Exodus 5:2

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“But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.””

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BSBPD

“But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Pharaoh saith, `Who <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 5:2 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 3:19But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
  2. 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
  3. 1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
  4. 2 Kings 18:35Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
  5. 2 Chronicles 32:15So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
  6. 2 Chronicles 32:19They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
  7. Job 15:25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
  8. Job 15:26rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
  9. Job 21:15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
  10. Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
  11. Psalms 12:4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
  12. Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
  13. Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
  14. Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
  15. Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
  16. John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
  17. Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
  18. 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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