EXO 8:26 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Mosheh (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (EXO 8:22) Καὶ εἶπε Μωυσῆς, οὐ δυνατὸν γενέσθαι οὕτως· τὰ γὰρ βδελύγματα τῶν Αἰγυπτίων θύσομεν Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν· ἐὰν γὰρ θύσωμεν τὰ βδελύγματα τῶν Αἰγυπτίων ἐναντίον αὐτῶν, λιθοβοληθησόμεθα.
(Kai eipe Mōusaʸs, ou dunaton genesthai houtōs; ta gar bdelugmata tōn Aiguptiōn thusomen Kuriōi tōi Theōi haʸmōn; ean gar thusōmen ta bdelugmata tōn Aiguptiōn enantion autōn, lithobolaʸthaʸsometha.)

BrTr (EXO 8:22) And Moses said, It cannot be so, for we shall sacrifice to the Lord our God the abominations of the Egyptians; for if we sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians before them, we shall be stoned.

ULT And Moses said, “It would not be right to do so, because we will sacrifice an abomination of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Look, we would sacrifice an abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and would they not stone us?

UST But Moses replied, “It would not be right for us to do that, because we will offer sacrifices to Yahweh, the God we worship, that are very offensive to the Egyptians. Look, it is certain that if we offer sacrifices right in front of them that the Egyptians hate passionately, they will kill us by throwing stones at us!

BSB & MSB 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?

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WEBBE & WMBB 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?

NET But Moses said, “That would not be the right thing to do, for the sacrifices we make to the Lord our God would be an abomination to the Egyptians. If we make sacrifices that are an abomination to the Egyptians right before their eyes, will they not stone us?

LSV and Moses says, “[It is] not right to do so—for us to sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to our God YHWH; behold, we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes—and they do not stone us!

FBV “No, that wouldn't be the right thing to do,” Moses replied. “The sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God would be offensive to Egyptians. If we went ahead and offered sacrifices offensive to Egyptians, they'd stone us!

T4T But Moses/I replied, “It would not be right for us to do that, because we will be offering sacrifices that are very offensive to the Egyptian people. If we offer sacrifices that the Egyptian people think are disgusting, they will kill us by throwing stones at us [RHQ]!

LEB And Moses said, “To do so is not right, because we will sacrifice to Yahweh our God a thing detestable to the Egyptians. Look, if we sacrifice before their eyes the thing detestable to the Egyptians, will they not stone us?

BBE And Moses said, It is not right to do so; for we make our offerings of that to which the Egyptians give worship; and if we do so before their eyes, certainly we will be stoned.

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JPS (EXO 8:22) (8-18) And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end that thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

ASV 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?

DRA And Moses said: It cannot be so: for we shall sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: now if we kill those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us.

YLT and Moses saith, 'Not right to do so, for the abomination of the Egyptians we do sacrifice to Jehovah our God; lo, we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes — and they do not stone us!

Drby And Moses said, It is not proper to do so; for we should sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our [fn]God: lo, if we sacrificed the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, would they not stone us?

8.26 Elohim

RV 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?
(And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination/disgusting_thing of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination/disgusting_thing of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?)

SLT And Moses will say, It not being right to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: Behold, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians in their eyes, and will they not stone us?

Wbstr 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?

KJB-1769 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?
(And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination/disgusting_thing of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination/disgusting_thing of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?)

KJB-1611 And Moses said, It is not meete so to doe; for we shal sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians, to the LORD our God: Loe, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone vs?
(And Moses said, It is not meet so to doe; for we shall sacrifice the abomination/disgusting_thing of the Egyptians, to the LORD our God: Lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination/disgusting_thing of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?)

Bshps And Moyses aunswered, It is not meete that we so do: for we must offer vnto the Lorde our God, that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians. Lo, if we sacrifice that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians before theyr eyes, wyl they not stone vs?
(And Moses answered, It is not meet that we so do: for we must offer unto the Lord our God, that which is an abomination/disgusting_thing unto the Egyptians. Lo, if we sacrifice that which is an abomination/disgusting_thing unto the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us?)

Gnva But Moses answered, It is not meete to do so: for then we shoulde offer vnto the Lord our God that, which is an abomination vnto the Egyptians. Loe, can we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and they not stone vs?
(But Moses answered, It is not meet to do so: for then we should offer unto the Lord our God that, which is an abomination/disgusting_thing unto the Egyptians. Lo, can we sacrifice the abomination/disgusting_thing of the Egyptians before their eyes, and they not stone us?)

Cvdl Moses sayde: It is not mete, yt we shulde so do, so shulde we offer ye abhominacion of ye Egipcians vnto the LORDE or God. Beholde, yf we shulde offer the abhominacion of ye Egipcians before their eyes, shulde they not stone vs?
(Moses said: It is not meet, it we should so do, so should we offer ye/you_all abomination/disgusting_thing of ye/you_all Egyptians unto the LORD or God. Behold, if we should offer the abomination/disgusting_thing of ye/you_all Egyptians before their eyes, should they not stone us?)

Wycl And Moises seide, It may not be so, for `we schulen offre to oure God the abhomynaciouns of Egipcians; that if we schulen sle bifore Egipcians tho thingis whiche thei worschipen, thei schulen `ouerleie vs with stoonus.
(And Moses said, It may not be so, for we should offer to our God the abomination/disgusting_things/disgusting_things of Egyptians; that if we should slay before Egyptians those things which they worship, they should overlay us with stones.)

