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Clearly you are bent on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Pharaoh retorted, “The LORD will certainly need to be with you if I let you take your little ones! I can see through your evil plan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But he said to them, “The LORD be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look <i>to it</i>; for evil <i>is</i> before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he said to them, “The LORD had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said to them, “So may the LORD be with you, when I let you and your little ones go! Watch out, for evil is on your mind!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he said to them, &#8220Thus may the LORD be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Take heed, for evil is in your mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he said to them, “Thus may the LORD be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Take heed, for evil is in your mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he said to them, “Thus may Yahweh be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! See, for evil is on your faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Pharaoh said to them, “The LORD be with you [to help you], if I ever let you go with your children [because you will never return]! Look [be forewarned], you have an evil plan in mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, “The LORD would have to be with you if I would ever let you and your families go! Look out—you’re heading for trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, &#8220May Yahweh be with you if I ever let you and your families go! Look out—you are planning evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto them, So be Jehovah with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The king replied, "The LORD had better watch over you on the day I let you leave with your families! You're up to no good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto them, So be the LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.<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 them, "The LORD would have to be with you if I would ever let you take your women and children along. I know you're up to no good!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The king said, "I swear by the LORD that I will never let you take your women and children! It is clear that you are plotting to revolt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh told them, "The LORD will certainly be with you if I let you and your little ones go. I know some evil plan is in your mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh told them, ?May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, "The LORD will need to be with you if I release you and your dependents! Watch out! Trouble is right in front of you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, "The LORD be with you if I will let you go with your little ones. See, evil is clearly before your faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, “Yahweh be with you if I let you go with your little ones! See, evil is clearly before your faces. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says to them, “Be it so, YHWH [is] with you when I send you and your infants away; see—for evil [is] before your faces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith unto them, 'Be it so, Jehovah be with you when I send you and your infants away; see -- for evil is before your faces;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to them, So will Jehovah be with you, as I will send you forth, and your little ones: see ye, for evil is manifest before you.<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 answered: So be the Lord with you, as I shall let you and your children go: who can doubt but that you intend some great evil? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Pharaoh responded: “So let the Lord be with you. But if I were to release you and your little ones, who would doubt that you intend some great wickedness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD help you,” Pharaoh replied, “if I let your little ones go with you! Clearly, you have some evil in mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to them, “The LORD indeed will be with you, if ever I let your little ones go with you! Plainly, you have some evil purpose in mind.<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 them, Let the LORD be with you, but when I let you and your little ones go, look to it; perhaps you have evil intent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to them, “LORD JEHOVAH shall be with you in this way when I have sent you and your little ones, but see that there is no harm against your persons.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said unto them: 'So be the LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones; see ye that evil is before your face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, So let the Lord be with you: as I <i>will</i> send you away, <i>must I send away</i> you store also? see that evil is attached to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/10-10.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=2381" 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">9</span>“We will go with our young and old,” Moses replied. “We will go with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">told them,</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.">“May the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">if I ever</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: ’ă·šal·laḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">let you go</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2945.htm" title="2945: ṭap·pə·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Children. From taphaph; a family.">with your little ones.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Clearly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: ne·ḡeḏ (Prep) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">you are bent</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">on evil.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.…<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/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/8-15.htm">Exodus 8:15</a></span><br />When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-17.htm">Exodus 9:17</a></span><br />Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-32</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. / Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/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="/numbers/22-29.htm">Numbers 22:29</a></span><br />Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">1 Samuel 15:13-14</a></span><br />When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.” / But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-10.htm">1 Kings 20:10-11</a></span><br />Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.” / And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30-35</a></span><br />Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’ / Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree and drink water from his own cistern, / until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20</a></span><br />Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? / Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/43-2.htm">Jeremiah 43:2</a></span><br />Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3</a></span><br />Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-15.htm">Daniel 3:15</a></span><br />Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-8.htm">Matthew 2:8</a></span><br />And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-63.htm">Matthew 27:63-64</a></span><br />“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ / So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.