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JPS Old Testament
Exodus 4:26
So He let him alone. Then she said: 'A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision.'
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Hebrew Names Version
So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
King James Version
So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
Lexham English Bible
And he left him alone. At that time she said, "A bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
And he left him alone. At that time she said, "A bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
New Century Version
She said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because she had to circumcise her son. So the Lord let Moses alone.
She said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because she had to circumcise her son. So the Lord let Moses alone.
New English Translation
So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said, "A bridegroom of blood," referring to the circumcision.)
So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said, "A bridegroom of blood," referring to the circumcision.)
Amplified Bible
So He let Moses alone [to recover]. At that time Zipporah said, "You are a husband of blood"—because of the circumcision.
So He let Moses alone [to recover]. At that time Zipporah said, "You are a husband of blood"—because of the circumcision.
New American Standard Bible
So He left him alone. At that time she said, "You are a groom of blood"—because of the circumcision.
So He left him alone. At that time she said, "You are a groom of blood"—because of the circumcision.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So he departed from him. Then she saide, O bloodie husbande (because of the circumcision)
So he departed from him. Then she saide, O bloodie husbande (because of the circumcision)
Legacy Standard Bible
So He let him alone. At that time she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood" with reference to the circumcision.
So He let him alone. At that time she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood" with reference to the circumcision.
Contemporary English Version
So the Lord did not harm Moses. Then Zipporah said, "Yes, my dear, you are safe because of this circumcision."
So the Lord did not harm Moses. Then Zipporah said, "Yes, my dear, you are safe because of this circumcision."
Complete Jewish Bible
But then, God let Moshe be. She added, "A bloody bridegroom because of the circumcision!"
But then, God let Moshe be. She added, "A bloody bridegroom because of the circumcision!"
Darby Translation
And he let him go. Then she said, A bloody husband—because of the circumcision.
And he let him go. Then she said, A bloody husband—because of the circumcision.
Easy-to-Read Version
Zipporah said this because she had to circumcise her son. So God let Moses live.
Zipporah said this because she had to circumcise her son. So God let Moses live.
English Standard Version
So he let him alone. It was then that she said, "A bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
So he let him alone. It was then that she said, "A bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
George Lamsa Translation
So the LORD let him go. Then she said, You are a bloody husband, because of the circumcision.
So the LORD let him go. Then she said, You are a bloody husband, because of the circumcision.
Christian Standard Bible®
So he let him alone. At that time she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” referring to the circumcision.
So he let him alone. At that time she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” referring to the circumcision.
Literal Translation
And He pulled back from him. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood, for the circumcision.
And He pulled back from him. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood, for the circumcision.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The let he him go. But she sayde: A bloudy brydegrome, because of the circumcision.
The let he him go. But she sayde: A bloudy brydegrome, because of the circumcision.
American Standard Version
So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.
So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.
Bible in Basic English
So he let him go. Then she said, You are a husband of blood because of the circumcision.
So he let him go. Then she said, You are a husband of blood because of the circumcision.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then he let him go, and she sayde: a blooddy husbande, because of her circumcision.
Then he let him go, and she sayde: a blooddy husbande, because of her circumcision.
King James Version (1611)
So he let him goe: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the Circumcision.
So he let him goe: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the Circumcision.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
English Revised Version
So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.
So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.
Berean Standard Bible
So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, "bridegroom of blood," she was referring to the circumcision.)
So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, "bridegroom of blood," she was referring to the circumcision.)
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he lefte hym, aftir that sche hadde seid, Thou art an hosebonde of bloodis to me for circumcisioun.
And he lefte hym, aftir that sche hadde seid, Thou art an hosebonde of bloodis to me for circumcisioun.
Young's Literal Translation
and He desisteth from him: then she said, `A bridegroom of blood,' in reference to the circumcision.
and He desisteth from him: then she said, `A bridegroom of blood,' in reference to the circumcision.
Update Bible Version
So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood [you are], because of the circumcision.
So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood [you are], because of the circumcision.
Webster's Bible Translation
So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband [thou art], because of the circumcision.
So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband [thou art], because of the circumcision.
World English Bible
So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
New King James Version
So He let him go. Then she said, "You are a husband of blood!"--because of the circumcision.
So He let him go. Then she said, "You are a husband of blood!"--because of the circumcision.
New Living Translation
(When she said "a bridegroom of blood," she was referring to the circumcision.) After that, the Lord left him alone.
(When she said "a bridegroom of blood," she was referring to the circumcision.) After that, the Lord left him alone.
New Life Bible
Then the Lord let him alone. Zipporah said, "You are a husband of blood," because of the religious act of becoming a Jew.
Then the Lord let him alone. Zipporah said, "You are a husband of blood," because of the religious act of becoming a Jew.
New Revised Standard
So he let him alone. It was then she said, "A bridegroom of blood by circumcision."
So he let him alone. It was then she said, "A bridegroom of blood by circumcision."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he let him go, Then, it was that she said, A bridegroom by rites of blood - with regard to the rites of circumcision.
So he let him go, Then, it was that she said, A bridegroom by rites of blood - with regard to the rites of circumcision.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he let him go after she had said: A bloody spouse art thou to me, because of the circumcision.
And he let him go after she had said: A bloody spouse art thou to me, because of the circumcision.
Revised Standard Version
So he let him alone. Then it was that she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
So he let him alone. Then it was that she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So He let him alone. At that time she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood"—because of the circumcision.
So He let him alone. At that time she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood"—because of the circumcision.
Contextual Overview
24 And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. 25 Then 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.' 26 So He let him alone. Then she said: 'A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision.' 27 And the LORD said to Aaron: 'Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.' And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD wherewith He had sent him, and all the signs wherewith He had charged him. 29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. 30 And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had remembered the children of Israel, and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Exodus 18:2 - Zipporah
Cross-References
Genesis 4:14
Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.'
Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.'
Genesis 4:15
And the LORD said unto him: 'Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.' And the LORD set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
And the LORD said unto him: 'Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.' And the LORD set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
Genesis 4:18
And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
Genesis 12:8
And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 26:25
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
1 Kings 18:24
And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.' And all the people answered and said: 'It is well spoken.'
And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.' And all the people answered and said: 'It is well spoken.'
Psalms 116:17
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Isaiah 44:5
One shall say: 'I am the LORD'S'; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
One shall say: 'I am the LORD'S'; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Isaiah 48:1
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the fountain of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the fountain of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So he let him go,.... That is, the Lord let Moses go; suffered him to go on his journey without any further interruption; as the Targums, "it", the angel, ceased from him, or left him; or the disease and trembling departed from him, as Aben Ezra, and he was quite well and easy; though Grotius, after Lyra, understands it of Zipporah, she departed from him, that is, from Moses, and returned to Midian again, as it seems she did; but this the grammatical construction of the words will not bear, being masculine, though sometimes the masculine is used of women, as in Exodus 1:21:
then she said, a bloody husband thou art because of the circumcision; this is repeated, partly to give the reason of her calling him a bloody husband, because of the circumcision, and partly because of her great joy on occasion of her husband's restoration to her by this means.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
So he let him go - i. e. God withdrew His visitation from Moses.
Moses sent Zipporah and her children back to Jethro before he went to Egypt, Exodus 18:2. The journey would have been delayed had he waited for the healing of the child.
