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Go ahead and offer sacrifices to your God,” he said. “But do it here in this land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, &#8220Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God [here] in the land [of Egypt].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go sacrifice to your God within the country.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, &#8220Go sacrifice to your God within the country.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, "Go ahead and sacrifice to your God, but stay here in Egypt." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God here in this country."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the king called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Go and offer sacrifices to your God here in this country." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, offer sacrifices to your God in the land."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, ?Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God within the land."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God in the land."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Pharaoh called for Moses, and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!” <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 calls to Moses and to Aaron and says, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Pharaoh calleth unto Moses and to Aaron, and saith, 'Go, sacrifice to your God in the land;'<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 8:21</a></i></font><Rf>And Pharaoh will call to Moses, and to Aaron, and will say, Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.<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 called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: Go, and sacrifice to your God in this land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them, “Go and sacrifice to your God in this land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go sacrifice to your God within the land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said to them, Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Pharaoh called Moshe and Aaron and said to them, “Go sacrifice before LORD JEHOVAH your God in the land.”<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 called for Moses and for Aaron, and said: 'Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go and sacrifice to the Lord your God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/8-25.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=1868" 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">24</span>And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: p̄ar·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Then Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ū·lə·’a·hă·rōn (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">and Aaron</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.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: ziḇ·ḥū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">to your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">within this land.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>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?…<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/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/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27-28</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. / 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/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/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22-23</a></span><br />Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son, / 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/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/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-5.htm">Exodus 14:5</a></span><br />When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Exodus 8:8</a></span><br />Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/8-28.htm">Exodus 8:28</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="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">Exodus 9:13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before 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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go you, sacrifice to your God in the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Exodus 8:8</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/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27</a></b></br> And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD <i>is</i> righteous, and I and my people <i>are</i> wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16</a></b></br> Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-17.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/8-20.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/8-26.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/8-28.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-26.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/exodus/13-7.htm">Within</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'; </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/8.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/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron</b><br>Pharaoh's summoning of Moses and Aaron indicates a moment of negotiation and desperation. This is after the fourth plague, the plague of flies, which has caused significant distress in Egypt. Pharaoh's willingness to engage with Moses and Aaron shows the increasing pressure he feels. Historically, Egyptian rulers were seen as divine or semi-divine figures, so summoning Moses and Aaron, representatives of a foreign God, suggests a crack in Pharaoh's perceived invincibility. This act also highlights the growing influence of Moses and Aaron as leaders of the Israelites.<p><b>and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God</b><br>Pharaoh's directive to "Go, sacrifice to your God" acknowledges the existence and power of the God of Israel, which is significant given the polytheistic context of ancient Egypt. Sacrifices were a central part of worship in the ancient Near East, serving as a means to appease deities, seek favor, or express devotion. This phrase indicates Pharaoh's attempt to compromise, allowing the Israelites to perform their religious duties but under his terms. It reflects a partial recognition of the Israelites' religious identity and their distinct worship practices.<p><b>within this land.”</b><br>Pharaoh's condition that the sacrifices be made "within this land" reveals his reluctance to fully release the Israelites. By keeping them within Egypt, Pharaoh maintains control and prevents the potential loss of his labor force. This condition also reflects a misunderstanding or disregard for the Israelites' need to separate themselves from Egyptian religious practices, which were often intertwined with the land and its deities. Theologically, this can be seen as a test of faith and obedience for the Israelites, as true worship often requires separation from worldly influences. This phrase also foreshadows the eventual need for a complete exodus, as partial obedience or compromise is insufficient for true liberation and worship.<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 to worship their God. His heart is hardened, and he represents the opposition to God's will.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. He acts as a mediator between God and Pharaoh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother and spokesperson, who assists Moses in confronting Pharaoh and performing signs.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It symbolizes oppression and the worldly system opposed to God's purposes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrifice.htm">Sacrifice</a></b><br>The act of worship that the Israelites are commanded to perform, which Pharaoh attempts to control by dictating the location.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_command.htm">Obedience to God's Command</a></b><br>God's instructions are specific, and partial obedience is not true obedience. The Israelites were to sacrifice in the wilderness, not in Egypt, as a sign of separation from worldly influences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_compromise.htm">The Nature of Compromise</a></b><br>Pharaoh's offer represents a compromise that dilutes God's command. Believers must be wary of compromises that hinder full obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_in_spirit_and_truth.htm">Worship in Spirit and Truth</a></b><br>True worship requires following God's directives, not conforming to the world's standards or pressures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Pharaoh's resistance is a reminder of the spiritual battle believers face. Standing firm in God's commands is crucial in overcoming opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_perseverance.htm">Faith and Perseverance</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's persistence in the face of Pharaoh's hardened heart teaches the importance of faith and perseverance in fulfilling God's mission.<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_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/what_are_the_ten_plagues_in_the_bible.htm">What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_humble_yourself_before_god.htm">What is the summary of the Exodus from Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_threat_to_egypt_just.htm">(Exodus 4:22-23) In what way does God's threat to kill Egypt's firstborn reconcile with a just and merciful deity, furthermore aligning with the broader biblical narrative?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Pharaoh called for Moses.</span>--Pharaoh suffered from the kakerlaque equally with his subjects, or rather, <span class= "ital">more</span> than his subjects. It was "upon him," inflicting its painful bites (<a href="/exodus/8-21.htm" title="Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground where on they are.">Exodus 8:21</a>); it was "upon his palaces" (<a href="/exodus/8-21.htm" title="Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground where on they are.">Exodus 8:21</a>), destroying his rich and magnificent furniture; it was upon his lands, ravaging and devastating them (<a href="/exodus/8-24.htm" title="And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.">Exodus 8:24</a>). He therefore gave way before this plague almost at once, and without waiting for any remonstrance on the part of the magicians or others, "called for Moses."<p><span class= "bld">In the land.</span>--Pretending to grant the request made of him, Pharaoh mars all by this little clause. A three days' journey into the wilderness had been demanded from the first (<a href="/exodus/5-3.htm" title="And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray you, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice to the LORD our God; lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.">Exodus 5:3</a>), and no less could be accepted.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 25-32.</span> - The fourth plague moves the Pharaoh more than any preceding one. He still cannot bring himself to grant the demand of Moses; but he offers a compromise. The Israelites shall have a respite from their toils, and be permitted to hold their festival, and offer the needful sacrifices in Egypt (ver. 25). When this offer is for good reasons not accepted, he yields even further - he will let the people go and sacrifice <span class="accented">in the wilderness</span> - only they must not "go far away"(ver. 28). Having made this promise, he obtains for the second time the intercession of Moses and the discontinuance of the plague in consequence of it. But then, as before, when he saw that there was respite (ver. 15), he retracted his promise, hardened himself, and refused to allow the people to quit Egypt (ver. 32). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the land</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, in Egypt within the limits of my dominions, so that I may not lose sight of you - far less run the risk of losing you altogether. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/8-25.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">Then Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַרְעֹ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ar·‘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">summoned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֗אמֶר</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">“Go,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכ֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<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">sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">זִבְח֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ziḇ·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - 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 your God</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">within this land.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/8-25.htm">Exodus 8:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">OT Law: Exodus 8:25 Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron (Exo. 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