Exodus 9:2

2 "For ¹if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them,

Exodus 9:2 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 9:2

For if thou refuse to let them go
Continue to refuse, as he had done: and wilt hold them still;
in the land, and under his dominion and oppression.

Exodus 9:2 In-Context

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and speak to him, 'Thus says the LORD , the God of the Hebrews, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

2 "For if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them,

3 behold, the hand of the LORD will come with a very severe pestilence on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks.

4 "But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing will die of all that belongs to the sons of Israel.""'

5 The LORD set a definite time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land."

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 8:2

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "still hold"