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full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Moses left Pharaoh’s palace and pleaded with the LORD to remove all the flies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses left Pharaoh and pleaded with the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Moses went out from Pharaoh and made supplication to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Moses went out from Pharaoh and made supplication to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD [on behalf of Pharaoh].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses left Pharaoh&#8217s presence and appealed to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After leaving the palace, Moses prayed, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses left the king and prayed to the LORD, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses left Pharaoh's presence and prayed to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses goes out from Pharaoh, and makes supplication to YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses goeth out from Pharaoh, and maketh supplication unto Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Exodus 8:26</a></i></font><Rf>And Moses will go forth from Pharaoh, and will pray to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So Moses went out from Pharao, and prayed to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Moses, departing from Pharaoh, prayed to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Moses left Pharaoh, he prayed to the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Moses went out from the presence of Pharaoh and prayed before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe went out from the presence of Pharaoh and he prayed before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses went out from Pharao, and prayed to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/8-30.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=1927" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/8.htm">The Fourth Plague: Flies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.” <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Then Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: mê·‘im (Prep-m) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">left</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> <a href="/hebrew/6279.htm" title="6279: way·ye‘·tar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To pray, supplicate. A primitive root; to burn incense in worship, i.e. Intercede.">and prayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.…<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/9-33.htm">Exodus 9:33</a></span><br />Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-18.htm">Exodus 10:18</a></span><br />So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a></span><br />But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-2.htm">Numbers 11:2</a></span><br />And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.<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="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Deuteronomy 9:18-20</a></span><br />Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger. / For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. / The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">1 Samuel 7:9</a></span><br />Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">1 Kings 13:6</a></span><br />Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-15.htm">2 Kings 19:15-20</a></span><br />And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. / Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. / Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-20.htm">2 Chronicles 32:20-21</a></span><br />In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer, / and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/99-6.htm">Psalm 99:6</a></span><br />Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-21.htm">Matthew 17:21</a></span><br />But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-29.htm">Mark 9:29</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Luke 11:1</a></span><br />One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-12.htm">Exodus 8:12</a></b></br> And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/james/3-17.htm">Intreated</a> <a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/32-9.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/exodus/8-28.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/exodus/8-29.htm">Supplication</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/10-18.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/exodus/10-18.htm">Intreated</a> <a href="/exodus/10-18.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-31.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/8-31.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/10-18.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/exodus/9-28.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/exodus/9-28.htm">Supplication</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-1.htm">Frogs are sent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-8.htm">Pharaoh complains to Moses, who by prayer removes them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-20.htm">The plague of flies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/8-25.htm">Pharaoh inclines to let the people go, but yet is hardened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Moses left Pharaoh</b><br>Moses, as the leader of the Israelites, frequently interacted with Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt. This phrase indicates a moment of transition, where Moses departs from the presence of Pharaoh after delivering God's message. The context here is the series of plagues that God sent upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. This departure signifies Moses' role as an intermediary between God and Pharaoh, highlighting the tension between divine command and human authority. Historically, Pharaohs were considered divine figures in Egyptian culture, making Moses' boldness in confronting Pharaoh significant.<p><b>and prayed to the LORD</b><br>Moses' prayer to the LORD demonstrates his reliance on God for guidance and intervention. This act of prayer is a recurring theme in Moses' leadership, emphasizing his role as a prophet and intercessor. The use of "LORD" in all capitals refers to the divine name YHWH, underscoring the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This prayer follows a pattern seen throughout the Exodus narrative, where Moses seeks God's will and power to accomplish what is humanly impossible. It also prefigures the mediatory role of Jesus Christ, who intercedes on behalf of humanity. Moses' prayer is a model of faith and obedience, trusting in God's promises and timing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central human figure in this passage, Moses is the prophet and leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. His role as an intercessor is highlighted here as he prays to God on behalf of Pharaoh and Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, Pharaoh is depicted as a stubborn leader whose heart is hardened against God's commands. His interactions with Moses are central to the account of the plagues.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenantal name of God, Yahweh is the one true God who demonstrates His power and sovereignty through the plagues. He listens to Moses' prayers and acts according to His divine will.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved. It is the setting for the plagues, which serve as judgments against Pharaoh and the gods of Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prayer.htm">Prayer</a></b><br>The act of communication with God, prayer is a key element in this verse, showcasing Moses' role as an intercessor and the power of prayer in influencing divine action.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercessory_prayer.htm">The Power of Intercessory Prayer</a></b><br>Moses' prayer demonstrates the significant impact that intercessory prayer can have. Believers are encouraged to pray for others, trusting that God hears and responds.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Moses' willingness to approach Pharaoh and pray to God shows his obedience to God's call. Christians are called to be obedient, even in challenging circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>The passage highlights God's sovereignty in controlling the plagues and His mercy in responding to prayer. Believers can trust in God's ultimate authority and His willingness to show mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_mediator.htm">The Role of a Mediator</a></b><br>Moses acts as a mediator between God and Pharaoh, prefiguring Christ's role as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's hardened heart serves as a warning against resisting God's will. Believers are encouraged to remain open and responsive to God's guidance.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/8-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֑ה</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">and prayed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּעְתַּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye‘·tar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6279.htm">Strong's 6279: </a> </span><span class="str2">To burn incense in worship, intercede</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">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/8-30.htm">Exodus 8:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/8-30.htm">OT Law: Exodus 8:30 Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed (Exo. 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