Exodus 5:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray you, a three-day journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God; lest he strike us with pestilence or with the sword.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    I knowe not the Lorde, nether will let Israel goo. And they sayde: the God of the Ebrues hath mett with vs: let vs goo (we praye the) iij. dayes iourney in to the deserte, that we maye sacrifice vnto the Lorde oure God: lest he smyte vs ether with pestilence or with swerde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I knowe not the LORDE, nether wil I let Israel go.They sayde: The God of the Hebrues hath called vs. Let vs go now therfore thre dayes iourney in the wildernes, & do sacrifice vnto the LORDE or God, yt there happen not vnto vs pestilece or swerde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they sayde, The God of the Hebrewes is called ouer vs: let vs go we pray thee three dayes iourney into the desert, and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God: lest he smyte vs with pestilence or with the sworde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they said, 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, so that he may not send death on us by disease or the sword.

  • 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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And they said,“The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go a three-day journey into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, so that he does not strike us with plague or the sword.”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 3:18 : 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.'
  • Deut 28:21 : 21 The LORD will cause pestilence to cling to you until He has consumed you from the land that you are entering to possess.
  • 2 Kgs 17:25 : 25 When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.
  • 2 Chr 30:8 : 8 Now do not harden your necks as your ancestors did. Submit to the LORD; come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.
  • Ezra 7:23 : 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be carried out diligently for the house of the God of heaven, so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.
  • Ezek 6:11 : 11 This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out, 'Alas!' because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine, and plague.
  • Zech 14:16-19 : 16 Then all who survive from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 17 If any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, they will have no rain. 18 If the family of Egypt does not go up and come, they too will receive the plague that the Lord will strike on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.

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    86%

    18The 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.'

  • Exod 8:25-28
    4 verses
    83%

    25Moses 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."

    26Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.

    27And the LORD did as Moses asked: He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people; not a single fly remained.

    28But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also and would not let the people go.

  • Exod 5:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1Afterward, 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.'"

    2But 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."

  • Exod 10:3
    77%

    3So 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 5:4
    76%

    4But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their labor? Get back to your work."

  • Exod 7:16
    75%

    16Then 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.'

  • Exod 9:1
    75%

    1The 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 5:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,

    21They said to them, "May the Lord see and judge you, because you have made us obnoxious in the eyes of Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us."

  • Exod 10:7-11
    5 verses
    75%

    7Pharaoh's officials said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go so that they may worship the LORD their God. Don’t you realize that Egypt is ruined?"

    8Then Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. "Go, worship the LORD your God," he said. "But tell me, who will be going?"

    9Moses answered, "We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the LORD."

    10Pharaoh said, "The LORD be with you—if I let you go along with your women and children! Clearly you are bent on disaster."

    11No! Just the men may go and worship the LORD, since that's what you are asking for." And Pharaoh drove them out of his presence.

  • Exod 13:17
    74%

    17When 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.'

  • Exod 9:13
    74%

    13Then 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 14:10-12
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    74%

    10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them! They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

    11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

    12Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone so we can serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.

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    74%

    5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!”

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    3Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?

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    73%

    33The Egyptians pressured the people to send them out of the land quickly, for they said, 'We are all going to die!'

  • Exod 12:31
    73%

    31During the night, Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, 'Get up, leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.'

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    3 verses
    73%

    24Pharaoh 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."

    25But Moses said, "You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.

    26Even 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 16:3
    73%

    3The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate bread until we were full! But you brought us into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger."

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    73%

    3Pharaoh will think of the Israelites, 'They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has trapped them.'

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    73%

    33So they set out from the mountain of the LORD and traveled for three days. During those three days, the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD went ahead of them to search out a resting place for them.

  • Exod 8:20
    73%

    20And the LORD did as He said. Dense swarms of flies entered Pharaoh’s palace, the houses of his officials, and throughout Egypt, and the land was ruined because of the flies.

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    73%

    16Go, 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."

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    72%

    1The LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds, and bring up frogs over the land of Egypt.'"

  • Josh 24:17
    72%

    17For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed.

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    72%

    13But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

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    72%

    15Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there for a long time. But the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.

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    72%

    8Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every kind of plague in the wilderness.

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    72%

    25He caused the wheels of their chariots to come off so that they moved with difficulty. The Egyptians said, 'Let’s get away from Israel! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.'