Exodus 3:19
But, I, know, that the king of Egypt will not suffer you to go,—not even by a firm hand.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 4:21And Yahweh said unto Moses, When thou goest to return to Egypt, see as touching all the wonders which I have put in thy hand, that thou do them before Pharaoh—but, I, will let his heart wax bold, and he will not suffer the people to go.
Exodus 6:1Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Now, shalt thou see, what I will do to Pharaoh, for with a strong hand, shall he let them go, and with a strong hand, shall he drive them out from his land.
Exodus 7:14Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Dull, is the heart of Pharaoh,—he hath refused to let the people go.
Exodus 9:7And Pharaoh sent, and lo! there had not died of the cattle of Israel, so much as one. But Pharaoh’s heart became dull, and he did not let the people go.
Exodus 10:20But Yahweh suffered the heart of Pharaoh to wax bold,—and he did not let the sons of Israel go.
Exodus 11:10So then, Moses and Aaron, did all these wonders before Pharaoh,—but Yahweh let Pharaoh’s heart wax bold, and he did not let the sons of Israel go out of his land.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:17-22
16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice:… Read the whole commentary →