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Exodus 8:29

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“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat Jehovah that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to-morrow: only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Jehovah.

KJV

And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.

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This verse in Exodus 8

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again

on Exodus 8:29-30

Moses names the pattern to the king's face before it repeats, having watched the same promise made at verse 8 and withdrawn at verse 15. He then goes out and prays for him anyway, as he did at verse 12. The chapter records no answer from Pharaoh to the charge.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And Moses said, behold, I go out from thee,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Pharaoh does but say, Entreat for me (though it is with regret that he humbles so far), and Moses promises immediately, I will entreat the Lord for thee, that Pharaoh might see what the design of the plague was, not to bring him to ruin, but to bring him to repentance.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Pharaoh called for Moses, . . . Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land, &c.--Between impatient anxiety to be freed from this scourge and a reluctance on the part of the Hebrew bondsmen, the king followed the course of expediency; he proposed to let them free to engage in their religious rites within any part of the kingdom.

The words behind it

26 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses

    moshehH4872 →765 times

  • הִנֵּ֨הhere!

    hinehH2009 →843 times

  • אָנֹכִ֜יI

    ʾanokhiH595 →359 times

  • יוֹצֵ֤א[am] about to go out

    yotze'H3318 →1067 times

  • מֵֽעִמָּךְ֙from with <the> you

    meimokhH5973 →1050 times

  • וְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣יand I will pray

    veha'tartiH6279 →20 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • וְסָ֣רand he will turn aside

    vesarH5493 →299 times

  • הֶעָרֹ֗בthe swarm

    hearoH6157 →9 times

  • מִפַּרְעֹ֛הfrom Pharaoh

    miparohH6547 →274 times

  • מֵעֲבָדָ֥יוfrom servants his

    meavadavH5650 →799 times

  • וּמֵעַמּ֖וֹand from people his

    umeamoH5971 →1873 times

  • מָחָ֑רtomorrow

    macharH4279 →52 times

  • רַ֗קonly

    rakH7535 →109 times

  • אַל־may not

    ʾal-H408 →724 times

  • יֹסֵ֤ףhe repeat

    yosefH3254 →212 times

  • פַּרְעֹה֙Pharaoh

    parohH6547 →274 times

  • הָתֵ֔לto deceive

    hatelH2048 →

  • לְבִלְתִּי֙to not

    leviltiH1115 →112 times

  • שַׁלַּ֣חto let go

    shalachH7971 →845 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הָעָ֔םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • לִזְבֹּ֖חַto sacrifice

    lizboachH2076 →134 times

  • לַֽיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 8:15When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.5 worksJeremiah 42:4“I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers; I will not withhold a word from you.”5 worksExodus 8:8Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”3 worksJeremiah 42:20–21For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’3 worksPsalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.2 worksGalatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 78:34–37When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.2 worksActs 5:3–4Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?2 worksExodus 21:8If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.2 worksExodus 8:28Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Galatians 6:7

    Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 9:6

      Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

    • Hosea 10:12

      Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

    • Job 4:8

      As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

    • Romans 2:6–10

      God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”

    • 1 Corinthians 15:33

      Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

  • Through

    Psalms 66:3

    Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 18:44

      When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

    • Psalms 65:5

      With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

    • Psalms 81:15

      Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 8 →

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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