Luth (EXO 8:22) Mose sprach: Das taugt nicht, daß wir also tun; denn wir würden der Ägypter Greuel opfern unserm GOtt, dem HErr’s; siehe, wenn wir denn der Ägypter Greuel vor ihren Augen opferten, würden sie uns nicht steinigen?
(Moses spoke: The is_suitable not, that we/us also do/put; because/than we/us would the/of_the Egyptians abomination/disgusting_thing sacrifice(v) ours God, to_him LORD’s; see/look, if/when we/us because/than the/of_the Egyptians abomination/disgusting_thing before/in_front_of your(pl) eyes sacrificed, would they/she/them us/to_us/ourselves not stony?)

ClVg Et ait Moyses: Non potest ita fieri: abominationes enim Ægyptiorum immolabimus Domino Deo nostro: quod si mactaverimus ea quæ colunt Ægyptii coram eis, lapidibus nos obruent.[fn]
(And he_said Moses: Not/No can so/thus to_be_done: abominations because Of_Egyptians we_will_sacrifice Master to_God our: that when/but_if we_may_have_slaughtered them which they_worship Egyptians before to_them, stones us they_will_cover_up.)

8.26 Abominationes. Perversi abominantur bona Ægyptii, id est, cives hujus sæculi abominantur oves, id est, simplicitatem bonorum. Sicut enim boni abominantur mala, ita mali bona. Unde abominantur boni virum impium, et impii eos qui in recta sunt via. AUG. Quæst. 28. In eremum dicebat Moyses se velle ire ubi Ægyptii non viderent abominationes suas. Hoc autem intelligendum est mystice significari, quod de pastoribus diximus, qui erant Ægyptiis abominabiles: et ideo separatam terram Isrælitæ receperunt in Ægypto. Sic enim sacrificia Isrælitarum abominationes sunt Ægyptiis, sicut iniquis vita justorum. STRAB. Historice. Ægyptii abominantur oves et eas adorant propter Jovem Ammonem, qui cum capite arietino pingitur. Item: bovem colunt Ægyptii, qui consecratus est Api, sicut vacca Isidi. Apis enim erat maximum numen Ægyptiorum, qui semel in anno certo tempore apparebat sacerdotibus eorum. Illi vero cum hymnis et laudibus eum prosequentes, quasi lymphatici prophetabant. GREG., lib. XVIII Moral., c. 28, tom. 2. Ægyptus muscis percutitur, etc., usque ad Vacate et videte, quoniam ego sum Deus.

8.26 Abominations. Askew they_detest good(s) Egyptians, that it_is, citizen of_this of_the_world/of_the_ages they_detest sheep, that it_is, simplicity of_goods. Like because good they_detest evil, so/thus evil good(s). From_where/who they_detest good husband impious/ungodly, and wicked them who/which in/into/on straight are way/road. AUG. Quest. 28. In desert he_said Moses himself to_want ire where Egyptians not/no they_would_see abominations their_own. This however to_be_understood it_is mystically to_be_signified, that from/about shepherds we_said, who/which they_were Egyptians abominable: and therefore/for_that_reason separated the_earth/land Israelite they_received in/into/on to_Egypt. So because sacrifices(n) Of_Israelites abominations are Egyptians, like unjust life of_the_righteous. STRAB. Historically. Egyptians they_detest sheep and them they_worship because Yupiter Ammonem, who/which when/with head of_a_ram is_painted. Likewise: ox/bull they_worship Egyptians, who/which consecrated it_is Api, like cow Isidi. Apis because was maximum divine_will Of_Egyptians, who/which once/first in/into/on in_the_year certainly at_the_time was_appearing to_the_priests their. Those indeed/however when/with hymns and praises him pursuing, as_if frenzied they_prophesied. GREG., lib. 18 Moral., c. 28, tom. 2. Egypt flies is_struck, etc., until to Be_still and see, since/because I I_am God.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם & אֶת־תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֛יִם

detestable_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s & DOM detestable_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s

We do not know what about their sacrificing was an abomination to the Egyptians. The same term is used in [Genesis 43:32](../../gen/43/32.md) and [46:34](../46/34.md) to describe the Egyptians’ feelings about eating with Hebrews and about the Hebrew profession of shepherding, respectively. Translators should attempt to convey the strong negative feelings that would be provoked in the Egyptians without speculating as to the cause.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

נִזְבַּ֖ח & אֱלֹהֵ֑י⁠נוּ & נִזְבַּ֞ח & יִסְקְלֻֽ⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Mosheh not right for=doing yes/correct/thus/so that/for/because/then/when detestable_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s sacrifice to/for=YHWH God_of,our if sacrifice DOM detestable_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s to,eyes_of,their and=not will,they_stone_us? )

Here, we, our, and us should all be translated as exclusive (if your language makes that distinction). Pharaoh and the Egyptians are not included.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וְ⁠לֹ֥א יִסְקְלֻֽ⁠נוּ

and=not will,they_stone_us?

Moses asks this question to show Pharaoh that the Egyptians would not allow the Israelites to worship Yahweh by making a sacrifice repugnant to them. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [they will certainly stone us!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠עֵינֵי⁠הֶ֖ם

to,eyes_of,their

The express before their eyes is a figurative way of saying “where they can see.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in their sight]

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