Exodus 10:26

²⁴ Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”

²⁵ But Moses replied, “You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.

Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”

²⁷ But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.

²⁸ “Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”
KJV: Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.
WEB: Our livestock also shall go with us. Not a hoof shall be left behind, for of it we must take to serve the LORD our God; and we don’t know with what we must serve the LORD, until we come there.”
ASV: Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind: for thereof must we take to serve Jehovah our God; and we know not with what we must serve Jehovah, until we come thither.
DARBY: Our cattle also must go with us: there shall not a hoof be left behind; for we must take thereof to serve Jehovah our God; and we do not know with what we must serve Jehovah, until we come there.
BLB: And also our livestock shall go with us. Not a hoof shall remain, for from it we shall take to serve YHWH our God, and we do not know with what we shall serve YHWH until we arrive there.”

ÅB: også vår buskap må være med oss, ikke en klov må bli igjen; for det er det vi må ta av når vi skal tjene Herren vår Gud, og vi vet ikke hva vi skal ofre til Herren før vi kommer dit.
OTB: Våre husdyr må også dra med oss; ikke en hov skal bli igjen. Vi må ta noen av dem for å tjene Herren vår Gud, og før vi kommer dit, vet vi ikke hva vi skal bruke for å tjene Herren.»
B1930: også vår buskap må være med oss, ikke en klov må bli igjen; for det er det vi må ta av når vi skal tjene Herren vår Gud, og vi vet ikke hvad vi skal ofre til Herren før vi kommer dit.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Corinthians 8:5
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
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Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
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Acts 2:44–45
All the believers were together and had everything in common.
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Isaiah 23:18
Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.
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Hosea 5:6
They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
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Exodus 12:32
Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”
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Isaiah 60:5–10
Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
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Proverbs 3:9
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
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