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Exodus 3:19

King James Version (KJV)

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And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

Exodus 3:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 3:19

Theological / Devotional

Not by a mighty hand. Pharaoh would not be willing to let the people go even when God’s mighty hand was laid upon him (see chs. 8:15, 19, 32; 9:12, 35; 10:20, 27). God foresaw his resistance and planned accordingly. The marginal reading of the KJV, “but by a strong hand,” is based on the LXX and followed by the RSV, but is not favored by the Hebrew text.

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