Exodus 4:25
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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.But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
In other translations
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.But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
Hebrew words
וַתִּקַּחvatikachand she tookH3947צִפֹּרָהtziporahZipporahH6855צֹרtzora flintH6864וַתִּכְרֹתvatikhrotand she cut offH3772אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עָרְלַת'arelat[the] foreskin ofH6190בְּנָהּbenahson herH1121וַתַּגַּעvataga'and she made [it] touchH5060לְרַגְלָיוleraglav<to> feet hisH7272וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559כִּיkithatH3588חֲתַן־chatan-[are] a bridegroom ofH2860דָּמִיםdamimblood<s>H1818אַתָּה'atahyouH859לִי׃lito <the> me
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Related verses
- Joshua 5:2-32 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.2 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
- Genesis 17:14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
- 2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
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People and places
People: Zipporah