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.
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Three days’ journey – that is, a journey which would occupy three days in going and returning. This was a demand quite in accordance with Eg…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
They shall hearken. —The pronoun “they” refers to “the elders” of Exodus 3:16. For the fulfillment of the promise, see Exodus 4:29…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And they shall hearken to thy voice.44 The literal translation is, “They shall hearken to thy voice,” which many take …
John Gill
JohnGill
And they shall hearken to your voice
The elders of Israel, who would give credit to his commission, attend to what h…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Moses' success with the elders of Israel would be good. God, who, by his grace, inclines the heart and opens the ear, could say beforehand, The…
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Albert Barnes
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