And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born:
Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,
and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born is Israel,
And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus