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


In Context

21 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'In thy going to turn back to Egypt, see — all the wonders which I have put in thy hand — that thou hast done them before Pharaoh, and I — I strengthen his heart, and he doth not send the people away;

22 and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born is Israel,

23 and I say unto thee, Send away My son, and he doth serve Me; and — thou dost refuse to send him away — lo, I am slaying thy son, thy first-born.'

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

25 and Zipporah taketh a flint, and cutteth off the foreskin of her son, and causeth it to touch his feet, and saith, 'Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me;'

26 and He desisteth from him: then she said, 'A bridegroom of blood,' in reference to 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 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 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.