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Exodus 4:22

IsraelPharaoh
Parents and childrenIsrael and the nations

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.

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

23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
KJV
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
WEB
You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘The LORD says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,
ASV
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born:
DARBY
And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.
BLB
And you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says YHWH: My son, My firstborn [is] Israel.
ÅB
Da skal du si til Farao: Så sier Herren: Min sønn, min førstefødte, er Israel,
OTB
Da skal du si til farao: ‘Dette sier Herren: Israel er min førstefødte sønn,
B1930
Da skal du si til Farao: Så sier Herren: Min sønn, min førstefødte, er Israel,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 11:1

    When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

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  • Romans 9:4

    Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

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  • Jeremiah 31:9

    They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

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  • Hebrews 12:23

    To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

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  • Deuteronomy 14:1

    Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

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  • Exodus 19:5–6

    Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

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  • Isaiah 64:8

    But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

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  • Isaiah 63:16

    Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.

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