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Exodus 4:26

What does Exodus 4:26 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 4:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he let him go after she had said: A bloody spouse art thou to me, because of the circumcision.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.25Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.

v.26This passage

v.27And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.

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