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Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Get out of here!” Pharaoh shouted at Moses. “I’m warning you. Never come back to see me again! The day you see my face, you will die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in <i>that</i> day thou seest my face thou shalt die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Be careful, do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you shall die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to him, &#8220Get away from me! Beware, do not see my face again, for in the day you see my face you shall die!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Beware, do not see my face again, for in the day you see my face you shall die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Beware, do not see my face again, for in the day you see my face you shall die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get away from me! See that you never enter my presence again, for on the day that you see my face again you will die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said to him, “Leave me! Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said to him, &#8220Leave me! Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die."&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />that he said to Moses, "Get out and stay out! If you ever come back, you're dead!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pharaoh said to Moses, "Get out of my sight! Don't ever let me see your face again. The day I do, you will die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said to Moses, "Get out of my sight! Don't let me ever see you again! On the day I do, you will die!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh told him, "Get away from me! Watch out that you never see my face again, because on the day you see my face, you will die!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Depart from me!? Pharaoh said to Moses. ?Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said to him, "Go from me! Watch out for yourself! Do not appear before me again, for when you see my face you will die!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me. Make sure you never see my face again; for in the day you see my face you shall die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said to him, Depart from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more: for in that day thou seest my face, thou shalt die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Be careful to see my face no more; for in the day you see my face you shall die!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Pharaoh says to him, “Go from me, take heed to yourself, do not add to see my face, for in the day you see my face you die”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Pharaoh saith to him, 'Go from me, take heed to thyself, add not to see my face, for in the day thou seest my face thou diest;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Pharaoh will say to him, Go from me, watch to thyself; thou shalt not add to see my face, for in the day of thy seeing my face thou shalt die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Pharao said to Moses: Get thee from me, and beware thou see not my face any more: in what day soever thou shalt come in my sight, thou shalt die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said to Moses: “Withdraw from me, and beware that you no longer see my face. On whatever day you will appear in my sight, you shall die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said to Moses, “Leave me, and see to it that you do not see my face again! For the day you do see my face you will die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Take care that you do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said to Moses. Get away from here, take heed to yourself, do not try to see my face again,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said to Moshe, “Go from my presence; beware that you do not again appear before me, because in the day that you appear to me, you will die!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Pharaoh said unto him: 'Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Pharao says, Depart from me, beware of seeing my face again, for in what day thou shalt appear before me, thou shalt die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/10-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=2560" 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/10.htm">The Ninth Plague: Darkness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Depart</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·lāy (Prep-m:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from me!”</a> <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.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to Moses.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: hiš·šā·mer (V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">“Make sure</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’ō·wṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">my face</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: tō·sep̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’ō·ṯə·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">you see</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">my face,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: tā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">you will die.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>“As you say,” Moses replied, “I will never see your face again.”…<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/11-1.htm">Exodus 11:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.<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="/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/9-7.htm">Exodus 9:7</a></span><br />Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.<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="/1_samuel/15-26.htm">1 Samuel 15:26-28</a></span><br />“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.” / As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore. / So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17-18</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” / “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">2 Kings 6:31</a></span><br />He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-19.htm">Nehemiah 2:19-20</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” / So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10-11</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-4.htm">Jeremiah 38:4</a></span><br />Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-14.htm">Matthew 10:14</a></span><br />And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-24.htm">Matthew 27:24</a></span><br />When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-11.htm">Mark 6:11</a></span><br />If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Pharaoh said to him, Get you from me, take heed to yourself, see my face no more; for in that day you see my face you shall die.</p><p class="hdg">get thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Exodus 10:11</a></b></br> Not so: go now ye <i>that are</i> men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.</p><p class="hdg">for in that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/16-10.htm">2 Chronicles 16:10</a></b></br> Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for <i>he was</i> in a rage with him because of this <i>thing</i>. And Asa oppressed <i>some</i> of the people the same time.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/25-16.htm">2 Chronicles 25:16</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that <i>the king</i> said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-13.htm">Amos 7:13</a></b></br> But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it <i>is</i> the king's chapel, and it <i>is</i> the king's court.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/9-28.htm">Add</a> <a href="/exodus/6-3.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/genesis/24-6.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/exodus/10-10.htm">Care</a> <a href="/genesis/31-29.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/exodus/9-19.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Diest</a> <a href="/exodus/10-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/exodus/10-10.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/exodus/10-25.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/10-27.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">Seest</a> <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/exodus/3-19.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/10-29.htm">Add</a> <a href="/exodus/10-29.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/exodus/19-12.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/19-12.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/exodus/11-8.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Diest</a> <a href="/exodus/10-29.htm">Face</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/exodus/10-29.