And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.
Moses replied, 'We will all go together - young and old, our sons and daughters, and we'll bring all our livestock too. We need to celebrate a festival to honor the LORD.'
Moses is telling Pharaoh that the entire Hebrew community, including all their animals, must go to worship God together because their religious celebration requires everyone's participation.
📚 Historical Context
This conversation happens during the plague of locusts, as Moses and Aaron negotiate with Pharaoh for the Israelites' release from Egyptian slavery. Pharaoh had suggested that only the men could go to worship, but Moses insists that their religious obligations require the whole community to participate together.
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