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Exodus 8:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Moses said, “It isn’t appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. Behold, if we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, won’t they stone us? "

Exodus 8:26

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24 The LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses. In all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

25 Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!”

26 Moses said, “It isn’t appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. Behold, if we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, won’t they stone us?

27 We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.”

28 Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me.”

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Exodus 10:25

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"Moses said, “You must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God."

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Leviticus 8:5

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"Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me."

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Numbers 16:15

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"Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.”"

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Numbers 20:3

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"The people quarreled with Moses, and spoke, saying, “We wish that we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!"

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Genesis 43:32

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"They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians."

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Exodus 8:1

"The LORD spoke to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD says, “Let my people go, that they may serve me."

Exodus 8:2

"If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs."

Exodus 8:3

"The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs."

Exodus 8:4

"The frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.”’”"

Exodus 8:5

"The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’”"

Exodus 8:6

"Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt."

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