Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
They will listen to what you say. Then you, along with the elders of Israel, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.
New American Standard Bible
King James 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.
International Standard Version
"The elders of Israel will listen to you, and then you and they are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, "The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now, let us take a three-day journey into the desert to sacrifice to the LORD our God.'
A Conservative Version
And they shall hearken to thy voice. And thou shall come, thou and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and ye shall say to him, LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. And now let us go, we pray thee, three days' jou
American 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, 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.
Amplified
The elders [of the tribes] will listen and pay attention to what you say; and you, with the elders of Israel, shall go to the king of Egypt and you shall say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; so now, please, [we ask and plead with you,] let us go on a three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And they heard thy voice; and thou camest, thou and the old men of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and ye said to him, Jehovah the God of the Hebrews, met with us; and now will we go a way of three days into the desert, and we will sacrifice to Jehovah our God.
King James 2000
And they shall hearken to your voice: and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and you shall say unto 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they will listen to your voice, and you will go, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you will say to him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews has met with us, and now let us please go [on] a journey of three days into the desert, and let us sacrifice to Yahweh our God.'
Modern King James verseion
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, Jehovah, the 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 Jehovah our God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If it come to pass that they hear thy voice, then go, both thou and the elders of Israel unto the king of Egypt, and say unto him, 'The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: Let us go therefore three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.'
NET Bible
"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.'
New Heart English Bible
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, 'The LORD, 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 the LORD, our God.'
The Emphasized Bible
So will they hearken to thy voice, - and thou shalt go in - thou, and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt and ye shall say unto him - Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, hath fallen in with us, Now, therefore let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the desert, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.
Webster
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and ye shall say to 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.
World English Bible
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.'
Youngs Literal Translation
'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.
Themes
Days » Day's journey, eighteen or twenty miles
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
moses » Commissioned as leader of the israelites
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » moses
Topics
Interlinear
Shama`
Qowl
'elohiym
Yalak
Shalowsh
Yowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 3:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Plan To Rescue The Israelites
17
And I have promised you that I will bring you up from the misery of Egypt
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 7:16
Tell him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship
Exodus 9:1
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him: This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Numbers 23:3-4
Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the Lord
Numbers 23:15-16
Balaam said to Balak, “Stay here by your burnt offering while I seek the Lord over there.”
Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abram:
your relatives,
and your father’s house
to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 15:1
After these events, the word of the Lord came
I am your shield;
your reward will be very great.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty.
Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty
Exodus 3:12
He answered, “I will certainly be with you,
Exodus 3:16
“Go and assemble the elders of Israel and say to them: Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has appeared to me and said: I have paid close attention to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt.
Exodus 4:24
On the trip, at an overnight campsite, it happened that the Lord confronted him and sought to put him to death.
Exodus 4:31-3
The people believed, and when they heard that the Lord had paid attention
Exodus 8:25-28
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go sacrifice to your God within the country.”
Exodus 9:13
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh. Tell him: This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews says: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Exodus 10:3
So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may worship Me.
Exodus 10:24-26
Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship Yahweh. Even your families may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”
Exodus 13:17-18
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, “The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.”
Exodus 19:1
In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai.
Exodus 25:22
I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim
Exodus 29:42-43
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
Exodus 30:6
“You are to place the altar in front of the veil by the ark of the testimony—in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony—where I will meet with you.
Exodus 30:36
Grind some of it into a fine powder and put some in front of the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It must be especially holy
Numbers 17:4
Then place them in the tent of meeting in front of the testimony where I meet with you.
Joshua 1:17
We will obey you, just as we obeyed Moses in everything. And may the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses.
2 Chronicles 30:12
Also, the power of God was at work in Judah to unite them
Psalm 110:3
on Your day of battle.
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of Your youth belongs to You.
Isaiah 64:5
they remember You in Your ways.
But we have sinned, and You were angry.
How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
Jeremiah 2:2
“Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says:
your love as a bride—
how you followed Me in the wilderness,
in a land not sown.
Jeremiah 2:6
who brought us from the land of Egypt,
who led us through the wilderness,
through a land of deserts and ravines,
through a land of drought and darkness,
a land no one traveled through
and where no one lived?”
Jeremiah 26:5
and by listening to the words of My servants the prophets