Exodus 3:20
18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
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
- So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.
- KJV
- And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
- WEB
- I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do among them, and after that he will let you go.
- ASV
- And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
- DARBY
- And I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; and after that he will let you go.
- BLB
- And I will stretch out My hand, and I will strike Egypt with all My wonders that I will do in its midst. And after that, he will send you⁺ out.
- ÅB
- Derfor vil jeg rekke ut min hånd og slå Egypt med alle mine under, som jeg vil gjøre midt iblant dem; så skal han la dere fare.
- OTB
- Så jeg vil rekke ut min hånd og slå Egypt med alle mine under som jeg vil gjøre i deres midte. Etter det vil han la dere dra.
- B1930
- Derfor vil jeg rekke ut min hånd og slå Egypten med alle mine under, som jeg vil gjøre midt iblandt dem; så skal han la eder fare.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 7:36
He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Read in contextNehemiah 9:10
And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:22
And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
Read in contextExodus 9:15
For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
Read in contextExodus 6:6
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Read in contextExodus 12:31–33
And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
Read in contextPsalms 105:27
They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
Read in contextExodus 11:8–9
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.
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