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Exodus 8:30

MosesPharaoh
Prayer

28 Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”

29 “As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”

Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,

31 and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.

32 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.

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BSB
Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,
KJV
And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
WEB
Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to the LORD.
ASV
And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Jehovah.
DARBY
And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated Jehovah.
BLB
And Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to YHWH.
ÅB
Så gikk Moses ut fra Farao og ba til Herren.
OTB
Moses forlot da farao og ba til Herren,
B1930
Så gikk Moses ut fra Farao og bad til Herren.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 8:12

    After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

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  • James 5:16

    Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

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  • Exodus 9:33

    Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.

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