Exodus 4:24 Go deeper

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 4:24 word 1

בַדֶּ֖רֶךְva.De.rekhon the journey

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Exodus 4:24 word 2

בַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.Lonat the lodging place

Lemma: מָלוֹן (ma.lon) · Strong's: H4411

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lodging

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 42:27, Genesis 43:21, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:8, 2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 10:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4411; TAHOT Exodus 4:24 word 3

וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huand he met him

Lemma: פָּגַשׁ (pa.gash) · Strong's: H6298

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to meet

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:8, Exodus 4:27, 1 Samuel 25:20, 2 Samuel 2:13, Job 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6298; TAHOT Exodus 4:24 word 4

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 4:24 word 5

וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.Keshand he sought

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Exodus 4:24 word 6

הֲמִיתֽוֹ\׃ha.mi.Toto kill him

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Exodus 4:24 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now at a lodging place	→	מָלוֹן H4411 lodging
along the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
met [Moses]	→	פָּגַשׁ H6298 to meet
and was about	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
to kill him	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

All attributions and changes