Exodus 4:23

Therefore I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me, But if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I, am going to slay, thy son, thy firstborn.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

In Context

22Then shalt thou say unto Pharaoh, Thus, saith Yahweh—My son—my firstborn, is Israel;

24And it came to pass, on the way, in the resting-place for the night, that Yahweh fell upon him, and sought to kill him.

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Cross References

Exodus 5:1And afterwards, Moses and Aaron went in and said unto Pharaoh,—Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.

Exodus 8:16Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Say unto Aaron—Stretch forth thy staff, and smite the dust of the land,—so shall it become gnats in all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 9:1Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh,—then shalt thou say unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, How long hast thou refused to humble thyself before me? Let my people go that they may serve me.

Exodus 11:5then shall every firstborn in the land of Egypt die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, unto the firstborn of the handmaid who is behind the two millstones,—and every firstborn of beasts;

Exodus 13:15And it came to pass when Pharaoh had shown himself too hardened to let us go, then did Yahweh slay every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of men even unto the firstborn of beasts. For this cause, am, I, sacrificing to Yahweh whatsoever is born first, of the males, and every firstborn of my sons, must I redeem.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 4:19-24

Moses Returns in Egypt. ( b. c. 1491.) 18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. 20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his… Read the whole commentary →

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