Exodus 9 · Verse 28

Exodus 9:28

Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
Exodus 9:28, King James Version

Exodus 9:28 in other translations

BSBPray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
WEBPray to the LORD; for there has been enough of mighty thunderings and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”
ASVEntreat Jehovah; for there hath been enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
YLTmake ye supplication unto Jehovah, and plead that there be no voices of God and hail, and I send you away, and ye add not to remain.'
DARBYIntreat Jehovah that it may be enough, that there be no more thunder of God and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer!
BBEMake prayer to the Lord; for there has been enough of these thunderings of God and this ice-storm; and I will let you go and will keep you no longer.
WebsterEntreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

What does Exodus 9:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 9:27-35

27-35. Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned--This awful display of divine displeasure did seriously impress the mind of Pharaoh, and, under the weight of his convictions, he humbles himself to confess he has done wrong in opposing the divine will. At the same time he calls for Moses to intercede for cessation of the calamity. Moses accedes to his earnest wishes, and this…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 It is enough - There is no need of any farther plague; I submit to the authority of Jehovah and will rebel no more. Mighty thunderings - כלת אלהים koloth Elohim, voices of God; - that is, superlatively loud thunder. So mountains of God (Psa 36:6) means exceeding high mountains. So a prince of God (Gen 23:6) means a mighty prince. See a description of thunder, Psa 29:3-8 : "The Voice Of The Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth; the Lord is upon many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness," etc. The production of rain by the electric spark is alluded to in a very beautiful manner, Jer 10:13 : When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens. See Clarke's note on Gen 7:11, and Gen 8:1 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 9:22-35

Woful havoc this hail made: it killed both men and cattle; the corn above ground was destroyed, and that only preserved which as yet was not come up. The land of Goshen was preserved. God causes rain or hail on one city and not on another, either in mercy or in judgment. Pharaoh humbled himself to Moses. No man could have spoken better: he owns himself wrong; he owns that the Lord is righteous; and God must be…

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Exodus 9:28 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.

הַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙ha'.Ti.ruprayH6279
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְרַ֕בve.Ravand [is too] muchH7227
מִֽהְיֹ֛תmih.Yotfor beingH1961
קֹלֹ֥תko.Lot[the] thunder claps ofH6963
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
וּבָרָ֑דu.va.Radand [the] hailH1259
וַאֲשַׁלְּחָ֣הva.'a.sha.le.Chahand I will let goH7971
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
תֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.Funyou will increase !H3254
לַעֲמֹֽד\׃la.'a.Modto stayH5975

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

Cross references for Exodus 9:28

  • Exodus 8:8

    Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord.

  • Exodus 10:17

    Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

  • Exodus 8:28

    And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.

  • Acts 8:24

    Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

  • Psalms 29:3-4

    The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

  • Exodus 11:1

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Intreat.
8:8,28; 10:17; Ac 8:24
mighty thunderings. Heb. voices of God.
Ps 29:3,4
ye shall.
11:1

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Context

  • Exodus 9:27

    And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

  • Exodus 9:28

    Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

  • Exodus 9:29

    And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord’s.

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Exodus 9:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Orad á Jehová: y cesen los truenos de Dios y el granizo; y yo os dejaré ir, y no os detendréis más.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Suppliez l’ Éternel; et que ce soit assez des tonnerres de Dieu, et de la grêle; et je vous laisserai aller, et vous ne resterez pas davantage.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Flehet zu Jehova, und es sei genug des Donners Gottes und des Hagels; so will ich euch ziehen lassen, und ihr sollt nicht länger bleiben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Orate Dominum ut desinant tonitrua Dei, et grando: ut dimittam vos, et nequaquam hic ultra maneatis.