“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Be careful to see my face no more; for in the day you see my face you shall die!”
- KJV And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
- ESV Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”
- NKJV Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!”
- NASB Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Be careful, do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you shall die!”
- NLT “Get out of here!” Pharaoh shouted at Moses. “I’m warning you. Never come back to see me again! The day you see my face, you will die!”
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Quick answer
Pharaoh orders Moses away and threatens him with death if he appears again. The confrontation reaches a breaking point.
Overview
Pharaoh's threat marks the collapse of negotiation and the hardening of his defiance into hostility. By banishing God's messenger on pain of death, he seals his rejection of God's word. This severing of contact sets up the announcement of the final, decisive plague. It shows a heart fully set against God despite overwhelming evidence.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Amos 7:13But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
- 2 Chr 25:16While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
- 2 Chr 16:10Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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