Exodus 8:23

New American Bible - revised edition

We must go a three days’ journey in the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord, our God, as he commands us.”

Cross References

2 Kings 7:1

Elisha replied: “Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord: At this time tomorrow a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the market of Samaria.”

Exodus 10:4

For if you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.

Exodus 3:18

They will listen to you. Then you and the elders of Israel will go to the king of Egypt and say to him: The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has come to meet us. So now, let us go a three days’ journey in the wilderness to offer sacrifice to the Lord, our God.

Exodus 8:22

But Moses replied, “It is not right to do so, for what we sacrifice to the Lord, our God, is abhorrent to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is abhorrent to the Egyptians before their very eyes, will they not stone us?

Exodus 8:24

Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord, your God, in the wilderness, provided that you do not go too far away. Pray for me.”

Exodus 9:5

And the Lord set a definite time, saying: Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.