Exodus 4:24 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;

English ASV

And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.

English Amplified

Along the way at a [resting-] place, the Lord met [Moses] and sought to kill him [made him acutely and almost fatally ill].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Along the way at a [resting-] place, the Lord met [Moses] and sought to kill him [made him acutely and almost fatally ill].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Now at a lodging place along the way, the Lord met Moses and was about to kill him.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the LORD confronted him and intended to put him to death.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.

English EASY 2024

On the way to Egypt, there was a place where people could rest on their journey. The Lord met Moses there and he wanted to kill Moses.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

On 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.

At a lodging place on the way the LORD met him and sought to put him to death.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

At a camping place on the way to Egypt, the Lord met Moses and tried to kill him.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Along the way they stopped for the night. The Lord met Moses and tried to kill him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the LORD confronted him and sought to put him to death.

English KJV 1611

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

English LSB

Now it happened at the lodging place on the way that Yahweh encountered him and sought to put him to death.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met him and sought to kill him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the LORD met him and sought to put him to death.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

On the journey, at a place where they spent the night, the Lord came upon Moses and would have killed him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, the LORD met Moses and sought to kill him.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

On the way to Egypt, Moses stopped for the night. There the Lord met him and was about to kill him.

English NIV

At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met {Moses} and was about to kill him.

English NKJ 1982

And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him.

English NLT

On the journey, when Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the LORD confronted Moses and was about to kill him.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

On the way, at a place where they spent the night, the LORD met him and tried to kill him.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

At a lodging place on the way the Lord met him and sought to kill him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

As Moses and his family were traveling along and had stopped for the night, Jehovah appeared to Moses and threatened to kill him.

English Tyndale 1537

And it chanced by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him and would have killed him.

Exodus 4:24 — Compare Translations