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Exodus 5:3-5
International Standard Version
Exodus 5:3-5
International Standard Version
3 Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three-day journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God so he does not strike us with pestilence or sword.”[a]
4 The king of Egypt replied to them, “Moses and Aaron, why are you keeping the people from their labor? Go back to your work!”[b] 5 Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people in the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working.”[c]
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- Exodus 5:3 I.e. invasions by foreign armies
- Exodus 5:4 Lit. burdens
- Exodus 5:5 Lit. from their burdens
Exodus 5:3-5
New International Version
Exodus 5:3-5
New International Version
3 Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey(A) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plagues(B) or with the sword.”
4 But the king of Egypt said, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor?(C) Get back to your work!” 5 Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous,(D) and you are stopping them from working.”
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