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


In Context

21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

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

23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy firstborn.

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

25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.

26 So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, 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 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 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.