Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Pharaoh will say, Who is Jehovah, whose voice I shall hear to send forth Israel? I knew not Jehovah, and also I shall not send Israel forth.
New American Standard Bible
But Pharaoh said, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
But Pharaoh responded, “Who is Yahweh that I should obey Him by letting Israel go? I do not know anything about Yahweh, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”
International Standard Version
Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD that I should listen to him and let Israel go? I don't know about the LORD, nor will I let Israel go!"
A Conservative Version
And Pharaoh said, Who is LORD, that I should hearken to his voice to let Israel go? I do not know LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.”
Bible in Basic English
And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.
Darby Translation
And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, to whose voice I am to hearken to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Pharaoh said, "Who is Yahweh that I should listen to his voice to release Israel? I do not know Yahweh, and also I will not release Israel."
Modern King James verseion
And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Pharaoh answered, "What fellow is the LORD, that I should hear his voice for to let Israel go?
NET Bible
But Pharaoh said, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel!"
New Heart English Bible
Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Pharaoh, Who is Yahweh that I should hearken to his voice, to let Israel go? I know not Yahweh, and certainly. Israel, will I not let go!
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Pharaoh said, "Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don't know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go."
Youngs Literal Translation
and Pharaoh saith, 'Who is Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'
Themes
Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of pharaoh, in refusing to let the people of israel go
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Obedience to God » The wicked refuse
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Pharaoh Rejects Yahweh's Authority
1 And afterwards Moses and Aaron and they will say to Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, the God of Israel, Send forth my people, and they shall keep a festival to me in the desert. 2 And Pharaoh will say, Who is Jehovah, whose voice I shall hear to send forth Israel? I knew not Jehovah, and also I shall not send Israel forth. 3 And they will say, The God of the Hebrews called to us; we will go now a way of three days into the desert, and we will sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with death or with the sword.
Cross References
Exodus 3:19
And I knew that the king of Egypt will not give you to go and not with a strong hand.
2 Kings 18:35
Who of all the gods of the lands who delivered their land out of my hand, that Jehovah shall deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
Job 21:15
What the Almighty that we shall serve him? and what shall we be profited if we shall supplicate to him?
1 Samuel 2:12
And the sons of Eli, sons of Beli-al; they knew not Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 32:15
And now Hezekiah shall not deceive you, and he shall not stimulate you according to this, and ye shall not believe upon him: for not any God of any nation and kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my father: much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand.
2 Chronicles 32:19
And they will speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land, the work of the hand of man.
Psalm 10:4
The unjust according to the height of his anger, will not seek: God is not in all his thoughts.
Psalm 12:4
Who said, By our tongues we shall prevail; our lips are with us: who is Lord over us?
Psalm 14:1
To the overseer; of David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted, they made their; works abominable, none doing good.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
The word which thou spakest to us in the name of Jehovah, we hear not to thee
John 16:3
And these things shall they do to you, for they know not the Father, nor me.
Romans 1:28
And as they chose not to have God in knowledge, God delivered them to an adulterated purpose, to do things not fitting;
2 Thessalonians 1:8
In fire of flame giving vengeance to them not knowing God, and to them not listening to the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ: