Berean Standard Bible
“But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.””
Moses and Aaron come to Pharaoh with God's message to let the people go and hold a festival in the wilderness. Pharaoh sees the request as a threat to his labor supply and to his own claim to authority.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”
King James Version (KJV)
And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y Faraón respondió: ¿Quién es Jehová, para que yo oiga su voz y deje ir á Israel? Yo no conozco á Jehová, ni tampoco dejaré ir á Israel.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
―¿Conque esas tenemos? —replicó el faraón—. ¿Quién es el Señor para que yo tenga que obedecerlo y dejarlos ir? Yo no conozco al tal Señor, así que no dejaré salir a Israel.
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