King James Version
Exodus 9:2
2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
Exodus 9:2 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For if you refuse to let them go, and still hold them,
- New Living Translation (NLT)If you continue to hold them and refuse to let them go,
Context of Exodus 9:2
1Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. 4And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.
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כִּ֛י אִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ וְעוֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֥יק בָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Exodus 9:2
- Exodus 4:23And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
- Exodus 8:2And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
- Exodus 10:4Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
- Leviticus 26:14But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
- Psalms 7:11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
- Psalms 68:21But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
- Isaiah 1:20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
- Romans 2:8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
- Revelation 2:21And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
- Revelation 16:9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Commentaries on Exodus 9:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The fifth plague was against the livestock. As with the withholding of flies from the area where the Hebrews lived (8:22–23), the distinction between the livestock of the Israelites and that of the Egyptians (9:4) shows that a natural explanation of this event is insufficient, even if the previous plagues contributed. The Egyptians, like many in the ancient Near East, worshiped the ram, the goat, and the bull as representing power and fertility. These…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-73-5. Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle--A fifth application was made to Pharaoh in behalf of the Israelites by Moses, who was instructed to tell him that, if he persisted in opposing their departure, a pestilence would be sent among all the flocks and herds of the Egyptians, while those of the Israelites would be spared. As he showed no intention of keeping his promise, he was still a mark for the arrows of the Almighty's quiver, and the…Read the comment
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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
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