Exodus Chapter 5 verse 20 Holy Bible
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
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And they came face to face with Moses and Aaron, who were in their way when they came out from Pharaoh:
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And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood there to meet them, as they came out from Pharaoh.
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And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
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And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
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They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
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And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 20, 21. - On quitting the presence of Pharaoh, the officers of the Israelites, burning with the sense of the injustice done them, and deeply apprehensive with respect to their own future, found Moses and Aaron waiting in the precincts of the court to know the result of their application. It need cause no surprise that they poured out their pent-up indignation upon them. Were not Moses and Aaron the sole cause of the existing state of things? Did not the extreme affliction of the people, did not their own sufferings in the past, did not their apprehended sufferings in the future, originate wholly in the seductive words which the two brothers had addressed to them at the assembly of the people? (Exodus 4:29-31). Accordingly, they denounced, almost cursed their officious would-be deliverers (Exodus 5:21). "The Lord look upon you, and judge" between you and us, whether the blame of this whole matter does not lie upon you, its initiators - you have made us to be abhorred in the sight of Pharaoh, and of the Egyptians generally you have brought us into danger of our lives - the Lord judge you!" Verse 20. - Who stood in the way. Rather, "who waited to meet them." It was not accident, but design, that had brought the two brothers to the spot. They were as anxious as the officers to know what course Pharaoh would take - whether he would relax the burthens of the people or no - whether he would have compassion or the contrary.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Who stood in the way.--Heb., in their way. The meaning is, that Moses and Aaron were "standing"--i.e., waiting to meet them, and know the result of their interview with the monarch.
