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Exodus 4:27

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 4:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.
Exodus 4:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.
25Then 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.
26So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood [art thou], because of the circumcision.
27And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.
28And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewith he had charged him.
29And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
30and Aaron spake all the words which Jehovah had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the Lord said unto Aaron, etc.] He appeared to him in a dream or vision, and to this reference is had in (<090227>1 Samuel 2:27) go into the wilderness to meet Moses; in the wilderness of Arabia, through which Moses was to pass into Egypt, and who was now set out on his journey thitherward: and he went; immediately, being obedient to the heavenly vision: and met him in the mount of God; in Horeb, where the Lord had appeared to Moses, and therefore called the mount of God, and where afterwards the law was given, and the covenant made with the people of Israel; and so the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it, “in the mount on which the glory of God was revealed:” and kissed him: as relations…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Aaron met him in the mount of God, and kissed him--After a separation of forty years, their meeting would be mutually happy. Similar are the salutations of Arab friends when they meet in the desert still; conspicuous is the kiss on each side of the head.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“In the mount of God - That is, the place where God had met with him. Exodus 4:28”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“4:27 Aaron’s coming to meet Moses is the first recorded confirmation of God’s promises (see 4:14). • mountain of God: A reference to Mount Sinai.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Go into: Exo 4:14-16; Ecc 4:9; Act 10:5, Act 10:6, Act 10:20 the mount: Exo 3:1, Exo 19:3, Exo 20:18, Exo 24:15-17; Kg1 19:8 kissed him: Gen 29:11 Exodus 4:28”
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