Exodus 9:13
ESV
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.
NIV
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning, confront Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me,
NASB
Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews says: 'Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.
CSB
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh. Tell him: This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.
NLT
Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Get up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me.
KJV
And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
NKJV
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me,
What does Exodus 9:13 mean?
This begins the account of the seventh plague (Exodus 9:24–25). As before (Exodus 5:1; 7:16; 8:1, 21; 9:1), God delivers an ultimatum to the Egyptian king. The Lord's command is the release of the Hebrew slaves (Exodus 1:11–14). These are God's people (Exodus 8:23) and He will see them freed (Exodus 3:20).Unlike other plagues, this one begins with an explanation of why this entire process is happening (Exodus 9:14–18). God has shown mercy to Egypt up until now. He could have wiped the entire civilization out at any time. Yet He graciously chose to offer chances for repentance. Pharaoh has ignored these (Exodus 5:2; 7:13–14, 22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7). After this disaster, he will do so again (Exodus 9:34–35). He will then become an example (Exodus 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:8) of what happens when a person persists in openly defying God (Proverbs 29:1).
Exodus 9:13–26 explains the seventh plague on Egypt (Exodus 3:20). Because Pharaoh has stubbornly resisted the Lord (Exodus 5:2; 7:13–14, 22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7), God has begun to harden Pharaoh's heart as a means of judgment (Exodus 9:12). Moses offers a warning for Egyptians to take shelter against a coming storm. Some listen, others do not. God sends a terrifying, brutal storm of hail and lightning that kills everything and everyone in the open fields. Only the Hebrew land of Goshen is spared.
After four devastating plagues, Pharaoh continues to resist God's command to free the Hebrew slaves. Through Moses, the Lord sends two more: death of Egyptian livestock and an epidemic of skin lesions. Pharoah refuses to respond to the first, and God makes him stubborn after the second. This leads to the most terrifying sign yet: the seventh plague of hail and fire. Pharoah claims to repent. Yet as soon as the hail stops, he again chooses obstinance. After this, the Lord will use Pharaoh as a tool to demonstrate divine judgment.
