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

1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pay close attention to this. I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother, Aaron, will be your prophet. Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country. 3But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. 4Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down my fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue my forces—my people, the Israelites—from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

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 4:15Talk to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will instruct you both in what to do.
• Exodus 6:29he said to him, “I am the Lord! Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I am telling you.”
• Deuteronomy 4:2Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you.
• 1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.”
• Jeremiah 1:7The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
• Ezekiel 3:10Then he added, “Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself.
• Matthew 28:20Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Acts 20:27for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.

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