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


In Context

19 And the Lord said to Moses, in Madian: Go, and return into Egypt: for they are all dead that sought thy life.

20 Moses therefore took his wife, and his sons, and set them upon an ass: and returned into Egypt, carrying the rod of God in his hand.

21 And the Lord said to him as he was returning into Egypt: See that thou do all the wonders before Pharao, which I have put in thy hand: I shall harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

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

23 I have said to thee: Let my son go, that he may serve me, and thou wouldst not let him go: behold I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.

24 And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:22And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.

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: