Exodus

Exodus 4:24–26

24Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Mosesf and was about to kill him. 25But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet.g “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.

26So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.)

Footnotes

  • f 4:24 Hebrew him
  • g 4:25 Hebrew his feet

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Exodus 4:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now at a lodging placeבַּמָּל֑וֹןbam·mā·lō·wnPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4411 lodging-place, inn, khan
along the wayבַדֶּ֖רֶךְḇad·de·reḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
metוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּway·yip̄·gə·šê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6298 meet, encounter
and was aboutוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁway·ḇaq·qêšConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1245 seek
to kill himהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃hă·mî·ṯōwVerb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4191 die

Exodus 4:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הṣip·pō·rāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH6855 Tsipporah
tookוַתִּקַּ֨חwat·tiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3947 take
a flint knifeצֹ֗רṣōrNoun - masculine singularH6864 flint
cut offוַתִּכְרֹת֙wat·tiḵ·rōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
her son’sבְּנָ֔הּbə·nāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1121 son
foreskinעָרְלַ֣ת‘ā·rə·laṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6190 foreskin
and touched itוַתַּגַּ֖עwat·tag·ga‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH5060 touch, reach, strike
toלְרַגְלָ֑יוlə·raḡ·lāwPreposition-l; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH7272 foot
Surelyכִּ֧יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
a bridegroomחֲתַן־ḥă·ṯan-Noun - masculine singular constructH2860 daughter's husband, bride-groom
of bloodדָּמִ֛יםdā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH1818 blood
to meלִֽי׃lîPreposition; first person common singular
she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say

Exodus 4:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soוַיִּ֖רֶףway·yi·rep̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7503 sink, relax
Whenאָ֚ז’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
she saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה’ā·mə·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
bridegroomחֲתַ֥ןḥă·ṯanNoun - masculine singular constructH2860 daughter's husband, bride-groom
of bloodדָּמִ֖יםdā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH1818 blood
she was referring to the circumcisionלַמּוּלֹֽת׃פlam·mū·lōṯPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH4139 circumcision

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Exodus 4:24 Genesis 17:14 · Numbers 22:22–23 · 1 Chronicles 21:16 · Leviticus 10:3 · Exodus 3:18 · Hosea 13:8

Exodus 4:25 Joshua 5:2–3 · Genesis 17:14 · 2 Samuel 16:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.