Exodus 9:30

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 9:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God.
Exodus 9:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But as for thee, and thy servants, etc.] Notwithstanding the confession of sin he had made, and his earnest request that the Lord might be entreated to remove this plague, and though he had been assured it would be removed: I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God: they had not feared him yet; the confession of sin made did not arise from the true fear of God, but from a dread of punishment, and when delivered from this plague, the goodness of God would have no such effect as to cause him and his servants to fear the Lord; or “I know, that before ye were afraid of the face of the Lord God” f258, which Kimchi f259 and Ben Melech interpret thus, ''I know that thou and thy servants, before…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a temporary, but real, change in Pharaoh’s feelings. Exodus 9:14 All my plagues - This applies to all the plagues which follow; the effect of each was foreseen and foretold. The words “at this time” point to a rapid and continuous succession of blows. The plagues which precede appear to have been spread over a considerable time; the first message of Moses was delivered after the early harvest of the year before, when the Israelites could gather stubble, i. e. in May and April: the second mission, when the plagues began, was probably toward the end of…”
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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
“Bolled - Grown up into a stalk. Exodus 9:33”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Pro 16:6; Isa 26:10, Isa 63:17 Exodus 9:31”
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