Exodus 8:27
World English Bible (WEB)
We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.”
In context
25 Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!”
26 Moses said, “It isn’t appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. Behold, if we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, won’t they stone us?
27 We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.”
28 Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me.”
29 Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you. I will pray to the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only don’t let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”
Exodus 8:27 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.”
- KJV King James Version
- We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command us.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A journey of three days we go into the wilderness, and have sacrificed to Jehovah our God, as He saith unto us.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command us.
- WBS Webster Bible
- We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God as he shall command us.