{Abraham, this is the agreement between you and me:} Any male that is not circumcised will be cut off from his people. [97] Why? Because that person has broken my agreement.”
Exodus 4:25 - Easy To Read Version But Zipporah took a flint knife [37] and circumcised [38] her son. She took the skin and touched his feet. Then she said {to Moses}, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Now apparently he had failed to circumcise one of his sons, his wife being opposed to it; but seeing his life in such danger] Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it to touch [Moses'] feet, and said, Surely a husband of blood you are to me! American Standard Version (1901) Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me. Common English Bible But Zipporah took a sharp-edged flint stone and cut off her son’s foreskin. Then she touched Moses’ genitals with it, and she said, “You are my bridegroom because of bloodshed.” Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, Zipporah took a very sharp stone, and she circumcised the foreskin of her son, and she touched his feet, and she said, "You are a bloody spouse to me." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Immediately Sephora took a very sharp stone, and circumcised the foreskin of her son, and touched his feet, and said: A bloody spouse art thou to me. |
{Abraham, this is the agreement between you and me:} Any male that is not circumcised will be cut off from his people. [97] Why? Because that person has broken my agreement.”
Shimei cursed David. He said, “Get out, get out, you no-good murderer! [94]
So Jethro went to Moses while Moses was camped near the mountain of God. [119] Jethro brought Moses’ wife, Zipporah, with him. (Zipporah was not with Moses, because Moses had sent her home.)
Moses was happy to stay with that man. Reuel let Moses marry his daughter, Zipporah.
Zipporah said this because she had to circumcise her son. So God forgave Moses {and did not kill him}. [39]