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


In Context

19 Now the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead."

20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.

21 The Lord said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.

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

23 and I told you, "Let my son go, so he may worship me." But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.' "

24 At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses and was about to kill 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 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 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: