Exodus 8:26
But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
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?
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?
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- It is not
- Exodus 3:18; 2 Corinthians 6:14–17
- we shall
- Genesis 43:32; Genesis 46:34; Deuteronomy 7:25, 26; Deuteronomy 12:30, 31; Ezra 9:1; Isaiah 44:19
- the abomination
- i.e.,The animals which they worshipped; for an account of which, see note on ch. 9:3.
- 1 Kings 11:5–7; 2 Kings 23:13