Exodus 8:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Exodus 8:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 8:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 8:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me.””
Exodus 8:28 — World English Bible
Exodus 8:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to Jehovah your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me. ”
Exodus 8:28 — American Standard Version
Exodus 8:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Pharaoh saith, `I send you away, and ye have sacrificed to Jehovah your God in the wilderness, only go not very far off; make ye supplication for me;'”
Exodus 8:28 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 8:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Jehovah yourGod in the wilderness; only, go not very far away: intreat for me! ”
Exodus 8:28 — Darby Translation
Exodus 8:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice vnto the Lord your God in the wildernesse: but goe not farre away, pray for me.”
Exodus 8:28 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 8:28 in Context — Exodus 8
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.
30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
What Does Exodus 8:28 Mean?
Exodus 8:28 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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