Bible Strands
Exodus 10:8
So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the LORD your God,” he said. “But who exactly will be going?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses and Aaron are returned to Pharaoh following the officials' warning in Exodus 10:7, where Pharaoh reluctantly permits worship but demands clarification on the departing group.
The words — The Hebrew וַיּוּשַׁב (va.yu.shav) literally means "and he was brought back" or "and he was seated," describing the physical return of Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh's court.
The thread — Pharaoh's pattern of granting conditional permission for worship while negotiating terms recurs in Exodus 8:8 and Exodus 10:16.
Why it lands — The text records Pharaoh's pragmatic inquiry about who will attend the festival, placing the reader at the intersection of political concession and divine command without resolving the tension.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go?
Cross-references
- Exodus 10:24 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”
- Exodus 8:8 Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”
- Exodus 10:16 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
- Exodus 12:31 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.