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Exodus 10:16 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
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and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh hurriedly called for Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh hurriedly called for Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Pharaoh hurriedly called for Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Pharaoh hurriedly called for Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh hurried to call for Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh urgently sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh urgently sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God and against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against Jehovah your God, and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At once the king sent for Moses and Aaron. He told them, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh quickly called for Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the king hurriedly called Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh quickly called Moses and Aaron and said, "I've sinned against the LORD your God and against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, ?I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God, and against you. <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 hurries to call for Moses and for Aaron and says, “I have sinned against your God YHWH, and against you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Pharaoh hasteth to call for Moses and for Aaron, and saith, 'I have sinned against Jehovah your God, and against you,<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 hasten to call for Moses and for Aaron; and he will say, I sinned against Jehovah your God, and against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore Pharao in haste called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For this reason, Pharaoh hurriedly called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them: “I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh hurriedly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD, your God, and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Pharaoh hurriedly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said to them, I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Pharaoh hurried to call Moshe and Aaron and he said to them, “I have sinned against LORD JEHOVAH your God and against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Pharao hasted to call Moses and Aaron, saying, I have sinned before the Lord your God, and against you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/10-16.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=2456" 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 Eighth Plague: Locusts</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: way·ma·hêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">quickly</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: liq·rō (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: lə·mō·šeh (Prep-l:: 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/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">“I have sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">against the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/wə·lā·ḵem (Conj-w:: Prep:: 2mp) -- ">and against you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”…<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/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27</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.<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="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">1 Samuel 15:24</a></span><br />Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-7.htm">Numbers 21:7</a></span><br />Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27-29</a></span><br />When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly. / Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: / “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13</a></span><br />Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6</a></span><br />So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6-10</a></span><br />When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. / Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink. / Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-4</a></span><br />When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-18.htm">Luke 15:18-21</a></span><br />I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ / So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-24.htm">Acts 8:24</a></span><br />Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10</a></span><br />Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-17.htm">Hebrews 12:17</a></span><br />For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a></span><br />Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.</p><p class="hdg">called for.</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="/numbers/21-7.htm">Numbers 21:7</a></b></br> Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-34.htm">Numbers 22:34</a></b></br> And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/10-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/5-13.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/genesis/41-14.htm">Hurriedly</a> <a href="/exodus/10-13.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/9-20.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/exodus/9-34.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Summoned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/11-10.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/12-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/exodus/34-8.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Hurriedly</a> <a href="/exodus/10-18.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/10-18.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Summoned</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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>Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron</b><br>Pharaoh's urgency in summoning Moses and Aaron reflects the severity of the plagues and his desperation. This is the eighth plague, locusts, which devastated Egypt's agriculture. The quick summoning indicates a moment of crisis, showing Pharaoh's recognition of the power of the God of Israel. Historically, Egyptian rulers were seen as divine or semi-divine, so Pharaoh's actions here reveal a significant moment of vulnerability and acknowledgment of a higher power.<p><b>and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God</b><br>Pharaoh's admission of sin is significant, as it shows a momentary acknowledgment of wrongdoing against the God of Israel. This is one of the few instances where Pharaoh admits fault, highlighting the impact of the plagues. The phrase "the LORD your God" indicates Pharaoh's recognition of the distinct and powerful nature of the God of the Hebrews, contrasting with the polytheistic beliefs of Egypt. This admission can be seen as a precursor to the concept of repentance, though Pharaoh's subsequent actions reveal a lack of true repentance.<p><b>and against you.</b><br>By admitting he has sinned against Moses and Aaron, Pharaoh acknowledges the role of God's messengers. This admission underscores the authority given to Moses and Aaron as representatives of God. It also reflects the personal nature of the conflict, as Pharaoh's stubbornness directly opposed the mission of Moses and Aaron. This phrase can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God's chosen leaders being instruments of His will, as seen in other figures like David and the prophets.<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 repeatedly confronted by Moses to let the Israelites go. His heart is hardened, leading to a series of plagues.<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 acts as God's spokesperson to Pharaoh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother, who assists him 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 and where the plagues occur.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a></b><br>A series of divine judgments sent by God upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_repentance.htm">The Nature of True Repentance</a></b><br>True repentance involves a change of heart and action, not just words. Pharaoh's admission of sin was not accompanied by a change in behavior.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hardening_of_the_heart.htm">The Hardening of the Heart</a></b><br>Persistent sin and refusal to obey God can lead to a hardened heart, making it difficult to respond to God's call.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_patience.htm">God's Sovereignty and Patience</a></b><br>Despite Pharaoh's repeated refusals, God continues to give him opportunities to repent, demonstrating His patience and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Pharaoh's refusal to genuinely repent leads to further plagues and suffering for Egypt, illustrating the consequences of disobedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a></b><br>Moses' intercession for Pharaoh, despite his hardened heart, shows the importance of praying for others, even those who oppose God.<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_'messiah'.htm">What is the meaning of 'Messiah'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_exodus_6_14-27's_genealogy_differ.htm">Exodus 6:14-27: Why does this genealogy conflict with or omit details found in other biblical genealogies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_moses_threaten_pharaoh_repeatedly.htm">Why does Moses repeatedly request permission for worship yet continue threatening Pharaoh (Exodus 10:9-11) if God had already determined Pharaoh's heart would be hardened?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_32_align_with_aaron's_role.htm">How does the portrayal of Aaron's role in Exodus 32 align with other biblical depictions of him, and does it reveal inconsistencies across different texts?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in</span> <span class= "bld">haste</span>.--Heb., <span class= "ital">hasted to call for Moses and Aaron.</span> The expression "hasted to call" is new, and marks extreme urgency. The visitation of the locusts was felt as far more severe than any previous one. It entirely destroyed all the remaining harvest, both of grain and fruit, and must have produced a terrible famine, had it not been for the Egyptian institution of granaries (<a href="/genesis/41-35.htm" title="And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.">Genesis 41:35</a>; <a href="/genesis/41-48.htm" title="And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.">Genesis 41:48</a>, &c).<p><span class= "bld">I have sinned</span> . . . --Comp. <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm" title="And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.">Exodus 9:27</a>. This confession is an improvement upon the former one: (1) as acknowledging a double fault--"against the Lord and against you; "and (2) as free from any attempt to put the blame, either wholly or in part, upon others. It was probably sincere at the time; but the feeling from which it sprang was short-lived.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste</span>. Literally, as in the margin, "hasted to call for M. and A." He had made similar appeals before (<a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Exodus 8:8, 25</a>; <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27</a>), but never with such haste and urgency. Evidently, the locusts were felt as a severer infliction than any previous one. <span class="cmt_word">I have sinned</span>. So, after the plague of hail (<a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27</a>); but here we have the further acknowledgment, <span class="cmt_word">against the Lord your God and against you</span>; "against the Lord," in disobeying his commands; "against. you," in making you premises and then refusing to keep them (<a href="/exodus/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15, 32</a>; <a href="/exodus/9-34.htm">Exodus 9:34, 35</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/10-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quickly</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְמַהֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ma·hêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">summoned</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְרֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(liq·rō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<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">לְמֹשֶׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">“I have sinned</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָ֛אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and against you.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/10-16.htm">Exodus 10:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">OT Law: Exodus 10:16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron (Exo. 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