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Myles Coverdale Bible

Exodus 10:10

He sayde vnto the: Let it be so, the LORDE be with you: Shulde I let you go & yor childre also? loke that ye haue not some myschefe in hade.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Animals;   Hypocrisy;   Instability;   Locust;   Plague;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Locust, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Locust;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Consecrate;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Locust;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Locust;   Pentateuch;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Locusts;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Plagues of egypt;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Plagues, the Ten,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Plagues of Egypt;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Locust;   Plagues of Egypt;   Targum;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He said to them, "The LORD be with you if I will let you go with your little ones! See, evil is clearly before your faces.
King James Version
And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to them, "Let Yahweh be thus with you as soon as I release you and your dependents. See that evil is before your faces.
New Century Version
The king said to them, "The Lord will really have to be with you if ever I let you and all of your children leave Egypt. See, you are planning something evil!
New English Translation
He said to them, "The Lord will need to be with you if I release you and your dependents! Watch out! Trouble is right in front of you!
Amplified Bible
Pharaoh said to them, "The LORD be with you [to help you], if I ever let you go with your children [because you will never return]! Look [be forewarned], you have an evil plan in mind.
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to them, "So may the LORD be with you, when I let you and your little ones go! Watch out, for evil is on your mind!
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto them, Let the Lorde so be with you, as I will let you goe and your children: beholde, for euill is before your face.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said to them, "Thus may Yahweh be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! See, for evil is on your faces.
Contemporary English Version
The king replied, "The Lord had better watch over you on the day I let you leave with your families! You're up to no good.
Complete Jewish Bible
Pharaoh said to them, " Adonai certainly will be with you if I ever let you go with your children! It's clear that you are up to no good.
Darby Translation
And he said to them, Let Jehovah be so with you, as I let you go, and your little ones: see that evil is before you!
Easy-to-Read Version
Pharaoh said to them, "The Lord really will have to be with you before I let you and all of your children leave Egypt. Look, you are planning something evil.
English Standard Version
But he said to them, "The Lord be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind.
George Lamsa Translation
And Pharaoh said to them, Let the LORD be with you, but when I let you and your little ones go, look to it; perhaps you have evil intent.
Good News Translation
The king said, "I swear by the Lord that I will never let you take your women and children! It is clear that you are plotting to revolt.
Christian Standard Bible®
He said to them, “The Lord would have to be with you if I would ever let you and your families go! Look out—you’re heading for trouble.
Literal Translation
And he said to them, May Jehovah be so with you, as I send you away, and your little ones. Watch! For evil is before your face!
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, So be Jehovah with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, May the Lord be with you, if I will let you and your little ones go! take care, for your purpose clearly is evil.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he said vnto them: Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your chyldren: take heede, for ye haue some mischiefe in hande.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto them: 'So be the LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones; see ye that evil is before your face.
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto them; Let the Lord bee so with you, as I will let you goe, and your litle ones. Looke to it, for euill is before you.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to them, So let the Lord be with you: as I will send you away, must I send away you store also? see that evil is attached to you.
English Revised Version
And he said unto them, So be the LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Pharaoh told them, "May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Farao answeride, So the Lord be with you; hou therfor schal Y delyuere you and youre litle children? to whom is it doute, that ye thenken worst?
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto them, `Be it so, Jehovah [be] with you when I send you and your infants away; see -- for evil [is] before your faces;
Update Bible Version
And he said to them, So be Yahweh with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look [to it]; for evil [is] before you.
World English Bible
He said to them, "Yahweh be with you if I will let you go with your little ones! See, evil is clearly before your faces.
New King James Version
Then he said to them, "The LORD had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you.
New Living Translation
Pharaoh retorted, "The Lord will certainly need to be with you if I let you take your little ones! I can see through your evil plan.
New Life Bible
Then Pharaoh said to them, "Let the Lord be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones! See, you have something bad in mind.
New Revised Standard
He said to them, "The Lord indeed will be with you, if ever I let your little ones go with you! Plainly, you have some evil purpose in mind.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then he said unto them: Let Yahweh, so, be with you, when I let go you and your little ones! Look out for, harm, is straight before your faces.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Pharao answered: So be the Lord with you, as I shall let you and your children go: who can doubt but that you intend some great evil?
Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "The LORD be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind.
THE MESSAGE
He said, "I'd sooner send you off with God 's blessings than let you go with your children. Look, you're up to no good—it's written all over your faces. Nothing doing. Just the men are going—go ahead and worship God . That's what you want so badly." And they were thrown out of Pharaoh's presence.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he said to them, "Thus may the LORD be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Take heed, for evil is in your mind.

