Exodus 5:2
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And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
In other translations
And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547מִיmiwho?H4310יְהוָהyahweh[is] YahwehH3068אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834אֶשְׁמַע'eshma'I will listenH8085בְּקֹלוֹbekoloto voice hisH6963לְשַׁלַּחleshalachby letting goH7971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לֹאlo'notH3808יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knowH3045אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְגַםvegamand alsoH1571אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לֹאlo'notH3808אֲשַׁלֵּחַ׃'ashaleachI will let goH7971
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 3:19And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
- Job 21:15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
- 2 Kings 18:35Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
- John 16:3And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
- 2 Chronicles 32:19And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
- 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- Jeremiah 44:16-1716 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee. 17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.16 “As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! 17 Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
- 2 Chronicles 32:15Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
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People and places
People: Jacob, Pharaoh (Exodus 3)