Exodus 9:2
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
Exodus 9:2 in other translations
| BSB | But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go, |
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| WEB | For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still, |
| ASV | For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, |
| YLT | for, if thou art refusing to send away, and art still keeping hold upon them, |
| DARBY | For if thou refuse to let them go, and shalt retain them still, |
| BBE | For if you will not let them go, but still keep them in your power, |
| Webster | For if thou shalt refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, |
What does Exodus 9:2 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 9:1-7
God will have Israel released, Pharaoh opposes it, and the trial is, whose word shall stand. The hand of the Lord at once is upon the cattle, many of which, some of all kinds, die by a sort of murrain. This was greatly to the loss of the owners; they had made Israel poor, and now God would make them poor. The hand of God is to be seen, even in the sickness and death of cattle; for a sparrow falls not to the ground…
Exodus 9:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 9:2
- Exodus 8:2
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
- Leviticus 26:23-24
And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
- Isaiah 1:20
But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
- Psalms 68:21
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
- Exodus 4:23
And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
- Revelation 16:9
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
- Psalms 7:11-12
God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
- Romans 2:8
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
- Leviticus 26:27-28
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
- Leviticus 26:14-16
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
- Exodus 10:4
Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
- Revelation 2:21-22
And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
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Context
- Exodus 9:1
Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
- Exodus 9:2
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
- Exodus 9:3
Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
Exodus 9:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque si no lo quieres dejar ir, y los detuvieres aún, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car si tu refuses de les laisser aller, et que tu les retiennes encore, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn wenn du dich weigerst, sie ziehen zu lassen, und du sie noch festhältst, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod si adhuc renuis, et retines eos, |