Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. New Living Translation But Moses’ wife, Zipporah, took a flint knife and circumcised her son. She touched his feet with the foreskin and said, “Now you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” English Standard Version Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!” New American Standard Bible So Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and threw it at Moses’ feet; and she said, “You are indeed a groom of blood to me!” NASB 1995 Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and threw it at Moses’ feet, and she said, “You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me.” NASB 1977 Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and threw it at Moses’ feet, and she said, “You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me.” Legacy Standard Bible Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and touched his feet with it, and she said, “You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me!” Amplified Bible Then Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off the foreskin of her son and threw it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Indeed you are a husband of blood to me!” Christian Standard Bible So Zipporah took a flint, cut off her son’s foreskin, threw it at Moses’s feet, and said, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible So Zipporah took a flint, cut off her son’s foreskin, and threw it at Moses’ feet. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me!” American Standard Version Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me. Contemporary English Version But Zipporah circumcised her son with a flint knife. She touched his legs with the skin she had cut off and said, "My dear son, this blood will protect you." English Revised Version Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son's foreskin, and touched Moses' feet [with it]. She said, "You are a bridegroom of blood to me!" International Standard Version Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son's foreskin, and touched Moses' feet with it, saying while doing so, "…because you are a bridegroom of blood to me." Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off the foreskin of her son and touched it to Moses' feet, and said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me." New Heart English Bible Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Zipporah takes a flint, and cuts off the foreskin of her son, and causes [it] to touch his feet, and says, “You [are] surely a bridegroom of blood to me”; Young's Literal Translation and Zipporah taketh a flint, and cutteth off the foreskin of her son, and causeth it to touch his feet, and saith, 'Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me;' Smith's Literal Translation And Zipporah will take a stone, and will cut off the uncircumcision her son, and will come to his feet, and will say, For a spouse of bloods, thou to me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleImmediately Sephora took a very sharp stone, and circumcised the fore skin of her son, and touched his feet and said: A bloody spouse art thou to me. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, Zipporah took a very sharp stone, and she circumcised the foreskin of her son, and she touched his feet, and she said, “You are a bloody spouse to me.” New American Bible But Zipporah took a piece of flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and, touching his feet, she said, “Surely you are a spouse of blood to me.” New Revised Standard Version But Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched Moses’ feet with it, and said, “Truly you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Zipporah took a flint and cut off the foreskin of her son, and she fell down at the feet of the LORD and said, I have a bloody husband. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Tsepura took a flint and circumcised the uncircumcision of her son and gripped on his feet, and she said “A groom of blood you are to me.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said: 'Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.' Brenton Septuagint Translation and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Moses Leaves for Egypt…24Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. 25But 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. 26So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.)… Cross References Genesis 17:10-14 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. / You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. / Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring. ... Joshua 5:2-9 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” / So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. / Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt. ... Acts 7:8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. Romans 2:25-29 Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. / If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? / The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker. ... Colossians 2:11-13 In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. / And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. / When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, Galatians 5:2-6 Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. / Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. / You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. ... Genesis 34:14-17 “We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. / We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males. / Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people. ... Leviticus 12:3 And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised. Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more. Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.” Ezekiel 44:7-9 In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. / And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites. Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— 1 Corinthians 7:18-19 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. / Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts. Galatians 6:15 For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation. Romans 4:11-12 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. / And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. Treasury of Scripture 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 are you to me. a sharp stone. Joshua 5:2,3 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time… cast it. 2 Samuel 16:7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: Jump to Previous Blood Bloody Bridegroom Cast Causeth Cut Cutteth Cutting Feet Flint Foreskin Husband Indeed Knife Moses Parts Private Sharp Skin Son's Stone Surely Threw Touch Touched Touching Zipporah Zippo'rahJump to Next Blood Bloody Bridegroom Cast Causeth Cut Cutteth Cutting Feet Flint Foreskin Husband Indeed Knife Moses Parts Private Sharp Skin Son's Stone Surely Threw Touch Touched Touching Zipporah Zippo'rahExodus 4 1. Moses's rod is turned into a serpent.6. His hand is leprous. 10. He loathes his calling. 13. Aaron is appointed to assist him. 18. Moses departs from Jethro. 21. God's message to Pharaoh. 24. Zipporah circumcises her son. 27. Aaron is sent to meet Moses. 29. The people believe them. But Zipporah Zipporah, the wife of Moses, is a Midianite woman, which highlights the blending of cultures and faiths in Moses' life. Her name means "bird" in Hebrew, symbolizing perhaps a sense of freedom or swiftness. Her decisive action in this verse underscores her role as a protector and a woman of action, stepping into a critical moment to fulfill a covenantal requirement. 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 At his feet.--Moses' feet, undoubtedly. The action was petulant and reproachful. Zipporah regarded the bloody rites of her husband's religion as cruel and barbarous, and cast the foreskin of her son at his feet, as though he were a Moloch requiring a bloody offering. A bloody husband.--Heb., a husband of bloods A husband, i.e., who causes the blood of his children to be shed unnecessarily for some unintelligible reason. Verse 25. - Zipporah took a sharp stone. Literally "a stone." Stone knives were commonly used in Egypt for making the incisions necessary when bodies were embalmed, and were regarded as purer than iron or bronze ones. Joshua ordered the preparation of stone knives for the circumcision of those born in the wilderness (Joshua 5:2); and the Jews seem to have used stone for circumcision for many ages, though before the compilation of the Talmud they had changed their practice. Cast it at his feet. Not, certainly, the child's feet, but her husband's, to whom at the same moment she addresses herself. A bloody husband. Literally, "a bridegroom of blood." The words are clearly a reproach; and the gist of the reproach seems to be that Moses was a husband who cost her dear, causing the blood of her sons to be shed in order to keep up a national usage which she regarded as barbarous.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֜ה (ṣip·pō·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6855: Zipporah -- 'bird', Moses' wife took וַתִּקַּ֨ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take a flint knife, צֹ֗ר (ṣōr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6864: A hard pebble, flint cut off וַתִּכְרֹת֙ (wat·tiḵ·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant her son’s בְּנָ֔הּ (bə·nāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1121: A son foreskin, עָרְלַ֣ת (‘ā·rə·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6190: The prepuce and touched וַתַּגַּ֖ע (wat·tag·ga‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike [Moses’] feet [with it]. לְרַגְלָ֑יו (lə·raḡ·lāw) Preposition-l | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda “Surely כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you [are] אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you a bridegroom חֲתַן־ (ḥă·ṯan-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2860: A relative by marriage, a circumcised child of blood to me,” דָּמִ֛ים (dā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed she said. וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Exodus 4:25 NIVExodus 4:25 NLT Exodus 4:25 ESV Exodus 4:25 NASB Exodus 4:25 KJV Exodus 4:25 BibleApps.com Exodus 4:25 Biblia Paralela Exodus 4:25 Chinese Bible Exodus 4:25 French Bible Exodus 4:25 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 4:25 Then Zipporah took a flint and cut (Exo. 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