And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand.
But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
`And I--I have known that the king of Egypt doth not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand,
But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a powerful hand.
Exodus — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Now Moses kept the flock. We have already said that he was occupied as a shepherd for a long time (viz., about forty years) before this vision appeared to him. The patience, then, of the holy man is commended by his continuance in this work; not that Moses had…