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Exodus 10:25
But Moses replied, “You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Pharaoh during the plague negotiations, responding to Pharaoh’s conditional permission for Israel to leave their livestock behind.
The words — The Hebrew תִּתֵּן (ti.Ten) translates “you will give,” and זְבָחִים (ze.va.Chim) means “sacrifices,” directly stating Moses’ demand for animal provisions.
The thread — This insistence on sacrificial animals echoes later priestly regulations in Exodus 29:1 and Leviticus 9:22, where specific livestock are mandated for consecration and worship.
Why it lands — The text states that worship cannot proceed without the prescribed offerings, requiring a reader to acknowledge that divine commands dictate the means of approaching God.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.
Cross-references
- Exodus 29:1 “Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,
- Leviticus 9:22 Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down.
- Leviticus 16:9 he shall present the goat chosen by lot for the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering.
- Exodus 36:1 “So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”