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Exodus 5:3 KJV
Exodus · chapter 5 · verse 3
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.Exodus 5:3 · King James Version
Exodus 5:3 in context
1And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
2And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
3And 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.
4And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificezâbachto slaughter an animalH2076 →
- HebrewsʻIbrîyan Eberite or descendant of EberH5680 →
- journeydereka roadH1870 →
- desertmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- days'yôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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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 vain. I. Their request is very humble and modest, Exo 5:3. They make no complaint of the rigour they were ruled with.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-9