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Now pray for me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“All right, go ahead,” Pharaoh replied. “I will let you go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD your God. But don’t go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you must not go very far away. Plead for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Intercede for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, so that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Plead for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, &#8220I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Make supplication for me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Make supplication for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Entreat for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, so that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Plead [with your God] for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh responded, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but don’t go very far. Make an appeal for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh responded, &#8220I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but don&#8217t go very far. Make an appeal for me."&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to Jehovah your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the king told him, "I'll let you go into the desert to offer sacrifices, if you don't go very far. But in the meantime, pray for me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, but don't go very far. You may offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the desert and pray for me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The king said, "I will let you go to sacrifice to the LORD, your God, in the desert, if you do not go very far. Pray for me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said, "I'll let you go so you can offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the desert. But you must not go very far away. Pray for me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, "I will release you so that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the desert. Only you must not go very far. Do pray for me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh says, “I send you away, and you have sacrificed to your God YHWH in the wilderness, only do not go very far off; make supplication for me”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Pharaoh saith, 'I send you away, and ye have sacrificed to Jehovah your God in the wilderness, only go not very far off; make ye supplication for me;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Exodus 8:24</a></i></font><Rf>And Pharaoh will say, I will send you forth and sacrifice ye to Jehovah your God in the desert; only departing, ye shall not go far away: pray for me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Pharao said: I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness: but go no farther: pray for me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said: “I will release you in order to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the desert. Yet you may only go so far. Petition for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the LORD, your God, in the wilderness, provided that you do not go too far away. Pray for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, provided you do not go very far away. Pray for me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, I will let you go that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away, and you must pray for me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said, “I shall send you and you will sacrifice to LORD JEHOVAH your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go far, and pray also for me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said: 'I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away; entreat for me.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Pharao said, I <i>will</i> let you go, and do ye sacrifice to your God in the wilderness, but do not go very far away: pray then for me to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/8-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=1899" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">The Fourth Plague: Flies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.” <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: ’ă·šal·laḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">will let you go</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: ū·zə·ḇaḥ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">and sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although.">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lā·le·ḵeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: har·ḥêq (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">very far.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: ṯar·ḥî·qū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6279.htm" title="6279: ha‘·tî·rū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To pray, supplicate. A primitive root; to burn incense in worship, i.e. Intercede.">Now pray</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">for me.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-8.htm">Exodus 10:8-11</a></span><br />So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the LORD your God,” he said. “But who exactly will be going?” / “We will go with our young and old,” Moses replied. “We will go with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.” / Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-28.htm">Exodus 9:28</a></span><br />Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Exodus 10:24-26</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.” / But Moses replied, “You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God. / Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Exodus 3:18</a></span><br />The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/5-1.htm">Exodus 5:1-3</a></span><br />After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’” / 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.” / “The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-32</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. / Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-16.htm">Exodus 7:16</a></span><br />Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">Exodus 9:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3</a></span><br />So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-23.htm">Exodus 4:23</a></span><br />and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-11.htm">Exodus 6:11</a></span><br />“Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/8-1.htm">Exodus 8:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25-27</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.” / But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us? / We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16-17</a></span><br />Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you. / Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Exodus 11:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away: entreat for me.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2</a></b></br> Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.</p><p class="hdg">intreat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Exodus 8:8,29</a></b></br> 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 let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-28.htm">Exodus 9:28</a></b></br> Intreat the LORD (for <i>it is</i> enough) that there be no <i>more</i> mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-17.htm">Exodus 10:17</a></b></br> Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Entreat</a> <a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Entreaty</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Far</a> <a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Intreat</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-12.