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Exodus 8:1

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AND the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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  1. Exodus 3:18Rank 1 from verse 1
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    18And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.

  2. Exodus 3:12Rank 2 from verse 1
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    12And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

  3. Exodus 5:1Rank 3 from verse 1
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    1AND afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

  4. Jeremiah 1:17–19Rank 4 from verse 1
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    17¶ Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

    18For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

    19And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

  5. Exodus 4:23Rank 5 from verse 1
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    23And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

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Exodus 8:1

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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serve

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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

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1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

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2And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

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