But as for you and your servants, I know that you don’t yet fear Yahweh God.”
Parallel translations
- KJV But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
- BSB But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”
- NKJV But as for you and your servants, I know that you will not yet fear the Lord God.”
- NASB But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.”
- NLT But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the Lord God.”
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Quick answer
Moses tells Pharaoh he knows he still does not truly fear God. He discerns the hollowness of Pharaoh's confession.
Overview
Moses, granted spiritual insight, sees through Pharaoh's words to his unrepentant heart. The verse distinguishes the genuine 'fear of Yahweh' from mere dread of consequences. It prepares the reader for Pharaoh's renewed hardness once the storm ceases. The episode warns against mistaking crisis-driven remorse for saving faith.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Isa 26:10Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully, and will not see Yahweh’s majesty.
- Prov 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
- Isa 63:17O Yahweh, why do you make us wander from your ways, and harden our heart from your fear? Return for your servants’ sake, the tribes of your inheritance.
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