Exodus 8:29

And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
out	יוֹצֵ֤א yo.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
intreat	וְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣י ve.ha'.tar.Ti	H6279	to burn incense in worship · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
swarms	הֶעָרֹ֗ב he.'a.Ro	H6157	a mosquito (from its swarming) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
depart	וְסָ֣ר ve.Sar	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Pharaoh	מִפַּרְעֹ֛ה mi.par.'Oh	H6547	Paroh · preposition + noun, masculine singular absolute
servants	מֵעֲבָדָ֥יו me.'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
people	וּמֵעַמּ֖וֹ u.me.'a.Mo	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
morrow	מָחָ֑ר ma.Char	H4279	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
but	רַ֗ק Rak	H7535	properly · adverb
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹה֙ par.'Oh	H6547	Paroh · noun, masculine singular absolute
deceitfully	הָתֵ֔ל ha.Tel	H2048	to deride · verb, hiphil infinitive construct
more	יֹסֵ֤ף yo.Sef	H3254	to add or augment (often adverbial · verb, hiphil jussive, 3rd person masculine singular
not	לְבִלְתִּי֙ le.vil.Ti	H1115	properly · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute
people	הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
go	שַׁלַּ֣ח sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, piel infinitive construct
sacrifice	לִזְבֹּ֖חַ liz.Bo.ach	H2076	to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
LORD	לַֽיהוָֽה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Exodus 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus 8:8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will…
Jeremiah 42:20-21 For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all…
Psalms 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Psalms 78:34-37 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
Acts 5:3-4 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:20–end

Here is the story of the plague of flies, in which we are told, I. How it was threatened, like that of frogs, before it was inflicted. Moses is directed (Exo 8:20) to rise early in the morning, to meet Pharaoh when he came forth to the water, and there to repeat his demands. Note, 1. Those that would bring great things to pass for God and their generation must rise early, and redeem time in the morning. Pharaoh was early up at his superstitious devotions to the river; and shall we be for more sleep and more slumber when any service is to be done which would pass well in our account in the great day? 2. Those that would approve themselves God's faithful servants must not be afraid of the face…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:25

Pharaoh called for Moses, . . . Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land, &c.--Between impatient anxiety to be freed from this scourge and a reluctance on the part of the Hebrew bondsmen, the king followed the course of expediency; he proposed to let them free to engage in their religious rites within any part of the kingdom. But true to his instructions, Moses would accede to no such arrangement; he stated a most valid reason to show the danger of it, and the king having yielded so far as to allow them a brief holiday across the border, annexed to this concession a request that Moses would entreat with Jehovah for the removal of the plague. He promised to do so, and it was removed the follo…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 8:28

I will let you go only ye shall not go very far away - Pharaoh relented because the hand of God was heavy upon him; but he was not willing to give up his gain. The Israelites were very profitable to him; they were slaves of the state, and their hard labor was very productive: hence he professed a willingness, first to tolerate their religion in the land, (Exo 8:25); or to permit them to go into the wilderness, so that they went not far away, and would soon return. How ready is foolish man, when the hand of God presses him sore, to compound with his Maker! He will consent to give up some sins, provided God will permit him to keep others. Entreat for me - Exactly similar to the case of Simon M…

Dictionary and topics

Fly — Heb. zebub, (Eccl. 10:1; Isa. 7:18). This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked against it the aid of their god Baal-zebub (q.v.). The prophet Isaiah (7:18) alludes to some…
Fly, Flies — The two following Hebrew terms denote flies of some kind:
Nadab — Liberal, generous. (1.) The eldest of Aaron’s four sons (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2). He with his brothers and their father were consecrated as priests of Jehovah (Ex. 28:1). He afterwards perished with…
Plagues, The Ten — The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12.
Deceit · Exemplified: Pharaoh — Exemplified: Pharaoh
Flies · Plague of — Plague of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 8:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:25

Adam Clarke on Exodus 8:28

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 8:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 8:25

Adam Clarke on Exodus 8:28

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 8:29

John Calvin on Exodus 8:28–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 8:20–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 8:29-30

Rashi on Exodus 8:27