He called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve Yahweh, as you have said!
Parallel translations
- KJV And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
- BSB Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.
- NKJV Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the Lord as you have said.
- NASB Then he called for Moses and Aaron at night and said, “Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the sons of Israel; and go, worship the Lord, as you have said.
- NLT Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. “Get out!” he ordered. “Leave my people—and take the rest of the Israelites with you! Go and worship the Lord as you have requested.
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That night Pharaoh summons Moses and Aaron and orders Israel to leave and serve the LORD as they had asked.
Overview
Pharaoh, who repeatedly refused God's demand to 'let my people go,' now urgently expels them, fulfilling Moses' earlier prophecy. The proud king is humbled by the hand of God. His capitulation shows that no human power can finally withstand the Lord's purpose to redeem His people, who go out to worship the God who delivered them.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Exod 6:1Yahweh said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land.”
- Ps 105:38Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.
- Exod 10:9Moses said, “We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast to Yahweh.”
- Exod 8:8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.”
- Exod 3:19–20I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.
- Exod 11:8All these servants of yours will come down to me, and bow down themselves to me, saying, “Get out, with all the people who follow you”; and after that I will go out.’” He went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
- Exod 10:29Moses said, “You have spoken well. I will see your face again no more.”
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