Exodus 4:26
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. | So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.) | So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he withdrew | וַיִּ֖רֶף | vai-YI-ref | H7503 | to slackenרָפָה (ra.phah) 1) to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sink down 1a2) to sink, drop 1a3) to sink, relax, abate 1a4) to relax, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) idle (participle) 1c) (Piel) to let drop 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake 1d2) to let go 1d3) to refrain, let alone 1d4) to be quiet 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself slack |
| from him | מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | mi-ME-nu | H4480A | fromמִן־ (min) prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that … |
| then | אָ֚ז | 'az | H0227A | thenאֱדַ֫יִן (e.da.yin) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time Aramaic of az (אָז "then" H0227A) |
| she said | אָֽמְרָ֔ה | 'a-me-RAH | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| a bridegroom of | חֲתַ֥ן | cha-TAN | H2860 | son-in-lawחָתָן (cha.tan) son-in-law, daughter's husband, bridegroom, husband |
| bloods | דָּמִ֖ים | da-MIM | H1818 | bloodדָּם (dam) 1) blood 1a) of wine (fig.) |
| to the circumcision | לַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פ | la-mu-LOT | H4139 | circumcisionמוּלָה (mu.lah) circumcision |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.