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Exodus 9:1
ESV Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.
NIV Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, so that they may worship me."
NASB Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go to Pharaoh and speak to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews says: 'Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.
CSB Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and say to him: This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.
NLT Go back to Pharaoh,' the Lord commanded Moses. 'Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me.
KJV Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
NKJV Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

What does Exodus 9:1 mean?

Once again (Exodus 5:1–3; 7:16; 8:1, 19–20, 32), Pharaoh is told to release the Hebrew people. Once again, he will refuse (Exodus 9:7). The people are to be released so they can serve and worship God. This was one of the primary purposes of God's chosen people (Deuteronomy 6:13; 1 Samuel 7:3). Pharaoh's stubbornness will soon lead to the moment where God stops offering chances for repentance (Proverbs 29:1) and begins using the Egyptian king as an illustration of judgment (Exodus 3:20; 4:21).

An important phrase in this verse is the reference to the Lord as "God of the Hebrews." This is found six times in the Bible, all of which are in the book of Exodus. It is first mentioned when the Lord speaks to Moses at the burning bush (Exodus 3:18). Moses mentions this name for God when first addressing Pharaoh (Exodus 5:3). It is then mentioned again to Pharaoh at the first plague (Exodus 7:16), here in the fifth plague, then prior to the seventh plague of hail (Exodus 9:13), and then before the eighth plague of locusts (Exodus 10:3).
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