KJV ORIGINAL
So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So he let him go. Then she said, 'You are a husband of blood to me because of the circumcision.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Zipporah calling Moses a 'husband of blood' after she performed an emergency circumcision that saved his life from God's anger.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Moses' journey back to Egypt when God was about to kill him for not circumcising his son. Zipporah, Moses' Midianite wife, quickly circumcised their son and touched Moses' feet with the foreskin, which satisfied God's requirement. Her words reflect both relief and perhaps frustration at this dangerous situation caused by neglecting God's covenant sign.
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