Exodus 9:13
in Exodus 9Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
KJV
And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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This verse in Exodus 9
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a temporary, but real, change in Pharaoh’s feelings. Exo 9:14 All my plagues - This applies to all the plagues which follow; the effect of each was foreseen and foretold. The words “at this time” point to a rapid and continuous succession of blows.
This site's exposition
Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh
on Exodus 9:13-14
The warning states its aim, “so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth”. The book gives that reason for the plagues at 7:5, 8:10, 8:22, 9:29 and 14:18.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
A most dreadful message Moses is here ordered to deliver to him, whether he will hear or whether he will forbear. He must tell him that he is marked for ruin, that he now stands as the butt at which God would shoot all the arrows of his wrath,
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And the Lord said unto Moses, rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Scripture does not here note that Pharaoh went out unto the water.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
It is possible that during the first plagues, the magicians hardened Pharaoh’s heart in order to pride themselves in their wisdom. But now that they did not come before him and there was none to help him and none to uphold him. See Isaiah:5.
FOR. Scripture reads, all My plagues because thunder, hail, rain, and fire combined in this plague.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם | hashkem | rise early | H7925 → | 65 times |
| בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | baboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| וְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב | vehityatzev | and present yourself | H3320 → | 48 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| פַרְעֹ֑ה | faroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלָ֗יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֤ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים | haivrim | the Hebrews | H5680 → | 34 times |
| שַׁלַּ֥ח | shalach | let go | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמִּ֖י | ʾami | people my | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ | veyaavduni | so they may serve me | H5647 → | 288 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
הַשְׁכֵּ֣םrise early
hashkemH7925 →65 times
בַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning
babokerH1242 →214 times
וְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בand present yourself
vehityatzevH3320 →48 times
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
פַרְעֹ֑הPharaoh
farohH6547 →274 times
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
אֵלָ֗יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֤רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
הָֽעִבְרִ֔יםthe Hebrews
haivrimH5680 →34 times
שַׁלַּ֥חlet go
shalachH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַמִּ֖יpeople my
ʾamiH5971 →1873 times
וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃so they may serve me
veyaavduniH5647 →288 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Exodus 9:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
it leads to
- Exodus 8:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 10:3
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people…
- Exodus 5:1
After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in…
- Exodus 8:1
Through
Exodus 7:15Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was…
it leads to
- Exodus 8:20
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 2:5
Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to…
- Exodus 7:10
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
- Exodus 8:20
Through
Exodus 8:20Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let…
it leads to
- Exodus 7:15
Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was…
- Exodus 3:18
The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 7:15
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.