Exo 4:20 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 20. His wife and his sons ] Both Gershom and Eliezer, though the birth of the latter has not yet been mentioned in the Hebrew text. . Set them upon an ass ] The Septuagint reads the word in the plural, εκιταυποζυγια, upon asses , as it certainly required more than one to carry Zipporah, Gershom, and Eliezer. The rod of God ] The sign of sovereign power, by which he was to perform all his miracles; once the badge of his shepherd's office , and now that by which he is to feed, rule , and protect his people Israel .

‏ Exodus 4:20

Verse 20. His wife and his sons] Both Gershom and Eliezer, though the birth of the latter has not yet been mentioned in the Hebrew text. See Clarke on Ex 2:22.

Set them upon an ass] The Septuagint reads the word in the plural, εκιταυποζυγια, upon asses, as it certainly required more than one to carry Zipporah, Gershom, and Eliezer.

The rod of God] The sign of sovereign power, by which he was to perform all his miracles; once the badge of his shepherd's office, and now that by which he is to feed, rule, and protect his people Israel.