Exodus 10 · Verse 28

Exodus 10:28

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.
Exodus 10:28, King James Version

Exodus 10:28 in other translations

BSB“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.”
WEBPharaoh 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!”
ASVAnd Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
YLTand Pharaoh saith to him, ‘Go from me, take heed to thyself, add not to see my face, for in the day thou seest my face thou diest;'
DARBYAnd Pharaoh said to him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
BBEAnd Pharaoh said to him, Go away from me, take care that you come not again before me; for the day when you see my face again will be your last.
WebsterAnd Pharaoh said to him, Depart from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more: for in that day thou seest my face, thou shalt die.

What does Exodus 10:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. Pharaoh said, ... Get thee from me--The calm firmness of Moses provoked the tyrant. Frantic with disappointment and rage, with offended and desperate malice, he ordered him from his presence and forbade him ever to return.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 See my face no more - Hitherto Pharaoh had left the way open for negotiation; but now, in wrath against Jehovah, he dismisses his ambassador, and threatens him with death if he should attempt any more to come into his presence.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 10:21-29

The plague of darkness brought upon Egypt was a dreadful plague. It was darkness which might be felt, so thick were the fogs. It astonished and terrified. It continued three days; six nights in one; so long the most lightsome palaces were dungeons. Now Pharaoh had time to consider, if he would have improved it. Spiritual darkness is spiritual bondage; while Satan blinds men's eyes that they see not, he binds their…

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Exodus 10:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּֽאמֶר\־vai.yo.mer-and he saidH559
ל֥וֹloto <the> him
פַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhPharaohH6547
לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980
מֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.Laifrom with <the> meH5921
הִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.mertake heedH8104
לְךָ֗le.Khato <the> yourself
אֶל\־'el-toH413
תֹּ֙סֶף֙to.sefmay you repeatH3254
רְא֣וֹתre.'otto seeH7200
פָּנַ֔יpa.Naiface myH6440
כִּ֗יKiforH3588
בְּי֛וֹםbe.Yomon [the] dayH3117
רְאֹתְךָ֥re.'o.te.Khaseeing youH7200
פָנַ֖יfa.Naiface myH6440
תָּמֽוּת\׃ta.Mutyou will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 10:28

  • 2 Chronicles 16:10

    Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:16

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

  • Amos 7:13

    But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Get thee.
11
for in that.
2Ch 16:10; 25:16; Am 7:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 10:27

    But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.

  • Exodus 10:28

    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.

  • Exodus 10:29

    And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.

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Exodus 10:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y díjole Faraón: Retírate de mí: guárdate que no veas más mi rostro, porque en cualquier día que vieres mi rostro, morirás.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le Pharaon lui dit: Va-t’en d’auprès de moi; garde-toi de revoir ma face! car, au jour où tu verras ma face, tu mourras.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Pharao sprach zu ihm: Gehe hinweg von mir; hüte dich, sieh mein Angesicht nicht wieder! denn an dem Tage, da du mein Angesicht siehst, wirst du sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Pharao ad Moysen: Recede a me, et cave ne ultra videas faciem meam: quocumque die apparueris mihi, morieris.