Exodus 5:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And they said, The God of the Hebrews has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God, so that he may not send death on us by disease or the sword.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with sword.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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 to the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
World English Bible (WEB)
They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And they say, `The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'
| And they said, | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | wayyōʾmĕrû | va-YOH-meh-ROO |
| The God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾĕlōhê | ay-loh-HAY |
| of the Hebrews | הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים | hāʿibrîm | ha-eev-REEM |
| hath met | נִקְרָ֣א | niqrāʾ | neek-RA |
| with | עָלֵ֑ינוּ | ʿālênû | ah-LAY-noo |
| us: let us go, | נֵ֣לֲכָה | nēlăkâ | NAY-luh-ha |
| we pray thee, | נָּ֡א | nāʾ | na |
| three | דֶּרֶךְ֩ | derek | deh-rek |
| days' | שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת | šĕlōšet | sheh-LOH-shet |
| journey | יָמִ֜ים | yāmîm | ya-MEEM |
| into the desert, | בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר | bammidbār | ba-meed-BAHR |
| and sacrifice | וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ | wĕnizbĕḥāh | veh-neez-beh-HA |
| unto the Lord | לַֽיהוָ֣ה | layhwâ | lai-VA |
| our God; | אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | ʾĕlōhênû | ay-loh-HAY-noo |
| lest | פֶּ֨ן | pen | pen |
| he fall upon | יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ | yipgāʿēnû | yeef-ɡa-A-noo |
| us with pestilence, | בַּדֶּ֖בֶר | baddeber | ba-DEH-ver |
| or | א֥וֹ | ʾô | oh |
| with the sword. | בֶחָֽרֶב׃ | beḥāreb | veh-HA-rev |