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Exodus 8:30-32

Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh. Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one. Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn’t let the people go.

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Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you. I will pray to Yahweh that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only don’t let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Yahweh.” Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh. Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one. Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn’t let the people go.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh.

    Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one.

    Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn’t let the people go.

  • KJV King James Version

    And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.

    And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

    And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    (8-26) And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.

    (8-27) And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

    (8-28) And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.

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Cross-references (11)

  • Exodus 8:15 (v32) But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
  • Exodus 4:21 (v32) Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I…
  • Exodus 8:12 (v30) Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.
  • Romans 2:5 (v32) But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the…
  • Exodus 7:13-14 (v32) Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken. Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn. He…
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  • Exodus 8:8 (v32) Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let…
  • Exodus 9:33 (v30) Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to Yahweh; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured…
  • Isaiah 63:17 (v32) O Yahweh, why do you make us wander from your ways, and harden our heart from your fear? Return for your servants’ sake, the tribes of your…
  • Acts 28:26-27 (v32) saying, ‘Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way…
  • James 1:13-14 (v32) Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each one is…
  • James 5:16 (v30) Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is…

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Explain this passage (11 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v32 Where God giveth not faith, no miracles can prevail.

Where God giveth not faith, no miracles can prevail.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv30–32 Exo 8:30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On v30 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also,....…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v32 But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv31–32 Verse 31. The Lord did according to the word…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v31 Exo 8:31. There remained not one — This immediate…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v32 Hardened. Hebrew and Septuagint, "Pharao hardened his heart for…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv30, 32 30, 31. Cf. vv. 12, 13.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv31–32 (31) There remained not one.—The sudden and entire removal…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv31–32 There remained not one. The hand of God was…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v30 Pharaoh hardened his heart
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