</p><p class="hdg">bo so</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-30.htm">Exodus 12:30,31</a></b></br> And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for <i>there was</i> not a house where <i>there was</i> not one dead… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a></b></br> And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:</p><p class="hdg">look to it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">2 Chronicles 32:15</a></b></br> Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Lamentations 3:37</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> he <i>that</i> saith, and it cometh to pass, <i>when</i> the Lord commandeth <i>it</i> not?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-48.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/exodus/1-21.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/10-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/26-28.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/exodus/10-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/44-14.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/genesis/50-21.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Little</a> <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/exodus/10-8.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/exodus/10-8.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/exodus/2-9.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/exodus/10-28.htm">Care</a> <a href="/exodus/10-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/21-5.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/10-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/exodus/19-7.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/exodus/10-28.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Little</a> <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Women</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'; 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His interactions with Moses and Aaron are central to the narrative of the Exodus, showcasing the struggle between divine authority and human obstinacy. This phrase sets the stage for Pharaoh's continued resistance to God's command to let the Israelites go.<p><b>“May the LORD be with you</b><br>This statement is likely sarcastic, as Pharaoh does not genuinely invoke the LORD's blessing. It reflects the tension between Pharaoh's authority and the power of the God of Israel. The irony is that the LORD is indeed with Moses and the Israelites, guiding them through the plagues and ultimately leading them to freedom.<p><b>if I ever let you go with your little ones.</b><br>Pharaoh's reluctance to let the Israelites leave with their families highlights his desire to maintain control over them. By keeping the children, Pharaoh aims to ensure the return of the adults, thus preserving his labor force. This reflects the broader theme of bondage and liberation that runs throughout the Exodus narrative.<p><b>Clearly you are bent on evil.</b><br>Pharaoh accuses Moses and Aaron of having malicious intent, projecting his own hardened heart onto them. This accusation is unfounded, as Moses and Aaron are acting under God's command. The statement underscores Pharaoh's misunderstanding of God's purpose and the righteousness of the Israelites' cause. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of the righteous being misunderstood or persecuted by those in power.<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 obstinate and refuses to let the Israelites go, despite the plagues.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>The leaders of the Israelites, chosen by God to demand their freedom from Pharaoh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, enslaved in Egypt, seeking freedom to worship God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, experiencing God's plagues as a result of Pharaoh's hardened heart.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a></b><br>A series of divine judgments on Egypt, demonstrating God's power and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's response exemplifies a heart hardened against God's will. Believers should guard against hardening their hearts to God's commands and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The plagues and Pharaoh's resistance demonstrate God's ultimate control over human affairs. Trust in God's plan, even when circumstances seem insurmountable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_adversity.htm">Faith in Adversity</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's persistence in confronting Pharaoh teaches us to remain steadfast in faith, even when facing powerful opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Family in Worship</a></b><br>Pharaoh's reluctance to let the Israelites go with their families underscores the importance of family unity in worship and spiritual practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_spiritual_warfare.htm">Recognizing Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Pharaoh's accusation of evil intentions reflects the spiritual battle believers face. Discernment and reliance on God's truth are essential.<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/benefits_of_studying_theology.htm">Why did God kill Egypt's firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_moses'_speech_traits.htm">Stephen states Moses was 'mighty in words' (Acts 7:22), but Exodus 4:10 depicts Moses as slow of speech. How do we reconcile these descriptions?</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/what_does_the_bible_say_on_swearing.htm">Why does God cause people's hearts to harden?</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>(10) <span class= "bld">Little ones.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">families.</span> These would include the children and the dependents. (See comment on <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm" title="Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.">Exodus 1:1</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Evil is before you.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">evil is before your faces</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> you contemplate doing me a mischief, by depriving me of the services of so large a body of labourers.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he said</span>, etc. Pharaoh's reply to the plain statement of Moses is full of scorn and anger, as if he would say - "When was ever so extravagant and outrageous a demand made? How can it be supposed that I would listen to it? So may Jehovah help you, as I will help you in this - to let you go, with your families." (<span class="accented">Taph</span> is "family," or household, not "little ones." See <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">Look to it; for evil is before you</span>. Or, "Look to it; for you have evil in view." Beware, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, of what you are about. You entertain the evil design of robbing me of my slaves - a design which I shall not allow you to carry out. There is no direct threat, only an indirect one, implied in "Look to it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/10-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then [Pharaoh]</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</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">told them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<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">“May the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</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 /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if I ever</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let you go</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your little ones.</span><br /><span class="heb">טַפְּכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṭap·pə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2945.htm">Strong's 2945: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Clearly</span><br /><span class="heb">רְא֕וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<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">you are bent</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֥גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on evil.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/10-10.htm">Exodus 10:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/10-10.htm">OT Law: Exodus 10:10 He said to them Yahweh be (Exo. 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