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Exodus 8:25-27
King James Version
Exodus 8:25-27
King James Version
25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.
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Exodus 8:25-27
New King James Version
Exodus 8:25-27
New King James Version
25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
26 And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing (A)the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not [a]stone us? 27 We will go (B)three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as (C)He will command us.”
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- Exodus 8:26 Put us to death by stoning
Exodus 8:25-27
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 8:25-27
New American Standard Bible
25 Then Pharaoh (A)called for Moses and Aaron and said, “(B)Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.” 26 But Moses said, “It is not permissible for us to do so, because we will sacrifice to the Lord our God [a]that which is (C)an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice [b]that which is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We must go a (D)three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God, just as He [c]commands us.”
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- Exodus 8:26 Lit the abomination of Egypt
- Exodus 8:26 Lit the abomination of Egypt
- Exodus 8:27 Lit says to us
Exodus 8:25-27
New International Version
Exodus 8:25-27
New International Version
25 Then Pharaoh summoned(A) Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land.”
26 But Moses said, “That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians.(B) And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We must take a three-day journey(C) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices(D) to the Lord our God, as he commands us.”
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