Exodus 4:26

“So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Exodus 4:26

So he let him goe: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the Circumcision.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

So He let him alone. At that time she said, "{You are} a bridegroom of blood--because of the circumcision."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood `art thou', because of the circumcision.
- American Standard Version (1901)

So he let him go. Then she said, You are a husband of blood because of the circumcision.
- Basic English Bible

And he let him go. Then she said, A bloody husband -- because of the circumcision.
- Darby Bible

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
- Webster's Bible

So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
- World English Bible

and He desisteth from him: then she said, `A bridegroom of blood,' in reference to the circumcision.
- Youngs Literal Bible

So He let him alone. Then she said: 'A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Exodus 4:26

Wesley's Notes for Exodus 4:26


4:26 So he let him go - The destroying angel withdrew. But still Zipporah cannot forget, but will unreasonably call Moses a bloody husband, because he obliged her to circumcise the child; and upon this occasion, (it is probable) he sent them back to his father - in - law, that they might not create him any farther uneasiness. When we have any special service to do for God, we should remove that as far from us as we can, which is likely to be our hindrance: let the dead bury their dead, but follow thou me.


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