Exodus 4:24

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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.	And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.	Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast [it] at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband [art] thou to me.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass by the way^H1870 in the inn^H4411, that the LORD^H3068 met^H6298 him, and sought^H1245 to kill^H4191 him.

Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי בַדֶּרֶךְ בַּמָּלֹון וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁהוּ יְהוָה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ הֲמִיתֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְהִ֥י	va/y.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it was
בַ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ	va./De.rekh	H1870	HRd/Ncbsa	on the/ journey
בַּ/מָּל֑וֹן	ba./ma.Lon	H4411	HRd/Ncmsa	at the/ lodging place
וַ/יִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣/הוּ	va/i.yif.ge.She./hu	H6298	HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms	and/ he met/ him
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
וַ/יְבַקֵּ֖שׁ	va/y.va.Kesh	H1245	HC/Vpw3ms	and/ he sought
הֲמִיתֽ/וֹ	ha.mi.T/o	H4191	HVhc/Sp3ms	to kill/ him

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
H4411 — מָלוֹן (mâlôwn, maw-lone'): from לוּן; a lodgment, i.e. caravanserai or encampment; inn, place where...lodge, lodging (place).
H6298 — פָּגַשׁ (pâgash, paw-gash'): a primitive root; to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur; meet (with, together).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

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Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

Reciprocal references (2): Luke 2:7, Luke 10:34

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