Exodus 4:20

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass, and turneth back to the land of Egypt, and Moses taketh the rod of God in his hand.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 17:9 : 9 and Moses saith unto Joshua, `Choose for us men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I am standing on the top of the hill, and the rod of God in my hand.'
  • Num 20:8-9 : 8 `Take the rod, and assemble the company, thou and Aaron thy brother; and ye have spoken unto the rock before their eyes, and it hath given its water, and thou hast brought out to them water from the rock, and hast watered the company, and their beasts.' 9 And Moses taketh the rod from before Jehovah, as He hath commanded him,
  • Exod 4:17 : 17 and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'
  • Exod 4:2 : 2 And Jehovah saith unto him, `What `is' this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'
  • Exod 18:3-4 : 3 and her two sons, of whom the name of the one `is' Gershom, for he said, `a sojourner I have been in a strange land:' 4 and the name of the other `is' Eliezer, for, `the God of my father `is' for my help, and doth deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh.'
  • Num 20:11 : 11 and Moses lifteth up his hand, and smiteth the rock with his rod twice; and much water cometh out, and the company drink, also their beasts.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 20:9
    79%

    9And Moses taketh the rod from before Jehovah, as He hath commanded him,

  • Exod 4:2-4
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    2And Jehovah saith unto him, `What `is' this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'

    3and He saith, `Cast it to the earth;' and he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh a serpent -- and Moses fleeth from its presence.

    4And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tail of it;' and he putteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in his hand --

  • Exod 4:17-19
    3 verses
    78%

    17and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'

    18And Moses goeth and turneth back unto Jethro his father-in-law, and saith to him, `Let me go, I pray thee, and I turn back unto my brethren who `are' in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive.' And Jethro saith to Moses, `Go in peace.'

    19And Jehovah saith unto Moses in Midian, `Go, turn back to Egypt, for all the men have died who seek thy life;'

  • Exod 17:5
    77%

    5And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Pass over before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel, and thy rod with which thou hast smitten the River take in thy hand, and thou hast gone:

  • Exod 4:21
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    21And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `In thy going to turn back to Egypt, see -- all the wonders which I have put in thy hand -- that thou hast done them before Pharaoh, and I -- I strengthen his heart, and he doth not send the people away;

  • Exod 18:1-2
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    74%

    1And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heareth all that God hath done for Moses, and for Israel his people, that Jehovah hath brought out Israel from Egypt,

    2and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,

  • Exod 3:1
    73%

    1And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb;

  • Num 17:9
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    9and Moses bringeth out all the rods from before Jehovah, unto all the sons of Israel, and they look, and take each his rod.

  • Exod 18:4-6
    3 verses
    71%

    4and the name of the other `is' Eliezer, for, `the God of my father `is' for my help, and doth deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh.'

    5And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, cometh, and his sons, and his wife, unto Moses, unto the wilderness where he is encamping -- the mount of God;

    6and he saith unto Moses, `I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.'

  • Exod 18:8
    71%

    8and Moses recounteth to his father-in-law all that Jehovah hath done to Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians, on account of Israel, all the travail which hath found them in the way, and Jehovah doth deliver them.

  • Exod 10:9
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    9And Moses saith, `With our young ones, and with our aged ones, we go, with our sons, and with our daughters, with our flock, and our herd, we go, for we have a festival to Jehovah.'

  • Num 17:1
    71%

    1And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • Gen 45:19
    71%

    19`Yea, thou -- thou hast been commanded: this do ye, take for yourselves out of the land of Egypt, waggons for your infants, and for your wives, and ye have brought your father, and come;

  • Exod 7:15
    71%

    15go unto Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he is going out to the water, and thou hast stood to meet him by the edge of the River, and the rod which was turned to a serpent thou dost take in thy hand,

  • Exod 7:10
    71%

    10And Moses goeth in -- Aaron also -- unto Pharaoh, and they do so as Jehovah hath commanded; and Aaron casteth his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it becometh a monster.

  • Exod 2:15
    71%

    15And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

  • Exod 17:9
    71%

    9and Moses saith unto Joshua, `Choose for us men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I am standing on the top of the hill, and the rod of God in my hand.'

  • Exod 14:26
    70%

    26And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Stretch out thy hand toward the sea, and the waters turn back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.'

  • Num 11:30
    70%

    30And Moses is gathered unto the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

  • Num 14:13
    70%

    13And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `Then have the Egyptians heard! for Thou hast brought up with Thy power this people out of their midst,

  • Exod 4:29
    70%

    29And Moses goeth -- Aaron also -- and they gather all the elders of the sons of Israel,

  • Exod 14:6
    70%

    6And he harnesseth his chariot, and his people he hath taken with him,

  • Exod 18:27
    70%

    27And Moses sendeth his father-in-law away, and he goeth away unto his own land.

  • Num 17:11
    69%

    11and Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.

  • Exod 9:23
    69%

    23And Moses stretcheth out his rod towards the heavens, and Jehovah hath given voices and hail, and fire goeth towards the earth, and Jehovah raineth hail on the land of Egypt,

  • Exod 10:24
    69%

    24And Pharaoh calleth unto Moses and saith, `Go ye, serve Jehovah, only your flock and your herd are stayed, your infants also go with you;'

  • Exod 24:13
    69%

    13And Moses riseth -- Joshua his minister also -- and Moses goeth up unto the mount of God;

  • Exod 2:17
    69%

    17and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.

  • Exod 7:20
    69%

    20And Moses and Aaron do so, as Jehovah hath commanded, and he lifteth up `his hand' with the rod, and smiteth the waters which `are' in the River, before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his servants, and all the waters which `are' in the River are turned to blood,

  • Exod 3:10
    69%

    10and now, come, and I send thee unto Pharaoh, and bring thou out My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.'

  • Acts 7:29
    69%

    29`And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons,

  • Exod 13:19
    69%

    19And Moses taketh the bones of Joseph with him, for he certainly caused the sons of Israel to swear, saying, `God doth certainly inspect you, and ye have brought up my bones from this with you.'

  • Exod 14:16
    69%

    16and thou, lift up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand towards the sea, and cleave it, and the sons of Israel go into the midst of the sea on dry land.