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After that, he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So I will raise my hand and strike the Egyptians, performing all kinds of miracles among them. Then at last he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will reach out with My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So I will stretch out My hand, and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wondrous deeds which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So I will reach out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when I stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my miracles that I will perform in it, after that, he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles that I will perform in it. After that, he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So I will use my mighty power to perform all kinds of miracles and strike down the Egyptians. Then the king will send you away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So I will use my power to strike Egypt. After all the miracles that I will do there, he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I will use my power and will punish Egypt by doing terrifying things there. After that he will let you go. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />so I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do there. After that he will release you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So I will extend my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do among them, and after that he will release you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will put forth my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in its midst, and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do among them, and after that he will let you go. <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 put forth My hand, and have struck Egypt with all My wonders, which I do in its midst—and afterward he sends you away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I have put forth My hand, and have smitten Egypt with all My wonders, which I do in its midst -- and afterwards he doth send you away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I sent my hand and struck Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in its midst: and after that he will send you forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I will stretch forth my hand and will strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst of them: after these he will let you go. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I will extend my hand, and I will strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do in the midst of them. After these things, he will release you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wondrous deeds I will do in its midst. After that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will perform in it; after that he will let you go.<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 will stretch out my hand and smite the Egyptians with all kinds of wonders which I will do among them; and after that Pharaoh will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall reach my hands and I shall strike the Egyptians to do all wonders among them, and after that they shall send you away.<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 will put forth My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof. And after that he will let you go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I will stretch out my hand, and smite the Egyptians with all my wonders, which I shall work among them, and after that he will send you forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/3-20.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=614" 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">19</span>But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·šā·laḥ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">So I will stretch out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">My hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4713.htm" title="4713: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- Inhab. of Eg. From Mitsrayim; a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim.">the Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6381.htm" title="6381: nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯay (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fpc:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. Distinguish; by implication, to be great, difficult, wonderful.">the wonders</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ’e·‘ĕ·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I will perform</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qir·bōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">among them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">And after</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">that,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: yə·šal·laḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">he will release</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.…<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/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3-5</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. / And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a></span><br />On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.<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="/psalms/78-43.htm">Psalm 78:43-51</a></span><br />when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan. / He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink. / He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-27.htm">Psalm 105:27-36</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/135-8.htm">Psalm 135:8-9</a></span><br />He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast. / 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="/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="/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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Acts 13:17</a></span><br />The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a></span><br />and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the middle thereof: and after that he will let you go.</p><p class="hdg">stretch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a></b></br> Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I <i>am</i> the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Exodus 7:5</a></b></br> And the Egyptians shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15</a></b></br> For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.</p><p class="hdg">smite.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3</a></b></br> And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">Exodus 11:9</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a></b></br> Or hath God assayed to go <i>and</i> take him a nation from the midst of <i>another</i> nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?</p><p class="hdg">after that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/11-8.htm">Exodus 11:8</a></b></br> And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31,39</a></b></br> And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, <i>and</i> get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14</a></b></br> And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/45-15.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Miracles</a> <a href="/genesis/49-19.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/exodus/1-16.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/genesis/37-21.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/genesis/32-11.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/genesis/22-12.