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Seest</a> <a href="/exodus/11-3.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">God threatens to send locusts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/10-7.htm">Pharaoh, moved by his servants, inclines to let the Israelites go</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">The plague of the locusts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Pharaoh entreats Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">The plague of darkness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Pharaoh again entreats Moses, 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/10.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/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Depart from me!</b><br>Pharaoh's command to Moses reflects his hardened heart and growing frustration with the plagues. This phrase echoes the rejection of God's messengers seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a>, where the Israelites reject God as their king. It also foreshadows the ultimate rejection of Christ by the religious leaders in the New Testament (<a href="/john/19-15.htm">John 19:15</a>).<p><b>Pharaoh said to Moses.</b><br>Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, is a central figure in the Exodus narrative. His interactions with Moses highlight the spiritual battle between the God of Israel and the gods of Egypt. Historically, Pharaohs were considered divine, which adds to the tension as Moses, a representative of the true God, confronts him. This confrontation is a type of the ultimate victory of Christ over the powers of darkness.<p><b>Make sure you never see my face again,</b><br>This phrase signifies a finality in Pharaoh's decision, showing his unwillingness to submit to God's will. In ancient Near Eastern culture, seeing the face of a king was a privilege, and being denied this was a severe form of rejection. This mirrors the spiritual separation from God that results from sin, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a>.<p><b>for on the day you see my face,</b><br>The phrase underscores the seriousness of Pharaoh's threat. In biblical terms, seeing someone's face often implies a personal encounter or relationship. Here, it is used to emphasize the broken relationship between Pharaoh and Moses, and by extension, between Pharaoh and God. This can be contrasted with the blessing of seeing God's face in peace, as described in <a href="/revelation/22-4.htm">Revelation 22:4</a>.<p><b>you will die.</b><br>Pharaoh's threat of death is ironic, given that it is he who will soon face the death of his firstborn and the destruction of his army. This statement highlights the theme of divine justice and retribution found throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>. It also prefigures the ultimate judgment that comes upon those who reject God's salvation through Christ.<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 hardened in his heart against God’s commands delivered through Moses. He represents the obstinate resistance to God's will.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. He is the mediator between God and Pharaoh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It symbolizes oppression and the worldly powers that stand against God’s purposes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a></b><br>A series of divine judgments sent by God to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites. This verse occurs after the ninth plague, darkness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_face_of_pharaoh.htm">The Face of Pharaoh</a></b><br>Represents authority and power in the Egyptian context. Pharaoh’s refusal to see Moses again signifies a final rejection of God’s message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_a_hardened_heart.htm">The Danger of a Hardened Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh’s refusal to heed God’s warnings serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of hardening one’s heart against God’s will. Believers are encouraged to remain open and responsive to God’s guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God’s Sovereignty and Judgment</a></b><br>This passage highlights God’s ultimate authority over earthly powers. It reassures believers that God’s purposes will prevail, even when faced with opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_rebellion.htm">The Cost of Rebellion</a></b><br>Pharaoh’s declaration that Moses will die if he sees his face again underscores the cost of rebellion against God. It serves as a reminder that rejecting God’s commands can lead to spiritual death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_mediator.htm">The Role of a Mediator</a></b><br>Moses’ role as a mediator between God and Pharaoh points to the importance of intercessors in our spiritual lives. It foreshadows Christ’s role as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_james_5_16.htm">What does the Bible say about fearing others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_gleaning_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible mention about stuttering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_makes_leadership_a_valuable_gift.htm">What makes leadership a valuable gift?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_moses_threaten_pharaoh_repeatedly.htm">Why does Moses repeatedly request permission for worship yet continue threatening Pharaoh (Exodus 10:9-11) if God had already determined Pharaoh's heart would be hardened?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) G<span class= "bld">et thee from me.</span>--This address is ruds, fierce, uncourteous. That a Pharaoh of the nineteenth (or eighteenth?) dynasty should have so spoken implies extreme and very uncommon excitement. Generally the Pharaohs of this polished period were as imper turbable as Chinese mandarins. We must suppose that up to this time the king had persuaded himself that he would be able to bring Moses to a compromise, but that now at last he despaired of so doing; hence his anger and rudeness.<p><span class= "bld">Thou shalt die.</span>--Egyptian kings had the power of life and death, but rarely exercised it arbitrarily, or without trial. Very long and elaborate judicial processes have been found among the Egyptian remains. Still, no doubt, a monarch could put to death whomsoever he pleased; and so Egyptian courtiers were wont to acknowledge that they had lived to old age "by the favour of the king" (Brugsch, <span class= "ital">History of Egypt,</span> vol. i., p. 92).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Pharaoh said</span>, etc. The reply of Pharaoh indicates violent anger. No doubt he thought that now the intention of Moses to deprive him altogether of the services of so many hundred thousand slaves was palpable, and scarcely concealed. Greatly enraged, he gives vent to his rage, with the want of self-control common among Oriental monarchs - rudely bids Moses be gone (<span class="cmt_word">Get thee from me</span>), threatens him (<span class="cmt_word">take heed to thyself</span>), and bids hires never more seek his presence, under the penalty of instant death, if he makes his appearance. Considering the degree of civilization, refinement, and politeness to which the Egyptians had attained under the eighteenth and nineteenth dynasties, such an outbreak must be regarded as abnormal, and as implying violent excitement. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/10-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Depart</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<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">from me!”</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעָלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ā·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַרְעֹ֖ה</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">said to [Moses].</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּֽאמֶר־</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">“Make sure</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשָּׁ֣מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·šā·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you never</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see</span><br /><span class="heb">רְא֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּ֙סֶף֙</span> <span class="translit">(tō·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֗י</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">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֛וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you see</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאֹתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ō·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my face,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָנַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will die.”</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמֽוּת׃</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - 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