Exodus 8:28
And Pharaoh said: “I will release you in order to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the desert. Yet you may only go so far. Petition for me.”
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Exodus 3:19But I know that the king of Egypt will not release you, unless you go out by a powerful hand.
Exodus 8:8But Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them: “Pray to the Lord, so as to take away the frogs from me and from my people. And I will release the people, so as to sacrifice to the Lord.”
Exodus 8:29And Moses said: “After departing from you, I will pray to the Lord. And the flies will withdraw from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Yet do not be willing to deceive any longer, so that you would not release the people to sacrifice to the Lord.”
Exodus 10:17But now, release me from my sin even this time, and petition the Lord your God, so that he may take this death away from me.”
Ezra 6:10And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and let them pray for the life of the king and for the lives of his sons.
Hosea 10:2His heart has been divided, so now they will cross the divide. He will break apart their images; he will plunder their sanctuaries.
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 →