And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.
WEB
Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.
YLT
And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;
DBT
And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus