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class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses <i>was</i> fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses <i>was</i> eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses was 80 years old and Aaron 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and spoke to the king. At the time, Moses was 80 years old, and Aaron was 83. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 when they talked to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At the time when they spoke to the king, Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty and three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Moses [is] a son of eighty years, and Aaron [is] a son of eighty-three years, in their speaking to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Moses is a son of eighty years, and Aaron is a son of eighty and three years, in their speaking unto Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses the son of eighty years, and Aaron the son of three and eighty years, in their speaking to Pharaoh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharao. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe was a son of eighty years, and Aaron was a son of eighty and three years when they spoke with Pharaoh.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spoke unto Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron his brother was eighty-three years old, when he spoke to Pharao.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/7-7.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=1452" 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/7.htm">God Commands Moses and Aaron</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: ū·mō·šeh (Conj-w:: 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/8084.htm" title="8084: šə·mō·nîm (Number-cp) -- An eighty. Or shmowniym; mult. From shmoneh; eighty, also eightieth.">was eighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">years old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: wə·’a·hă·rōn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">and Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">was eighty-three</a> <a href="/hebrew/8084.htm" title="8084: ū·šə·mō·nîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- An eighty. Or shmowniym; mult. From shmoneh; eighty, also eightieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: bə·ḏab·bə·rām (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">when they spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <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> </span><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="/acts/7-23.htm">Acts 7:23-30</a></span><br />When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. / And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him. / He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Acts 7:35-36</a></span><br />This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. / He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-24.htm">Hebrews 11:24-29</a></span><br />By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. / He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. / He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm">Psalm 105:26-27</a></span><br />He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen. / They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-7.htm">Deuteronomy 34:7</a></span><br />Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">Numbers 33:1-4</a></span><br />These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. / At the LORD’s command, Moses recorded the stages of their journey. These are the stages listed by their starting points: / On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-6.htm">1 Samuel 12:6-8</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. / Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers. / When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Acts 13:17-18</a></span><br />The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land. / He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-20.htm">Psalm 77:20</a></span><br />You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-12.htm">Psalm 78:12-13</a></span><br />He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. / He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-12</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-4.htm">Micah 6:4</a></span><br />For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-46.htm">John 5:46-47</a></span><br />If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. / But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a></b></br> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-46.htm">Genesis 41:46</a></b></br> And Joseph <i>was</i> thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a></b></br> And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/7-6.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/genesis/35-28.htm">Eighty</a> <a href="/genesis/35-28.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/genesis/44-24.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/exodus/7-6.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/6-29.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/exodus/6-18.htm">Three</a> <a href="/exodus/7-2.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/2-9.htm">Eighty</a> <a href="/numbers/2-9.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/exodus/9-29.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/16-10.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Three</a> <a href="/exodus/8-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Moses and Aaron are encouraged to go again to Pharaoh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Aaron's rod is turned into a serpent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">The sorcerers do the like; but their rods are swallowed up by Aaron's</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Pharaoh's heart is hardened</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/7-14.htm">God's message to Pharaoh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">The river is turned into blood; and the consequent distress of the Egyptians</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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Moses was eighty years old</b><br>Moses' age of eighty is significant in biblical numerology, often symbolizing a period of preparation and maturity. Moses spent the first forty years of his life in Egypt, learning the ways of the Egyptians, and the next forty years in Midian, where he was prepared by God for his mission. This reflects a life divided into three distinct phases, each forty years long, which is a recurring theme in Scripture. The number forty often represents a time of testing or trial, as seen in the forty days of rain during the flood (<a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Genesis 7:12</a>) and Jesus' forty days in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Matthew 4:2</a>).<p><b>and Aaron was eighty-three</b><br>Aaron, being three years older than Moses, highlights the importance of family lineage and leadership roles in Israelite culture. As the elder brother, Aaron's role as Moses' spokesperson (<a href="/exodus/4-14.htm">Exodus 4:14-16</a>) is significant, especially considering the cultural respect for elder siblings. Aaron's age also indicates his experience and readiness to assist Moses in leading the Israelites out of Egypt. This partnership between Moses and Aaron is a precursor to the later establishment of the Levitical priesthood, with Aaron as the first high priest (<a href="/exodus/28.htm">Exodus 28:1</a>).<p><b>when they spoke to Pharaoh</b><br>The act of speaking to Pharaoh is a pivotal moment in the Exodus narrative. Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, was considered a god by his people, making this confrontation not just a political challenge but a spiritual one. Moses and Aaron's boldness in approaching Pharaoh demonstrates their obedience to God's command and their faith in His power. This encounter sets the stage for the subsequent plagues and the eventual liberation of the Israelites. It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance found in Jesus Christ, who confronts the powers of sin and death to free humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>A central figure in the Book of Exodus, Moses is chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage. At this point in the account, he is eighty years old, highlighting his maturity and readiness for the task ahead.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' older brother, who is eighty-three years old. Aaron serves as Moses' spokesperson and plays a crucial role in communicating God's messages to Pharaoh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, who is the primary antagonist in the Exodus account. Pharaoh's hardened heart sets the stage for the series of plagues that God will bring upon Egypt.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It serves as the backdrop for the dramatic events of the Exodus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exodus.htm">The Exodus</a></b><br>The event of God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, which is a pivotal moment in the history of Israel and a central theme in the Book of Exodus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_timing_and_preparation.htm">God's Timing and Preparation</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's ages remind us that God prepares and calls us at the right time, regardless of our age. We should be open to God's call at any stage of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Despite their advanced age, Moses and Aaron obey God's command to confront Pharaoh. Obedience to God is crucial, even when the task seems daunting.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_teamwork_in_ministry.htm">Family and Teamwork in Ministry</a></b><br>The partnership between Moses and Aaron highlights the importance of working together in ministry. God often calls us to serve alongside others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The account of Exodus is rooted in God's promises to Abraham. We can trust that God will fulfill His promises in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's willingness to speak to Pharaoh demonstrates the courage required to stand up for God's purposes, even when facing powerful opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 7</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_moses'_age_at_death.htm">What was Moses' age at death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_midlife_crisis.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on a midlife crisis?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_ageism.htm">What does the Bible say about ageism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Moses was fourscore years old.</span>--Compare <a href="/deuteronomy/34-7.htm" title="And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.">Deuteronomy 34:7</a>; <a href="/acts/7-23.htm" title="And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers the children of Israel.">Acts 7:23</a>; <a href="/acts/7-30.htm" title="And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.">Acts 7:30</a>. The air of Egypt. and, probably, still more that of the desert, was favourable to longevity; and the Egyptian monuments show many cases of officials actively employed after they were a hundred years old.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Fourscore years old</span>. This age is confirmed by the statement (in <a href="/deuteronomy/31-2.htm">Deuteronomy 31:2</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/34-7.htm">Deuteronomy 34:7</a>) that Moses was a hundred and twenty at his death. It is also accepted as exact by St. Stephen (<a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Acts 7:23, 30</a>). Moderns are surprised that at such an age a man could undertake and carry through a difficult and dangerous enterprise; but in Egypt one hundred and ten years was not considered a very exceptionally long life, and men frequently retained their full vigour till seventy or eighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/7-7.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">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">was eighty</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֹנִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8084.htm">Strong's 8084: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eighty, eightieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years old</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">was eighty-three</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלֹ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when they spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדַבְּרָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏab·bə·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</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_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pharaoh.</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹֽה׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/7-7.htm">OT Law: Exodus 7:7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron (Exo. 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