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


In Context

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.

25 Then Zipporah took a stone and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, A bloody husband indeed art thou to me!

26 And he let him go. Then she said, A bloody husband because of the circumcision.

Exodus 4:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:24At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met [Moses] and was about to kill him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:24And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:24And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:24And it came to pass on the way at the lodging place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:24It happened on the way at a lodging place, that Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:24And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.