“ The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt. You must say to him,‘ The Lord has met with us. He is the God of the Hebrews. Let us take a journey that lasts about three days. We want to go into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’

他们必听你的话。你和以色列的长老要去见埃及王，对他说：‘耶和华希伯来人的神遇见了我们，现在求你容我们往旷野去，走三天的路程，为要祭祀耶和华我们的神。’

他们必听你的话。你和以色列的长老要到埃及王那里，对他说：‘耶和华—希伯来人的上帝向我们显现，现在求你让我们往旷野去，走三天的路程，为要向耶和华我们的上帝献祭。’

他们必听你的话。你和以色列的长老要到埃及王那里，对他说：‘耶和华—希伯来人的神向我们显现，现在求你让我们往旷野去，走三天的路程，为要向耶和华我们的神献祭。’

以色列的长老们必定听从你的话，你就跟他们一起去见埃及王，对他说，‘希伯来人的上帝耶和华向我们显现。现在请你容许我们走三天的路程，到旷野去，向我们的上帝耶和华献祭。’

他们必听你的话；你和以色列的长老要到埃及王那里去，对他说：‘耶和华希伯来人的神遇见了我们。现在求你让我们走三天的路程到旷野去，好献祭给耶和华我们的神。’

他們必聽你的話。你和以色列的長老要去見埃及王，對他說：『耶和華－希伯來人的神遇見了我們，現在求你容我們往曠野去，走三天的路程，為要祭祀耶和華－我們的神。』

他們必聽你的話。你和以色列的長老要到埃及王那裏，對他說：『耶和華－希伯來人的上帝向我們顯現，現在求你讓我們往曠野去，走三天的路程，為要向耶和華我們的上帝獻祭。』

他們必聽你的話。你和以色列的長老要到埃及王那裏，對他說：『耶和華－希伯來人的神向我們顯現，現在求你讓我們往曠野去，走三天的路程，為要向耶和華我們的神獻祭。』

以色列的長老們必定聽從你的話，你就跟他們一起去見埃及王，對他說，『希伯來人的上帝耶和華向我們顯現。現在請你容許我們走三天的路程，到曠野去，向我們的上帝耶和華獻祭。』

他們必聽你的話；你和以色列的長老要到埃及王那裡去，對他說：‘耶和華希伯來人的神遇見了我們。現在求你讓我們走三天的路程到曠野去，好獻祭給耶和華我們的神。’

他們必聽你的話；你和以色列的長老要去見埃及王，對他說：「永恆主、希伯來人的上帝碰見了我們；現在求你容我們走三天的路程到曠野去，好獻祭給永恆主我們的上帝。」

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“ The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him,‘ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’

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.’

“ The elders of Israel will accept your message. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt and tell him,‘ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So please let us take a three day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord, our God.’

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: The LORD, 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 the LORD our God.

Then they will pay attention 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, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’

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

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.

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.

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.

“ 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.’

They will listen to your voice. 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.’

Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ Go to Pharaoh. Tell him,‘ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says,“ Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.

Say to Pharaoh,‘ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you. He says,“ Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me in the desert. But up to now you have not listened.”

We obeyed Moses completely. And we’ll obey you just as completely. But may the Lord your God be with you, just as he was with Moses.

Then Pharaoh sent for Moses. He said to him,“ Go. Worship the Lord. Even your women and children can go with you. Just leave your flocks and herds behind.”But Moses said,“ You must allow us to take our animals. We need to offer them as sacrifices and burnt offerings to the Lord our God.Our livestock must also go with us. We have to use some of them to worship the Lord our God. We can’t leave even one animal behind. Until we get there, we won’t know what we are supposed to use to worship the Lord.”

God helped the people of Judah. He helped them agree with one another. So they did what the king and his officials had ordered. They did what the Lord told them to do.

“ Go. Gather the elders of Israel together. Say to them,‘ The Lord, the God of your fathers, appeared to me. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God said,“ I have watched over you. I have seen what the Egyptians have done to you.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ Get up early in the morning. Go to Pharaoh and say to him,‘ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says,“ Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.