Contextual Overview

1 And the LORDE saide vnto Moses: Go in vnto Pharao, for I haue hardened his hert & the hertes of his seruautes, yt I might do these my tokes amonge the, 2 & that thou mightest shewe it in the eares of thy children & of thy childers children, what I haue done in Egipte, and how I haue shewed my tokens amoge the, that ye maye knowe, how that I am the LORDE. 3 So Moses & Aaron wente in vnto Pharao, & spake vnto him: Thus sayeth ye LORDE God of the Hebrues: How longe refusest thou to submyt thy self vnto me, to let my people go, yt they maye serue me? 4 Yf thou wilt not let my people go, beholde, tomorow wil I cause greshoppers to come vpon all places, 5 yt they maye couer the lande, so yt the lande can not be sene, & they shal eate vp yt is left you & was delyuered fro the hayle: & shal eate vp all yor grene trees vpon the felde, 6 & shal fyll thy house, all yi seruautes houses, & all the Egipcians houses: soch as yi fathers & yi fathers fathers haue not sene, sens the tyme yt they were vpon earth vnto this daye. And he turned him, & wente out from Pharao. 7 Then saide Pharaos seruauntes vnto him: How longe shall we be snared after this maner? Let the men go, that they may serue ye LORDE their God. Knowest thou not yet, yt Egipte is destroyed? 8 Moses & Aaron were brought agayne to Pharao, which saide vnto them: Go yor waye, & serue ye LORDE yor God. But who are they yt shall go? 9 Moses sayde: We wil go wt yonge & olde, wt sonnes and doughters, with shepe and oxe: for we haue a feast of the LORDE. 10 He sayde vnto the: Let it be so, the LORDE be with you: Shulde I let you go & yor childre also? loke that ye haue not some myschefe in hade.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

be so: Exodus 12:30, Exodus 12:31, Exodus 13:21

look to it: 2 Chronicles 32:15, Lamentations 3:37

Reciprocal: Exodus 10:24 - little ones

Cross-References

Genesis 11:2
Now as they wente towarde the East, they founde a playne in ye londe of Synear, & there they dwelt,
Genesis 11:9
Therfore is it called Babell, because the LORDE cofounded there the language of all the worlde, and from thece scatred them abrode in to all londes.
Genesis 14:1
And it chaunsed in the tyme of Amraphel the kynge of Synear, Arioch the kynge of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer the kinge of Elam, & Thy deal the kynge of ye Heithen,
Isaiah 10:9
Is not Calno as easie to wynne, as Charchamis? Is it harder to conquere Antiochia then Arphad? Or is it lighter to ouercome Damascus the Samaria?
Isaiah 11:11
At the same tyme shal the LORDE take in honde agayne, to conquere ye remnaunt of his people (which are lefft alyue) From the Assirias, Egiptians, Arabians, Morians, Elamites, Caldeyes, Antiochias and Ilodes of the see.
Isaiah 39:1
At the same tyme Merodach Balada, Baladas sonne kinge of Babilon, sent lettres and presentes to Ezechias. For he vnderstode, how that he had bene sick, & was recouered agayne.
Jeremiah 50:21
Go downe (o thou avenger) in to the enemies londe, & viset them that dwell therin: downe with them, and smyte them vpon the backes, saieth the LORDE: do acordinge to all, that I haue commaunded the.
Daniel 1:2
and the LORDE delyuered Ioachim the kynge off Iuda in to his honde, with certayne ornamentes of the house off God, which he caried awaye vnto the londe of Sennar, to the house of his god and there brought them in to his gods treasury.
Amos 6:2
Go vnto Calne, and se: and from thence get you to Hemath the greate cite, and so go downe to Gath of the Philistines: be they better at ease then these kyngdomes, or the border of their londe wyder then yours?
Micah 4:10
And now (o thou doughter Sion) be sory, let it greue the as a wife laboringe with childe: for now must thou get the out off the cite, and dwell vpon the playne felde: Yee vnto Babilo shalt thou go, there shalt thou be delyuered, and there the LORDE shal lowse the from the honde off thine enemies.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto them, let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones,.... Either as mocking them, let the Lord you talk of be with you if he will, and let him deliver you if he can, as I shall let you go with your children, which I never will; or as wishing them ill, that the Lord their God may be with them, as he should dismiss them on their proposal, that is, not at all; he wishes they might never have the presence of the Lord, or receive any from him, till he should dismiss them, which he was determined never to do in the manner they desired; and therefore the sum of his wish or imprecation is, that they might never enjoy any benefits from the Lord; the first sense seems to be best:

look to it, for evil is before you; which is either a charge of sin upon them, that they had an evil design upon him, and intended to raise a mutiny, make an insurrection, and form a rebellion against him; or a threatening to inflict the evil of punishment upon them, if they would not comply with his terms; and it is as if he should say, be it at your peril if you offer to go away in any other manner than it is my pleasure.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Evil is before you - i. e. “your intentions are evil.” Great as the possible infliction might be, Pharaoh held it to be a less evil than the loss of so large a population.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 10:10. Let the Lord be so with you — This is an obscure sentence. Some suppose that Pharaoh meant it as a curse, as if he had said, "May your God be as surely with you, as I shall let you go!" For as he purposed not to permit them to go, so he wished them as much of the Divine help as they should have of his permission.

Look - for evil is before you. — ראו כי רעה נגד פניכם reu ki raah neged peneychem, See ye that evil is before your faces-if you attempt to go, ye shall meet with the punishment ye deserve. Probably Pharaoh intended to insinuate that they had some sinister designs, and that they wished to go in a body that they might the better accomplish their purpose; but if they had no such designs they would be contented for the males to go, and leave their wives and children behind: for he well knew if the men went and left their families they would infallibly return, but that if he permitted them to take their families with them, they would undoubtedly make their escape; therefore he says, Exodus 10:11, Go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord.


 
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