KJV King James Version
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.
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Exodus 4:20
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
WEB World English Bible
Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God’s rod in his hand.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and 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.
Surrounding context — Exodus 4
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.
22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:
23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, [even] thy firstborn.
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Original-language word links
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וַיִּקַּ֨חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אִשְׁתּ֣וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בָּנָ֗יוH1121 · benson: childוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙H7392 · ra.khavto rideעַֽל־H5921 · aluponהַחֲמֹ֔רH2543 · cha.mordonkeyוַיָּ֖שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnאַ֣רְצָהH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוַיִּקַּ֥חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמֹשֶׁ֛הH4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מַטֵּ֥הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodבְּיָדֽוֹ׃H3027 · yadhand
Cross-references
Exodus 17:9And 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 mine hand.Numbers 20:8-9Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.Exodus 18:3-4And her two sons; of which the name of the one [was] Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:Exodus 4:2And the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.Numbers 20:11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts [also].Exodus 4:17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
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