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Entreat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-20.htm">Entreaty</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Far</a> <a href="/exodus/9-28.htm">Intreat</a> <a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/exodus/18-12.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-30.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/24-5.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/exodus/10-25.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/exodus/13-18.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-1.htm">Frogs are sent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Pharaoh complains to Moses, who by prayer removes them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-20.htm">The plague of flies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Pharaoh inclines to let the people go, but yet is hardened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His answer reflects a reluctant concession, indicating the pressure he feels from the plagues. This interaction is part of the larger narrative of the Exodus, where God is revealing His power over the Egyptian gods and Pharaoh, who was considered a deity himself.<p><b>I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness</b><br>Pharaoh's permission is limited and conditional, showing his attempt to maintain control over the Israelites. The wilderness is significant as it represents a place of testing and reliance on God, foreshadowing Israel's journey and dependence on God for provision and guidance. Sacrificing to the LORD signifies worship and obedience, central themes in Israel's covenant relationship with God.<p><b>but you must not go very far</b><br>Pharaoh's stipulation reveals his fear of losing the Israelites permanently, as they were a significant labor force. This condition also highlights his lack of genuine repentance or acknowledgment of God's sovereignty. The restriction contrasts with God's command for complete liberation, emphasizing the tension between divine will and human resistance.<p><b>Now pray for me</b><br>Pharaoh's request for prayer indicates a recognition of Moses' connection to a powerful deity, yet it is more a plea for relief from the plagues than a true conversion or submission to God. This request can be seen as a moment of vulnerability, where Pharaoh acknowledges his need for divine intervention, albeit without a change of heart. This mirrors other instances in scripture where leaders seek the intercession of God's prophets, such as King Saul with Samuel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who is resistant to letting the Israelites go, representing the hardness of heart and opposition to God's will.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to demand their release from Egyptian bondage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who commands Pharaoh through Moses to let His people go.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites are to go to worship God, symbolizing a place of separation and consecration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land of bondage for the Israelites, representing sin and oppression.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/partial_obedience_is_disobedience.htm">Partial Obedience is Disobedience</a></b><br>Pharaoh's offer to let the Israelites go but not far enough is a reminder that partial obedience to God is still disobedience. We must fully commit to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_intercession.htm">The Importance of Intercession</a></b><br>Pharaoh's request for prayer highlights the power and necessity of intercession. As believers, we are called to pray for others, even those who oppose us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_worship.htm">The Call to Worship</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey to the wilderness to worship God underscores the importance of setting aside time and space for true worship, free from distractions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_a_hardened_heart.htm">The Danger of a Hardened Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's repeated refusals and negotiations with God serve as a warning against hardening our hearts to God's voice and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_plan.htm">Trusting God's Plan</a></b><br>Despite Pharaoh's resistance, God's plan for the Israelites' freedom was unwavering. We can trust that God's plans for us will prevail, even in the face of opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_urim_and_thummim.htm">What are the Urim and Thummim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_moses_mean_by_'let_my_people_go'.htm">What did Moses mean by 'Let my people go'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_moses_threaten_pharaoh_repeatedly.htm">Why does Moses repeatedly request permission for worship yet continue threatening Pharaoh (Exodus 10:9-11) if God had already determined Pharaoh's heart would be hardened?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Only ye shall not go very far away</span>. Here for the first time Pharaoh shows his real objection to letting the Israelites go - he is afraid that they will escape him. So he suggests the compromise, that they shall just enter the wilderness on his eastern border, remaining near the frontier, and therefore within his reach. Moses seems to have made no objection to this proviso. As Kalisch says, "he committal himself entirely to the guidance and direction of God." The three days' journey which he had requested by Divine command (<a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Exodus 3:18</a>) would not take him far beyond the Egyptian frontier. <span class="cmt_word">Entreat for me</span>. Compare ver. 8. An abbreviated form is now used, as sufficiently intelligible. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/8-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֞י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will let you go</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשַׁלַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">וּזְבַחְתֶּ֞ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·ḇaḥ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֛ק</span> <span class="translit">(raq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 7535: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go</span><br /><span class="heb">לָלֶ֑כֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·le·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">very far.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַרְחֵ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(har·ḥêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become far or distant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Now pray</span><br /><span class="heb">הַעְתִּ֖ירוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ha‘·tî·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6279.htm">Strong's 6279: </a> </span><span class="str2">To burn incense in worship, intercede</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲדִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> </span><span class="str2">In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/8-28.htm">OT Law: Exodus 8:28 Pharaoh said I will let you go (Exo. 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