Exodus 8:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.”

Exodus 8:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 8:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 8:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he shall command us.””

Exodus 8:27 — World English Bible

Exodus 8:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command us. ”

Exodus 8:27 — American Standard Version

Exodus 8:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A journey of three days we go into the wilderness, and have sacrificed to Jehovah our God, as He saith unto us.'”

Exodus 8:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 8:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah ourGod, as he shall command us. ”

Exodus 8:27 — Darby Translation

Exodus 8:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let vs go three dayes iourney in the desert, and sacrifice vnto the Lord our God, as he hath commanded vs.”

Exodus 8:27 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 8:27 in Context — Exodus 8

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.

28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.

29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.

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What Does Exodus 8:27 Mean?

Exodus 8:27 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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