Exodus 8:27
Good News Translation
We must travel three days into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, just as he commanded us."

New Revised Standard Version
We must go a three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as he commands us.”

Contemporary English Version
No indeed! The LORD has ordered us to walk three days into the desert before offering sacrifices to him, and that's what we have to do."

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
We will go three days' journey into the wilderness; and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

We will go three days' journey into the wilderness; and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

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Exodus 3:18 And they shall hear thy voice; and thou shalt go in, thou and the ancients of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him: The Lord God of the Hebrews hath called us; we will go three days' journey into the wilderness, to sacrifice unto the Lord our God.

Exodus 5:1 After these things, Moses and Aaron went in, and said to Pharao: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Let my people go, that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.

as he shall

Exodus 3:12 And he said to him: I will be with thee; and this thou shalt have for a sign that I have sent thee: When thou shalt have brought my people out of Egypt, thou shalt offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.

Exodus 10:26 All the flocks shall go with us; there shall not a hoof remain of them: for they are necessary for the service of the Lord our God: especially as we know not what must be offered, till we come to the very place.

Exodus 34:11 Observe all things which this day I command thee: I myself will drive out before thy face the Amorrhite, and the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite.

Leviticus 10:1 And Nadab and Abiu, the sons of Aaron, taking their censers, put fire therein, and incense on it, offering before the Lord strange fire: which was not commanded them.

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.

Context
The Fourth Plague: Flies
26And Moses said: It cannot be so: for we shall sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: now if we kill those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us. 27We will go three days' journey into the wilderness; and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.28And Pharao said: I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but go no farther: pray for me.…
Cross References
Exodus 3:18
And they shall hear thy voice; and thou shalt go in, thou and the ancients of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him: The Lord God of the Hebrews hath called us; we will go three days' journey into the wilderness, to sacrifice unto the Lord our God.

Exodus 5:3
And they said: The God of the Hebrews hath called us, to go three days' journey into the wilderness, and to sacrifice to the Lord our God; lest a pestilence or the sword fall upon us.

Exodus 8:26
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