Verse 26

Exodus 8:26

Darby Translation

26 And Moses said, It is not proper to do so; for we should sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God (Elohim): lo, if we sacrificed the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, would they not stone us?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצֵ֥א מֹשֶׁ֖ה מֵ/עִ֣ם פַּרְעֹ֑ה וַ/יֶּעְתַּ֖ר אֶל יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 8 Context
1 And Jehovah said to Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah: Let my people go,... Focus ↗
2 And if thou refuse to let [them] go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs. Focus ↗
3 And the river shall swarm with frogs, and they shall go up and come into thy house, and into thy bed... Focus ↗
4 And the frogs shall come up both upon thee and upon thy people, and upon all thy bondmen. Focus ↗
5 And Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy hand with thy staff over the streams, ove... Focus ↗
6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the la... Focus ↗
7 And the scribes did so with their sorceries, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt. Focus ↗
8 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat Jehovah, that he may take away the frogs from... Focus ↗
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, Glory over me, for what time shall I intreat for thee, and for thy bondme... Focus ↗
10 And he said, For to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that the... Focus ↗
11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy bondmen, and from thy people... Focus ↗
12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried to Jehovah because of the frogs that he h... Focus ↗
13 And Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the cou... Focus ↗
14 And they gathered them in heaps; and the land stank. Focus ↗
15 And Pharaoh saw that there was respite; and he hardened his heart, and hearkened not to them, as Jeh... Focus ↗
16 And Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy staff, and smite the dust of the earth, a... Focus ↗
17 And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and smote the dust of the earth, a... Focus ↗
18 And the scribes did so with their sorceries, to bring forth gnats; but they could not. And the gnats... Focus ↗
19 Then the scribes said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God (Elohim)! But Pharaoh's heart was stubbo... Focus ↗
20 And Jehovah said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh behold, he will go... Focus ↗
21 For, if thou do not let my people go, behold, I will send dog-flies upon thee, and upon thy bondmen,... Focus ↗
22 And I will distinguish in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no dog-flies s... Focus ↗
23 And I will put a separation between my people and thy people; to-morrow shall this sign be. Focus ↗
24 And Jehovah did so; and there came dog-flies in a multitude into the house of Pharaoh, and [into] th... Focus ↗
25 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said, Go, sacrifice to your God (Elohim) in the land. Focus ↗
26 And Moses said, It is not proper to do so; for we should sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians...
27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God (Elohim), as he... Focus ↗
28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Jehovah your God (Elohim) in the wild... Focus ↗
29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and will intreat Jehovah; and the dog-flies will depart... Focus ↗
30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated Jehovah. Focus ↗
31 And Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the dog-flies from Pharaoh, from his... Focus ↗
32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and would not let the people go. Focus ↗