Exodus 4:19 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 4:19

Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”

BSB

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.

KJV

And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

In Midian - This was a new revelation, and appears to have taken place after Moses returned to his father-in-law previous to his departure for Egypt.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יְהוָ֤ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מֹשֶׁה֙	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
בְּמִדְיָ֔ן	be.mid.Yan	in Midian	H4080 →
לֵ֖ךְ	lekh	go	H1980 →
שֻׁ֣ב	shuv	return	H7725 →
מִצְרָ֑יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
מֵ֙תוּ֙	me.tu	they have died	H4191 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	ha.'a.na.Shim	the men	H582 →
הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖ים	ham.vak.Shim	who sought	H1245 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃	naf.She.kha	life your	H5315 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 2:23
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
leads to
- Genesis 18:20–21
  Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
- James 5:4
  Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
- Exodus 3:7–9
  The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- Deuteronomy 26:6–7
  But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
- Exodus 22:22–27
  You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
Through
Exodus 2:15
When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
leads to
- Acts 7:29
  At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
- Hebrews 11:27
  By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
- Genesis 24:11
  As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.

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02Original language & word study

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04Related verses

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06About Exodus

Where the connections lead

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Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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