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26 Our livestock must[a] also go with us! Not a hoof is to be left behind! For we must take[b] these animals[c] to serve the Lord our God. Until we arrive there, we do not know what we must use to serve the Lord.”[d]

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  1. Exodus 10:26 tn This is the obligatory imperfect nuance. They were obliged to take the animals if they were going to sacrifice, but more than that, since they were not coming back, they had to take everything.
  2. Exodus 10:26 tn The same modal nuance applies to this verb.
  3. Exodus 10:26 tn Heb “from it,” referring collectively to the livestock.
  4. Exodus 10:26 sn Moses gives an angry but firm reply to Pharaoh’s attempt to control Israel; he makes it clear that he has no intention of leaving any pledge with Pharaoh. When they leave, they will take everything that belongs to them.