Exodus 3:18-20

New International Reader's Version

¹⁸ “The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt. You must say to him, ‘The Lord has met with us. He is the God of the Hebrews. Let us take a journey that lasts about three days. We want to go into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’ ¹⁹ But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you and your people go. Only a mighty hand could make him do that. ²⁰ So I will reach out my hand. I will strike the Egyptians with all the amazing things I will do. After that, their king will let you go.