Verse 18

The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you, along with the elders, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    De skal lytte til deg, og du skal gå, du og Israels eldste, til kongen av Egypt, og si til ham: Herren, den hebraiske Gud, har møtt oss. Nå ber vi deg: La oss dra tre dager inn i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud, som gir oss liv.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Og de skal lytte til din røst. Du skal gå, du og Israels eldste, til Egyptens konge og si til ham: 'HERREN, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss, og nå la oss gå en tre dagers reise ut i ørkenen så vi kan ofre til HERREN vår Gud.'

  • Norsk King James

    Og de skal høre din røst; og dere og de eldste i Israel skal komme til Egypters konge, og dere skal si til ham: Herren, hebréenes Gud, har møtt oss; og nå ber vi deg: La oss gå tre dager ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    De vil høre på deg, og du og Israels eldste skal gå til kongen av Egypt og si til ham: 'Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. Nå ber vi deg å gi oss tillatelse til å gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud.'

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    De skal lytte til deg, og du og Israels eldste skal gå til kongen av Egypt og si til ham: 'Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. La oss få gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen så vi kan ofre til Herren vår Gud.'

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    De skal lytte til din stemme. Du og Israels eldste skal gå til Egypts konge, og dere skal si til ham: 'Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. La oss få gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud.'

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    De skal lytte til din stemme. Du og Israels eldste skal gå til Egypts konge, og dere skal si til ham: 'Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. La oss få gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud.'

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    De skal høre på deg. Du og Israels eldste skal gå til Egyptens konge og si til ham: 'Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. Nå vil vi gå tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud.'

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    De vil lytte til deg. Så skal du og Israels eldste gå til kongen av Egypten og si til ham: 'Herren, hebrerernes Gud, har møtt oss. Nå vil vi be om at vi får ta en tre dags reise ut i ørkenen og ofre til Herren, vår Gud.'

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og de skulle høre din Røst, og du skal gaae ind, du og de Ældste af Israel, til Kongen af Ægypten, og I skulle sige til ham: Herren, Ebræernes Gud, haver mødt os; og nu, Kjære, lad os gaae tre Dages Reise hen i Ørken og offre til Herren vor Gud.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    De vil lytte til din stemme, og du og Israels eldste skal gå til Egypts konge og si til ham: 'Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. La oss nå dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud.'

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And they shall listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us, and now let us go, we beseech you, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    De vil høre på stemmen din, og du skal gå, du og Israels eldste, til Egypterkongen og si til ham, 'Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. La oss nå få dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen, så vi kan ofre til Herren, vår Gud.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    De vil høre på deg. Så skal du og Israels eldste gå til kongen i Egypt og si til ham: Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. La oss derfor få gå en tre dagers reise ut i ørkenen for å ofre til Herren vår Gud.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    De skal lytte til din stemme, og du og Israels eldste skal gå til kongen i Egypt og si til ham: Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. La oss nå dra tre dagsreiser ut i ørkenen så vi kan ofre til Herren vår Gud.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    De vil lytte til din stemme. Du skal, sammen med Israels eldste, gå til kongen i Egypt og si: ‘Herren, hebreernes Gud, har møtt oss. La oss derfor fare tre dagsreiser inn i ørkenen, så vi kan gi offer til Herren vår Gud.’

