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Exodus 8:20 KJV
Exodus · chapter 8 · verse 20
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.Exodus 8:20 · King James Version
Exodus 8:20 in context
18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
20And 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.
21Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
22And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- morningbôqerproperly, dawnH1242 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- earlyshâkamliterally, to load upH7925 →
- standyâtsabto placeH3320 →
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Here is the story of the plague of flies, in which we are told, I. How it was threatened, like that of frogs, before it was inflicted. Moses is directed (Exo 8:20) to rise early in the morning, to meet Pharaoh when he came forth to the water, and there to repeat his demands. Note, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-32