Parallel Verses
World English Bible
For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still,
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
Holman Bible
But if you refuse to let them go and keep holding them,
International Standard Version
But if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them,
A Conservative Version
For if thou refuse to let them go, and will still hold them,
American Standard Version
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
Amplified
But if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them,
Bible in Basic English
For if you will not let them go, but still keep them in your power,
Darby Translation
For if thou refuse to let them go, and shalt retain them still,
Julia Smith Translation
For if thou refusest to send forth, but yet thou holdest fast upon them,
King James 2000
For if you refuse to let them go, and will hold them still,
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if you [are] refusing to release and you still [are] keeping hold of them,
Modern King James verseion
For if you refuse to let them go, and will hold them still,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou wilt not let them go but wilt hold them still:
NET Bible
For if you refuse to release them and continue holding them,
New Heart English Bible
For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still,
The Emphasized Bible
But, if, refusing, thou art to let them go, - and still art holding them fast,
Webster
For if thou shalt refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
Youngs Literal Translation
for, if thou art refusing to send away, and art still keeping hold upon them,
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 9:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plague Five: Livestock Death
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still, 3 behold, the hand of Yahweh is on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks with a very grievous pestilence.
Cross References
Exodus 8:2
If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs:
Exodus 4:23
and I have said to you, "Let my son go, that he may serve me;" and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.'"
Exodus 10:4
Or else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country,
Leviticus 26:14-16
"'But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;
Leviticus 26:23-24
"'If by these things you won't be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;
Leviticus 26:27-28
"'If you in spite of this won't listen to me, but walk contrary to me;
Psalm 7:11-12
God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
Psalm 68:21
But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
Isaiah 1:20
but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it."
Romans 2:8
but to those who are self-seeking, and don't obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation,
Revelation 2:21-22
I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
Revelation 16:9
People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn't repent and give him glory.