Exodus 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.”

Exodus 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 5:2 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.””

Exodus 5:2 — World English Bible

Exodus 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”

Exodus 5:2 — American Standard Version

Exodus 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Pharaoh saith, `Who <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'”

Exodus 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, to whose voice I am to hearken to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.”

Exodus 5:2 — Darby Translation

Exodus 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Pharaoh saide, Who is the Lord, that I should heare his voyce, and let Israel go? I knowe not the Lord, neither will I let Israel goe.”

Exodus 5:2 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 5:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“But Pharaoh said, "Who is the Lord, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover I will not let Israel go."”

Exodus 5:2 — The Living Sword

Exodus 5:2 in Context — Exodus 5

1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

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What Does Exodus 5:2 Mean?

Exodus 5:2 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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