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Exodus 3:18
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16 Go and agather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, b“I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt;  
17 and I have said aI will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’  
18 Then athey will heed your voice; and byou 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 cmet with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’  
19 But I am sure that the king of Egypt awill not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand.  
20 So I will astretch out My hand and strike Egypt with ball My wonders which I will do in its midst; and cafter that he will let you go.  
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Exodus 3:18

Three days' journey - i. e. a journey which would occupy three days in going and returning. This was a demand quite in accordance with Egyptian customs. The refusal of Pharaoh and the subsequent proceedings were revealed to Moses at once; but it is important to observe that the first request which Pharaoh rejected could have been granted without any damage to Egypt, or any risk of the Israelites passing the strongly-fortified frontier.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Exodus 3:18:

Exodus 5:3
Exodus 6:11
Exodus 8:27
Numbers 10:33
Jonah 1:9
1 Corinthians 5:7

 

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