Exodus 9:29 Moses said to him, "When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD's.

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New International Version
Moses replied, “When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the LORD. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.

New Living Translation
“All right,” Moses replied. “As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my hands and pray to the LORD. Then the thunder and hail will stop, and you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

English Standard Version
Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.

Berean Standard Bible
Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.

King James Bible
And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.

New King James Version
So Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.

New American Standard Bible
Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease and there will no longer be hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’S.

NASB 1995
Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease and there will be hail no longer, that you may know that the earth is the LORD’S.

NASB 1977
And Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease, and there will be hail no longer, that you may know that the earth is the LORD’S.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to Yahweh; the thunder will cease, and there will be hail no longer, that you may know that the earth is Yahweh’s.

Amplified Bible
Moses said to him, “As soon as I leave the city, I will stretch out my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease and there will be no more hail, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that the earth is the LORD’S.

Christian Standard Bible
Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know the earth belongs to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will extend my hands to Yahweh. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know the earth belongs to Yahweh.

American Standard Version
And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto Jehovah; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah's.

Contemporary English Version
Moses answered, "As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my arms in prayer. When the thunder and hail stop, you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

English Revised Version
And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is the LORD'S.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moses replied, "As soon as I'm out of the city, I'll spread out my hands to the LORD in prayer. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail. This is how you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

Good News Translation
Moses said to him, "As soon as I go out of the city, I will lift up my hands in prayer to the LORD. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

International Standard Version
Moses told him, "When I leave the city I'll spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease and the hail won't continue, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.

NET Bible
Moses said to him, "When I leave the city I will spread my hands to the LORD, the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to the LORD. The thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is the LORD's.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said to him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.

World English Bible
Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to Yahweh. The thunders shall cease, and there will not be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is Yahweh’s.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
And Moses says to him, “At my going out of the city, I spread my palms to YHWH—the voices cease, and there is no more hail, so that you know that the earth [is] YHWH’s;

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto him, 'At my going out of the city, I spread my palms unto Jehovah -- the voices cease, and the hail is not any more, so that thou knowest that the earth is Jehovah's;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Moses will say to him, When I have gone forth from the city, I will spread forth my hands to Jehovah; the voices shall cease, and the hail shall be no more; for thou shalt know that to Jehovah is the earth.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
Moses said: As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will stretch forth my hands to the Lord, and the thunders shall cease, and the hail shall be no more: that thou mayst know that the earth is the Lord's.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Moses said: “When I have departed from the city, I will extend my hands to the Lord, and the thunders will cease, and the hail will not be, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord.

New American Bible
Moses replied to him, “As soon as I leave the city I will extend my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail so that you may know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
And Moses said to him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will stretch forth my hands to the LORD; and the thunder shall cease and there shall be no more hail, that you may know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Moshe said to him, “When I go out from the city, I shall stretch out my hands to LORD JEHOVAH; the noises shall depart and hail will fall no more, so that you may know that the Earth is LORD JEHOVAH’s.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Moses said unto him: 'As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread forth my hands unto the LORD; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is the LORD's.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moses said to him, When I shall have departed from the city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord, and the thunderings shall cease, and the hail and the rain shall be no longer, that thou mayest know that the earth is the Lord's.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

The Seventh Plague: Hail
…28Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.” 29Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s. 30But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”…

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Cross References

Psalm 24:1-2
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein. / For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

Psalm 135:6-7
The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths. / He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Jeremiah 10:13
When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Job 37:13
Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

Job 38:34-35
Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you? / Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

Psalm 104:32
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

Psalm 148:8
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,

Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.

1 Kings 8:35-36
When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them, / then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.

2 Chronicles 7:13-14
If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Isaiah 45:12
It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.

Isaiah 45:18
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Matthew 8:27
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

Mark 4:39-41
Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

Treasury of Scripture

And Moses said to him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that you may know how that the earth is the LORD's.

spread

Exodus 9:33
And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

1 Kings 8:22,38
And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: …

2 Chronicles 6:12,13
And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: …

that the earth

Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

Psalm 24:1,2
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein…

Psalm 50:12
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

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Exodus 9

1. The plague on livestock
8. The plague of boils
13. The message of Moses about the hail,
22. The plague of hail
27. Pharaoh pleads with Moses, but yet is hardened

Berean Study Bible

Moses said to him
This phrase highlights the role of Moses as the intermediary between God and Pharaoh. Moses, whose name in Hebrew is "Moshe," is a central figure in the Exodus narrative, chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. His communication with Pharaoh underscores his prophetic authority and the divine mission he carries. Historically, Moses' interactions with Pharaoh reflect the tension between God's will and human resistance.

