- Exodus 4:18
וַיֵּלֶךְ מֹשֶׁה וַיָּשׇׁב ׀ אֶל־יֶתֶר חֹתְנוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֵלְכָה נָּא וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אַחַי אֲשֶׁר־בְּמִצְרַיִם וְאֶרְאֶה הַעוֹדָם חַיִּים וַיֹּאמֶר יִתְרוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה לֵךְ לְשָׁלוֹם׃
Moses went back to his father-in-law Jether and said to him, “Let me go back to my kinsfolk in Egypt and see how they are faring.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲזַל מֹשֶׁה וְתָב לְוָת יֶתֶר חֲמוּהִי וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אֵיזֵיל כְּעַן וַאֲתוּב לְוָת אַחַי דִּבְמִצְרַיִם וְאֶחְזֵי הַעַד כְּעַן קַיָּמִין וַאֲמַר יִתְרוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה אִיזֵיל לִשְׁלָם׃
Moshe went and returned to Yeser, his father-in-law, and said to him, “I would like to leave [now] and return to my brothers in Egypt, to see if they are still alive.” Yisro said to Moshe, “Go in peace.”
- Exodus 4:19
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּמִדְיָן לֵךְ שֻׁב מִצְרָיִם כִּי־מֵתוּ כׇּל־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַמְבַקְשִׁים אֶת־נַפְשֶׁךָ׃
GOD said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all those who sought to kill you are dead.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה בְּמִדְיָן אִיזֵיל תּוּב לְמִצְרָיִם אֲרֵי מִיתוּ כָל גּוּבְרַיָּא דִּבְעוֹ לְמִקְטְלָךְ׃
Adonoy said to Moshe in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt, for they have died—all the men who had sought your life [to kill you].”
- Exodus 4:20
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם עַל־הַחֲמֹר וַיָּשׇׁב אַרְצָה מִצְרָיִם וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מַטֵּה הָאֱלֹהִים בְּיָדוֹ׃
So Moses took his wife and sons, mounted them on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt; and Moses took the rod of God with him.
Targum Onkelos
וּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה יָת אִתְּתֵיהּ וְיָת בְּנוֹהִי וְאַרְכֵּיבִנּוּן עַל חֲמָרָא וְתָב לְאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם וּנְסֵיב מֹשֶׁה יָת חוּטְרָא דְּאִתְעֲבִידוּ בֵּיהּ נִסִּין מִן קֳדָם יְיָ בִּידֵיהּ׃
Moshe [then] took his wife and his sons, set them to ride on the donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moshe took the rod of [with which miracles had been carried out before] God in his hand.
- Exodus 4:21
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּלֶכְתְּךָ לָשׁוּב מִצְרַיְמָה רְאֵה כׇּל־הַמֹּפְתִים אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בְיָדֶךָ וַעֲשִׂיתָם לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַאֲנִי אֲחַזֵּק אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְלֹא יְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָם׃
And GOD said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the marvels that I have put within your power. I, however, will stiffen his heart so that he will not let the people go.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה בִּמְהָכָךְ לִמְתָּב לְמִצְרַיִם חֲזִי כָּל מוֹפְתַיָּא דְּשַׁוִּיתִי בִּידָךְ וְתַעֲבֵידִנּוּן קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה וַאֲנָא אֲתַקֵּיף יָת לִבֵּיהּ וְלָא יְשַׁלַּח יָת עַמָּא׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “On your way back to Egypt, see [keep in mind] all the wondrous [signs] that I have placed in your hand, and do them before Pharaoh. I will harden his heart, and he will not send the people out.
- Exodus 4:22
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה בְּנִי בְכֹרִי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says GOD: Israel is My first-born son.
Targum Onkelos
וְתֵימַר לְפַרְעֹה כִּדְנָן אֲמַר יְיָ בְּרִי בּוּכְרִי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
You will say to Pharaoh, This is what Adonoy said, Yisroel is My son, My firstborn.
- Exodus 4:23
וָאֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ שַׁלַּח אֶת־בְּנִי וְיַעַבְדֵנִי וַתְּמָאֵן לְשַׁלְּחוֹ הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי הֹרֵג אֶת־בִּנְךָ בְּכֹרֶךָ׃
I have said to you, “Let My son go, that he may worship Me,” yet you refuse to let him go. Now I will slay your first-born son.’”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרִית לָךְ שַׁלַּח יָת בְּרִי וְיִפְלַח קֳדָמַי וּמְסָרֵיב אַתְּ לְשַׁלָּחוּתֵיהּ הָא אֲנָא קָטֵיל יָת בְּרָךְ בּוּכְרָךְ׃
And I have said to you, send out My son and let him serve [before] Me. If you refuse to send him, behold, I will slay your [own] firstborn son.”
