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Exodus 4:20

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And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

And Moses {H4872} took {H3947} his wife {H802} and his sons {H1121}, and set {H7392} them upon an ass {H2543}, and he returned {H7725} to the land {H776} of Egypt {H4714}: and Moses {H4872} took {H3947} the rod {H4294} of God {H430} in his hand {H3027}.

So Moshe took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and started out for Egypt. Moshe took God's staff in his hand.

So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.

And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 17:9 (6 votes)

    And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

  • Numbers 20:8 (4 votes)

    Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.

  • Numbers 20:9 (4 votes)

    And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

  • Exodus 4:2 (3 votes)

    And the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

  • Numbers 20:11 (3 votes)

    And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts [also].

  • Exodus 18:3 (3 votes)

    And her two sons; of which the name of the one [was] Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

  • Exodus 18:4 (3 votes)

    And the name of the other [was] Eliezer; for the God of my father, [said he, was] mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: