Exodus 8:26

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And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?

In other translations

And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872לֹאlo'notH3808נָכוֹןnakhon[is] establishedH3559לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213כֵּןkenthusH3651כִּיkiforH3588תּוֹעֲבַתto'avat[the] abomination ofH8441מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714נִזְבַּחnizbachwe will sacrificeH2076לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵינוּ'eloheinuGod ourH430הֵןhenhere!H2005נִזְבַּחnizbachwe will sacrificeH2076אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853תּוֹעֲבַתto'avat[the] abomination ofH8441מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714לְעֵינֵיהֶםle'eineihemto eyes theirH5869וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִסְקְלֻנוּ׃yiskelunuwill they stone? usH5619

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