Exodus 8:25-27

Expanded Bible

²⁵ ·The king [^LPharaoh] called for Moses and Aaron and told them, “[^LGo,] Offer sacrifices to your God here in this ·country [land].”

²⁶ But Moses said, “It wouldn’t be right to do that, ·because the Egyptians hate the sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God [^Lthe sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God are an abomination to the Egyptians]. If they see us offering sacrifices they ·hate [detest], ·they will throw stones at us and kill us [^Lwill they not stone us?]. ²⁷ Let us make a three-day journey into the ·desert [wilderness]. We must offer sacrifices to the Lord our God there, as he told us to do.”