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out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. and the Jubusites, unto a land flowing with 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath milk and honey. made man's mouth or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD.

13 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall ay unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD

our God.

14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people. and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

18 And Moses went and returned to be-Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, me go, pray return

19¶ And I am sure that the king of Egypt vill not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will stretch out my hand, and site Egypt with all my wonders which will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

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And I will give this people favour in the right of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: 22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

CHAP. IV.

ND Moses answered and said, But, bearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

61 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom, And he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

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21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh which 1 have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoli, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my first-born.

23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy first-born.

24 ¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

9 And it shall come to pass, if they will 26 So he let him go: then she said, A not believe also these two signs, neither heark-bloody husband thou art, because of the cir⚫en unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the cumcision.

water of the river, and pour it upon the dry 27 ¶ And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into land: and the water, which thou takest out the wilderness, to meet Moses. And he went, of the river, shall become blood upon the dry and met him in the mount of God, and kissland. ed him. 101 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my

28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of

25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

EXODUS.

e LORD who had sent him, and all the signs, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy serwhich he had commanded him.

vants?

16 There is no straw given unto thy ser29 ¶ And Moses and Aaron went and ganered together all the elders of the children vants, and they say to us, Make brick and behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault f Israel.

30 And Aaron spake all the words which is in thine own people. he LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle; therefore ye say, Let us go, and do sacrifice

31 And the people believed: and when to the LORD. 18 Go therefore now and work: for there they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deupon their affliction, then they bowed their liver the tale of bricks. heads and worshipped.

19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it

CHAP. V.

AND afterward Moses and Aaron went in, was said, Ye shall not minish ought from

and told Thus saith the LORD your bricks of your daily task. 20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. stood in the way, as they came forth from 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that Pharaoh : I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go. 3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, three days' journey into the desert, and sacri- to put a sword in their hand to slay us. fice unto the LORD our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have

4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

221 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evilentreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me

23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this peo5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of ple: neither hast thou delivered thy people the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

at all.

61 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, will not give you straw.

11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

CHAP. VI.
THEN the LORD said unto Moses, Now

shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh : for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty; but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

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5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

6 Wherefore say unto the children of Is rael, I am the LORD, and I will bring you

12 So the people were scattered abroad out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, throughout all the land of Egypt to gather and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched-out arm, stubble instead of straw. say-and with great judgments.

14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to-day, as

7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8 And I will bring you in unto the hand, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac,and to Jacob; and I will

heretofore?

15 Then the officers of the children of Is-give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD. pel came and cried unto Tharaoh, saying,

3 And Moses spake so unto the children

13 And the taskmasters hasted them,
ing, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as

when there was straw.

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of Israel; but they hearkened not unto Moses the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. And the LORD spake unto Moses,

Egypt,

29 That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

30 And Moses said before the LORD, Eehold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how

12 And Moses spake before the LORD, say-shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? ing, Behold, the children of Israel have not CHAP. VII. hearkened unto me : how then shall Pharaoh Ave made thee a god to Pharaoh; and ND said unto See, I

hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt

2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land."

saying,

11 Gio in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

11 These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt,

15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Olad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. by great judgments.

16 T And these are the names of the sons 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am of Levi, according to their generations; the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. And the upon Egypt, and bring out the children of years of the life of Levi were an hundred Israel from among them. thirty and seven years.

6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD 17 The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shi-commanded them, so did they. mi, according to their families. 7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and 18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the they spake unto Pharaoh. years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

8 T And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

9 When Pharaoli shall speak unto you, say ac-ing, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it be

19 And the sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi: these are the families of Levi, cording to their generations. 20 And Amram took him Jochebed his fa-fore Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent ther's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron 10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto and Moses. And the years of the life of Am-Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had ram were an hundred and thirty and seven commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod years. before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and

21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and it became a serpent. Nepheg, and Zichri.

22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Elzaplan, and Zithri. Egypt, they also did in like manner with

24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men

23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daugh-their enchantments.

ter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to 12 For they cast down every man his rod, wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod Eleazar and Ithamar. swallowed up their rods.

