Exodus 8:27
What does Exodus 8:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 8:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command us.
KJV
King James Version · 1611We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command us.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But we will go three days' journey into the waste land and make an offering to the Lord our God as he may give us orders.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A journey of three days we go into the wilderness, and have sacrificed to Jehovah our God, as He saith unto us.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752We will go three days' journey into the wilderness; and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah ourGod, as he shall command us.
Context
v.26And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
v.27This passage
v.28And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 10:26
Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind: for thereof must we take to serve Jehovah our God; and we know not with what we must serve Jehovah, until we come thither.
- Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
- Exodus 3:12
And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
- Exodus 34:11
Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
- Leviticus 10:1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them.
- Exodus 5:1
And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
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