Exodus 10:3

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 10:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 10:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, etc.] As the Lord commanded them, for what is before said to Moses was designed for Aaron also, his prophet and spokesman: and said unto him, thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews; as the ambassadors of the God of Israel, and in his name said: how long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? to acknowledge his offence, lie low before God, and be subject to his will; he had humbled himself for a moment, but then this did not continue; what God expected of him, and complains of the want of, was such a continued humiliation before him, and such a subjection to him, as would issue in complying with what he had so often demanded of him, and is as…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? - It is justly expected from the greatest of men, that they humble themselves before the great God, and it is at their peril if they refuse to do it. Those that will not humble themselves, God will humble. Exodus 10:10”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“How long: Exo 9:17, Exo 16:28; Num 14:27; Kg1 18:21; Pro 1:22, Pro 1:24; Jer 13:10; Eze 5:6; Heb 12:25 humble: Kg1 21:29; Ch2 7:14, Ch2 33:12, Ch2 33:19, Ch2 34:27; Job 42:6; Pro 18:12; Isa 1:5; Isa 2:11; Jer 13:18; Rom 2:4; Jam 4:10; Pe1 5:6 Exodus 10:4”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“As Pharaoh had acknowledged, when the previous plague was sent, that Jehovah was righteous ( Exo 9:27), his crime was placed still more strongly before him: "How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before Me?" (לענת for להענת, as in Exo 34:24). Exodus 10:4”
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