Exodus 4:24 - Printer Friendly

ESV: At a lodging place on the way the LORD met him and sought to put him to death.

NIV: At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.

NASB: But it came about at the overnight encampment on the way, that the Lord met Moses, and sought to put him to death.

CSB: On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the Lord confronted him and intended to put him to death.

NLT: 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.

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

NKJV: And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him.

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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