“ For all time to come, this burnt offering must be sacrificed regularly. Sacrifice it at the entrance to the tent of meeting in front of the Lord. There I will meet with you and speak to you.There I will also meet with the people of Israel. My glory will make the place holy.

Put the altar in front of the curtain that hangs in front of the ark. The ark is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The ark will have a cover. It will be the place where sin is paid for. There I will meet with you.

The ark is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. I will meet with you above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark. There I will give you all my commands for the Israelites.

Some time later, Abram had a vision. The Lord said to him,“ Abram, do not be afraid. I am like a shield to you. I am your very great reward.”

And they believed. They heard that the Lord was concerned about them. He had seen their suffering. So they bowed down and worshiped him.Later on, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They said,“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,‘ Let my people go. Then they will be able to hold a feast to honor me in the desert.’ ”Pharaoh said,“ Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him? Why should I let Israel go? I don’t even know the Lord. And I won’t let Israel go.”Then Moses and Aaron said,“ The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a journey that lasts about three days. We want to go into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God. If we don’t, he might strike us with plagues. Or he might let us be killed by swords.”

Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. He said to them,“ Go. Offer sacrifices to your God here in the land.”But Moses said,“ That wouldn’t be right. The sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God wouldn’t be accepted by the Egyptians because of their beliefs. For that reason, they would throw stones at us and try to kill us.We have to take a journey that lasts about three days. We want to go into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, just as he commands us.”Pharaoh said,“ I will let you and your people go to offer sacrifices. You can offer them to the Lord your God in the desert. But you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”

Balaam said to Balak,“ Stay here beside your offering. I’ll meet with the Lord over there.”The Lord met with Balaam. He put a message in Balaam’s mouth. The Lord said,“ Go back to Balak. Give him my message.”

Grind some of it into powder. Place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting. There I will meet with you. The incense will be very holy to you.

Put the walking sticks in the tent of meeting. Place them in front of the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. That is where I meet with you.

They did not ask,‘ Where is the Lord? He brought us up out of Egypt. He led us through a dry and empty land. He guided us through deserts and deep valleys. It was a land of total darkness where there wasn’t any rain. No one lived or traveled there.’

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They said to him,“ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says,‘ How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.

Pharaoh let the people go. The shortest road from Goshen to Canaan went through the Philistine country. But God didn’t lead them that way. God said,“ If they have to go into battle, they might change their minds. They might return to Egypt.”So God led the people toward the Red Sea by taking them on a road through the desert. The Israelites were ready for battle when they went up out of Egypt.

God said,“ I will be with you. I will give you a sign. It will prove that I have sent you. When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship me on this mountain.”

Jacob said to Joseph,“ The Mighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me there.

Your troops will be willing to fight for you on the day of battle. Your young men will be wrapped in holy majesty. They will come to you like the fresh dew that falls early in the morning.

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said,“ I am the Mighty God. Walk faithfully with me. Live in a way that pleases me.

“ Go. Announce my message to the people in Jerusalem. I want everyone to hear it. Tell them,“ Here is what the Lord says.“‘ I remember how faithful you were to me when you were young. You loved me as if you were my bride. You followed me through the desert. Nothing had been planted there.

You come to help those who enjoy doing what is right. You help those who thank you for teaching them how to live. But when we continued to disobey you, you became angry with us. So how can we be saved?

And listen to the words my servants the prophets are speaking. I have sent them to you again and again. But you have not listened to them.

Then Balaam said to Balak,“ Stay here beside your offering. I’ll go and try to find out what the Lord wants me to do. Maybe he’ll come and meet with me. Then I’ll tell you what he says to me.” So Balaam went off to a bare hilltop.God met with him there. Balaam said,“ I’ve prepared seven altars. On each altar I’ve offered a bull and a ram.”

Exactly three months after the people of Israel left Egypt, they came to the Desert of Sinai.

On the way to Egypt, Moses stopped for the night. There the Lord met him and was about to kill him.

The Lord had said to Abram,“ Go from your country, your people and your father’s family. Go to the land I will show you.