When I have left the city
The act of leaving the city signifies a separation from the Egyptian environment, which is steeped in idolatry and opposition to God's commands. In the ancient Near Eastern context, cities were often centers of power and pagan worship. Moses' departure from the city symbolizes a physical and spiritual distancing from these influences, emphasizing the sanctity required to approach God in prayer.

I will spread out my hands in prayer
Spreading out hands in prayer is a gesture of supplication and surrender, common in ancient Hebrew worship. This physical act represents an open-hearted appeal to God, acknowledging His sovereignty and seeking His intervention. The Hebrew root for "spread out" conveys a sense of earnestness and intensity in prayer, reflecting Moses' deep reliance on God's power to bring about change.

to the LORD
The use of "the LORD" (YHWH) is significant, as it denotes the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. This name is a reminder of God's promises to the patriarchs and His commitment to His people. In the context of the plagues, invoking the LORD's name highlights His supreme authority over creation and His ability to control natural phenomena.

The thunder will cease and there will be no more hail
This phrase demonstrates God's control over nature, affirming His power to both unleash and restrain the elements. The cessation of thunder and hail serves as a sign of God's mercy and His willingness to relent when His purposes are acknowledged. In the broader biblical narrative, such miraculous interventions reveal God's desire for repentance and recognition of His dominion.

so that you may know
The purpose of the miraculous cessation is educational and revelatory. It is intended to lead Pharaoh and the Egyptians to an acknowledgment of God's supremacy. This phrase underscores a recurring biblical theme: God's actions in history are designed to reveal His character and lead people to a deeper understanding of His nature.

that the earth is the LORD’s
This declaration affirms God's ownership and sovereignty over all creation. The Hebrew concept of the earth belonging to the LORD is rooted in the creation narrative, where God is depicted as the Creator and Sustainer of the universe. This truth challenges the Egyptian belief in multiple deities and asserts the monotheistic worldview central to the Hebrew faith. It serves as a reminder that all earthly power is subordinate to God's ultimate authority.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(29) That thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord's.--Comp, Exodus 9:15. It was the general belief of the Egyptians, as of most ancient nations, that each country had its own god or gods. Pharaoh had already admitted Jehovah's power (Exodus 8:8), and now regarded Him as the God of the Hebrews (Exodus 8:28). God desired to have it generally acknowledged that He was the God of the whole earth.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 29. - As soon as I am gone out of the city. "The city" is probably Tanis (Zoan). We may gather from the expression of this verse, and again of verse 33, that Moses and Aaron did not live in the city, but in the country with the other Israelites. When it was necessary for them to have an interview with the king, they sought the city: when their interview was over they quitted it. To obtain for Pharaoh a speedy accomplishment of his wish, Moses undertakes to pray for the removal of the plague as soon as he is outside the city walls. That thou mayest know that the earth is the Lord's. The phrase used is ambiguous. It may mean either "that the earth is Jehovah's," or "that the land (of Egypt) is his." On the whole, perhaps the former rendering is the best. The other plagues sufficiently showed that Egypt was Jehovah's; this, which came from the open heaven that surrounds and embraces the whole world, indicated that the entire earth was his. (Comp. Psalm 24:1: "The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof: the world, and they that dwell therein.")

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

Moses
מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to him,
אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“When I have left
כְּצֵאתִי֙ (kə·ṣê·ṯî)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

the city,
הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

I will spread out
אֶפְרֹ֥שׂ (’ep̄·rōś)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse

my hands
כַּפַּ֖י (kap·pay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the LORD.
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

The thunder
הַקֹּל֣וֹת (haq·qō·lō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

will cease,
יֶחְדָּל֗וּן (yeḥ·dā·lūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

and there will be
יִֽהְיֶה־ (yih·yeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

more
ע֔וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

hail,
וְהַבָּרָד֙ (wə·hab·bā·rāḏ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1259: Hail

so that
לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

you may know
תֵּדַ֔ע (tê·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

that
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the earth
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

[is] the LORD’s.
לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

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