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Exodus 7:2
2You must say whatever I command you; then Aaron your brother must declare it to Pharaoh so that he will let the Israelites go from his land.
Exodus 7:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
- New International Version (NIV)You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land.
Context of Exodus 7:2
1The Lord answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet. You must say whatever I command you; then Aaron your brother must declare it to Pharaoh so that he will let the Israelites go from his land. 3But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. 4Pharaoh will not listen to you, but I will put my hand into Egypt and bring the military divisions of my people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.
Read all of Exodus 7Exodus 7:2 word by word
אַתָּ֣ה תְדַבֵּ֔ר אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ וְאַהֲרֹ֤ן אָחִ֙יךָ֙ יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְשִׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou shalt speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- all that I commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- thee: and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- thy brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- that he sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
- the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- out of his landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Exodus 7:2
- Exodus 4:15You will speak with him and tell him what to say. I will help both you and him to speak and will teach you both what to do.
- Exodus 6:29he said to him, “I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I am telling you.”
- Deuteronomy 4:2You must not add anything to what I command you or take anything away from it, so that you may keep the commands of the Lord your God I am giving you.
- 1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will say whatever the Lord says to me.”
- Jeremiah 1:7Then the Lord said to me: Do not say, “I am only a youth,” for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell you.
- Ezekiel 3:10Next he said to me, “Son of man, listen carefully to all my words that I speak to you and take them to heart.
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
- Acts 20:27because I did not avoid declaring to you the whole plan of God.
Commentaries on Exodus 7:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7In this final scene before the rescue begins, the Lord again answered the fear that Moses had about not speaking well. God allowed Moses to speak through Aaron (see 4:16). Even so, Pharaoh would still refuse to listen. The outcome did not depend on the ability of Moses to speak. It depended on God’s power. Moses and Aaron obeyed God’s command. They acted in faith and went forward as he directed. The first crisis had now passed (see study note on 5:22–23) .Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. the Lord said unto Moses--He is here encouraged to wait again on the king--not, however, as formerly, in the attitude of a humble suppliant, but now armed with credentials as God's ambassador, and to make his demand in a tone and manner which no earthly monarch or court ever witnessed. I have made thee a god--"made," that is, set, appointed; "a god"; that is, he was to act in this business as God's representative, to act and speak in His name and to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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