call.Go and meet Moses The command to "go" indicates urgency and divine purpose. The Hebrew verb "halak" (to go) suggests a journey of faith and obedience. Aaron's meeting with Moses is pivotal, as it marks the beginning of their joint mission to liberate the Israelites. This encounter is a testament to God's providence in bringing together His chosen leaders at the right time.in the wilderness The wilderness, or "midbar" in Hebrew, is often a place of testing, revelation, and transformation in the Bible. It is in the wilderness that God prepares His people for their destiny. For Moses and Aaron, the wilderness becomes a place of divine encounter and preparation for the monumental task ahead. It symbolizes a transition from the old life in Egypt to a new life of freedom and service to God.So he went and met Moses Aaron's immediate response to God's command reflects his faith and readiness to serve. The meeting with Moses is not just a familial reunion but a divinely orchestrated event that sets the stage for the Exodus. This phrase emphasizes the importance of obedience and the fulfillment of God's promises through human agency.at the mountain of God The "mountain of God" refers to Mount Horeb, also known as Mount Sinai, a place of significant theophany and covenant. It is here that Moses first encountered God in the burning bush, and later, where the Ten Commandments would be given. The mountain symbolizes God's presence, holiness, and the foundation of Israel's identity as His chosen people.and kissed him The act of kissing in the ancient Near Eastern context is a gesture of greeting, respect, and affection. This reunion between Moses and Aaron is marked by warmth and unity, essential for their partnership in leading the Israelites. The kiss signifies reconciliation, support, and the strengthening of familial and spiritual bonds, crucial for the mission God has set before them.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Go into the wilderness.-Either the directions given to Aaron were more definite than this, or they were supplemented by Divine guidance. He went and met Moses on "the mount of God," i.e., in the Sinaitic region. Without Divine guidance, he would naturally have sought him in Midian.Kissed him.--Comp. <a href="/genesis/33-4.htm" title="And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.">Genesis 33:4</a>; <a href="/context/genesis/45-14.htm" title="And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.">Genesis 45:14-15</a>. In the East, men closely related still kiss on meeting, as they did in Moses' time, and in the days of Herodotus (i. 134).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 27, 28. - The scene suddenly shifts. Moses is left in the wilderness to recover his strength and make such arrangements with respect to his wife and children as he thinks best under the circumstances. We are carried away to Egypt and introduced to Aaron, Moses' elder brother, of whom we have only heard previously that he could "speak well," and was to assist Moses as spokesman in his enterprise (<a href="/exodus/4-14.htm">Exodus 4:14-16</a>). We now find God revealing himself to Aaron also, and directing his movements, as he had those of Moses. Aaron had perhaps already formed the design of visiting his brother (see ver. 14), and would have sought him in Midian but for the direction now given him. That direction was probably more definite than is expressed in the text, and enabled him to set forth confidently, without the fear of missing his brother. At any rate, under God's guidance he went and met him in the Sinaitic district. The joy of meeting is briefly described in the single phrase "he kissed him." The meeting was followed by a full explanation, on the part of Moses, both of the nature of his own mission and of the part which Aaron was to take in it. Verse 27. - Go into the wilderness. It is scarcely possible that this can have been the whole of the direction given, since the wilderness extended from the shores of the Mediterranean to the extreme point of the Sinaitic peninsula. The sacred writers study brevity, and leave much to be supplied by the common-sense of the reader. He went and met him in the mount of God. Compare above, <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a>, which shows that Horeb is meant. Horeb seems to have been the name for the entire mountain region, of which Sinai was a part. Kissed him. So Esau kissed Jacob after their long separation (<a href="/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4</a>), and Joseph, Benjamin and his other brethren (<a href="/genesis/45-14.htm">Genesis 45:14, 15</a>). In the East men are more demonstrative than with us. Aaron's kiss showed the gladness that was in his heart (supra, ver. 14). <a href="/commentaries/exodus/4-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Meanwhile, the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Aaron, אַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses “Go לֵ֛ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and meet לִקְרַ֥את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver in the wilderness.” הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה (ham·miḏ·bā·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech So he went וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and met [Moses] וַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּ (way·yip̄·gə·šê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6298.htm">Strong's 6298: </a> To come in contact with, to concur at the mountain בְּהַ֥ר (bə·har) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country of God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and kissed וַיִּשַּׁק־ (way·yiš·šaq-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> To kiss, to equip with weapons him. לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">OT Law: Exodus 4:27 Yahweh said to Aaron Go into (Exo. 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