Exodus 4:23 - Easy To Read Version23 The Lord says, ‘Israel is my firstborn [35] son. And I am telling you to let my son go and worship me! If you refuse to let Israel go, then I will kill your firstborn son.’” Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176923 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. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition23 And I say to you, Let My son go, that he may serve Me; and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, your firstborn. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible23 I said to you, “Let my son go so he could worship me.” But you refused to let him go. As a result, now I’m going to kill your oldest son.’” Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version23 I have said to you: Release my son, so that he may serve me. And you were not willing to release him. Behold, I will put to death your firstborn son.' " Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version23 I have said to thee: Let my son go, that he may serve me, and thou wouldst not let him go: behold I will kill thy son, thy firstborn. Féach an chaibidil |
In Egypt, Pharaoh was stubborn. He refused to let us leave. So the Lord killed every firstborn [87] in all the land. (The Lord killed the firstborn animals and the firstborn sons. [88])That is why I give every firstborn male animal to the Lord. And that is why I buy back each of my firstborn sons from the Lord.’
Moses told Jethro everything the Lord had done for the people of Israel. Moses told about the things the Lord did to Pharaoh and the people of Egypt. Moses told about all the problems they had along the way. And Moses told his father-in-law how the Lord saved the people of Israel every time there was trouble.
“The elders (leaders) will listen to you. And then you and the elders (leaders) will go to the king of Egypt. You will tell him that ‘YAHWEH [26] is the God of the Hebrew [27] people. Our God came to us and told us to travel three days into the desert. There we must offer sacrifices [28] to YAHWEH our God.’