KJV King James Version
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which [are] in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 4:18
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which [are] in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
WEB World English Bible
Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Moses goeth and turneth back unto Jethro his father-in-law, and saith to him, ‘Let me go, I pray thee, and I turn back unto my brethren who are in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive.’ And Jethro saith to Moses, ‘Go in peace.’
Surrounding context — Exodus 4
15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, [even] he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which [are] in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
20 And 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.
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872 · mo.shehMosesוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀H7725 · shuvto return: returnאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יֶ֣תֶרH3500 · ye.terJetherחֹֽתְנ֗וֹH2859 · cho.tenrelativeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלוֹ֙H9033 · ohimאֵ֣לְכָהH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentנָּ֗אH4994 · napleaseוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙H7725 · shuvto return: returnאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אַחַ֣יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוְאֶרְאֶ֖הH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeהַעוֹדָ֣םH5750 · odstillחַיִּ֑יםH2416 · chayaliveוַיֹּ֧אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיִתְר֛וֹH3503 · yit.roJethroלְמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872 · mo.shehMosesלֵ֥ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃H7965 · sha.lompeace
Cross-references
Exodus 3:1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.Acts 15:36And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.1 Samuel 1:17Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant [thee] thy petition that thou hast asked of him.Acts 16:36And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.Luke 7:50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.Genesis 45:3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I [am] Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.1 Timothy 6:1Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and [his] doctrine be not blasphemed.
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