Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the Lord confronted him and sought to put him to death.

New American Standard Bible

Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the Lord met him and sought to put him to death.

King James Version

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

International Standard Version

But later on, at the lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.

Amplified

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].

Bible in Basic English

Now on the journey, at the night's resting-place, the Lord came in his way and would have put him to death.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.

Julia Smith Translation

And it shall be in the way in the inn, and Jehovah will meet with him and will seek to kill him.

King James 2000

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{And} on the way, at the place of overnight lodging, Yahweh encountered him and sought to kill him.

Modern King James verseion

And it happened by the way, in the inn, that Jehovah met him and sought to kill him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it chanced by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him and would have killed him.

NET Bible

Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, the Lord met Moses and sought to kill him.

New Heart English Bible

It happened on the way at a lodging place, that the LORD met him and wanted to kill him.

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, on the way, in the resting-place for the night, that Yahweh fell upon him, and sought to kill him.

Webster

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

World English Bible

It happened on the way at a lodging place, that Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.

Youngs Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it came to pass by the way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

in the inn
מלון 
Malown 
Usage: 8

that the Lord

Usage: 0

met
פּגשׁ 
Pagash 
Usage: 14

to kill
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Exodus 4:24

Context Readings

Moses Leaves Midian And Returns To Egypt

23 I told you: Let My son go so that he may worship Me, but you refused to let him go. Now I will kill your firstborn son!” 24 On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the Lord confronted him and sought to put him to death. 25 So Zipporah took a flint, cut off her son’s foreskin, and threw it at Moses’ feet. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me!”


Cross References

Genesis 17:14

If any male is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

1 Chronicles 21:16

When David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell down with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 42:27

At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his money there at the top of the bag.

Exodus 3:18

They will listen to what you say. Then you, along with the elders of Israel, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.

Leviticus 10:3

So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:

I will show My holiness
to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory
before all the people.”


But Aaron remained silent.

Numbers 22:22-23

But God was incensed that Balaam was going, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand on the path to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

1 Kings 13:24

When he left, a lion attacked him along the way and killed him. His corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey was standing beside it; the lion was standing beside the corpse too.

Hosea 13:8

I will attack them
like a bear robbed of her cubs
and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.
I will devour them there like a lioness,
like a wild beast that would rip them open.

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