Exodus 10:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 10:2

The Eighth Plague: Locusts

1 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh; ^afor I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, ^bthat I may show these signs of Mine before him,

2 and that ^ayou may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may ^bknow that I am the Lord.”

3 So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to ^ahumble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may ^bserve Me.

4 Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring ^alocusts into your territory.

5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and ^athey shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 10:2

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American Standard Version
and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
And that you may recount in the ears of your son and of your grandson what I have done in derision of the Egyptians {and} what things I have [repeatedly] done there--My signs [of divine power] done among them--that you may recognize {and} know that I am the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
I did this because I want you to tell your children and your grandchildren about my miracles and about my harsh treatment of the Egyptians. Then all of you will know that I am the LORD.

Darby English Version
and that thou mightest tell in the ears of thy son and thy son's son what I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

Good News Bible
and in order that you may be able to tell your children and grandchildren how I made fools of the Egyptians when I performed the miracles. All of you will know that I am the LORD."

King James Version
And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your grandson, how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I performed My signs among them, that you may know that I am the LORD."

New International Version
that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the LORD."

New King James Version
and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the LORD.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your grandson, how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I performed My signs among them, that you may know that I have pre-eminence as the LORD."

Revised Standard Version
and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your son's son how I have made sport of the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them; that you may know that I am the LORD."

Young's Literal Translation
and so that thou recountest in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, that which I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have set among them, and ye have known that I `am' Jehovah.'

New English Translation
and in order that in the hearing of your son and your grandson you may tell¹ how I made fools² of the Egyptians³ and about⁴ my signs that I displayed⁵ among them, so that you may know⁶ that I am the Lord.”

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