“The elders of Israel will accept your message. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord, our God.’

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And they shall hearken to thy voice.44 The literal translation is, “They shall hearken to thy voice,” which many take …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they shall hearken to your voice
The elders of Israel, who would give credit to his commission, attend to what h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…