Exodus 4:21 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 4:21

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.

23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed ^aI will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

24 And it came to pass on the way, at the ^aencampment, that the Lord ^bmet him and sought to ^ckill him.

25 Then ^aZipporah took ^ba sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and¹ cast it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!”

26 So He let him go. Then she said, “You are a¹ husband of blood!”—because of the circumcision.

27 And the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness ^ato meet Moses.” So he went and met him ^bon the mountain of God, and kissed him.

28 So Moses ^atold Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the ^bsigns which He had commanded him.

29 Then Moses and Aaron ^awent and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.

30 ^aAnd Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people.

31 So the people ^abelieved; and when they heard that the Lord had ^bvisited the children of Israel and that He ^chad looked on their affliction, then ^dthey bowed their heads and worshiped.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 4:21

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord said to Moses, When you return into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all those miracles {and} wonders which I have put in your hand; but I will make him stubborn {and} harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

Contemporary English Version
On the way the LORD said to Moses: When you get to Egypt, go to the king and work the miracles I have shown you. But I will make him so stubborn that he will refuse to let my people go.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah said to Moses, When thou goest to return to Egypt, see that thou do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put in thy hand. And I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

Good News Bible
Again the LORD said to Moses, "Now that you are going back to Egypt, be sure to perform before the king all the miracles which I have given you the power to do. But I will make the king stubborn, and he will not let the people go.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your power; but I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.

New International Version
The LORD said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.

New King James Version
And the LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your power; but I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles which I have put in your power; but I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `In thy going to turn back to Egypt, see -- all the wonders which I have put in thy hand -- that thou hast done them before Pharaoh, and I -- I strengthen his heart, and he doth not send the people away;

New English Translation
The Lord said¹ to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt,² see that you³ do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control.⁴ But I will harden⁵ his heart⁶ and⁷ he will not let the people go.

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