Verse 8. And all these thy servants shall come] A prediction of what actually took place. See Ex 12:31-33.

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

Thy courtiers and great officers, who now are so insolent and obstinate,

shall come down unto me, both by their own inclination and necessity, and in thy name, and by thy command.

That follow thee; that are under thy conduct and command; as this or the like expression is used Jdg 4:10; 1Ki 20:10; 2Ki 3:9; Isa 41:2.

In a great anger; not so much for the affront offered to himself, as for his incurable rebellion against God. Compare Mar 3:5.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

8. all these thy servants shall . .. bow down themselves unto meThis would be the effect of theuniversal terror; the hearts of the proudest would be humbled and doreverential homage to God, in the person of His representative.

went out . . . in a greatangerHoly and righteous indignation at the duplicity, repeatedfalsehood, and hardened impenitence of the king; and this strongemotion was stirred in the bosom of Moses, not at the ill receptiongiven to himself, but the dishonor done to God (Mat 19:8;Eph 4:26).

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And all these thy servants,…. Pharaoh’s nobles, ministers, courtiers and counsellors, who were then in his presence, and stood about him, to whom Moses pointed:

shall come down unto me; from Pharaoh’s palace, which might be built on an eminence, to the place where Moses had dwelt during the time he had been in Egypt, which might lie lower; or these should come from Zoan, or from Memphis, whichever of them was now the royal city, to the land of Goshen, which lay lower than the other part of Egypt; or it may only denote the submission of Pharaoh’s, servants, that they should in the time of their distress be so humble and condescending as to come themselves to Moses, and as it follows:

and bow down themselves unto me; in the most obsequious manner, humbly entreating, and earnestly begging him:

saying, get thee out, and all the people that follow thee; or “are at thy feet” w, that were at his beck and command, and under his power, as Aben Ezra; or that followed his counsel and advice, as Jarchi, that did as he directed them, and went after him as their leader and commander, even everyone of them; they that brought up the rear, he, and all of them, would be desired to depart, and not a man remain behind: this was fulfilled, Ex 12:31:

and after that I will go out; out of the land of Egypt, Moses, and all the children of Israel:

and he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger; as soon as he had said the above words, because he had bid him be gone from him, and had threatened him with his life, if ever he saw his face more; and because he was so rebellious against God, whose zeal inspired the heart of Moses with indignation against him, though the meekest man on earth, and for whose glory he was concerned; though some understand this of Moses going out from Pharaoh, when he and not Moses was in great anger, because of what Moses had now threatened him with, and told him what would be the issue of things, the submission of him and his nobles, and the dismission of Israel; but this sense is not favoured by the accents.

w “in pedibus tuis”, Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; “sub pedibus tuis”, Munster, Vatablus; “qui est ad pedes tuos”, Cartwright.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

8. And all these thy servants shall come down. Thus far Moses had reported the words of God; he now begins to speak in his own person, and announces that, by Pharaoh’s command, messengers would come from his court, who would voluntarily and humbly crave for what he had refused respecting the dismissal of the Israelites. The great asperity of these words inflicted no slight; wound on the tyrant’s mind, for it was the same as if he had said — Thus far I have entreated you to allow God’s people to depart; now, whether you will or not, I will freely go, and not even without the request of yourself and your followers. What he then relates, that he went out “in the heat of anger,” (139) or “in a great anger,” shows us that the servants of God, even when they truly and faithfully perform their duty, are so disturbed with indignation against sin, that they are by no means restrained from being affected with anger. Nor is there any question that Moses was thus excited to wrath by the impulse of the Spirit. Yet, since we are naturally too prone to impetuous passions, we must diligently beware lest our indignation exceed due bounds. The Spirit awakened in the heart of Moses this zeal, which here is mentioned, but he at the same time moderated it, so that it should contain no admixture of unregulated passion. But since it may, and often does happen that the faithful, when influenced by pious zeal, still do not sufficiently restrain themselves, nor keep themselves within due bounds, the spirit of gentleness and propriety must be asked of God, which may prevent all excesses. Yet the anger of Moses is a proof to us that God would not have us lazily and coldly perform the duties which He entrusts to us; and, therefore, that nothing is more preposterous than for certain cynics, whilst they jokingly and ridiculously philosophize concerning the doctrines of religion, and sting God’s servants with their laughing and wanton witticisms, to deride their vehemence, which is rather worthy of the highest praise.

(139) Margin, A. V.

Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary

(8) All these thy servantsi.e., the high officers of the Court who were standing about Pharaoh. These grandees would come to Moses when the blow fell, and prostrate themselves before him as if he were their king, and beseech him to take his departure with all his nation. The details are given more fully and more graphically in this place than in the subsequent narrative (Exo. 12:31).

In a great anger.Heb., in heat of anger: i.e., burning with indignation. Moses had not shown this in his speech, which had been calm and dignified; but he here records what he had felt. For once his acquired meekness failed, and the hot natural temper of his youth blazed up. His life had been threatenedhe had been ignominiously dismissedhe had been deprived of his right of audience for the future (Exo. 10:28). Under such circumstances, he did well to be angry.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

8. And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down Pharaoh and all his courtiers would be utterly paralyzed with terror, and humbly entreat the people whom they had crushed so long to depart in peace.

In a great anger As Jehovah’s messenger, representing his judicial wrath.

Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exo 11:8. All these thy servants shall come down unto me Shall come by thy order and immediate appointment: sent, humbly to sue to me, by thee, when in the greatest consternation. This was fulfilled, ch. Exo 12:31 and confirms our interpretation of ch. Exo 10:29.

Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke

See Num 12:3 . The anger of Moses was like that of Phinehas, see Num 15:11-13Num 15:11-13 . The prophet Ezekiel’s bitterness of spirit was of the same kind: Eze 3:14 .

Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

Exo 11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

Ver. 8. In a great anger. ] Heb., In heat of anger; wherewith in the cause of God he was blessedly blown up. Meekness here had been but mopishness.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

And all: Exo 12:31-33, Isa 49:23, Isa 49:26, Rev 3:9

follow thee: Heb. is at they feet, Jdg 4:10, Jdg 8:5, 1Ki 20:10, 2Ki 3:9, *marg.

a great anger: Heb. heat of anger, Num 12:3, Deu 29:24, Deu 32:24, Psa 6:1, Eze 3:14, Dan 3:19, Mar 3:5

Reciprocal: Exo 3:20 – after that Exo 10:6 – And he 2Ki 1:13 – besought 2Ki 5:8 – and he shall Neh 5:6 – General Psa 40:5 – Many Pro 14:19 – General Pro 28:1 – the righteous Isa 41:11 – all they Isa 45:14 – they shall fall Dan 11:43 – at his Act 16:39 – came Eph 4:26 – ye Heb 11:27 – he forsook

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exo 11:8. All these thy servants Thy courtiers and great officers: The people that follow thee That are under thy conduct and command.

When Moses had thus delivered his message, he went out from Pharaoh in great anger, though he was the meekest of all the men of the earth. Probably he expected that the very threatening of the death of the firstborn should have wrought upon Pharaoh to comply; especially he having complied so far already, and having seen how exactly all Mosess predictions were fulfilled. But it had not that effect; his proud heart would not yield, no, not to save all the firstborn of his kingdom. Moses hereupon was provoked to a holy indignation, being grieved, as our Saviour afterward, for the hardness of his heart, Mar 3:5.

Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that {c} follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

(c) That is, under the power and government.

Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes