Exodus 10:7
ContextNETBible | Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long 1 will this man be a menace 2 to us? Release the people so that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not know 3 that Egypt is destroyed?” |
XREF | Ex 10:3; Ex 23:33; Jos 23:13; 1Sa 18:21; Ps 107:34; Pr 29:6; Ec 7:26; Isa 14:20; Isa 51:9; Jer 48:4; Jer 51:8; Zep 1:18; 1Co 7:35 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The question of Pharaoh’s servants echoes the question of Moses – “How long?” Now the servants of Pharaoh are demanding what Moses demanded – “Release the people.” They know that the land is destroyed, and they speak of it as Moses’ doing. That way they avoid acknowledging Yahweh or blaming Pharaoh. 2 tn Heb “snare” (מוֹקֵשׁ, moqesh), a word used for a trap for catching birds. Here it is a figure for the cause of Egypt’s destruction. 3 tn With the adverb טֶרֶם (terem), the imperfect tense receives a present sense: “Do you not know?” (See GKC 481 §152.r). |