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href="/bsb/exodus/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand forces him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not permit you to go, except under compulsion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But I know that the king of Egypt will not permit you to go, except under compulsion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But I know that the king of Egypt will not permit you to go, except under compulsion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not give you <i>permission</i> to go, except by a strong hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless [he is forced] by a strong hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“However, I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go, even under force from a strong hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go, unless he is forced by a strong hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt won't let you go unless something forces him to. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, even if he is forced to.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless he is forced to do so. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I know that the king of Egypt won't allow you to go unless compelled to do so by force,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, not even under force.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I know that the king of Egypt won't give you permission to go, except by a mighty hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have known that the king of Egypt does not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And I -- I have known that the king of Egypt doth not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I knew that the king of Egypt will not give you to go and not with a strong hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, but by a mighty hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But I know that the king of Egypt will not release you, unless you go out by a powerful hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless his hand is forced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I know, however, that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, except by force.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I know that the King of Egypt will not allow you to go, and it is not in his power.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, except by a mighty hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I know that Pharao king of Egypt will not let you go, save with a mighty hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/3-19.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=607" 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/3.htm">Moses at the Burning Bush</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>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="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">But I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</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.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">allow</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/1980.htm" title="1980: la·hă·lōḵ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">you to go</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">unless</a> <a href="/hebrew/2389.htm" title="2389: ḥă·zā·qāh (Adj-fs) -- Strong, stout, mighty. From chazaq; strong.">a mighty hand compels him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yāḏ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.…<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/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3-4</a></span><br />But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, / Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a></span><br />But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them, / and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-33</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.” / And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Deuteronomy 6:22</a></span><br />Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-19.htm">Deuteronomy 7:19</a></span><br />the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm">Deuteronomy 26:8</a></span><br />Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Nehemiah 9:10</a></span><br />You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-27.htm">Psalm 105:27-38</a></span><br />They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. / He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words. / He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-9.htm">Psalm 135:9</a></span><br />He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12</a></span><br />who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-20.htm">Jeremiah 32:20-21</a></span><br />You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day. / You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.</p><p class="hdg">will not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said, Who <i>is</i> the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4</a></b></br> But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, <i>and</i> my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.</p><p class="hdg">no, not by a mighty hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Exodus 6:1</a></b></br> Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Exodus 7:1</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-1.htm">Exodus 8:1</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Compelled</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">Compels</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">Compulsion</a> <a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/47-26.htm">Except</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/2-20.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/exodus/1-20.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/genesis/41-44.htm">Permission</a> <a href="/genesis/31-28.htm">Permit</a> <a href="/genesis/26-16.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/exodus/1-20.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/genesis/44-26.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/genesis/47-19.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">Compelled</a> <a href="/job/32-18.htm">Compels</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Compulsion</a> <a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Except</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/3-21.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-6.htm">Permission</a> <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Permit</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/exodus/10-28.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/exodus/8-26.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Moses keeps Jethro's flock.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">God appears to him in a burning bush.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">He sends him to deliver Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-13.htm">The name of God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">His message to Israel, and Pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">He is assured of Israel's deliverance.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But I know</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's omniscience and foreknowledge. Throughout Scripture, God's knowledge of future events is a recurring theme, affirming His sovereignty and divine plan. This assurance to Moses highlights God's control over the unfolding events in Egypt.<p><b>that the king of Egypt</b><br>The Pharaoh of Egypt was considered a god by his people, wielding immense power and authority. Historically, the Pharaoh during the time of the Exodus is often identified as either Thutmose III or Ramses II, though the exact identity remains debated. The mention of the king underscores the political and spiritual confrontation between God and the Egyptian deities.<p><b>will not allow you to go</b><br>This reflects the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, a theme that recurs throughout the Exodus narrative. It illustrates the spiritual blindness and stubbornness of those who oppose God's will. This resistance sets the stage for the display of God's power through the plagues.<p><b>unless a mighty hand compels him</b><br>The "mighty hand" symbolizes God's power and intervention. This phrase foreshadows the ten plagues and the eventual deliverance of the Israelites, demonstrating God's supremacy over Egypt's gods and Pharaoh. It also prefigures the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who frees humanity from the bondage of sin. The concept of God's "mighty hand" is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm">Deuteronomy 26:8</a>, reinforcing the theme of divine deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central human figure in the Exodus account, chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh (King of Egypt)</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who is resistant to letting the Israelites go, representing opposition to God's will.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The divine being who speaks to Moses, revealing His power and plan for the liberation of His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, symbolizing bondage and oppression.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exodus.htm">The Exodus</a></b><br>The event of the Israelites' departure from Egypt, a pivotal moment in biblical history demonstrating God's deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control, even over the hearts of kings and rulers. His plans will prevail despite human resistance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_power.htm">Divine Power</a></b><br>Understand that God's "mighty hand" is necessary to overcome the obstacles and opposition we face in life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_resistance.htm">Human Resistance</a></b><br>Acknowledge that like Pharaoh, people can be resistant to God's will, but God can use even their resistance for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a></b><br>Trust in God's timing and methods, knowing that He works in ways that may not be immediately visible or understandable to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_freedom.htm">Deliverance and Freedom</a></b><br>Reflect on the spiritual significance of the Exodus as a metaphor for deliverance from sin and bondage through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_human_existence's_essence.htm">What is the plot of 'Destroying Angel'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_keep_sending_moses_to_pharaoh.htm">Exodus 6:11–12: Why would God repeatedly send Moses to Pharaoh despite Moses’ continual failure to persuade him? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_hosea_2_3_loving_and_merciful.htm">How does Hosea 2:3 align with a loving and merciful God if He threatens to strip Israel bare like a barren land?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hope_in_god_despite_abandonment.htm">(Psalm 27:10) Why does the text offer hope in God's unfailing care when the Bible elsewhere shows faithful people experiencing abandonment or disaster?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">I am sure.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">I know, </span>which is more suitable, since it is God who speaks, and to Him the future is known with as absolute a certainty as the past.<p><span class= "bld">No, not by a mighty hand.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">not even under a mighty hand </span>(<span class= "ital">ne quidem valida manu castigatus, </span>Rosenmller). Pharaoh, even when chastised by My mighty hand, will not voluntarily permit of your departure (see <a href="/context/exodus/14-5.htm" title="And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?">Exodus 14:5-23</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am sure</span>. Literally, "I know," a better rendering, since, "I am sure" implies something leas than knowledge. <span class="cmt_word">No, not by a mighty hand</span>. Or "not even by a mighty hand." Pharaoh will not be willing to let you go even when my mighty hand is laid upon him. (See <a href="/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15, 19, 32</a>; <a href="/exodus/9-12.htm">Exodus 9:12, 35</a>; <a href="/exodus/10-20.htm">Exodus 10:20, 27</a>.) "But by strong hand" (<span class="accented">marg.</span>) is a rendering which the rules of grammar do not permit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/3-19.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">But I</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֔עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֠י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</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">allow</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you to go</span><br /><span class="heb">לַהֲלֹ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(la·hă·lōḵ)</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">unless</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">a mighty hand compels him.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲזָקָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·zā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2389.htm">Strong's 2389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong, stout, mighty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/3-19.htm">Exodus 3:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">OT Law: Exodus 3:19 I know that the king of Egypt (Exo. 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