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Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my powerful hand, he will let the people of Israel go. Because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his country."
Reference
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Hebrew: chishshur
combined, i.e. the nave or hub of awheel (as holding the spokes together)
Greek: Μωσεύς (Mōseús)
Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
Hebrew: Môsheh
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: νυνί (nyní)
just now
Hebrew: ʼĕdayin
then (of time)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἱστορέω (historéō)
to be knowing (learned), i.e. (by implication) to visit for information (interview)
Hebrew: râʼeh
seeing, i.e. experiencing
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: Φαραώ (Pharaṓ)
Pharao (i.e. Pharoh), an Egyptian king
Hebrew: Parʻôh
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
Hebrew: gâlâl
a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
Greek: χείρ (cheír)
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
Hebrew: ʼekeph
a load; by implication, a stroke (others dignity)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Greek: ἄπειμι (ápeimi)
to go away
Hebrew: ʼârach
to travel
Hebrew: gâlâl
a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
Greek: κραταιός (krataiós)
powerful
Hebrew: ʼûwl
the body (as being rolled together); also powerful
Greek: χείρ (cheír)
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
Hebrew: ʼekeph
a load; by implication, a stroke (others dignity)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀπελαύνω (apelaúnō)
to dismiss
Hebrew: ṭᵉrad
to expel
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ἀγρός (agrós)
a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet
Hebrew: ʼădâmâh
soil (from its general redness)
Parallel theme
Psalm 136:12
Exodus 12:39
Exodus 12:33
Deuteronomy 32:39
Psalm 89:13
References Lord
Exodus 12:31
Exodus 11:1
Psalm 12:5
Exodus 13:3
References Moses
Isaiah 63:12
Verse Explanation
God told Moses that Pharaoh would soon see what God would do. God explained that Pharaoh would eventually allow the Israelites to leave because of a greater power than Egypt's authority. This verse gives Moses encouragement after the difficult meeting with Pharaoh.
History
Ancient Egypt was one of the strongest kingdoms of the ancient Near East, and Pharaoh represented the highest political power in the land.