We will go three days' journey into the wilderness: and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

A journey of three days we go into the wilderness, and have sacrificed to Jehovah our God, as He saith unto us.'

But we will go three days' journey into the waste land and make an offering to the Lord our God as he may give us orders.

We will sojourn three days' journey into the wilderness. And we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, just as he has instructed us."

Viam trium dierum progrediemur in desertum, et sacrificabimus Jehovae Deo nostro, quemadmodum praecepit nobis.

We will go three days' journey. This is the conclusion that no change must be made in God's command, but that His injunction must be obeyed simply, and without exception. Nor is there little praise due to the firmness of Moses, who so boldly and unreservedly rejected the pretended moderation of the tyrant, because it would have somewhat interfered with the will of God. He therefore declares that the Israelites would do no otherwise than as God had prescribed.

Three days' journey - See the Exodus 3:18 note.

And sacrifice to the Lord - as he shall command us - It is very likely that neither Moses nor Aaron knew as yet in what manner God would be worshipped; and they expected to receive a direct revelation from him relative to this subject, when they should come into the wilderness.

We will go three days' journey into the wilderness,.... As was first insisted on, and from which demand they should not depart:
and sacrifice unto the Lord our God, as he shall command us; both what sacrifices shall be offered, and the manner in which they shall be done, both which seemed for the present in a good measure undetermined and unknown; and therefore it was possible, and very probable, that in one or the other they should give offence to the Egyptians, should they sacrifice among them, being at all events resolved to do as the Lord should command them.

As he shall command us - For he has not yet told us what sacrifices to offer.