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Exodus 5:4

Exodus 5:4
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the king of Egypt said to them,.... For he was not struck dumb, as Artapanus (g), afore cited writer, says:

wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? as they did when…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron - He hints that the Hebrews are in a state of revolt, and charges Moses and Aaron as being ringleaders of the sedition. This unprincipled charge has been, in nearly…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 5:3-9

Finding that Pharaoh had no veneration at all for God, Moses and Aaron next try whether he had any compassion for Israel, and become humble suitors to him for leave to go and sacrifice, but in…

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