Exodus 4 · Verse 27

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.
Exodus 4:27, King James Version

Exodus 4:27 in other translations

BSBMeanwhile, 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.
WEBThe LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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,
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.
BBEAnd the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the waste land and you will see Moses. So he went and came across Moses at the mountain of God, and gave him a kiss.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Exodus 4:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. Aaron met him in the mount of God, and kissed him--After a separation of forty years, their meeting would be mutually happy. Similar are the salutations of Arab friends when they meet in the desert still; conspicuous is the kiss on each side of the head.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 The Lord said to Aaron - See Exo 4:14. By some secret but powerful movement on Aaron's mind, or by some voice or angelic ministry, he was now directed to go and meet his brother Moses; and so correctly was the information given to both, that they arrived at the same time on the sacred mountain.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Exodus 4:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
אַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
לֵ֛ךְlekhgoH1980
לִקְרַ֥אתlik.Ratto meetH7122
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.mid.Ba.rahthe wilderness towardsH4057
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
וַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huand he met himH6298
בְּהַ֥רbe.Harat [the] mountain ofH2022
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
וַיִּשַּׁק\־vai.yi.shak-and he kissedH5401
לֽוֹ\׃lo<to> <the> him

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 4:27

  • Exodus 3:1

    Now 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 10:5-6

    And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

  • Ecclesiastes 4:9

    Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

  • Exodus 20:18

    And 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.

  • Acts 10:20

    Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

  • Exodus 19:3

    And 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;

  • 1 Kings 19:8

    And 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.

  • Genesis 29:11

    And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

  • Exodus 4:14-16

    And 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. 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. 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.

  • Exodus 24:15-17

    And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go into.
14-16; Ec 4:9; Ac 10:5,6,20
the mount.
3:1; 19:3; 20:18; 24:15-17; 1Ki 19:8
kissed him.
Ge 29:11

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Context

  • Exodus 4:26

    So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

  • 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.

  • Exodus 4:28

    And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

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Exodus 4:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jehová dijo á Aarón: Ve á recibir á Moisés al desierto. Y él fué, y encontrólo en el monte de Dios, y besóle.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel dit à Aaron: Va à la rencontre de Moïse, au désert. Et il alla, et le rencontra en la montagne de Dieu, et l’embrassa.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova sprach zu Aaron: Gehe hin, Mose entgegen in die Wüste. Und er ging hin und traf ihn am Berge Gottes und küßte ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixit autem Dominus ad Aaron: Vade in occursum Moysi in desertum. Qui perrexit obviam ei in montem Dei, et osculatus est eum.