Keluaran 4:24

4:24 Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, ¹  the Lord met Moses and sought to kill him. ² 

Keluaran 12:51

12:51 And on this very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their regiments.

Keluaran 21:23

21:23 But if there is serious injury, then you will give a life for a life,

Keluaran 24:9

24:9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up, ³ 

Keluaran 24:17

24:17 Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in plain view ⁴  of the people.

Keluaran 25:39

25:39 About seventy-five pounds ⁵  of pure gold is to be used for it ⁶  and for all these utensils.

Keluaran 31:5

31:5 and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

Keluaran 36:26

36:26 and their forty silver bases, two bases under the first frame and two bases under the next ⁷  frame.

Keluaran 37:2

37:2 He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border ⁸  of gold for it.

Keluaran 39:37

39:37 the pure ⁹  lampstand, its lamps, with the lamps set in order, and all its accessories, and oil for the light;

[4:24]  ¹ tn Or “at a lodging place” or “at an inn.”

[4:24]  ² sn The next section (vv. 24-26) records a rather strange story. God had said that if Pharaoh would not comply he would kill his son – but now God was ready to kill Moses, the representative of Israel, God’s own son. Apparently, one would reconstruct that on the journey Moses fell seriously ill, but his wife, learning the cause of the illness, saved his life by circumcising her son and casting the foreskin at Moses’ feet (indicating that it was symbolically Moses’ foreskin). The point is that this son of Abraham had not complied with the sign of the Abrahamic covenant. No one, according to Exod 12:40-51, would take part in the Passover-exodus who had not complied. So how could the one who was going to lead God’s people not comply? The bold anthropomorphisms and the location at the border invite comparisons with Gen 32, the Angel wrestling with Jacob. In both cases there is a brush with death that could not be forgotten. See also, W. Dumbrell, “Exodus 4:24-25: A Textual Re-examination,” HTR 65 (1972): 285-90; T. C. Butler, “An Anti-Moses Tradition,” JSOT 12 (1979): 9-15; and L. Kaplan, “And the Lord Sought to Kill Him,” HAR 5 (1981): 65-74.

[24:9]  ³ tn The verse begins with “and Moses went up, and Aaron….” This verse may supply the sequel to vv. 1-2. At any rate, God was now accepting them into his presence.

[24:9]  sn This next section is extremely interesting, but difficult to interpret. For some of the literature, see: E. W. Nicholson, “The Interpretation of Exodus 24:9-11,” VT 24 (1974): 77-97; “The Antiquity of the Tradition in Exodus 24:9-11,” VT 26 (1976): 148-60; and T. C. Vriezen, “The Exegesis of Exodus 24:9-11,” OTS 17 (1967): 24-53.

[24:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “to the eyes of” which could mean in their opinion.

[25:39]  ⁵ tn Heb “a talent.”

[25:39]  ⁶ tn The text has “he will make it” or “one will make it.” With no expressed subject it is given a passive translation.

[36:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “under the one frame” again.

[37:2]  ⁸ tn Or “molding.”

[39:37]  ⁹ tn Possibly meaning “pure gold lampstand.”