Then they will pay attention to what you say; and you with the elders of Israel will come to the king of Egypt, and you will say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’
Commentaries
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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…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes