Exodus 4:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 4:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
מֹשֶׁ֜ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בָּנָ֗יו
bên
H1121
son
וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙
râkab
H7392
to ride
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַחֲמֹ֔ר
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
וַיָּ֖שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אַ֣רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָ֑יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וַיִּקַּ֥ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
מֹשֶׁ֛ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מַטֵּ֥ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּיָדֽוֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God's rod in his hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses took his wife and his sons and caused them to ride on a donkey, and he returned toward the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.
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