Exodus 4:25
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.
Exodus 4:25 in other translations
| BSB | But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. |
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| WEB | Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | and Zipporah taketh a flint, and cutteth off the foreskin of her son, and causeth it to touch his feet, and saith, ‘Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me;' |
| DARBY | Then Zipporah took a stone and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, A bloody husband indeed art thou to me! |
| BBE | Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching his feet with it, she said, Truly you are a husband of blood to me. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Exodus 4:25 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 4:24-31
God met Moses in anger. The Lord threatened him with death or sent sickness upon him, as the punishment of his having neglected to circumcise his son. When God discovers to us what is amiss in our lives, we must give all diligence to amend it speedily. This is the voice of every rod; it calls us to return to Him that smites us. God sent Aaron to meet Moses. The more they saw of God's bringing them together, the more…
Exodus 4:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 4:25
- Joshua 5:2-3
At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
- Genesis 17:14
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
- 2 Samuel 16:7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
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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.
- Exodus 4:25
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.
- Exodus 4:26
So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
Exodus 4:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Séphora cogió un afilado pedernal, y cortó el prepucio de su hijo, y echólo á sus pies, diciendo: A la verdad tú me eres un esposo de sangre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Séphora prit une pierre tranchante et coupa le prépuce de son fils, et le jeta à ses pieds, et dit: Certes tu m’es un époux de sang! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da nahm Zippora einen scharfen Stein und schnitt die Vorhaut ihres Sohnes ab und warf sie an seine Füße und sprach: Fürwahr, du bist mir ein Blutbräutigam! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tulit idcirco Sephora acutissimam petram, et circumcidit præputium filii sui, tetigitque pedes ejus, et ait: Sponsus sanguinum tu mihi es. |