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Selected Verse: Exodus 8:27 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ex 8:27 |
King James |
We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Three days' journey - See the Exo 3:18 note. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| As he shall command us - For he has not yet told us what sacrifices to offer. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And sacrifice to the Lord - as he shall command us - It is very likely that neither Moses nor Aaron knew as yet in what manner God would be worshipped; and they expected to receive a direct revelation from him relative to this subject, when they should come into the wilderness. |
18 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.