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href="/bsb/exodus/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the LORD confronted him and was about to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />At a lodging place on the way the LORD met him and sought to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But it came about at the overnight encampment on the way, that the LORD met Moses, and sought to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the LORD met him and sought to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the LORD met him and sought to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened at the lodging place on the way that Yahweh encountered him and sought to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now it happened at the lodging place, that the LORD met Moses and sought to kill him [making him deathly ill because he had not circumcised one of his sons].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the LORD confronted him and intended to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the LORD confronted him and sought to put him to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />One night while Moses was in camp, the LORD was about to kill him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the way at the lodging place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Along the way they stopped for the night. The LORD met Moses and tried to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At a camping place on the way to Egypt, the LORD met Moses and tried to kill him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But later on, at the lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, the LORD met Moses and sought to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened on the way at a lodging place, that the LORD met him and wanted to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that YHWH meets him, and seeks to put him to death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be in the way in the inn, and Jehovah will meet with him and will seek to kill him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And while he was on the journey, at an inn, the Lord met him, and he was willing to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the journey, at a place where they spent the night, the LORD came upon Moses and sought to put him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the way, at a place where they spent the night, the LORD met him and tried to kill him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass when Moses was on his way to the inn that the LORD met him and sought to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe was in the road at the lodging house, and LORD JEHOVAH met him and sought to kill Moshe.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass <i>that</i> the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to slay him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/4-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=875" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/4.htm">Moses Leaves for Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’ ” <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4411.htm" title="4411: bam·mā·lō·wn (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A lodging place, inn, khan. From luwn; a lodgment, i.e. Caravanserai or encampment.">Now at a lodging place</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḇad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">along the way,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <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.">the LORD</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.">met Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: way·ḇaq·qêš (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">and was about</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: hă·mî·ṯōw (V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">to kill him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a></span><br />This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. / You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. / Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">Numbers 22:22-35</a></span><br />Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him. / When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path. / Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-32</a></span><br />So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. / When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled. / Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua 5:2-9</a></span><br />At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” / So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. / Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a></span><br />And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a></span><br />Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></span><br />Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Acts 7:8</a></span><br />Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a></span><br />A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11-12</a></span><br />In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. / And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-3.htm">Galatians 5:3</a></span><br />Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3</a></span><br />For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-9.htm">Matthew 3:9</a></span><br />And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-22.htm">John 7:22-23</a></span><br />But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm">Romans 4:11</a></span><br />And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.</p><p class="hdg">the inn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27</a></b></br> And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it <i>was</i> in his sack's mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a></b></br> And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Exodus 3:18</a></b></br> And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">Numbers 22:22,23</a></b></br> And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants <i>were</i> with him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-16.htm">1 Chronicles 21:16</a></b></br> And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders <i>of Israel, who were</i> clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.</p><p class="hdg">sought.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a></b></br> And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Leviticus 10:3</a></b></br> Then Moses said unto Aaron, This <i>is it</i> that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24</a></b></br> And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/4-23.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Inn</a> <a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/exodus/4-23.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Lodging</a> <a href="/genesis/32-17.htm">Meeteth</a> <a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Met</a> <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/genesis/42-27.htm">Night's</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/exodus/4-23.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/exodus/4-19.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/exodus/4-19.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/9-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm">Inn</a> <a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-21.htm">Lodging</a> <a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">Meeteth</a> <a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">Met</a> <a href="/exodus/4-25.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/judges/19-11.htm">Night's</a> <a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-36.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/exodus/5-15.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-1.htm">Moses's rod is turned into a serpent.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-6.htm">His hand is leprous.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">He loathes his calling.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-13.htm">Aaron is appointed to assist him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-18.htm">Moses departs from Jethro.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">God's message to Pharaoh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Zipporah circumcises her son.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">Aaron is sent to meet Moses.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/4-29.htm">The people believe them.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now at a lodging place along the way</b><br>This phrase indicates a specific location during Moses' journey back to Egypt after his encounter with God at the burning bush. Lodging places were common rest stops for travelers in the ancient Near East, often near water sources or trade routes. This setting emphasizes the transitional nature of Moses' mission and the urgency of his return to Egypt to lead the Israelites out of bondage.