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Exodus 5:23

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For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people; neither have you delivered your people at all."

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land ruled by Pharaoh where the Israelites were enslaved. In this passage, Moses laments that his appeal to Pharaoh has brought harsher treatment on Israel, highlighting the worsening oppression before God’s promised deliverance unfolds.

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Exodus 5:23 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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