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Not so! Go now you who are men, and serve Yahweh; for that is what you desire!" They were driven out from Pharaoh`s presence.
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Pharaoh's Deceptive Bargain
Commentators unanimously agree that Pharaoh's offer to let only the men go was a deceptive tactic. He falsely claimed this was their original request, but his true motive, as scholars like Calvin point out, was to hold the women and children as hostages. This would ensure the men would be forced to return, revealing the insincerity of his negotiation.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
Ye that are men. —Hebrew, haggëbarim — that is, the full-grown males.
That ye did desire.
Baptist
And he said to them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
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16th Century
Protestant
Not so. He pretends to give them what they had asked at first, and thus accuses them of inconsistency, because they do not persevere in th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Not so You shall not go with your children as you propose:
go now you [that are] men, and serve t…
Presbyterian
The plagues of Egypt show the sinfulness of sin. They warn people not to strive with their Maker. Pharaoh had pretended to humble himself, but it w…
