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Exodus 9

Ex. 9:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For if thou refuse
ma'en (Hebrew #3986)
unwilling
KJV usage: refuse.
Pronounce: maw-ane'
Origin: from 3985
to let them go
shalach (Hebrew #7971)
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
KJV usage: X any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, X earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
Pronounce: shaw-lakh'
Origin: a primitive root
, and wilt hold
chazaq (Hebrew #2388)
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
KJV usage: aid, amend, X calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
Pronounce: khaw-zak'
Origin: a primitive root
them still,

Cross References

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Ex. 4:23• 23{i}And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.{/i} (Ex. 4:23)
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Ex. 8:2• 2{i}And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.{/i} (Ex. 8:2)
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Ex. 10:4• 4{i}For, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, I will tomorrow bring locusts into thy borders;{/i} (Ex. 10:4)
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Lev. 26:14‑16,23‑24,27‑28• 14But if ye hearken not unto me, and do not all these commandments,
 15and if ye shall despise my statutes, and if your soul shall abhor mine ordinances, so that ye do not all my commandments, that ye break my covenant,
 16I also will do this unto you: I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and fever, which shall cause the eyes to fail, and the soul to waste away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
 23And if ye will not be disciplined by me through these, but walk contrary to me,
 24then will I also walk contrary to you, and will smite you, even I, sevenfold for your sins.
 27And if for all this ye hearken not to me, but walk contrary to me,
 28then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you sevenfold for your sins. (Lev. 26:14‑16,23‑24,27‑28)
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Psa. 7:11‑12• 11God judgeth righteously, and God is angry every day.
 12If he turn not, he will whet his sword;{HR}He hath bent his bow and made it ready. (Psa. 7:11‑12)
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Psa. 68:21• 21Surely God will smite the head of his enemies,{HR}The hairy scalp [of one] going on in his guilt. (Psa. 68:21)
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Isa. 1:20• 20but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken. (Isa. 1:20)
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Rom. 2:8• 8but to those that are contentious and disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation, (Rom. 2:8)
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Rev. 2:21‑22• 21And I gave her space to repent, and she willeth not to repent of her fornication.
 22Behold, I cast her into a bed, and those that commit fornication with her into great tribulation, except they repent of her works. (Rev. 2:21‑22)
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Rev. 16:9• 9And the men were scorched with great scorching, and blasphemed the name of God that had authority over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory. (Rev. 16:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For if thou refuse to let them go, and shalt retain them still,

W. Kelly Translation

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For if thou refuse to let them go, and shalt retain them still,

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)