King James Version
Exodus 4:24 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.”
Exodus 4:24 · KJV
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
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.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
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. sharp: or, knife cast: Heb. made it touch
So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it came to pass by the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“met”
H6298to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur
“that the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“him and sought”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
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