Moses flees from Egypt.

EXODUS.

He is sent to deliver Israel. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his what would be done to him.

daughter.

5 ¶ And the daughter of Pharaoh came 22 And she bare him a son, and he called down to wash herself at the river; and her his name Gershom; for he said, I have maidens walked along by the river's side: been a stranger in a strange land. and when she saw the ark among the flags she sent her maid to fetch it.

23 ¶ And it came to pass, in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the 6 And when she had opened it, she saw children of Israel sighed by reason of the the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And bondage, and they cried; and their cry she had compassion on him, and said, This came up unto God, by reason of the bonis one of the Hebrews' children. dage.

7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's 24 And God heard their groaning, and daughter, Shall I go, and call to thee a God remembered his covenant with Abranurse of the Hebrew women, that she may ham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. nurse the child for thee? 25 And God looked upon the children

8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, of Israel, and God had respect unto them. Go. And the maid went and called the CHAP. III. mother.

hild's father in the priest of Midian: 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her. NOW Moses kept the flock of Jethro

Take this child away and nurse it for me, and he led the flock to the back side of the and I will give thee thy wages. And the desert, and came to the mountain of God, woman took the child and nursed it. even to Horeb. 10 And the child grew, and she brought 2 And the angel of the LORD appeared him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he be- unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst came her son. And she called his name of a bush; and he looked, and, behold the Moses and she said, Because I drew him bush burned with fire, and the bush was out of the water. not consumed.

11 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, when Moses was grown, that he went out and see this great sight, why the bush is unto his brethren, and looked on their bur- not burned. dens and he spied an Egyptian smiting 4 And when the LORD saw that he turnan Hebrew, one of his brethren. ed aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses! And he said, Here am I.

12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

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5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet; for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover, he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow ? 14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And 7¶ And the LORD said, I have surely Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is seen the affliction of my people which are known. in Egypt, and have heard their cry by rea15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, son of their taskmasters; for I know their he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled sorrows:

from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the 8 And I am come down to deliver them land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to 16 ¶ Now the priest of Midian had seven bring them up out of that land, unto a good daughters: and they came and drew water, land, and a large, unto a land flowing with and filled the troughs to water their fa- milk and honey; unto the place of the Cather's flock. naanites, and the Hittites, and the Amo17 And the shepherds came and drove rites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, them away: but Moses stood up and help- and the Jebusites. ed them, and watered their flock.

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the 18 And when they came to Reuel their children of Israel is come unto me: and father, he said, How is it that ye are come I have also seen the oppression wherewith so soon to-day? the Egyptians oppress them.

19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered

the flock.

20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

21 And Moses was content to dwell with

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.

11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

God's message to Israel.

CHAP. IV. Moses' rod turned into a serpent.

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with And he cast it on the ground, and it became thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, a serpent: and Moses fled from before it. that I have sent thee: When thou hast 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. shall serve God upon this mountain. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, and it became a rod in his hand: when I come unto the children of Israel, 5 That they may believe that the LORD and shall say unto them, The God of your God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, fathers hath sent me unto you; and they the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath shall say to me, What is his name? What appeared unto thee.

shall I say unto them?

6 ¶ And the LORD said furthermore unto

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. THAT I AM: And he said, Thus shalt And he put his hand into his bosom and thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM when he took it out, behold, his hand was hath sent me unto you. leprous as snow.

15 ¶ And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

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.

8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel voice of the first sign, that they will believe together, and say unto them, The LORD the voice of the latter sign. God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, not believe also these two signs, neither saying, I have surely visited you, and seen hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take that which is done to you in Egypt: of the water of the river, and pour it upon 17 And I have said, I will bring you up the dry land: and the water which thou out of the affliction of Egypt, unto the land takest out of the river shall become blood

of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the upon the dry land. Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hi- 10 ¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, O vites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither herewith milk and honey. tofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice; servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a and thou shalt come, thou and the elders slow tongue.

of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who shall say unto him, The LORD God of the hath made man's mouth? or who maketh Hebrews hath met with us; and now let the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the us go (we beseech thee) three days' jour-blind? have not I the LORD? ney into the wilderness, that we may sacri- 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy fice to the LORD our God. mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, 1 pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

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19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by mighty hand.

20 And I will stretch out my hand, and 14 And the anger of the LORD was kinsmite Egypt with all my wonders which dled against Moses, and he said, Is not I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also behold, he 21 And I will give this people favour in cometh forth to meet thee: and when he the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and not go empty: put words in his mouth: and I will be with 22 But every woman shall borrow of her thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in teach you what ye shall do.

her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto gold, and raiment and ye shall put them the people: and he shall be, even he shall upon your sons, and upon your daughters: be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. shalt be to him instead of God. CHAP. IV.

17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine AN ND Moses answered and said, But, hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. behold, they will not believe me, nor 18 And Moses went and returned to hearken unto my voice: for they will say, Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto 2 And the LORD said unto him, What is my brethren which are in Egypt, and see that in thine hand? And he'said, A rod. whether they be yet alive. And Jethro 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. said to Moses, Go in peace.

Pharaoh chides

EXODUS.

Moses and Aaron. 19 And the LORD said unto Moses in 5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the of the land now are many, and ye make men are dead which sought thy life. them rest from their burdens.

20 And Moses took his wife, and his 6 ¶ And Pharaoh commanded the same sons, and set them upon an ass, and he re- day the taskmasters of the people, and turned to the land of Egypt. And Moses their officers, saying, took the rod of God in his hand.

