Exode 10:10

10 Pharaon leur dit: Que l'Eternel soit avec vous, tout comme je vais vous laisser aller, vous et vos enfants! Prenez garde, car le malheur est devant vous!

Exode 10:10 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 10:10

And he said unto them, let the Lord be so with you, as I will
let you go, and your little ones
Either as mocking them, let the Lord you talk of be with you if he will, and let him deliver you if he can, as I shall let you go with your children, which I never will; or as wishing them ill, that the Lord their God may be with them, as he should dismiss them on their proposal, that is, not at all; he wishes they might never have the presence of the Lord, or receive any from him, till he should dismiss them, which he was determined never to do in the manner they desired; and therefore the sum of his wish or imprecation is, that they might never enjoy any benefits from the Lord; the first sense seems to be best:

look to it, for evil is before you;
which is either a charge of sin upon them, that they had an evil design upon him, and intended to raise a mutiny, make an insurrection, and form a rebellion against him; or a threatening to inflict the evil of punishment upon them, if they would not comply with his terms; and it is as if he should say, be it at your peril if you offer to go away in any other manner than it is my pleasure.

Exode 10:10 In-Context

8 On fit revenir vers Pharaon Moïse et Aaron: Allez, leur dit-il, servez l'Eternel, votre Dieu. Qui sont ceux qui iront?
9 Moïse répondit: Nous irons avec nos enfants et nos vieillards, avec nos fils et nos filles, avec nos brebis et nos boeufs; car c'est pour nous une fête en l'honneur de l'Eternel.
10 Pharaon leur dit: Que l'Eternel soit avec vous, tout comme je vais vous laisser aller, vous et vos enfants! Prenez garde, car le malheur est devant vous!
11 Non, non: allez, vous les hommes, et servez l'Eternel, car c'est là ce que vous avez demandé. Et on les chassa de la présence de Pharaon.
12 L'Eternel dit à Moïse: Etends ta main sur le pays d'Egypte, et que les sauterelles montent sur le pays d'Egypte; qu'elles dévorent toute l'herbe de la terre, tout ce que la grêle a laissé.
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