Exodus 4:20
What does Exodus 4:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 4:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Moses took his wife and his sons and put them on an ass and went back to the land of Egypt: and he took the rod of God in his hand.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass, and turneth back to the land of Egypt, and Moses taketh the rod of God in his hand.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Moses therefore took his wife, and his sons, and set them upon an ass; and returned into Egypt, carrying the rod of God in his hand.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them riding upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff ofGod in his hand.
Context
v.19And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.
v.20This passage
v.21And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 4:2
And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
- Exodus 17:9
And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.
- Exodus 4:17
And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.
- Numbers 20:8
Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.
- Exodus 18:3
and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land:
- Numbers 20:11
And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.
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