The Meaning of Exodus 8:20 Explained

Exodus 8:20

KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

YLT: And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Rise early in the morning, and station thyself before Pharaoh, lo, he is going out to the waters, and thou hast said unto him, Thus said Jehovah, Send My people away, and they serve Me;

Darby: And Jehovah said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh behold, he will go out to the water and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

ASV: And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 8:20?

MEANING: What does Exodus 8:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 8:20 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 8:20?

What is the context of Exodus 8:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

What does Exodus 8:20 Mean?

Verse Meaning

"As the Egyptian magicians saw nothing more than the finger of God in the miracle which they could not imitate, that is to say, the work of some deity, possibly one of the gods of the Egyptians, and not the hand of Jehovah the God of the Hebrews , who had demanded the release of Israel, a distinction was made in the plagues which followed between the Israelites and the Egyptians, and the former were exempted from the plagues: a fact which was sufficient to prove to anyone that they came from the God of Israel. To make this the more obvious, the fourth and fifth plagues were merely announced by Moses to the king. They were not brought on through the mediation of either himself or Aaron, but were sent by Jehovah at the appointed time; no doubt for the simple purpose of precluding the king and his wise men from the excuse which unbelief might still suggest, viz. that they were produced by the powerful incantations of Moses and Aaron." ^[1]

Context Summary

Exodus 8:16-32 - The Plagues Of Lice And Of Flies

Exodus 8:22 gives us the clue to these successive visitations-"To the end that thou mayest know." The Egyptians worshiped the river from which the frogs came; were extremely punctilious in their purity by perpetual bathing; and sacrificed to the deities who presided over the noisome insect tribes. It was necessary to prove, therefore, that these gods were no gods, "but that the Lord made the heavens." The just and righteous Jehovah could not expect Pharaoh to obey His voice, until He had shown Himself to be God of gods and Lord of lords, and that He was Lord "in the middle of the earth." He is not an absentee; but nearer than breathing.

Notice the severance in Exodus 8:22! We do not belong to this world, because we have been crucified to it in Christ, and in Him have risen to the heavenly places. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 8

¹ Frogs are sent
⁸ Pharaoh complains to Moses, who by prayer removes them
¹⁶ The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do
²⁰ The plague of flies
²⁵ Pharaoh inclines to let the people go, but yet is hardened

What do the individual words in Exodus 8:20 mean?

And said Yahweh to Moses Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water and say to him thus says Yahweh: let go My people that they may serve Me

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֗ה הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙ לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה הִנֵּ֖ה יוֹצֵ֣א הַמָּ֑יְמָה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שַׁלַּ֥ח עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֜ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מֹשֶׁ֗ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם	Rise early
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular Root: שָׁכַם Sense: to rise or start early.
בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙	in the morning
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בֹּקֶר Sense: morning, break of day.
וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙	and stand
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Imperative, masculine singular Root: יָצַב Sense: to place, set, stand, set or station oneself, present oneself.
לִפְנֵ֣י	before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
פַרְעֹ֔ה	Pharaoh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּרְעֹה Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
יוֹצֵ֣א	he comes out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הַמָּ֑יְמָה	to the water
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural, third person feminine singular Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	and say
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֗יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
כֹּ֚ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֣ר	says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֔ה	Yahweh:
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
שַׁלַּ֥ח	let go
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
עַמִּ֖י	My people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי	that they may serve Me
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural, first person common singular Root: עָבַד Sense: to work, serve.

What are the major concepts related to Exodus 8:20?

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