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25 But Zipporah[a] circumcised her son with a flint knife. She touched his[b] legs with the skin she had cut off and said, “My dear son, this blood will protect you.”[c] 26 So the Lord did not harm Moses. Then Zipporah said, “Yes, my dear, you are safe because of this circumcision.”[d]

Aaron Is Sent To Meet Moses

27 The Lord sent Aaron to meet Moses in the desert. So Aaron met Moses at Mount Sinai[e] and greeted him with a kiss.

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Footnotes

  1. 4.25 Zipporah: The wife of Moses (see 2.16-21).
  2. 4.25 his: Either Moses or the boy.
  3. 4.25 My dear son … you: Or “My dear husband, you are a man of blood” (meaning Moses).
  4. 4.26 you are … circumcision: Or “you are a man of blood.”
  5. 4.27 Mount Sinai: Hebrew “the mountain of God.”

25 But Zipporah(A) took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin(B) and touched Moses’ feet with it.[a] “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. 26 So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)

27 The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain(C) of God and kissed(D) him.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 4:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.