Exodus 3:18

Nova Vulgata

Et audient vocem tuam; ingredierisque tu et seniores Israel ad regem Aegypti, et dicetis ad eum: Dominus, Deus Hebraeorum, occurrit nobis; et nunc eamus viam trium dierum in solitudinem, ut immolemus Domino Deo nostro.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Spinas et tribulos germinabit tibi, et comedes herbam terr�.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Et audient vocem tuam: ingredierisque tu, et seniores Isra�l, ad regem �gypti, et dices ad eum: Dominus Deus Hebr�orum vocavit nos: ibimus viam trium dierum in solitudinem, ut immolemus Domino Deo nostro.

Bible Verse Review
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and they: Exodus 3:16, Exodus 4:31, Joshua 1:17, 2 Chronicles 30:12, Psalms 110:3, Jeremiah 26:5

and thou: Exodus 5:1-3

The Lord: Exodus 7:16, Exodus 9:1, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 10:3

met: Exodus 4:24, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 29:42, Exodus 29:43, Exodus 30:6, Exodus 30:36, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 48:3, Numbers 17:4, Numbers 23:3, Numbers 23:4, Numbers 23:15, Numbers 23:16, Isaiah 64:5

three days': Exodus 8:27, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 13:18

that we may: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:25-28, Exodus 9:1, Exodus 10:24-26, Exodus 19:1, Jeremiah 2:2, Jeremiah 2:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 4:1 - General Exodus 4:5 - That they Exodus 8:1 - Let my Exodus 8:26 - It is not Exodus 10:9 - a feast Exodus 15:22 - three days Jeremiah 34:9 - Hebrew 2 Corinthians 11:22 - Hebrews

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they shall hearken to thy voice,.... The elders of Israel, who would give credit to his commission, attend to what he said, and obey his orders, and follow the directions that he should give them, and not slight and reject him, as some had done before:

and thou shall come, thou, and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt: the elders of Israel in a body, and Moses at the head of them; though we do not read of their approaching to Pharaoh, and addressing him in such a manner, only of Moses and Aaron applying to him:

and you shall say unto him, the Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us; with one of them, who had reported to the rest what he had said; the children of Israel are here called Hebrews, because that seems to be a name the Egyptians most commonly called them, and by which they were best known to them, see Genesis 39:14

and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness; the wilderness of Sinai and Arabia, and to Mount Horeb in it; which from the borders of Egypt was three days' journey going the direct road, but the Israelites going somewhat about, and stopping by the way, did not get to it until the third month of their going out of Egypt, Exodus 19:1:

that we may sacrifice to the Lord God; in the place where he had appeared to a principal man among them, and where they would be in no danger of being insulted and molested by the Egyptians. Some think the reason of this request they were directed to make, to sacrifice out of the land of Egypt, was, because what they sacrificed the Egyptians worshipped as gods, and therefore would be enraged at such sacrifices; but for this there is no sufficient foundation; Exodus 19:1- :, rather the design was under this pretence to get quite away from them, they being no subjects of the king of Egypt, nor had he a right to detain them; nor were they obliged to acquaint him with the whole of their intentions, and especially as they were directed of God himself to say this, and no more, and which being so reasonable, made Pharaoh's refusal the more inexcusable.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Three days’ journey - i. e. a journey which would occupy three days in going and returning. This was a demand quite in accordance with Egyptian customs. The refusal of Pharaoh and the subsequent proceedings were revealed to Moses at once; but it is important to observe that the first request which Pharaoh rejected could have been granted without any damage to Egypt, or any risk of the Israelites passing the strongly-fortified frontier.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 3:18. They shall hearken to thy voice — This assurance was necessary to encourage him in an enterprise so dangerous and important.

Three days' journey into the wilderness — Evidently intending Mount Sinai, which is reputed to be about three days' journey, the shortest way, from the land of Goshen. In ancient times, distances were computed by the time required to pass over them. Thus, instead of miles, furlongs, c., it was said, the distance from one place to another was so many days', so many hours' journey and it continues the same in all countries where there are no regular roads or highways.