Exodus 3:18

Easy To Read Version

“The elders (leaders) will listen to you. And then you and the elders (leaders) will go to the king of Egypt. You will tell him that ‘YAHWEH [26] is the God of the Hebrew [27] people. Our God came to us and told us to travel three days into the desert. There we must offer sacrifices [28] to YAHWEH our God.’

Cross References

Genesis 12:1

The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country and your people. Leave your father’s family and go to the country I will show you.

Genesis 14:13

One of the men that was not captured went to Abram the Hebrew and told him what happened. Abram was camped near the trees of Mamre the Amorite. Mamre, Eshcol, and Aner had made an agreement to help each other. [83] And they had also signed an agreement to help Abram.

Genesis 15:1

After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. [84] God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you. And I will give you a great reward.”

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, “I am God All-Powerful. [91] Do these things for me: Obey me and live the right way.

Genesis 48:3

Then Israel said to Joseph, “God All-Powerful appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. God blessed me there.

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials. In this way they obeyed the word of the Lord.

Psalm 110:3

Your people will volunteer\par when you gather your army together.\par They will wear their special clothes\par and meet together early in the morning,\par Those young men will be\par \{all around you\} like dew on the ground. {\cf2\super [574]} \par

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They told him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrew people, says, ‘How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go to worship me!

Exodus 17:5

The Lord said to Moses, “Go before the people of Israel. Take some of the elders (leaders) of the people with you. Carry your walking stick with you. This is the stick that you used when you hit the Nile River.

Exodus 19:1

The people of Israel reached the Sinai desert in the third month of their trip from Egypt.

Exodus 25:22

When I meet with you, I will speak from between the Cherub angels [177] on the cover that is on the Box of the Agreement. [178] From that place I will give all my commands to the people of Israel.

Exodus 3:12

God said, “You can do it because I will be with you! This will be the proof that I am sending you: After you lead the people out of Egypt, you will come and worship me on this mountain!”

Exodus 3:16

{The Lord also said,} “Go and gather together the elders (leaders) of the people and tell them, ‘YAHWEH, [23] the God of your ancestors, [24] has appeared to me. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob spoke to me. The Lord says: I have been watching over you and I have seen the things that people did to you in Egypt.

Exodus 30:36

Grind some of the incense until it becomes a fine powder. Put the powder in front of the Agreement [315] in the Meeting Tent. [316] This is the place where I meet with you. You must use this incense powder only for its very special purpose.

Exodus 30:6

Put the altar in front of the special curtain. The Box of the Agreement [292] is behind that curtain. The altar will be in front of the cover [293] that is above the Agreement. [294] This is the place where I will meet with you.

Exodus 4:1

Then Moses said to God, “But the people of Israel will not believe me when I tell them that you sent me. They will say, ‘The Lord [30] did not appear to you.’”

Exodus 4:23

The Lord says, ‘Israel is my firstborn [35] son. And I am telling you to let my son go and worship me! If you refuse to let Israel go, then I will kill your firstborn son.’”

Exodus 4:24

On the way to Egypt, Moses stopped at a place to spend the night. The Lord met Moses at that place and tried to kill him. [36]

Exodus 4:31

The people believed that God had sent Moses. The people of Israel knew that God had seen their troubles, and that he had come to help them. So they bowed down and worshiped God.

Exodus 5:1

After Moses and Aaron talked to the people, they went to Pharaoh. They said, “The Lord [41] God of Israel says, ‘Let my people go into the desert so they can have a feast to honor me.’”

Exodus 5:3

Then Aaron and Moses said, “The God of the Hebrew [42] people has talked with us. So we beg you to let us travel three days into the desert. There we will offer a sacrifice [43] to the Lord our God. If we don’t do this, he might become angry and destroy us. He might make us die from sickness or war.”

Exodus 7:16

Tell him this: ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrew people, sent me to you. The Lord told me to tell you to let his people go worship him in the desert. Until now you have not listened to the Lord.

Exodus 8:1

Then the Lord told Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that the Lord says, ‘Let my people go to worship me!

Exodus 8:20

The Lord said to Moses, “Get up in the morning and go to Pharaoh. Pharaoh will go out to the river. Tell him that the Lord says, ‘Let my people go and worship me!

Exodus 8:23

So tomorrow I will treat my people differently from your people. That will be my proof.”

Exodus 9:1

Then the Lord told Moses to go to Pharaoh and tell him: “The Lord, the God of the Hebrew people, says, ‘Let my people go to worship me!’

Exodus 9:13

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up in the morning and go to Pharaoh. Tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrew people says, ‘Let my people go to worship me!

Isaiah 64:5

You are with people that enjoy doing good.\par Those people remember you by living the way you want them to.\par But in the past we sinned against you.\par So you became angry at us.\par Now, how will we be saved?\par

Jeremiah 2:2

“Jeremiah, go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Say to them:

Jeremiah 2:6

Your ancestors did not say,\par ‘The Lord brought us from Egypt.\par The Lord led us through the desert.\par The Lord led us through a dry\par and rocky land.\par The Lord led us through a dark\par and dangerous land.\par No people live there.\par People don’t even travel through\par that land.\par But the Lord led us through that land.\par So where is the Lord now?’\par

Jeremiah 26:5

You must listen to the things my servants say to you. (The prophets are my servants.) I have sent prophets to you again and again, but you did not listen to them.

Numbers 17:4

Put these walking sticks in the Meeting Tent [225] in front of the Box of the Agreement. [226] This is the place where I meet with you.

Joshua 1:17

We will obey whatever you say, the same as we obeyed Moses. We only ask one thing from the Lord. We ask that the Lord your God will be with you the same as he was with Moses.