KJV King James Version
And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 4:27
And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
ASV American Standard Version
And 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Aaron, ‘Go to meet Moses into the wilderness;’ and he goeth, and meeteth him in the mount of God, and kisseth him,
Surrounding context — Exodus 4
24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast [it] at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband [art] thou to me.
26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband [thou art], because 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 mount of God, and kissed him.
28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)אַהֲרֹ֔ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronלֵ֛ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentלִקְרַ֥אתH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872 · mo.shehMosesהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהH4057 · mid.barmouthוַיֵּ֗לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּH6298 · pa.gashto meetבְּהַ֥רH2022 · harmountain: mountהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוַיִּשַּׁק־H5401 · na.shaqto kissלֽוֹ׃H9033 · ohim
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.Exodus 19:3And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;Acts 10:20Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.Genesis 29:11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.Ecclesiastes 4:9Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.Exodus 4:14-16And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, [Is] not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.Exodus 20:18And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off.Exodus 24:15-17And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.1 Kings 19:8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.Acts 10:5-6And now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter:
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