and he saith, 'Who set thee for a head and a judge over us? to slay me art thou saying it, as thou hast slain the Egyptian?' and Moses feareth, and saith, 'Surely the thing hath been known.'

But Moses said, “It is not right [or even possible] to do that, for we will sacrifice to the Lord our God what is repulsive and unacceptable to the Egyptians [that is, animals that the Egyptians consider sacred]. If we sacrifice what is repulsive and unacceptable to the Egyptians, will they not riot and stone us?

"He that smiteth a man that he die, shall be slain for it.

"He that stealeth a man and selleth him, if it be proved upon him, shall be slain for it.

Whosoever lieth with a beast, shall be slain for it.

and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.

and cause him to be slain, and take of his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar,

Keep my Sabbath therefore, that it be a holy thing unto you. He that defileth it, shall be slain therefore. For whosoever worketh therein, the same soul shall be rooted out from among his people.

And the children of Levi did as Moses had said. And there were slain of the people the same day, about three thousand men.