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf it come to passe that they heare thy voyce, then goo, both thou ad the elders of Israel vnto the kinge of Egipte and saye vnto him: The Lord God of the Ebrues hath mett with vs: Let vs goo therfore.iij. dayes iourney in to the wildernesse, that we maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde oure God.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And yf they heare yi voyce, then shalt thou and the elders of Israel go in to the kynge of Egipte, and saye vnto him: The LORDE God of ye Hebrues hath called vs. Let vs go now therfore thre dayes iourney in the wyldernes, yt we maye do sacrifice vnto the LORDE oure God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then shall they obey thy voyce, and thou and the Elders of Israel shall go vnto the King of Egypt, and say vnto him, The Lorde God of the Ebrewes hath met with vs: we pray thee nowe therefore, let vs goe three dayes iourney in the wildernesse, that we may sacrifice vnto the Lord our God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they shall heare thy voyce: Then both thou and the elders of Israel shall go vnto the kyng of Egypt, and say vnto him: The Lord God of the Hebrues hath met with vs, and nowe let vs go we beseche thee three dayes iourney into the wyldernesse, and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They will listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And they have hearkened to thy voice, and thou hast entered, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye have said unto him, Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, hath met with us; and now, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us: and now let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they will give ear to your voice: and you, with the chiefs of Israel, will go to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and say to him, The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They will listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “The elders will listen to you, and then you and the elders of Israel must go to the king of Egypt and tell him,‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 9:1 : 1 The Lord said to Moses, 'Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.’
  • Exod 7:16 : 16 Then say to him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But so far you have not listened.'
  • Num 23:3-4 : 3 Balaam said to Balak, 'Stand beside your burnt offering while I go. Perhaps the LORD will meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.' Then he went to a barren height. 4 God met with Balaam, and Balaam said to Him, 'I have prepared seven altars, and on each altar I have placed a bull and a ram.'
  • Num 23:15-16 : 15 Balaam said to Balak, 'Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet the LORD over there.' 16 The LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, 'Return to Balak and speak these words.'
  • Josh 1:17 : 17 Just as we obeyed Moses in everything, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as He was with Moses.
  • 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 In Judah also, the hand of God was at work to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the officials, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
  • Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your power; in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, your youth are like the dew.
  • Isa 64:5 : 5 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like filthy rags. We wither like a leaf, and our sins carry us away like the wind.
  • Jer 2:2 : 2 Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the LORD says: I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
  • Jer 2:6 : 6 They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and deep darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
  • Jer 26:5 : 5 ...and listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have persistently sent to you (though you have not listened),
  • Exod 8:25-28 : 25 Moses answered, "As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the LORD, and the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people tomorrow. But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD." 26 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD. 27 And the LORD did as Moses asked: He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people; not a single fly remained. 28 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also and would not let the people go.
  • Exod 9:13 : 13 Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Get up early in the morning, present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.’
  • Exod 10:3 : 3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.'
  • Exod 10:24-26 : 24 Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, "Go, worship the LORD. Only your flocks and herds must stay behind. Even your women and children may go with you." 25 But Moses said, "You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God. 26 Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use them to worship the LORD our God. And until we arrive there, we will not know what we are to use to worship the LORD."
  • Exod 13:17-18 : 17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the country of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, 'If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.' 18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.
  • Exod 19:1 : 1 In the third month after the Israelites left the land of Egypt, on that very day, they came to the wilderness of Sinai.
  • Exod 25:22 : 22 I will meet with you there and speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, about everything I will command you regarding the Israelites.
  • Exod 29:42-43 : 42 This will be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the Lord, where I will meet you to speak with you. 43 There I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by My glory.
  • Exod 30:6 : 6 You shall place it in front of the veil that is before the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.
  • Exod 30:36 : 36 Grind some of it into powder and place it in front of the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.
  • Num 17:4 : 4 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been brought by those who were burned, and they were hammered into a covering for the altar.
  • Gen 12:1 : 1 The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."
  • Gen 15:1 : 1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, and your reward will be very great."
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless."
  • Gen 48:3 : 3 Jacob said to Joseph, 'God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.'
  • Exod 3:12 : 12 God reassured him, 'I will certainly be with you. And this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.'
  • Exod 3:16 : 16 Go, assemble the elders of Israel, and tell them, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: "I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt."
  • Exod 4:24 : 24 At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and sought to kill him.
  • Exod 4:31-5:3 : 31 The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had taken notice of the Israelites and had seen their suffering, they bowed down and worshiped. 1 Afterward, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.'" 2 But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the Lord that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go." 3 Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plague or with the sword."