Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
His wife and his sons - Both Gershom and Eliezer, though the birth of the latter has not yet been mentioned in the Hebrew text. See Clarke' s note on Exodus 2:22.
Set them upon an ass - The Septuagint reads the word in the plural, ̔ , upon asses, as it certainly required more than one to carry Zipporah, Gershom, and Eliezer.
The rod of God - The sign of sovereign power, by which he was to perform all his miracles; once the badge of his shepherd' s office, and now that by which he is to feed, rule, and protect his people Israel.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Exodus 4:20:
Exodus 2:22
Exodus 4:2
Exodus 18:1
Exodus 18:2
Numbers 10:29
Numbers 18:20
Judges 4:11
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