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Exodus 4:19

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17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

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

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BSB
Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”
KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
WEB
The LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.
DARBY
And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.
BLB
And YHWH said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.”
ÅB
Og Herren sa til Moses i Midian: Dra avsted og vend tilbake til Egypt! Nå er de døde alle de som sto deg etter livet.
OTB
Nå hadde Herren sagt til Moses i Midjan: «Vend tilbake til Egypt, for alle de som søkte ditt liv er døde.»
B1930
Og Herren sa til Moses i Midian: Dra avsted og vend tilbake til Egypten! Nu er de døde alle de som stod dig efter livet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 2:20

    Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.

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  • Exodus 2:23

    And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

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  • Exodus 2:15

    Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

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