And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
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Gill's Exposition
And they said, the God of the Hebrews hath met with us,.... Perceiving that the name Jehovah was unknown to him, and treated by him in a scornful manner, they leave it out, and only say, "the God of…
Barnes' Notes
Three days’ journey - See the Exo 3:18 note. With pestilence, or with the sword - This shows that the plague was well known to the ancient Egyptians. The reference to the sword is equally natural,…
Adam Clarke
Three days' journey - The distance from Goshen to Sinai; see Exo 3:18.
And sacrifice unto the Lord - Great stress is laid on this circumstance. God required sacrifice; no religious acts which they…
Finding that Pharaoh had no veneration at all for God, Moses and Aaron next try whether he had any compassion for Israel, and become humble suitors to him for leave to go and sacrifice, but in…
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