7 Ye shall no more give the people straw 21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, to make brick, as heretofore: let them go When thou goest to return into Egypt, see and gather straw for themselves.

that thou do all those wonders before Pha- 8 And the tale of the bricks which they raoh which I have put in thine hand: but did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon I will harden his heart, that he shall not let them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: the people go. for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, 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.

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.

26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

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.

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

12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble instead of straw.

13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

27 ¶ And the LORD said to Aaron, Go 14 And the officers of the children of Isinto the wilderness to meet Moses. And rael, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set he went, and met him in the mount of God, over them, were beaten, and demanded, and kissed him. Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words in making brick, both yesterday and to-day, of the LORD who had sent him, and all the as heretofore? signs which he had commanded him.

15 Then the officers of the children of 29 And Moses and Aaron went, and Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saygathered together all the elders of the chil-ing, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy dren of Israel.

servants?

30 And Aaron spake all the words which 16 There is no straw given unto thy the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did servants, and they say to us, Make brick: the signs in the sight of the people. and behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the 17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: children of Israel, and that he had looked therefore ye say, Let us go, and do sacriupon their affliction, then they bowed their fice to the LORD. heads and worshipped.

CHAP. V.

ND afterward Moses and Aaron went

18 Go therefore now, and work: for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

AND, afterward Moses and Aaron went LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, 20 And they met Moses and Aaron, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? who stood in the way, as they came forth I know not the LORD, neither will I let Is- from Pharaoh :

21 And they said unto them, The LORD

rael go. 3 And they said, The God of the He- look upon you, and judge; because ye brews hath met with us: let us go, we pray have made our savour to be abhorred in thee, three days' journey into the desert, and the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall his servants, to put a sword in their hand upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. to slay us.

4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, 22 ¶ And Moses returned unto the LORD, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evilthe people from their works? get you unto entreated this people? why is it that thou your burdens. hast sent me?

God renews his promise,

CHAP. VI, VII. and encourages Moses. 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak 16 ¶ And these are the names of the sons in thy name, he hath done evil to this peo- of Levi, according to their generations; ple: neither hast thou delivered thy people Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. And at all. the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

CHAP. VI. THE 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.

17 The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

19 And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi, according to their generations.

20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians 22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and keep in bondage: and I have remembered Elzaphan, and Zithri. my covenant.

23 And Aaron took him Elisheba daugh6 Wherefore say unto the children of ter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon to Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, out from under the burdens of the Egyp-Eleazar and Ithamar.

tians, and I will rid you out of their bon- 24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and dage, and I will redeem you with a stretch-Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the faed-out arm, and with great judgments: milies of the Korhites.

7 And I will take you to me for a people, 25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took him and I will be to you a God: and ye shall one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and know that I am the LORD your God, which she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads bringeth you out from under the burdens of of the fathers of the Levites, according to the Egyptians. their families.

8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Iaaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.

26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.

27 These are they which spake to Pha9 And Moses spake so unto the children raoh king of Egypt, to bring out the chilof Israel: but they hearkened not unto dren of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for cruel Moses and Aaron. bondage.

10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying

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

28¶ And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of 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

12 And Moses spake before the LORD, thee. saying, Behold, the children of Israel have 30 And Moses said before the LORD, Benot hearkened unto me; how then shall hold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

lips!

CHAP. VII.

13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, and Ave made thee a god to Pharaoh: ND the LORD said unto Moses, See, 1 unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh and Aaron thy brother shall be thy proking of Egypt, to bring the children of Is-phet. rael out of the land of Egypt.

2 Thou shalt speak all that I command 14 These be the heads of their fathers' thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak houses: The sons of Reuben the first-born unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Israel out of his land. Carmi: these be the families of Reuben. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and 15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, multiply my signs and my wonders in the and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zo- land of Egypt. har, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto woman: these are the families of Simeon. you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt

Aaron's rod becomes a serpent. EXODUS.

The plague of frogs; and bring forth mine armies, and my peo- and smote the waters that were in the river, ple the children of Israel, out of the land in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of of Egypt, by great judgments. his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned into blood.

5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.

7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

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

21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

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

24 And all the Egyptians digged round

9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou also. shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become about the river for water to drink; for they a serpent.

10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: And Aaron cast down his rod

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.

before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and AND the LORD spake unto Moses, Go

it became a serpent.

unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise saith the LORD, Let my people go that they men, and the sorcerers: now the magicians may serve me. of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

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

3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart that into thine house, and into thy bed-chamber, he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy had said.

14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading troughs: 4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water, and thou 5 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say shalt stand by the river's brink against he unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with come: and the rod which was turned to a thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up 16 And thou shalt say unto him, The upon the land of Egypt. LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me 6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came they may serve me in the wilderness: and up, and covered the land of Egypt. behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 7 And the magicians did so with their 17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt enchantments, and brought up frogs upon know that I am the LORD: behold, I will the land of Egypt. smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

S¶ Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD that he may take away the frogs from me, and from 18 And the fish that is in the river shall my people: and I will let the people go, die, and the river shall stink: and the Egyp- that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. tians shall loathe to drink of the water of 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory the river. over me: when shall I entreat for thee and 19 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, for thy servants, and for thy people, to deSay unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch stroy the frogs from thee, and thy houses, out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, that they may remain in the river only? upon their streams, upon their rivers, and 10 And he said, To-morrow. And he upon their ponds, and upon all their pools said, Be it according to thy word: that thou of water, that they may become blood and mayest know that there is none like unto that there may be blood throughout all the the LORD our God. land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod

11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.