18 And ^wthey will listen to your voice, and ^xyou and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a ^ythree days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’

31 And the people ^cbelieved; and when they heard that the Lord had ^dvisited the people of Israel and that he had ^eseen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.