Exodus 5:3
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they said, the God of the Hebrews hath met with us,.... Perceiving that the name Jehovah was unknown to him, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Three days’ journey - See the Exo 3:18 note. With pestilence, or with the sword - This shows that the plague was well…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Three days' journey - The distance from Goshen to Sinai; see Exo 3:18.
And sacrifice unto the Lord - Great stress is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 5:3-9
Finding that Pharaoh had no veneration at all for God, Moses and Aaron next try whether he had any compassion for…
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