Exodus 7:2

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, “I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron is your prophet. Tell your brother Aaron everything I command you, and he must tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave the country. 3But I will make Pharaoh stubborn. Even though I will do many miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt, 4Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will use my power to punish Egypt severely, and I will bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt in organized family groups.

Exodus 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 to him and tell him what to say. I will help both of you speak, and I will teach you both what to do.
• Exodus 6:29He said to Moses, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) everything I tell you.”
• Deuteronomy 4:2Never add anything to what I command you, or take anything away from it. Then you will be able to obey the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.
• 1 Kings 22:14Micaiah answered, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, I will tell him whatever the Lord tells me.”
• Jeremiah 1:7But the Lord said to me, “Don’t say that you are only a boy. You will go wherever I send you. You will say whatever I command you to say.
• Ezekiel 3:10He also said to me, “Son of man, take to heart everything I have spoken to you, and listen closely.
• Matthew 28:20Teach them to do everything I have commanded you. “And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.”
• Acts 20:27I didn’t avoid telling 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

Topics related to Exodus 7:2

• Aaron
• Moses
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Israel
• Pharaoh
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• Children of Israel
• Die
• Enchantment
• Multiply

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