Bible Strands
Exodus 8:25
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Pharaoh summons Moses and Aaron immediately after the plague of flies ruins Egypt, commanding them to perform sacrifices within the land.
The words — The Hebrew לְכ֛וּ (le.Khu) means "go" and זִבְח֥וּ (ziv.Chu) means "sacrifice," forming the direct command to proceed with ritual offerings on Egyptian soil.
The thread — This pattern of Pharaoh repeatedly summoning Moses and Aaron appears in Exodus 8:8, Exodus 9:27, and Exodus 10:16.
Why it lands — The text presents a conditional concession that immediately triggers Moses’ refusal based on cultural and religious incompatibility, forcing the narrative toward the next confrontation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
Cross-references
- 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 9:27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
- 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.
- Revelation 3:9 As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.