Exodus 3:18

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Exodus 3:18 - Amplified Bible

And [the elders] shall believe {and} obey your voice; and you shall go, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt and you shall say to him, The Lord, 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 the Lord our God.

Exodus 3:18 - 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.

Exodus 3:18 - 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.

Exodus 3:18 - Darby Bible

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.

Exodus 3:18 - English Standard Version

And they will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, "The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God."

Exodus 3:18 - 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.

Exodus 3:18 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y ellos escucharán tu voz; y tù irás con los ancianos de Israel al rey de Egipto, y le diréis: "El SEÑOR, el Dios de los hebreos, nos ha salido al encuentro. Ahora pues, permite que vayamos tres dìas de camino al desierto para ofrecer sacrificios al SEÑOR nuestro Dios."

Exodus 3:18 - The Message

"Believe me, they will listen to you. Then you and the leaders of Israel will go to the king of Egypt and say to him: ’God, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness where we will worship God—our God.’

Exodus 3:18 - New American Standard Bible

~"They will pay heed to what you say; and you with the elders of Israel will come to the king of Egypt and you will say to him, `The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please, let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.'

Exodus 3:18 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Ellos escucharán tu voz. Entonces tù irás con los ancianos de Israel al rey de Egipto, y le dirán: 'El SEÑOR, el Dios de los Hebreos, nos ha salido al encuentro. Ahora pues, permite que vayamos tres dìas de camino al desierto para ofrecer sacrificios al SEÑOR nuestro Dios.'

Exodus 3:18 - 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.`

Exodus 3:18 - Young's Living 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.

Exodus 3:18 - Additional Comments

God guarantees, although from a human viewpoint it would seem unlikely, that the elders would listen to what Moses said are God's words. In fact, they would listen to the extent that they would follow him to the king of Egypt.

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