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Exodus 5:3 - And they said, The God of the Hebrews has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God, so that he may not send death on us by disease or the sword.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

So they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go three days’ journey into the desert and sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest He fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

But Aaron and Moses persisted. “The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they declared. “So let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness so we can offer sacrifices to the LORD our God. If we don’t, he will kill us with a plague or with the sword.”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, or he may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

They answered, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, or else he may strike us with plague or sword.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, otherwise He will strike us with plague or with the sword.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, otherwise He will fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God, lest He confront us with pestilence or with the sword.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go on a three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God, so that He does not discipline us with pestilence or with the sword.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

And they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go a three-day journey into the desert so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, so that he does not strike us with plague or the sword."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us; let us go, we pray, a three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And they say, 'The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with sword.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice to the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword."

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

dixerunt Deus Hebraeorum vocavit nos ut eamus viam trium dierum in solitudinem et sacrificemus Domino Deo nostro ne forte accidat nobis pestis aut gladius

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

ثُمَّ قَالا: «إِنَّ إِلَهَ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ قَدِ الْتَقَانَا، فَدَعْنَا نَذْهَبُ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ لِنُقَدِّمَ ذَبَائِحَ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا لِئَلّا يُعَاقِبَنَا بِوَبَأٍ أَوْ سَيْفٍ».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָעִבְרִ֖ים נִקְרָ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ נֵ֣לֲכָה נָּ֡א דֶּרֶךְ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת יָמִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ פֶּ֨ן־יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ בַּדֶּ֖בֶר א֥וֹ בֶחָֽרֶב׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς τῶν Εβραίων προσκέκληται ἡμᾶς πορευσόμεθα οὖν ὁδὸν τριῶν ἡμερῶν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον ὅπως θύσωμεν τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν μήποτε συναντήσῃ ἡμῖν θάνατος ἢ φόνος

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَقَالاَ: «إِلهُ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ قَدِ الْتَقَانَا، فَنَذْهَبُ سَفَرَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَنَذْبَحُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلهِنَا، لِئَلاَّ يُصِيبَنَا بِالْوَبَإِ أَوْ بِالسَّيْفِ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us to him: we will go therefore a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter happen to us.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y ellos dijeron: El Dios de los Hebreos nos ha encontrado: iremos, pues, ahora camino de tres días por el desierto, y sacrificaremos á Jehová nuestro Dios; porque no venga sobre nosotros con pestilencia ó con espada.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y ellos dijeron: El Dios de los hebreos nos ha encontrado; iremos, pues, ahora, camino de tres días por el desierto, y ofreceremos sacrificios a Jehová nuestro Dios, para que no venga sobre nosotros con peste o con espada.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And they said, The God of the Hebrews has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God, so that he may not send death on us by disease or the sword.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

他們說、希伯來人的　神遇見了我們、求你容我們往曠野去、走三天的路程、祭祀耶和華我們的　神、免得他用瘟疫、刀兵、攻擊我們。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Ellos le dijeron: --El Dios de los hebreos ha venido a nuestro encuentro. Permite que vayamos al desierto, a tres días de camino, para ofrecer sacrificios a Jehovah nuestro Dios, no sea que nos castigue con peste o con espada.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

그들이 가로되 히브리인의 하나님이 우리에게 나타나셨은즉 우리가 사흘길쯤 광야에 가서 우리 하나님 여호와께 희생을 드리려하오니 가기를 허락하소서 여호와께서 온역이나 칼로 우리를 치실까 두려워하나이다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Ils dirent: Le Dieu des Hébreux nous est apparu. Permets-nous de faire trois journées de marche dans le désert, pour offrir des sacrifices à l'Éternel, afin qu'il ne nous frappe pas de la peste ou de l'épée.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Sie sprachen: Der Hebräer Gott hat uns gerufen; so laß uns nun hinziehen drei Tagereisen in die Wüste und dem HERRN, unserm Gott, opfern, daß uns nicht widerfahre Pestilenz oder Schwert.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Они сказали: Бог Евреев призвал нас; отпусти нас в пустыню на три дня пути принести жертву Господу, Богу нашему, чтобы Он не поразил нас язвою, или мечом.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y ellos dijeron: El Dios de los hebreos nos ha encontrado; [por tanto nosotros] iremos ahora camino de tres días por el desierto, y sacrificaremos al SEÑOR nuestro Dios; para que no nos encuentre con pestilencia o [ con] espada.

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