And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for you brought up this people in your might from among them;) Treasury of Scripture and Moses said unto the Lord. From this verse to ver.19, inclusive, we have the words of the earnest intercession of Moses; they need no explanation; they are full of simplicity and energy. Then the Exodus 32:12 Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains... Deuteronomy 9:26-28 I prayed therefore to the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not your people and your inheritance... Deuteronomy 31:27 For I know your rebellion, and your stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day... Joshua 7:8,9 O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turns their backs before their enemies!... Psalm 106:23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath... Ezekiel 20:9,14 But I worked for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were...
Context Moses Intercedes for the People
13And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for you brought up this people in your might from among them;) 14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that you LORD are among this people, that you LORD are seen face to face, and that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 15Now if you shall kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying, 16Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness. 17And now, I beseech you, let the power of my LORD be great, according as you have spoken, saying, 18The LORD is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation. 19Pardon, I beseech you, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your mercy, and as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said to the Lord: That the Egyptians, from the midst of whom thou hast brought forth this people,
Darby Bible Translation
And Moses said to Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for in thy might thou broughtest up this people from the midst of them;
King James Bible
And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto Jehovah, 'Then have the Egyptians heard! for Thou hast brought up with Thy power this people out of their midst,
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