13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took him one 14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Phaof the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she raoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the people go.

the fathers of the Levites, according to their 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morrfamilies. ing; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and

to their armies.

26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to thou shalt stand by the river's brink against whom the LORD said, Bring out the children he come; and the rod which was turned to of Israel from the land of Egypt, according a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 16 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD 27 These are they which spake to Pharaoh God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, king of Egypt, to bring out the children of saying, Let my people go, that they may Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and serve me in the wilderness; and behold,

Aaron.

hitherto thou woudest not hear.

28 ¶ And it came to pass, on the day when

17 Thus saith the Lond, In this the

know that I am the LORD: behold, I will my people; and I will let the people go, that smite with the rod that is in mine hand they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. upon the waters which are in the river, and 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory they shall be turned to blood. over me when shall I entreat for thee, and

18 And the fish that is in the river, shall for thy servants, and for thy people, to dedie, and the river shall stink; and the Egyp-stroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that tians shall loathe to drink of the water of the they may remain in the river only? river. 10 And he said, To-morrow. And he said, 19¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say Be it according to thy word; that thou mayunto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out est know that there is none like unto the LORD thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon our God.

their streams, upon their rivers, and upon 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, their ponds, and upon all their pools of and from thy houses, and from thy servants, water, that they may become blood; and and from thy people; they shall remain in that there may be blood throughout all the the river only."

land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and 12 And Moses and Aaron went out from in vessels of stone. Pharaoh and Moses cried unto the LORD 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the because of the frogs which he had brought LORD commanded: and he lifted up the rod, against Pharaoh. and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses,out of the villages,and out of the fields. 14 And they gathered them together upon heaps; and the land stank.

21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was not drink of the water of the river: and there respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkenwas blood throughout all the land of Egypt. ed not unto them; as the LORD had said. 22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. CHAP. VIII.

16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

17 And they did so: for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not so there were lice upon man and

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saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they
may serve me.

2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

20 T And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abun-up early in the morning, and stand before dantly, which shall go up and come into thine Pharaoh, (lo, he cometh forth to the water,) house, and into thy bed-chamber, and upon and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, my people go, that they may serve me: and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, and into thy kneading-troughs: behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, 4 And the frogs shall come up, both on and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy and into thy houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

servants.

51 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to-morrow shall this 7 And the magicians did so with their en- sign be. chantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

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24 And the LORD did so: and there came grievous swarm of flies into the house of 8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD, that he into all the land of Egypt: the land was cor2 may take away the frogs from me, and from rupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boil; for the boil was upon the magicians,and upon all the Egyptians.

12 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them;

26 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 as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians 131 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise before their eyes, and will they not stone us? up early in the morning, and stand before 27 We will go three days' journey into the Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people God, as he shall command us. go, that they may serve me.

14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the

25 ¶ And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me.

29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from earth. thee, and I will entreat the LORD that the 15 For now I will stretch out my hand, swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, that I may smite thee and thy people with from his servants, and from his people, to- pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitful- the earth. ly any more in_ not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.

31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people: there remained not one.

32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

CHAP. IX.
THEN the LORD said unto Moses, Go in

17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

18 Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field: for peo-found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

20 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, up- 21 And he that regarded not the word of on the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall the LORD left his servants and his cattle in be a very grievous murrain. the field.

4 And the LORD shall sever between the 22 And the LORD said unto Moses, cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there shall nothing die of all that is the chil- there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, dren's of Israel. upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder

6 And the LORD did that thing on the mor- and hail, and the fire ran along upon the row, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. land of Egypt.

the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my ple go, that they may serve me.

2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

5 And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. the hail, very grievous, such as there was And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and none like it in all the land of Egypt since it he did not let the people go. became a nation.

8¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward man and beast; and the hail smote every the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. herb of the field, and brake every tree of the

25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both

9 And it shall become small dust in all the field. land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, children of Israel were, was there no hail. throughout all the land of Egypt.

10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil break-1 ing forth with blains upon man and upon beast.

27 ¶ And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and and my people are wicked.

28 Entreat the LORD (for it is enou~`` 3

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