John Gill Commentary Exodus 10:8

"And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve Jehovah your God; but who are they that shall go?" — Exodus 10:8 (ASV)

And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh
Upon this motion of his ministers, messengers were sent to bring them in again:

and he said, go, serve the Lord your God ;
as you have often desired:

but who are they that shall go ?
or, "who and who" ^F6 ? for Pharaoh was unwilling that they should all go, but would have some retained as pledges of their return; for he was jealous of a design to get out of his country, and never return again, which he could not bear the thoughts of, even of losing such a large number of men he had under his power, and from whom he received so much profit and advantage by their labour.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F6: (ymw ym) "qui et qui?" Pagninus, Montanus; "quis & quis?" Vatablus.