Exodus 4:26

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband you are, because of the circumcision.

American King James Version (AKJV)

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband you are, because of the circumcision.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou , because of the circumcision.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

So he let him go. Then she said, You are a husband of blood because of the circumcision.

Webster's Revision

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

World English Bible

So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.

English Revised Version (ERV)

So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.

Definitions for Exodus 4:26

Art - "Are"; second person singular.
Let - To hinder or obstruct.

Barnes's Exodus 4:26 Bible Commentary

So he let him go - i. e. God withdrew His visitation from Moses.

Moses sent Zipporah and her children back to Jethro before he went to Egypt, Exodus 18:2. The journey would have been delayed had he waited for the healing of the child.

Wesley's Exodus 4:26 Bible Commentary

4:26 So he let him go - The destroying angel withdrew. But still Zipporah cannot forget, but will unreasonably call Moses a bloody husband, because he obliged her to circumcise the child; and upon this occasion, (it is probable) he sent them back to his father - in - law, that they might not create him any farther uneasiness. When we have any special service to do for God, we should remove that as far from us as we can, which is likely to be our hindrance: let the dead bury their dead, but follow thou me.