KJV ORIGINAL
Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Pray to the LORD (this is enough) that there will be no more terrible thunder and hail, and I will let you go—you won't have to stay here any longer.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Pharaoh is begging Moses to pray for the thunder and hail to stop, promising to finally let the Israelites leave Egypt.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the seventh plague against Egypt, when God sent devastating hail and thunder to force Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Pharaoh had repeatedly hardened his heart and refused to let God's people go, despite witnessing multiple supernatural plagues. This particular plague was so severe that it destroyed crops and killed livestock throughout Egypt.
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