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Exodus 8:26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 26 But Moses said: “It is not proper to do so, because what we would sacrifice to Jehovah our God would be detestable to the Egyptians.+ If we would make a sacrifice that was detestable to the Egyptians right before their eyes, would they not stone us?

Exodus 8:26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 26 But Moses said: “It is not admissible to do so, because we would sacrifice to Jehovah our God a thing detestable to the Egyptians.+ Suppose we would sacrifice a thing detestable to the Egyptians before their eyes; would they not stone us?

Exodus 8:26

The Bible in Living English
- 26 But Moses said “It would not be the thing to do so, because we shall be sacrificing to our God Jehovah what the Egyptians abominate: suppose we sacrifice before the Egyptians’ eyes what they abominate, will they not stone us?

Exodus 8:26

American Standard Version
- 26 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?

Exodus 8:26

The Emphasized Bible
- 26 And Moses said: Not meet is it to do thus, for an abomination to the Egyptians we should sacrifice to Yahweh our God. Lo! could we sacrifice that which is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes, and they not stone us?

Exodus 8:26

King James Version
- 26 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?