Exodus 9:28

Exodus 9:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
• New International Version (NIV)Pray to the Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t have to stay any longer.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Plead with the Lord, for there has been enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Entreat the Lord, that there may be no more mighty thundering and hail, for it is enough. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”

Context of Exodus 9:28

26But no hail fell in the region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived. 27Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron to come to him. He said to them, ‘This time, I have done a bad thing. The Lord is right. I and my people are guilty. The storms with the thunder and the hail are too much for us! Pray to the Lord to take them away. Then I will let you go! You do not need to stay any longer in Egypt.’ 29Then Moses said to Pharaoh, ‘As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my hands to the Lord and I will pray to him. The storm will stop and there will be no more hail. Then you will know that the whole world belongs to the Lord. 30But I know you and your officers. You still do not respect the Lord God.’

Exodus 9:28 word by word

הַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְרַ֕ב מִֽהְיֹ֛ת קֹלֹ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים וּבָרָ֑ד וַאֲשַׁלְּחָ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תֹסִפ֖וּן לַעֲמֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Intreatעָתַר‛âthar · to prayH6279
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• enoughרַבrab · manyH7227
• mightyאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• thunderingsקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: thunderH6963
• and hailבָּרָדbârâd · hailH1259
• and I will let you goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• and ye shall stayעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• no longerיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254

Cross-references for Exodus 9:28

• Exodus 8:8Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron to come to him. He said, ‘Pray to the Lord. Ask him to remove the frogs from me and from my people. Then I will let your people go. They can offer sacrifices to the Lord.’
• Exodus 10:17Please forgive my sins just one more time. Ask the Lord your God to remove this punishment of death from me.’
• Acts 8:24Then Simon said to Peter and John, ‘Please, pray to the Lord God for me. Then none of these bad things that you have spoken about will happen to me.’
• Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord shouts over the water. The God of glory makes the noise of thunder. The Lord appears over the great sea.
• Exodus 11:1The Lord said to Moses, ‘I will cause Pharaoh and Egypt to have one more trouble. Then Pharaoh will let you go out of Egypt. He will cause you to leave very quickly and go away from him.

Commentaries on Exodus 9:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28It is enough - There is no need of any farther plague; I submit to the authority of Jehovah and will rebel no more. Mighty thunderings - אלהים כלת koloth Elohim, voices of God; - that is, superlatively loud thunder. So mountains of God ( Psalm 36:6;) means exceeding high mountains. So a prince of God ( Genesis 23:6;) means a mighty prince. See a description of thunder, Psalm 29:3-8; : "The Voice Of The Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-34Verses 13-34 With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a temporary, but real, change in Pharaoh‘s feelings. Exodus 9:14 All my plagues - This applies to all the plagues which follow; the effect of each was foreseen and foretold. The words “at this time” point to a rapid and continuous succession of blows. The plagues which precede appear to have been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-35Verses 22-35 Woful havoc this hail made: it killed both men and cattle; the corn above ground was destroyed, and that only preserved which as yet was not come up. The land of Goshen was preserved. God causes rain or hail on one city and not on another, either in mercy or in judgment. Pharaoh humbled himself to Moses. No man could have spoken better: he owns himself wrong; he owns that the Lord is righteous; and God must be justified when he speaks, though…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-33The seventh plague was a hailstorm (9:18). It rains in Egypt only a few days each year. Hail and thunderstorms are rare. This storm would have terrified them. This may explain the increased theological reflection associated with it. The plague destroyed the flax and barley crops (9:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3527-35. Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned--This awful display of divine displeasure did seriously impress the mind of Pharaoh, and, under the weight of his convictions, he humbles himself to confess he has done wrong in opposing the divine will. At the same time he calls for Moses to intercede for cessation of the calamity. Moses accedes to his earnest wishes, and this most awful visitation ended. But his…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 9:28

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Conviction
• Hail
• Hypocrisy
• Intercession
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Plague
• Thunder

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Exodus 9

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings