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).