<p><b>the LORD met Moses</b><br>The encounter with the LORD (Yahweh) is significant, as it underscores the direct and personal nature of God's relationship with Moses. This meeting is unexpected and highlights the seriousness of the situation. In the broader biblical narrative, God often meets individuals at critical junctures in their lives, such as Jacob at Peniel (<a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-30</a>) and Joshua near Jericho (<a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Joshua 5:13-15</a>).<p><b>and was about to kill him</b><br>This phrase is startling and suggests a grave offense on Moses' part. The context implies that Moses had neglected the covenantal sign of circumcision for his son, which was a critical requirement for the descendants of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). The severity of the LORD's response underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands and the covenant. This incident foreshadows the seriousness of covenantal faithfulness, which is a recurring theme throughout the Bible. It also prefigures the necessity of atonement and the seriousness of sin, which are ultimately fulfilled in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Moses is on his way back to Egypt after being commissioned by God to lead the Israelites out of slavery. Despite his divine mission, he faces a life-threatening encounter with God due to a covenantal issue.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>God Himself confronts Moses, highlighting the seriousness of the covenant and obedience. This encounter underscores God's holiness and the importance of adhering to His commands.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lodging_place.htm">Lodging Place</a></b><br>This unspecified location serves as the setting for this critical encounter. It represents a transitional space where God addresses an unresolved issue before Moses can proceed with his mission.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zipporah.htm">Zipporah</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, Zipporah, Moses' wife, plays a crucial role in the subsequent verses by intervening to save Moses' life through the act of circumcision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a></b><br>The underlying issue in this passage is the lack of circumcision of Moses' son, which was a sign of the Abrahamic covenant. This act of obedience was essential for Moses to fulfill his role as the leader of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Seriousness of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's confrontation with Moses underscores the importance of adhering to His covenant. As believers, we must take seriously our commitment to God's commands and the signs of our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience_in_leadership.htm">The Role of Obedience in Leadership</a></b><br>Moses' experience teaches us that spiritual leadership requires personal obedience. Before leading others, we must ensure our own lives align with God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_in_spiritual_matters.htm">The Importance of Family in Spiritual Matters</a></b><br>Zipporah's intervention highlights the role of family in spiritual obedience. Families should work together to uphold God's commands and support each other's faith journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_justice.htm">God's Holiness and Justice</a></b><br>This passage reminds us of God's holiness and the seriousness of sin. We must approach God with reverence and a commitment to live according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention_and_mercy.htm">Divine Intervention and Mercy</a></b><br>Despite the severity of the situation, God's willingness to relent upon Zipporah's action demonstrates His mercy. God provides opportunities for repentance and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_want_to_kill_moses.htm">Why did God seek to kill Moses in Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_seek_to_kill_moses.htm">(Exodus 4:24–26) What is the significance and historical context of the bizarre episode where God seeks to kill Moses, and Zipporah circumcises their son? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_present_in_his_people's_praise.htm">Why did God seek to kill Moses in Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_moses'_wife,_zipporah.htm">Who was Zipporah, Moses' wife, in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">In the inn.</span>--There would not be any "inn," as we understand the word, in the Sinaitic peninsula. Probably there would not even be a caravanserai. Nothing more is meant by <span class= "ital">malon</span> than a recognised resting-place.<p><span class= "bld">The Lord met him.</span>--The LXX. have <span class= "greekheb">??????? ??????</span><span class= "ital">,</span> "an angel of the Lord; "and so the Targum of Onkelos and the Arabic versions. But the existing Hebrew text is probably correct. God met Moses, <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> visited him with a sharp attack of illness, which threatened to be fatal. Both he and his wife seem at once to have concluded that the visitation was a punishment, on account of their having neglected to circumcise their new-born son. Perhaps Moses had an intimation from God to that effect.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 24-26.</span> - The transition is abrupt from the promise of triumph over Pharaoh to the threat of instant death. But we must bear in mind that some days may have elapsed between the two, and that the sin which provoked the menace was probably not committed at the date of the promise. The narrative of verses 24-26 is obscure from its brevity; but the most probable explanation of the circumstances is, that Zipporah had been delivered of her second son, Eliezer, some few days before she set out on the journey to Egypt. Childbirth, it must be remembered, in the East does not incapacitate a person from exertion for more than a day or two. On the journey, the eighth day from the birth of the child arrived, and his circumcision ought to have taken place; but Zipporah had a repugnance to the rite, and deferred it, Moses weakly consenting to the illegality. At the close of the eighth day, when Moses went to rest for the night, he was seized with a sudden and dangerous illness, which he regarded, and rightly regarded, as a God-inflicted punishment, sent to chastise his sin in breaking the Divine command (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-12</a>). Zipporah understood the matter in the same way; and, as her husband was too ill to perform the rite, she herself with her own hand cut off her boy's foreskin, and, still indignant at what she had been forced to do, cast it at her husband's feet, with the reproach - "Surely a bloody husband art thou to me." The rite once performed, however reluctantly, God remitted his anger, and. allowed Moses to recover his health, and pursue his journey. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">It came to pass by the way in the inn</span>. "Inns," in our sense of the word, were unknown in the East for many ages after the time of Moses, and are still of very rare occurrence. Khans or caravanserais take their place. These are unfurnished buildings, open to all travellers, who thus obtain shelter <span class="accented">gratis?</span> but must provide themselves with food, bedding, and all other necessaries. It is questioned, however, if even such a place as this is here meant. Probably, the <span class="accented">malon</span> of Moses' time was a mere recognised halting-place, in the vicinity of a well, at which travellers were accustomed to pass the night. <span class="cmt_word">The Lord met him and sought to kill him</span>. A sudden seizure, followed by a dangerous illness, is generally thought to he intended (Knobel, Kalisch, Rosenmuller, Canon Cook); but the words seem more appropriate to a miraculous appearance, like that of the angel to Balaam (<a href="/numbers/22-31.htm">Numbers 22:31</a>). Still, it is quite possible that nothing more than an illness is meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/4-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now at a lodging place</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמָּל֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mā·lō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4411.htm">Strong's 4411: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lodgment, caravanserai, encampment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along the way,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַדֶּ֖רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇad·de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">confronted [Moses]</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip̄·gə·šê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6298.htm">Strong's 6298: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in contact with, to concur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and was about</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḇaq·qêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to kill him.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲמִיתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mî·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">OT Law: Exodus 4:24 It happened on the way at (Exo. 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