Exodus 3:17-19

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¹⁷ And I have decided that I will take you away from the troubles you are suffering in Egypt. I will lead you to the land that now belongs to others—the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. I will lead you to a land filled with many good things.’

¹⁸ “The elders will listen to you. And then you and the elders will go to the Pharaoh. You will tell him, ‘Yahweh^[a] is the God of the Hebrews.^[b] He came to us and told us to travel three days into the desert. There we must offer sacrifices to Yahweh our God.’

¹⁹ “But I know that the Pharaoh will not let you go. Only a great power will force him to let you go,