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Exodus 4:20 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Exodus 4:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 4 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Exodus 4:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on 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 (וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם עַל־הַחֲמֹר וַיָּשָׁב אֶל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מַטֵּה הָאֱלֹהִים בְּיָדוֹ)—Moses brings his wife and his sons (Zipporah, Gershom, and Eliezer—18:3-4). They travel by ass (donkey)—humble transport. The key phrase: Moses took the rod of God in his hand (מַטֵּה הָאֱלֹהִים, matteh ha'Elohim). What was his shepherd's staff (v. 2) is now the rod of God—consecrated for divine purposes...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 4:20
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“Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God's rod in my hand.”
“and assemble the congregation”
“What is that in your hand? He said”
“and struck the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly”
“{Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for an alien there.} for Moses said”
“with which you shall do the signs.,And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs., וְאֶת־הַמַּטֶּה הַזֶּה תִּקַּח בְּיָדֶךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה־בּוֹ אֶת־הָאֹתֹת׃ פ ,And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.”