Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
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- WEB Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God, and against you.
- KJV Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
- NKJV Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.
- NASB Then Pharaoh hurriedly called for Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.
- NLT Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you,” he confessed.
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Quick answer
Pharaoh hastily summons Moses and Aaron and confesses sin against Yahweh and them. His urgent confession is again driven by crisis.
Overview
The haste of Pharaoh's summons shows the desperation the plague has produced. His confession of sin echoes his earlier admission during the hail, yet proves equally shallow. Acknowledging sin against both God and his messengers, Pharaoh still seeks only relief. The pattern again contrasts pressure-driven remorse with true repentance.
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- Exod 9:27Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
- Job 34:31–32Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
- 1 Sam 26:21Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
- 1 Sam 15:30“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
- Matt 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Prov 28:13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- Num 21:7Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
- Num 22:34“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”
- 2 Sam 19:20For your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”
- 1 Sam 15:24Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
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