Exodus 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.”
Exodus 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.””
Exodus 5:3 — World English Bible
Exodus 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. ”
Exodus 5:3 — American Standard Version
Exodus 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they say, `The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'”
Exodus 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said, TheGod of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah ourGod; lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with sword. ”
Exodus 5:3 — Darby Translation
Exodus 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they saide, We worship the God of the Ebrewes: we pray thee, let vs goe three daies iourney in the desert, and sacrifice vnto the Lord our God, least he bring vpon vs the pestilence or sword.”
Exodus 5:3 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 5:3 in Context — Exodus 5
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
What Does Exodus 5:3 Mean?
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