Éxodo 8:28

28 —Está bien, pueden ir —contestó el faraón—. Los dejaré ir al desierto para ofrecer sacrificios al Señor
su Dios, pero no se alejen demasiado. Apúrense y oren por mí.

Éxodo 8:28 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 8:28

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to
the Lord your God in the wilderness
He does not say three days, though as he allowed them to go into the wilderness and sacrifice, they could not go and come again in less time; nor would Moses have accepted of the grant, as it seems by what follows he had, if he had obliged them to less time: only you shall not go very far away;
his meaning is, as Aben Ezra observes, that they should go no further than three days' journey; he was jealous that this was only an excuse to get entirely out of his dominions, and never return more. He might have heard of their claim to the land of Canaan, and of their talk, and hope, and expectation, of going and settling there; and so understood this motion of theirs, to have leave to go into the wilderness for three days, to sacrifice to the Lord, was only a pretence; that their real intention was to proceed on in their journey to Canaan; however, being in this great distress, he made as if he was willing to grant what they desired, and very importunately urged they would pray he might be delivered from this plague: entreat for me;
the words seem to be spoken in haste, and with great eagerness and vehemence.

Éxodo 8:28 In-Context

26 Pero Moisés respondió:
—Eso no estaría bien. Los egipcios detestan los sacrificios que ofrecemos al Señor
nuestro Dios. Si ofrecemos nuestros sacrificios a la vista de ellos, nos apedrearán.

27 Para ofrecer sacrificios al Señor
nuestro Dios, tenemos que salir al desierto, a una distancia de tres días, tal como él nos ordenó.

28 —Está bien, pueden ir —contestó el faraón—. Los dejaré ir al desierto para ofrecer sacrificios al Señor
su Dios, pero no se alejen demasiado. Apúrense y oren por mí.

29 —En cuanto salga de tu presencia —le respondió Moisés—, oraré al Señor
, y mañana mismo la nube de moscas desaparecerá de ti, de tus funcionarios y de toda tu gente. Pero te advierto, faraón, no vuelvas a mentirnos o a engañarnos y luego negarte a dejar salir al pueblo para que ofrezca sacrificios al Señor
.

30 Entonces Moisés salió del palacio del faraón y rogó al Señor
que quitara todas las moscas.