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Exodus 12:31

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 12:31 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve Jehovah, as ye have said.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve Jehovah, as ye have said.
Exodus 12:31 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
28And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
29And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.
30And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
31And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve Jehovah, as ye have said.
32Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
33And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men.
34And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
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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 he called for Moses and Aaron by night, etc.] Not that Pharaoh went in person, but he sent his servants to call them; for they never saw his face more after he had drove them from his presence; but now was fulfilled what Moses told him, that his servants should come to him in a very suppliant manner, and entreat him and his people to get away in all haste, (<021028>Exodus 10:28,29 11:8). Where Moses and Aaron now were is not certain, probably in the city, or suburbs of it, where Pharaoh’s palace was, for it is not likely that they were gone to Goshen: and said, rise up; from their beds in which they now were, being midnight: and get ye forth from among my people, both ye and the children…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“called for Moses and Aaron--a striking fulfilment of the words of Moses (Exo 11:8), and showing that they were spoken under divine suggestion.”
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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
“Rise up, and get you forth - Pharaoh had told Moses he should see his face no more, but now he sent for him; those will seek God in their distress, who before had set him at defiance. Such a fright he was now in that he gave orders by night for their discharge, fearing lest if he delay'd, he himself should fall next. And that he sent them out, not as men hated (as the Pagan historians have represented this matter) but as men feared, is plain by his request to them. Exodus 12:32”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“12:31–14:31 The Lord delivered on his promises and rescued Israel, bringing them out of Egypt. 12:31-33 The same Pharaoh who had said that Moses would never again see his face and live (see 10:28) now asked for Moses to come and see him. Just as God had predicted, Pharaoh then ordered the Israelites to leave his land. He implicitly recognized the Lord’s power as he asked Moses to bless him. He never formally admitted that the Lord is God and that he, Pharaoh, was not.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“called: Exo 10:29 Rise up: Exo 3:19, Exo 3:20, Exo 6:1, Exo 11:1, Exo 11:8; Psa 105:38 the children: Exo 10:9 Exodus 12:32”
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