Exodus 8:26
“And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
We will go three days' journey into the wilderness,.... As was first insisted on, and from which demand they should not…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The abomination - i. e. an animal which the Egyptians held it sacrilegious to slay. The ox, bull, or cow, is meant. The…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
We shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians - That is, The animals which they hold sacred, and will not permit…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 8:20-32
Here is the story of the plague of flies, in which we are told,
I. How it was threatened, like that of frogs, before it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Moses objects that, if they do this, they will arouse the religious susceptibilities of the Egyptians, and be in danger…
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