Exodus 4:24-26

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Moses’ Son Circumcised

²⁴On the way to Egypt, Moses stopped at a place to spend the night. The Lord met Moses at that place and tried to kill him.^[a] ²⁵But Zipporah took a flint knife^[b] and circumcised her son. She took the skin and touched his feet. Then she said to Moses, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me.” ²⁶Zipporah said this because she had to circumcise her son. So God let Moses live.^[c]

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Footnotes

Exodus 4:24 tried to kill him Or possibly, “wanted to circumcise him.”
Exodus 4:25 flint knife A sharp knife made from flint rock.
Exodus 4:26 Or “And he was healed. She said, ‘You are a bridegroom of blood’ because of the circumcision.”