Exodus 4:25-27

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²⁵But Zipporah took a flint knife^[a] 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.^[b]

Moses Arrives in Egypt

²⁷The Lord had spoken to Aaron and told him, “Go out into the desert and meet Moses.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the Mountain of God.^[c] He saw Moses and kissed him.

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Footnotes

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.”
Exodus 4:27 Mountain of God That is, Mount Horeb (Sinai).