Exodus 9:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,”

Exodus 9:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 9:2 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 9:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still,”

Exodus 9:2 — World English Bible

Exodus 9:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,”

Exodus 9:2 — American Standard Version

Exodus 9:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for, if thou art refusing to send away, and art still keeping hold upon them,”

Exodus 9:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 9:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For if thou refuse to let them go, and shalt retain them still,”

Exodus 9:2 — Darby Translation

Exodus 9:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But if thou refuse to let them goe, and wilt yet holde them still,”

Exodus 9:2 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 9:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“For if you refuse to send away, and you are still holding fast against them,”

Exodus 9:2 — The Living Sword

Exodus 9:2 in Context — Exodus 9

1 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

4 And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.

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What Does Exodus 9:2 Mean?

Exodus 9:2 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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