19 Now the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you are dead."
19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead."
19 God said to Moses in Midian: "Go. Return to Egypt. All the men who wanted to kill you are dead."
19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead."
19 Before Moses left Midian, the Lord said to him, "Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 4:19
Commentary on Exodus 4:18-23
(Read Exodus 4:18-23)
After God had appeared in the bush, he often spake to Moses. Pharaoh had hardened his own heart against the groans and cries of the oppressed Israelites; and now God, in the way of righteous judgment, hardens his heart against the teaching of the miracles, and the terror of the plagues. But whether Pharaoh will hear, or whether he will forbear, Moses must tell him, Thus saith the Lord. He must demand a discharge for Israel, Let my son go; not only my servant, whom thou hast no right to detain, but my son. It is my son that serves me, and therefore must be spared, must be pleaded for. In case of refusal I will slay thy son, even thy first-born. As men deal with God's people, let them expect so to be dealt with.