- Exodus 4:24
וַיְהִי בַדֶּרֶךְ בַּמָּלוֹן וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁהוּ יְהֹוָה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ הֲמִיתוֹ׃
At a night encampment on the way, GOD encountered him and sought to kill him.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְּאוֹרְחָא בְּבֵית מְבָתָא וְעָרַע בֵּיהּ מַלְאֲכָא דַּייָ וּבְעָא לְמִקְטְלֵיהּ׃
He [Moshe] was along the way, in the inn, [an Angel of] Adonoy confronted him, and wanted to kill him.
- Exodus 4:25
וַתִּקַּח צִפֹּרָה צֹר וַתִּכְרֹת אֶת־עׇרְלַת בְּנָהּ וַתַּגַּע לְרַגְלָיו וַתֹּאמֶר כִּי חֲתַן־דָּמִים אַתָּה לִי׃
So Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched his legs with it, saying, “You are truly a bridegroom of blood to me!”
Targum Onkelos
וּנְסֵיבַת צִפּוֹרָה טִנָּרָא וּגְזַרַת יָת עָרְלַת בְּרַהּ וְקָרֵיבַת לִקְדָמוֹהִי וַאֲמַרַת בִּדְמָא דִּמְהוּלְתָּא הָדֵין אִתְיְהֵיב חַתְנָא לַנָא׃
Tzipporah took a flint-stone and cut off her son’s foreskin, and threw it at his feet [brought it before him], saying, “You are a bridegroom of blood to me [With this blood of circumcision, a husband is given to us].”
- Exodus 4:26
וַיִּרֶף מִמֶּנּוּ אָז אָמְרָה חֲתַן דָּמִים לַמּוּלֹת׃
And when [God] let him alone, she added, “A bridegroom of blood because of the circumcision.”
Targum Onkelos
וְנָח מִנֵּיהּ בְּכֵן אֲמַרַת אִלּוּלֵי דְּמָא דִּמְהוּלְתָּא הָדֵין אִתְחַיַּיב חַתְנָא קְטוֹל׃
He then withdrew from him [Moshe. Then she said, “[You are] a bridegroom of blood [to me] because of the circumcision [Were it not for this blood of circumcision, my husband would have deserved to be killed].”
- Exodus 4:27
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵךְ לִקְרַאת מֹשֶׁה הַמִּדְבָּרָה וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁהוּ בְּהַר הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּשַּׁק־לוֹ׃
GOD said to Aaron, “Go to meet Moses in the wilderness.” He went and met him at the mountain of God, and he kissed him.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַהֲרֹן אִיזֵיל לְקַדָּמוּת מֹשֶׁה לְמַדְבְּרָא וַאֲזַל וְעָרְעֵיהּ בְּטוּרָא דְּאִתְגְּלִי עֲלוֹהִי יְקָרָא דַּייָ וְנַשֵּׁיק לֵיהּ׃
Adonoy said to Aharon, “Go meet Moshe in the desert.” He [Aharon] went and met him at the mountain [upon which was revealed the Glory] of God and he kissed him.
- Exodus 4:28
וַיַּגֵּד מֹשֶׁה לְאַהֲרֹן אֵת כׇּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ וְאֵת כׇּל־הָאֹתֹת אֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ׃
Moses told Aaron about all the things that GOD had committed to him and all the signs about which he had been instructed.
Targum Onkelos
וְחַוִּי מֹשֶׁה לְאַהֲרֹן יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא דַּייָ דְּשַׁלְחֵיהּ וְיָת כָּל אָתַיָּא דְּפַקְּדֵיהּ׃
Moshe told Aharon all the words of Adonoy with which He had sent him; and all the [miraculous] signs that He had commanded him [to demonstrate].
- Exodus 4:29
וַיֵּלֶךְ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וַיַּאַסְפוּ אֶת־כׇּל־זִקְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲזַל מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וּכְנַשׁוּ יָת כָּל סָבֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Moshe and Aharon went [to Egypt] and they gathered all the elders of the B’nei Yisrael.
- Exodus 4:30
וַיְדַבֵּר אַהֲרֹן אֵת כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיַּעַשׂ הָאֹתֹת לְעֵינֵי הָעָם׃
Aaron repeated all the words that GOD had spoken to Moses, and he performed the signs in the sight of those assembled,
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל אַהֲרֹן יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא דְּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה וַעֲבַד אָתַיָּא לְעֵינֵי עַמָּא׃
Aharon spoke all the words that Adonoy had spoken to Moshe, and he demonstrated the [miraculous] signs in the eyes [sight] of the people.
- Exodus 4:31
וַיַּאֲמֵן הָעָם וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ כִּי־פָקַד יְהֹוָה אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִי רָאָה אֶת־עׇנְיָם וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ׃
and the assembly was convinced. When they heard that GOD had taken note of the Israelites and had seen their plight, they bowed low in homage.
Targum Onkelos
וְהֵימֵין עַמָּא וּשְׁמַעוּ אֲרֵי דְּכִיר יְיָ יָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲרֵי גְּלֵי קֳדָמוֹהִי שִׁעְבּוּדְהוֹן וּכְרַעוּ וּסְגִידוּ׃
The people believed. When they heard that Adonoy was mindful of the B’nei Yisrael, and that He had seen their suffering [was revealed before Him], they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.