Exodus 9:2

Exodus 9:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
• 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,

Context of Exodus 9:2

1Then Adonai said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him: This is what Adonai, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so they may serve Me.’ For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still, 3behold, the hand of Adonai will fall upon your livestock that are in the field—on the horses, donkeys, camels, herds and flocks. There will be a crushing plague. 4But Adonai will make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, and nothing will die that belongs to Bnei-Yisrael.”

Exodus 9:2 word by word

כִּ֛י אִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ וְעוֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֥יק בָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For if thou refuseמָאֵןmâ'ên · refusingH3986
• goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• and wilt holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388

Cross-references for Exodus 9:2

• Exodus 4:23So I have said to you, Let My son go, that he may serve Me, but you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will slay your son, your firstborn.’”
• Exodus 8:2So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land.
• Exodus 10:4Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders.
• Leviticus 26:14“But if you will not listen to Me, nor carry out all these mitzvot,
• Psalms 7:11My shield is God— Savior of the upright in heart.
• Psalms 68:21God is for us—a God of deliverance. Adonai my Lord has escapes from death.
• Isaiah 1:20But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword.” For the mouth of Adonai has spoken.
• Romans 2:8But to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—wrath and fury.
• Revelation 2:21I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her immorality.
• Revelation 16:9People were scorched with fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God—the One who has power over these plagues. But they did not repent, 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