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Exodus 3:20

For I will stretch forth my hand, and will strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst of them: after these he will let you go.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Israel;   Miracles;   Moses;   Religion;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sinai;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hand, Right Hand;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Frugality;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Call, Calling;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Prayer;   Sinai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Meals;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Finger;   Rod;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Miracle;   Plagues of Egypt;   Wonder;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hand;   Miracle;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
I will put forth my hand and strike Mitzrayim with all my wonders which I will do in the midst of it, and after that he will let you go.
King James Version
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
Lexham English Bible
And I will stretch out my hand, and I will strike Egypt with all of my wonders that I will do in its midst, and afterward he will release you.
New Century Version
so I will use my great power against Egypt. I will strike Egypt with all the miracles that will happen in that land. After I do that, he will let you go.
New English Translation
So I will extend my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do among them, and after that he will release you.
Amplified Bible
"So I will reach out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.
New American Standard Bible
"So I will reach out with My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore will I stretch out mine hande and smite Egypt with all my wonders, which I will doe in the middes thereof: and after that shall he let you goe.
Legacy Standard Bible
So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wondrous deeds which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.
Contemporary English Version
So I will use my mighty power to perform all kinds of miracles and strike down the Egyptians. Then the king will send you away.
Complete Jewish Bible
But I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do there. After that, he will let you go.
Darby Translation
And I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; and after that he will let you go.
Easy-to-Read Version
so I will use my great power against Egypt. I will cause amazing things to happen in that land. After I do this, he will let you go.
English Standard Version
So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go.
George Lamsa Translation
And I will stretch out my hand and smite the Egyptians with all kinds of wonders which I will do among them; and after that Pharaoh will let you go.
Good News Translation
But I will use my power and will punish Egypt by doing terrifying things there. After that he will let you go.
Christian Standard Bible®
But when I stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my miracles that I will perform in it, after that, he will let you go.
Literal Translation
And I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders, which I will do in its midst, and afterward he will send you away.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For I will stretch out myne hande, & smyte Egipte wt all maner of wonders which I will do therin: after yt shal he let you go.
American Standard Version
And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
Bible in Basic English
But I will put out my hand and overcome Egypt with all the wonders which I will do among them: and after that he will let you go.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I wyll stretche out my hande, & smyte Egypt with al my wonders whiche I wyll do in the middes therof, and after that he wyll let you go.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I will put forth My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof. And after that he will let you go.
King James Version (1611)
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will doe in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you goe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and I will stretch out my hand, and smite the Egyptians with all my wonders, which I shall work among them, and after that he will send you forth.
English Revised Version
And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for Y schal holde forthe myn hond, and I schal smyte Egipt in alle my marueils, whiche Y schal do in the myddis of hem; aftir these thingis he schal delyuere you.
Young's Literal Translation
and I have put forth My hand, and have smitten Egypt with all My wonders, which I do in its midst -- and afterwards he doth send you away.
Update Bible Version
And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
World English Bible
I will put forth my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst of it, and after that he will let you go.
New King James Version
So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.
New Living Translation
So I will raise my hand and strike the Egyptians, performing all kinds of miracles among them. Then at last he will let you go.
New Life Bible
So I will put out My hand and trouble Egypt with all the powerful works I will do there. After that he will let you go.
New Revised Standard
So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will perform in it; after that he will let you go.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then I will put forth my hand and smite Egypt, with all my wonders, which I will d in the midst thereof, - and, after that, he will send you forth.
Revised Standard Version
So I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all the wonders which I will do in it; after that he will let you go.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.

Contextual Overview

16 Go and gather together the ancients of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying: Visiting I have visited you; and I have seen all that hath befallen you in Egypt. 17 And I have said the word to bring you forth out of the affliction of Egypt, into the land of the Chanaanite, and Hethite, and Amorrhite, and Pherezite, and Hevite, and Jebusite, to a land that floweth with milk and honey. 18 And they shall hear thy voice; and thou shalt go in, thou and the ancients of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him: The Lord God of the Hebrews hath called us; we will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, to sacrifice unto the Lord our God. 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, but by a mighty hand. 20 For I will stretch forth my hand, and will strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst of them: after these he will let you go. 21 And I will give favour to this people, in the sight of the Egyptians: and when you go forth, you shall not depart empty: 22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that is in her house, vessels of silver and of gold, and raiment: and you shall put them on your sons and daughters, and shall spoil Egypt.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Acts 7:1 - Acts 13:42

stretch: Exodus 6:6, Exodus 7:5, Exodus 9:15, Ezekiel 20:33

smite: Exodus 7:3, Exodus 11:9, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 6:22, Nehemiah 9:10, Psalms 105:27, Psalms 106:22, Psalms 135:8, Psalms 135:9, Isaiah 19:22, Jeremiah 32:20, Jeremiah 32:21, Acts 7:36

after that: Exodus 11:8, Exodus 12:31, Exodus 12:39, Genesis 15:14, Judges 6:8, Judges 8:16, Isaiah 26:11, Psalms 105:38

Reciprocal: Exodus 4:21 - wonders Exodus 6:1 - with a strong Exodus 10:1 - that I Exodus 11:1 - afterwards 2 Chronicles 6:32 - thy mighty Psalms 78:43 - How Psalms 89:10 - thy strong arm

Cross-References

Genesis 2:20
And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.
Genesis 2:23
And Adam said: This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.
Genesis 5:29
And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.
Genesis 16:11
And again: Behold, said he, thou art with child, and thou shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Ismael, because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
Genesis 35:18
And when her soul was departing for pain, and death was now at hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, the son of my pain: but his father called him Benjamin, that is, the son of the right hand.
Exodus 2:10
And she adopted him for a son, and called him Moses, saying: Because I took him out of the water.
1 Samuel 1:20
And it came to pass when the time was come about, Anna conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel: because she had asked him of the Lord.
Matthew 1:21
And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. For he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:23
Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Acts 17:26
And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I will stretch out my hand,.... Or "therefore" e he would stretch out his mighty hand, exert his almighty power; and for this purpose was Pharaoh raised up, and his heart hardened, that God might show his power in him, and on him:

and smite Egypt with all my wonders, which I will do in the midst thereof: with those wondrous plagues, the amazing effects of his almighty power, which were wrought by him in the midst of Egypt, by which their land, their rivers, their persons, and their cattle, were smitten:

and after that he will let you go; this is said for their encouragement, that their faith and patience might hold out, who otherwise seeing him so obstinate and inflexible, might be ready to despair of ever succeeding.

e ו "ideo", "propterea", Noldius, p. 279.


 
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