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
In the book of Exodus, the Israelites had been enslaved in Egypt for centuries, and God was using Moses to demand their freedom through a series of plagues as judgments on Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Pharaoh attempted to compromise by offering to let only the men go to worship, but Moses insisted that the entire community, including children, the elderly, and their livestock, must participate to properly hold a feast for the Lord. This exchange underscored the all-or-nothing nature of God's call for worship and deliverance.
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