Exodus 8:24-26

Expanded Bible

²⁴ So the Lord did as he had said, and great swarms of flies came into ·the king’s [^LPharaoh’s] palace and his officers’ houses. All over Egypt flies were ·ruining [destroying] the land. ²⁵ ·The king [^LPharaoh] called for Moses and Aaron and told them, “[^LGo,] Offer sacrifices to your God here in this ·country [land].”

²⁶ But Moses said, “It wouldn’t be right to do that, ·because the Egyptians hate the sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God [^Lthe sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God are an abomination to the Egyptians]. If they see us offering sacrifices they ·hate [detest], ·they will throw stones at us and kill us [^Lwill they not stone us?].