Exodus 4:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 4:19

17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”

Moses Goes to Egypt

18 So Moses went and returned to ^aJethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, ^b“Go in peace.”

19 Now the Lord said to Moses in ^aMidian, “Go, return to ^bEgypt; for all the men who ^csought your life are dead.”

20 Then Moses ^atook his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took ^bthe rod of God in his hand.

21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those ^awonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But ^bI will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

22 Then you shall ^asay to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^b“Israel is My son, ^cMy firstborn.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 4:19

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.

Amplified® Bible
The Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt; for all the men who were seeking your life [for killing the Egyptian] are dead.

Contemporary English Version
But even before this, the LORD had told Moses, "Leave the land of Midian and return to Egypt. Everyone who wanted to kill you is dead."

Darby English Version
And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.

Good News Bible
While Moses was still in Midian, the LORD said to him, "Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you are dead."

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

New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead."

New International Version
Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead."

New King James Version
Now the LORD said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the LORD said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought your life had died."

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Moses in Mid'ian, "Go back to Egypt; for all the men who were seeking your life are dead."

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses in Midian, `Go, turn back to Egypt, for all the men have died who seek thy life;'

New English Translation
The Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back¹ to Egypt, because all the men who were seeking your life are dead.”²

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