Exodus 4:18-20

Expanded Bible

Moses Returns to Egypt

¹⁸ Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, “Let me go back to my ·people [relatives; brothers; kindred] in Egypt. I want to see if they are still alive.”

Jethro said to Moses, “·Go! I wish you well [^LGo in peace].”

¹⁹ While Moses was still in Midian, the Lord said to him, “Go back to Egypt, because the men who ·wanted to kill you [^Lwere seeking your life] are dead now.”

²⁰ So Moses took his wife and his sons, put them on a donkey, and started back to Egypt. He took ·with him [^Lin his hand] the ·walking stick [staff] of God.