New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 8:20-32
20Now the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “1RiseH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and presentH3320 yourselfH3320 beforeH6440 PharaohH6547, 2as 3he comesH3318 out to the waterH4325, and sayH559 to him, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “4LetH7971 My peopleH5971 goH7971, that they may serveH5647 Me. 21For ifH518 you do not letH7971 My peopleH5971 goH7971, beholdH2009, I will sendH7971 swarmsH6157 of flies on you and on your servantsH5650 and on your peopleH5971 and into your housesH1004; and the housesH1004 of the EgyptiansH4714 will be fullH4390 of swarmsH6157 of flies, and alsoH1571 the groundH127 on whichH834 they dwell. 225But on that dayH3117 I will setH6395 apartH6395 the landH776 of GoshenH1657, whereH834 My peopleH5971 are 6livingH5975, so that noH1115 swarmsH6157 of flies will be thereH8033, in orderH4616 that you may knowH3045 that 78I, the LordH3068, am in the midstH7130 of the landH776. 23I will 9putH7760 a divisionH6304 betweenH996 My peopleH5971 and your peopleH5971. TomorrowH4279 thisH2088 signH226 will occurH1961.”’” 24Then the LordH3068 didH6213 soH3651. And there cameH935 10greatH3515 swarmsH6157 of flies into the houseH1004 of PharaohH6547 and the housesH1004 of his servantsH5650 and the landH776 was 11laidH7843 wasteH7843 becauseH4480H6440 of the swarmsH6157 of flies in allH3605 the landH776 of EgyptH4714.
25PharaohH6547 12calledH7121 for MosesH4872 and AaronH175 and saidH559, “13GoH1980, sacrificeH2076 to your GodH430 within the landH776.” 26But MosesH4872 saidH559, “It is not rightH3559 to doH6213 soH3651, for we will sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068 our GodH430 14what is 15an abominationH8441 to the EgyptiansH4714. IfH2005 we sacrificeH2076 16what is an abominationH8441 to the EgyptiansH4714 before their eyesH5869, will they not then stoneH5619 us? 27We must goH1980 a 17threeH7969 days’H3117 journeyH1870 into the wildernessH4057 and sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068 our GodH430 as He 18commandsH559 us.” 28PharaohH6547 saidH559, “19I will letH7971 you goH7971, that you may sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 in the wildernessH4057; onlyH7534 you shall not goH1980 very farH7368 away. 20MakeH6279 supplicationH6279 for me.” 29Then MosesH4872 saidH559, “BeholdH2009, I am goingH3318 out from you, and I shall makeH6279 supplicationH6279 to the LordH3068 that the swarmsH6157 of flies may departH5493 from PharaohH6547, from his servantsH5650, and from his peopleH5971 tomorrowH4279; onlyH7534 do not let PharaohH6547 21dealH8524 deceitfullyH8524 againH3254 in not lettingH7971 the peopleH5971 goH7971 to sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068.”
30So 22MosesH4872 wentH3318 out from PharaohH6547 and madeH6279 supplicationH6279 to the LordH3068. 31The LordH3068 didH6213 23as MosesH4872 askedH1697, and removedH5493 the swarmsH6157 of flies from PharaohH6547, from his servantsH5650 and from his peopleH5971; not oneH259 remainedH7604. 32But PharaohH6547 24hardenedH3513 his heartH3820 thisH2088 timeH6471 alsoH1571, and 25he did not letH7971 the peopleH5971 goH7971.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 8:20 Ex 7:15; 9:13 ↩
- 2. Exodus 8:20 Lit behold ↩
- 3. Exodus 8:20 Ex 2:5; 7:15 ↩
- 4. Exodus 8:20 Ex 3:18; 4:23; 5:1, 3; 8:1 ↩
- 5. Exodus 8:22 Ex 9:4, 6, 24; 10:23; 11:7 ↩
- 6. Exodus 8:22 Lit standing ↩
- 7. Exodus 8:22 Or I am the Lord in the midst of the earth ↩
- 8. Exodus 8:22 Ex 9:29; 19:5; 20:11 ↩
- 9. Exodus 8:23 Lit set a ransom ↩
- 10. Exodus 8:24 Lit heavy ↩
- 11. Exodus 8:24 Ps 78:45; 105:31 ↩
- 12. Exodus 8:25 Ex 8:8; 9:27; 10:16 ↩
- 13. Exodus 8:25 Ex 9:28; 10:8, 24; 12:31 ↩
- 14. Exodus 8:26 Lit the abomination of Egypt ↩
- 15. Exodus 8:26 Gen 43:32; 46:34; Deut 7:25f ↩
- 16. Exodus 8:26 Lit the abomination of Egypt ↩
- 17. Exodus 8:27 Ex 3:18; 5:3 ↩
- 18. Exodus 8:27 Lit says to us ↩
- 19. Exodus 8:28 Ex 8:8, 15, 29, 32 ↩
- 20. Exodus 8:28 Ex 8:8; 9:28; 1 Kin 13:6 ↩
- 21. Exodus 8:29 Ex 8:8, 15 ↩
- 22. Exodus 8:30 Ex 8:12 ↩
- 23. Exodus 8:31 Lit according to the word of Moses ↩
- 24. Exodus 8:32 Lit made heavy ↩
- 25. Exodus 8:32 Ex 4:21; 8:8, 15 ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 8
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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