Bible Strands
Exodus 11:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Moses, declaring that He will inflict one final plague on Pharaoh and Egypt before Pharaoh releases the Israelites. This announcement immediately precedes the command to collect silver and gold from Egyptian neighbors.
The words — The phrase עוֹד נֶגַע אֶחָד (od nega echad) literally means "yet one plague," paired with the verb אָבִיא (a.vi), "I will bring." The construction emphasizes that the coming judgment is a singular, divinely initiated act.
The thread — This pattern of a concluding judgment preceding departure appears in Genesis 15:14 and Exodus 3:20, while the principle of escalating plagues for persistent disobedience is referenced in Leviticus 26:21.
Why it lands — The text states that liberation follows a completed divine action, not a negotiated compromise. It requires the reader to accept the declared sequence of judgment and release without attempting to alter or accelerate the process.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.
Cross-references
- Genesis 15:14 But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
- Leviticus 26:21 If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
- Exodus 3:20 So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.
- Exodus 9:14 Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 4:34 Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
- Revelation 16:9 And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
- 1 Samuel 6:4 “What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.
- Job 10:17 You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.