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


In Context

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.

25 Immediately Sephora took a very sharp stone, and circumcised the fore skin of her son, and touched his feet and said: A bloody spouse art thou to me.

26 And he let him go after she had said A bloody spouse art thou to me, 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:24And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay 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.