Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. New Living Translation On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the LORD confronted him and was about to kill him. English Standard Version At a lodging place on the way the LORD met him and sought to put him to death. Berean Standard Bible Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. King James Bible And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. New King James Version And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him. New American Standard Bible But it came about at the overnight encampment on the way, that the LORD met Moses, and sought to put him to death. NASB 1995 Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the LORD met him and sought to put him to death. NASB 1977 Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the LORD met him and sought to put him to death. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened at the lodging place on the way that Yahweh encountered him and sought to put him to death. Amplified Bible Now it happened at the lodging place, that the LORD met Moses and sought to kill him [making him deathly ill because he had not circumcised one of his sons]. Christian Standard Bible On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the LORD confronted him and intended to put him to death. Holman Christian Standard Bible On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the LORD confronted him and sought to put him to death. American Standard Version And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Moshe was in the road at the lodging house, and LORD JEHOVAH met him and sought to kill Moshe. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to slay him. Contemporary English Version One night while Moses was in camp, the LORD was about to kill him. Douay-Rheims Bible And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed him. English Revised Version And it came to pass on the way at the lodging place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. GOD'S WORD® Translation Along the way they stopped for the night. The LORD met Moses and tried to kill him. Good News Translation At a camping place on the way to Egypt, the LORD met Moses and tried to kill him. International Standard Version But later on, at the lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. JPS Tanakh 1917 And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. Literal Standard Version And it comes to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that YHWH meets him, and seeks to put him to death; Majority Standard Bible Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. New American Bible On the journey, at a place where they spent the night, the LORD came upon Moses and sought to put him to death. NET Bible Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, the LORD met Moses and sought to kill him. New Revised Standard Version On the way, at a place where they spent the night, the LORD met him and tried to kill him. New Heart English Bible It happened on the way at a lodging place, that the LORD met him and wanted to kill him. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. World English Bible On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Moses Leaves for Egypt…23and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’ ” 24Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. 25But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.… Cross References Genesis 17:14 But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant." Numbers 22:22 Then God's anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. the inn. Genesis 42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth. Genesis 17:14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. the Lord. Exodus 3:18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. Numbers 22:22,23 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him… 1 Chronicles 21:16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. sought. Genesis 17:14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. 1 Kings 13:24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. Jump to Previous Death Inn Journey Kill Lodging Meeteth Met Moses Night's Resting-Place Seeketh Slay Sought Wanted WayJump to Next Death Inn Journey Kill Lodging Meeteth Met Moses Night's Resting-Place Seeketh Slay Sought Wanted WayExodus 4 1. Moses's rod is turned into a serpent.6. His hand is leprous. 10. He loathes his calling. 13. Aaron is appointed to assist him. 18. Moses departs from Jethro. 21. God's message to Pharaoh. 24. Zipporah circumcises her son. 27. Aaron is sent to meet Moses. 29. The people believe them. (24) In the inn.--There would not be any "inn," as we understand the word, in the Sinaitic peninsula. Probably there would not even be a caravanserai. Nothing more is meant by malon than a recognised resting-place. The Lord met him.--The LXX. have ??????? ??????, "an angel of the Lord; "and so the Targum of Onkelos and the Arabic versions. But the existing Hebrew text is probably correct. God met Moses, i.e., visited him with a sharp attack of illness, which threatened to be fatal. Both he and his wife seem at once to have concluded that the visitation was a punishment, on account of their having neglected to circumcise their new-born son. Perhaps Moses had an intimation from God to that effect. Verses 24-26. - The transition is abrupt from the promise of triumph over Pharaoh to the threat of instant death. But we must bear in mind that some days may have elapsed between the two, and that the sin which provoked the menace was probably not committed at the date of the promise. The narrative of verses 24-26 is obscure from its brevity; but the most probable explanation of the circumstances is, that Zipporah had been delivered of her second son, Eliezer, some few days before she set out on the journey to Egypt. Childbirth, it must be remembered, in the East does not incapacitate a person from exertion for more than a day or two. On the journey, the eighth day from the birth of the child arrived, and his circumcision ought to have taken place; but Zipporah had a repugnance to the rite, and deferred it, Moses weakly consenting to the illegality. At the close of the eighth day, when Moses went to rest for the night, he was seized with a sudden and dangerous illness, which he regarded, and rightly regarded, as a God-inflicted punishment, sent to chastise his sin in breaking the Divine command (Genesis 17:10-12). Zipporah understood the matter in the same way; and, as her husband was too ill to perform the rite, she herself with her own hand cut off her boy's foreskin, and, still indignant at what she had been forced to do, cast it at her husband's feet, with the reproach - "Surely a bloody husband art thou to me." The rite once performed, however reluctantly, God remitted his anger, and. allowed Moses to recover his health, and pursue his journey. Verse 24. - It came to pass by the way in the inn. "Inns," in our sense of the word, were unknown in the East for many ages after the time of Moses, and are still of very rare occurrence. Khans or caravanserais take their place. These are unfurnished buildings, open to all travellers, who thus obtain shelter gratis? but must provide themselves with food, bedding, and all other necessaries. It is questioned, however, if even such a place as this is here meant. Probably, the malon of Moses' time was a mere recognised halting-place, in the vicinity of a well, at which travellers were accustomed to pass the night. The Lord met him and sought to kill him. A sudden seizure, followed by a dangerous illness, is generally thought to he intended (Knobel, Kalisch, Rosenmuller, Canon Cook); but the words seem more appropriate to a miraculous appearance, like that of the angel to Balaam (Numbers 22:31). Still, it is quite possible that nothing more than an illness is meant.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now at a lodging placeבַּמָּל֑וֹן (bam·mā·lō·wn) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4411: A lodgment, caravanserai, encampment along the way, בַדֶּ֖רֶךְ (ḇad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel confronted [Moses] וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּ (way·yip̄·gə·šê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6298: To come in contact with, to concur and was about וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (way·ḇaq·qêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after to kill him. הֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ (hă·mî·ṯōw) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill Links Exodus 4:24 NIVExodus 4:24 NLT Exodus 4:24 ESV Exodus 4:24 NASB Exodus 4:24 KJV Exodus 4:24 BibleApps.com Exodus 4:24 Biblia Paralela Exodus 4:24 Chinese Bible Exodus 4:24 French Bible Exodus 4:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 4:24 It happened on the way at (Exo. 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