Exodus 5:1

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Afterward, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.'"

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  • Exod 10:9 : 9 Moses answered, "We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the LORD."
  • 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 Ahab said to Elijah, 'So, have you found me, my enemy?' 'I have found you,' he answered, 'because you have devoted yourself to doing evil in the eyes of the LORD.'
  • Ps 119:46 : 46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings and not be ashamed.
  • Isa 25:6 : 6 On this mountain, the LORD of hosts will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.
  • Ezek 2:6 : 6 You, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not fear though briars, thorns, or scorpions are around you. Do not be afraid of their words or terrified by their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
  • Jonah 3:3-4 : 3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, following the LORD's command. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, taking three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began to go into the city, walking a journey of one day, and he proclaimed, saying, “In forty days Nineveh will be overturned!”
  • Matt 10:18 : 18 You will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Acts 4:29 : 29 'And now, Lord, consider their threats and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness.'
  • 1 Cor 5:8 : 8 Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
  • Exod 3:18 : 18 The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you, along with the elders, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'

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  • Exod 9:1-2
    2 verses
    87%

    1The 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.’

    2But if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back,

  • Exod 8:1
    86%

    1The LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds, and bring up frogs over the land of Egypt.'"

  • Exod 10:3
    84%

    3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.'

  • Exod 9:13
    83%

    13Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Get up early in the morning, present yourself 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.’

  • Exod 8:20
    83%

    20And the LORD did as He said. Dense swarms of flies entered Pharaoh’s palace, the houses of his officials, and throughout Egypt, and the land was ruined because of the flies.

  • Exod 7:16
    82%

    16Then say to him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But so far you have not listened.'

  • Exod 6:10-11
    2 verses
    81%

    10Then the LORD said to Moses,

    11"Go and speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, that he may let the Israelites leave his land."

  • Exod 10:7-9
    3 verses
    81%

    7Pharaoh's officials said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go so that they may worship the LORD their God. Don’t you realize that Egypt is ruined?"

    8Then Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. "Go, worship the LORD your God," he said. "But tell me, who will be going?"

    9Moses answered, "We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the LORD."

  • Exod 8:25
    79%

    25Moses answered, "As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the LORD, and the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people tomorrow. But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD."

  • Exod 8:27-28
    2 verses
    79%

    27And the LORD did as Moses asked: He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people; not a single fly remained.

    28But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also and would not let the people go.

  • Exod 5:2-4
    3 verses
    79%

    2But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go."

    3Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plague or with the sword."

    4But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their labor? Get back to your work."

  • Exod 3:18
    78%

    18The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you, along with the elders, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'

  • Exod 6:13
    78%

    13The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and commanded them to speak to the Israelites and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 12:1
    78%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying:

  • Exod 12:31
    77%

    31During the night, Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, 'Get up, leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.'

  • Exod 3:10
    77%

    10'So now go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.'

  • Exod 6:1
    77%

    1The LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my mighty hand, he will let them go; because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his land."

  • Exod 11:1
    76%

    1The LORD said to Moses, "I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.

  • Exod 8:8
    76%

    8After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD about the frogs that he had inflicted on Pharaoh.

  • Exod 10:24-25
    2 verses
    76%

    24Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, "Go, worship the LORD. Only your flocks and herds must stay behind. Even your women and children may go with you."

    25But Moses said, "You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.

  • Exod 7:2
    75%

    2You shall speak everything I command you, and your brother Aaron will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may let the Israelites go out of his land.

  • Exod 14:5
    75%

    5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!”

  • Exod 7:14
    75%

    14Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.

  • Exod 14:1
    74%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Exod 11:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9The LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."

    10Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the Israelites go out of his land.

  • Exod 5:20
    74%

    20When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,

  • Exod 11:4
    74%

    4Moses said, "This is what the LORD says: About midnight I will go out through the midst of Egypt.

  • Exod 4:23
    74%

    23and I told you to let my son go so he may worship me, but you refused to let him go. So I will kill your firstborn son.'

  • Exod 16:6
    74%

    6So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening, you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

  • Num 14:13
    74%

    13But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

  • Exod 10:11
    74%

    11No! Just the men may go and worship the LORD, since that's what you are asking for." And Pharaoh drove them out of his presence.

  • Exod 25:1
    73%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 23:1
    73%

    1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 15:1
    73%

    1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Lev 18:1
    73%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: