Exodus 9
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Summary
The Egyptians’ cattle are destroyed, and the Lord sends a plague of boils upon them. Fire and hail fall from the heavens and plague the people of Pharaoh, but not the people of Israel.
| KJV | JST |
|---|---|
| (12) And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses. | (12) And Pharaoh hardened his heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses. |
| (16) And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. | (16) And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. |
| (17) As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? | (17) Therefore speak unto Pharoah the thing which I command thee, who as yet exaltest himself against my people, that he will not let them go? |
Commentary
Bible Central Commentary
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Wally Breitenstein, “Exodus 7–13,” in Exodus, Old Testament Minute Commentary Series, ed. Taylor Halverson (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
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See Biblical Chronology- 1446 BC
Further Reading
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Does the Book of Mosiah Refer to the Exodus Narrative? (Mosiah 11:27)” KnoWhy 416 (May 16, 2019).
S. Kent Brown, “The Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon,” BYU Studies 30, no. 3 (1990): 111–126.
George A. Horton Jr. “Insights into Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy,” in The Joseph Smith Translation: The Restoration of Plain and Precious Things, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1985), 71–88.
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