7119. 'Therefore they cry out, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God' means that for that reason they give so much thought to such worship. This is clear from the meaning here of 'crying out' as thought, for 'saying' and 'speaking' mean thought, 2271, 2287, 7094, and so therefore does 'crying out' (though intense thought with full intention to act is meant by 'crying out', which is why the expression 'so much thought' is used); and from the meaning of 'sacrificing to their God' as worship of the Lord, dealt with in 6905, 7101. But since Pharaoh said that he did not know Jehovah, 7095, 7097, and the Egyptians loathed sacrifices, 1343, and since Moses said that they would be going a three days' journey away into the wilderness, 6904, 7100, the expression 'such worship' is therefore used.

7095. 'Who is Jehovah whose voice I am to hear' means regarding the Lord whose admonition they should listen to, that is to say, thinking that was of a contrary nature regarding Him. This is clear from the meaning here of the word 'voice' as an admonition, for it is used to refer to what Moses and Aaron said to Pharaoh, dealt with in 7090; and from the meaning of 'hearing' as obeying, dealt with in 2542, 3869, 5017, so that 'hearing the voice' means obeying or listening to an admonition. The reason why the Lord is meant by the one whose admonition Pharaoh refused to listen to is that in the Word 'Jehovah' is used to mean no one other than the Lord, see above in 7091.