22And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.


In Context

19 And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.

20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them riding upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.

21 And Jehovah said to Moses, When thou goest to return to Egypt, see that thou do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put in thy hand. And I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

22 And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.

23 And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.

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

Exodus 4:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:22Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:22And thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Israel is my son, my firstborn.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, my firstborn:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:22And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my first-born.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:22You shall tell Pharaoh, 'Thus says Yahweh, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:22and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born is Israel,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:22And you shall say to Pharaoh, Thus said the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: