Exodus 8:28
And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to LORD your God in the wilderness, only ye shall not go very far away. Entreat for me.
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Exodus 3:19And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand.
Exodus 8:8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat LORD, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people, and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to LORD.
Exodus 8:29And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting t
Exodus 10:17Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat LORD your God, that he may only take away from me this death.
Ezra 6:10that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
Hosea 10:2Their heart is divided. Now they shall be found guilty. He will smite their altars. He will destroy their pillars.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:21-32
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. 21 Else, 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. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in… Read the whole commentary →