Bible Strands
Exodus 9:13
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD instructs Moses to rise early and confront Pharaoh directly after Pharaoh’s heart is hardened and he refuses to heed previous warnings.
The words — הַשְׁכֵּם (hashkem) translates literally as “rise early” and הִתְיַצֵּב (hit yatzev) means “present yourself” or “stand ready,” establishing the encounter as a deliberate, urgent summons.
The thread — The explicit command to rise early reappears in Exodus 8:20, while Exodus 7:15 and Exodus 9:1 record parallel divine instructions to approach Pharaoh without that specific temporal directive.
Why it lands — The text commands immediate obedience to a divine summons and requires the reader to acknowledge a non-negotiable demand to release a people for worship.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Cross-references
- Exodus 8:20 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
- Exodus 7:15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
- Exodus 9:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.