Bible Strands
Exodus 7:2
You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses at the threshold of the Egyptian confrontation, establishing the prophetic chain of command before the plagues commence.
The words — The verb תְדַבֵּ֔ר (te.da.Ber, "you will speak") and the suffix form אֲצַוֶּ֑/ךָּ ('a.tza.Ve./ka, "I will command you") anchor the verse in direct divine instruction, framing Moses’ role as a conduit rather than an originator of the message.
The thread — This delegation pattern recurs in Exodus 4:15 and Exodus 6:29, where God similarly instructs Moses to relay His words while Aaron serves as the spokesperson. The structural parallel to Deuteronomy 4:2 highlights the boundary between receiving divine command and transmitting it without alteration.
Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience to a delegated message, requiring the reader to recognize authority as derivative and communication as strictly bounded by the speaker’s original instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
Cross-references
- Exodus 4:15 You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.
- Exodus 6:29 He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”
- Deuteronomy 4:2 You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
- 1 Kings 22:14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
- Jeremiah 1:7 But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- Jeremiah 1:17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
- Ezekiel 3:10 “Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
- Ezekiel 3:17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Acts 20:27 For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.