Exodus 3:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 3:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְשָׁמְע֖וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
לְקֹלֶ֑ךָ
qôwl
H6963
voice
וּבָאתָ֡
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אַתָּה֩
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְזִקְנֵ֨י
zâqên
H2205
old
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִצְרַ֗יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֤י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
נִקְרָ֣ה
qârâh
H7136
to meet
עָלֵ֔ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
נֵֽלֲכָה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
נָּ֞א
nâʼ
H4994
please
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
יָמִים֙
yôwm
H3117
day
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
וְנִזְבְּחָ֖ה
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
לַֽיהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
They will listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.'
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King James Version Public Domain
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they will listen to your voice. And you and the elders of Israel will go to the king of Egypt, and you all will say to him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. And now please let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness, and let us sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).