Exodus 11:9
7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
- KJV
- And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
- WEB
- The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh won’t listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
- ASV
- And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah had said to Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken to you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
- BLB
- And YHWH said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you⁺, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
- ÅB
- Som Herren hadde sagt til Moses og Aron: Farao skal ikke høre på dere, så jeg kan få gjort mange under i Egypt,
- OTB
- Herren hadde sagt til Moses: «Farao vil ikke lytte til deg, slik at mine under kan bli mangfoldiggjort i Egypt.»
- B1930
- Som Herren hadde sagt til Moses og Aron: Farao skal ikke høre på eder, så jeg kan få gjort mange under i Egyptens land,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 7:3–4
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
Read in contextExodus 3:19
And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
Read in contextExodus 10:1
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
Read in contextRomans 9:16–18
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
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