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/genesis/47-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/revelation/13-13.htm">Wonders</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/5-1.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/exodus/4-18.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/3-21.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/4-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Miracles</a> <a href="/exodus/18-11.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/exodus/4-17.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/exodus/7-17.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/exodus/5-16.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/exodus/4-4.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/exodus/7-17.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/exodus/5-8.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">Wonders</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>So I will stretch out My hand</b><br>This phrase signifies God's direct intervention and power. In biblical terms, the "hand of God" often represents His strength and authority. This imagery is used throughout Scripture to denote divine action (e.g., <a href="/psalms/136-12.htm">Psalm 136:12</a>). The stretching out of God's hand indicates a deliberate and powerful act, emphasizing His control over the events to follow.<p><b>and strike the Egyptians</b><br>The act of striking the Egyptians refers to the plagues that God would send upon Egypt. These plagues were both judgments against the Egyptians and their gods (<a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a>) and a demonstration of God's supremacy. Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation, and these plagues would have been seen as a direct challenge to Pharaoh's authority and the Egyptian pantheon.<p><b>with all the wonders I will perform among them</b><br>The "wonders" refer to the miraculous signs and plagues that God would bring upon Egypt, as detailed in the subsequent chapters of Exodus. These wonders served multiple purposes: they were judgments, signs of God's power, and means to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Theologically, they prefigure the miracles of Jesus, who performed wonders to reveal God's kingdom (<a href="/john/2-11.htm">John 2:11</a>).<p><b>And after that, he will release you</b><br>This phrase foretells the eventual release of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. It highlights God's foreknowledge and the certainty of His plan. The release of the Israelites is a pivotal moment in biblical history, symbolizing redemption and foreshadowing the ultimate deliverance through Christ. The Exodus event is frequently referenced in Scripture as a foundational act of salvation (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Deuteronomy 6:21-23</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who speaks to Moses, promising to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage through His mighty acts.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The chosen leader of the Israelites, called by God to confront Pharaoh and lead His people out of Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened against letting the Israelites go, necessitating God's intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, representing a place of oppression and idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wonders.htm">The Wonders (Plagues)</a></b><br>Miraculous acts performed by God to demonstrate His power and compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and rulers. His plans cannot be thwarted by human resistance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Israel from Egypt, He delivers us from sin and bondage through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem impossible. He is faithful to fulfill His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_miracles.htm">The Purpose of Miracles</a></b><br>Miracles serve to reveal God's glory and lead people to acknowledge His sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Like Moses, we are called to obey God's direction, trusting in His power to accomplish His purposes.<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/how_did_magicians_do_miracles.htm">How did Pharaoh's magicians perform miracles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_15_3-4_align_with_ex_15.htm">Revelation 15:3-4 connects the Song of Moses with this vision--how does this align or conflict with the Old Testament context of Exodus 15?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_proof_did_moses_give_to_israelites.htm">Exodus 6:7-9: If the Israelites still doubt Moses, what empirical proof did he provide to convince them then or later?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_psalm_81_6-7_events.htm">In Psalm 81:6-7, why is there no corroborating evidence for God removing Israel's burden and testing them at Meribah outside the biblical text?</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>(20) <span class= "bld">I will stretch out my hand.</span>--Hands are stretched out to help and save. God promises here more than He had promised before (<a href="/exodus/3-12.htm" title="And he said, Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a token to you, that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.">Exodus 3:12</a>). He shows <span class= "ital">how </span>He will "be with" Moses. He will lend him miraculous aid, performing in his behalf "all his wonders," and with them "smiting the Egyptians."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will stretch out my hand</span>. To encourage Moses and the people, to support them in what was, humanly speaking, a most unequal contest, this important promise is made. It is a confirmation, and to some extent, an explanation of the pledge, already, given, "Certainly I will be with thee" (ver. 12). It shows <span class="accented">how</span> God would be with him - <span class="cmt_word">he would smite Egypt with all his wonders</span> - what those would be was left obscure. He would come to his people's aid, and openly assert himself, and afflict and strike terror into their enemies-until at last even Pharaoh's stubborn spirit would be broken, and he would consent to <span class="cmt_word">let them go</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/3-20.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">So I will stretch out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·laḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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">My hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and strike</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכֵּיתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hik·kê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Egyptians</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</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_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹל֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wonders</span><br /><span class="heb">נִפְלְאֹתַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6381.htm">Strong's 6381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will perform</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ĕ·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qir·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And after</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחֲרֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥă·rê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will release</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁלַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine 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">you.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">OT Law: Exodus 3:20 I will put forth my hand (Exo. 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