Exodus 10:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 10:17

15 For they ^acovered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ^bate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.

16 Then Pharaoh called ^afor Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, ^b“I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.

17 Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and ^aentreat the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only.”

18 So he ^awent out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord.

19 And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them ^ainto the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 10:17

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American Standard Version
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat Jehovah your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

Amplified® Bible
Now therefore forgive my sin, I pray you, only this once, and entreat the Lord your God only that He may remove from me this [plague of] death.

Contemporary English Version
Forgive me one more time and ask the LORD to stop these insects from killing every living plant."

Darby English Version
And now, forgive, I pray you, my sin only this time, and intreat Jehovah your God that he may take away from me this death only!

Good News Bible
Now forgive my sin this one time and pray to the LORD your God to take away this fatal punishment from me."

King James Version
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

New American Standard Bible
"Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and make supplication to the LORD your God, that He would only remove this death from me."

New International Version
Now forgive my sin once more and pray to the LORD your God to take this deadly plague away from me."

New King James Version
Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may take away from me this death only.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and make supplication to the LORD your God, that He would only remove this death from me."

Revised Standard Version
Now therefore, forgive my sin, I pray you, only this once, and entreat the LORD your God only to remove this death from me."

Young's Literal Translation
and now, bear with, I pray you, my sin, only this time, and make ye supplication to Jehovah your God, that He turn aside from off me only this death.'

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