Protestantism
English
¶And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.
And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;
And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.
And as he was by the waye in the ynne, the Lord met him, and would haue killed him.
And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
Now on the journey, at the night's resting-place, the Lord came in his way and would have put him to death.
Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses1 and was about to kill him.
- Hebrew him
And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that HaShem met him, and sought to kill him.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him.
¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
⌞And⌟1 on the way, at the place of overnight lodging, Yahweh encountered him and sought to kill him.
- Literally “and he/it was”
And it happened on the way, in the lodging place, Jehovah met him and sought to kill him.
And it happened by the way, in the inn, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him.
It happened on the way at a lodging place, that the Lord met him and wanted to kill him.
It happened on the way at a lodging place, that Jehovah met him and wanted to kill him.
It happened on the way at a lodging place, that the Lord met him and wanted to kill him.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that יהוה met him, and sought to kill him.
And it came to pass, on the way, in the resting-place for the night, that Yahweh fell upon him, and sought to kill him.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
Catholicism
English
And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed him.
And while he was on the journey, at an inn, the Lord met him, and he was willing to kill him.12
- 4:24It seems, from the context of the story, that the one the Lord was willing to kill was not Moses, but the firstborn son of Moses. The prior verse spoke about firstborn sons, so the editor placed this event immediately after that text.(Conte)
- 4:24The Lord met him, and would have killed him: This was an angel representing the Lord, who treated Moses in this manner, for having neglected the circumcision of his younger son; which his wife understanding, circumcised her child upon the spot, upon which the angel let Moses go.(Challoner)