Exodus 8:20 KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

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Cross References

  • Exodus 7:15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
  • Exodus 8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
  • Exodus 9:13 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
  • Exodus 3:18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

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Topics

  • Animals Instruments of God’s will
  • Egyptians Refuse to release the Israelites
  • Falsehood Pharaoh, in dealing deceitfully with the Israelites
  • Moses Under divine direction brings plagues upon the land of Egypt
  • Plague Flies

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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • MosesDrawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen 45:17–25), Jacob and his sons went down into...
  • PharaohThe official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See Egypt.) The name is a...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto Moses אֶל ʾel Preposition מֹשֶׁה mōšê מֹשֶׁה Proper name
  • Rise up early הַשְׁכֵּם haškēm שָׁכַם Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular
  • in the morning בַּבֹּקֶר babbōqer בֹּקֶר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • and stand וְהִתְיַצֵּב wĕhityaṣṣēb יָצַב Verb · hithpael imperative, second person masculine singular · with and
  • before לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
  • Pharaoh פַרְעֹה parʿô פַּרְעֹה Proper name
  • lo, he cometh forth הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative יוֹצֵא yôṣēʾ יָצָא Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • to the water הַמָּיְמָה hammoymâ מַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the, ending: toward
  • and say וְאָמַרְתָּ wĕʾāmartā אָמַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
  • unto him, Thus saith אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular כֹּה kô Adverb אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • Let my people עַמִּי ʿammî עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • go שַׁלַּח šallaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · piel imperative, second person masculine singular
  • that they may serve וְיַעַבְדֻנִי wĕyaʿabdunî עָבַד Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and, suffix: first person common singular

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