Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
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Qowl
'elohiym
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 3:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Plan To Rescue The Israelites
17
So
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 7:16
Exodus 9:1
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and speak to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “
Numbers 23:3-4
Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill.
Numbers 23:15-16
And he said to Balak, “Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet the Lord over there.”
Genesis 12:1
Now
“
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
Genesis 15:1
After these things
“
I am
Genesis 17:1
Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old,
“I am
Walk before Me, and be
Genesis 48:3
Then Jacob said to Joseph, “
Exodus 3:12
And He said, “Certainly
Exodus 3:16
Go and
Exodus 4:24
Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the Lord met him and
Exodus 4:31-3
So
Exodus 8:25-28
Pharaoh
Exodus 9:13
Then the Lord said to Moses, “
Exodus 10:3
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to
Exodus 10:24-26
Then Pharaoh
Exodus 13:17-18
Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, “
Exodus 19:1
Exodus 25:22
Exodus 29:42-43
It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the doorway of the tent of meeting before the Lord,
Exodus 30:6
You shall put
Exodus 30:36
You shall beat some of it very fine, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting
Numbers 17:4
You shall then deposit them in the tent of meeting in front of
Joshua 1:17
Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you; only
2 Chronicles 30:12
The
Psalm 110:3
Isaiah 64:5
Who
Behold,
We continued in them a long time;
And shall we be saved?
Jeremiah 2:2
“Go and
“I remember concerning you the
The love of your betrothals,
Through a land not sown.
Jeremiah 2:6
Who
Who
Through a land of deserts and of pits,
Through a land of drought and of
Through a land that no one crossed
And where no man dwelt?’
Jeremiah 26:5
to listen to the words of