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but of the affliction of Egypt unto the land Lord, I am not eivquent, neither heretofore, of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: Amorites, and the Ferizzites, and the Hivites, but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. and the Jubusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

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 bath 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.

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

11 And the LORD said unto him, Who he th made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD.

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.

14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? 1 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 shait 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.

21 And I will give this people favour in the ight 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 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the eighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her people: and he shall be, even he shall be to house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your him instead of God.

CHAP. IV.

18 And Moses went and returned to

tons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine poil the Egyptians. hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. AND Moses answered and said, But, be-Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, hold, they will not believe me, nor Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my arken unto my voice: for they will say, brethren which are in Egypt, and see whe The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. ther they be yet alive. And Jethro said to 2 And the LORD said unto him, What is Moses, Go in peace. bat in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And Le 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 Se put forth his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

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

61 And the LORD said furthermore unto

hin. 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 bosa again. And he put his hand into his nosom again; and placked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his ether flesh.

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.

19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian. Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Whea thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before l'haraoh which I 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 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, etKN thy first-born.

24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD me, him, and sought te kili him.

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

And it shall come to pass, if they will 26 So he let him go: then she said, A not believe also those two signs, neither neark-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 kissband. led him.

101 And Moses said unto the LORD, Om7

28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of

he LORD who had sent him, and all the signs | Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy ser which he had commanded him.

vants?

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

50 And Aaron spake all the words which is in thine own people. the 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. they heard that the LORD had visited the 13 Go therefore now and work: for there children of Israel, and that he had looked shall no straw be given you, yet shali ye deupon their affliction, then they bowed their liver the tale of bricks. heads and worshipped.

CHAP. V.

19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it AND afterward Moses and Aaron went in, was said, ye shall not minish ought from and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD your bricks of your daily task. God of Israel, Let my people go, that they 20 Ard they met Moses and Aaron, who 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.

21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have 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 As with pestilence, or with the sword.

And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, entreated this people? why is it that thou Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aarcu, let the hast sent me ?

burdens.

people from their works? get you unto your 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 nake them at ali. rest from their burdens.

6 And Pharaoh commanded the same

Jay the taskmasters of the peake, 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 thein; 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 o the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

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

CHAP. VI.

TEN 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 shail 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 Ahnighty; 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.

5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered any 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 Hubble instead of straw. I will redeem you with a stretched-out arm, and with great judgments.

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

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

heretofore.

15 Then the officers of the children of Issael came und cried unto Pharaoh, saying,!

7 And I will take you to me for a people and I will be to you a God; and ye shal 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 land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abrahain, to Isaac.and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD. 9 And Moses spake so unto the children

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. [Egypt, 10 And the LORD spake unto Moses,| 20 That the LORD spake unto Moses, sny saying, ing, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pha rach king of Egypt all that I say unto thee, 30 And Moses said before the LORD, Be old, I am of uncircumcised lips, and bow 12 And Moses spake before the LORD, say-shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? ing, Behold, the children of Israel have not

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

hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips ?

CHAP. VII.

hearkened unto me: how then shall Pharaoh AND the LORD said unto Moses, See, 1 have made thee a god to Pharaoh; and 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel cut unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of of the land of Egypt. Israel out of his land

14 These be the beads 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.

15¶ And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and famin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanitish, wo

men: these are the families of Simeon.

16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their generations Gershon and Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were an hundred Cirty and seven years.

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 by great judgments.

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

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.

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

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

9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, say ac-ing, Shew a miracle for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thý rod, and cast it be 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 it became a serpent.

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

22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan. and Zithri.

11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with

23 Ana Aaron took him Elisheba, daugh-their enchantments. ter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

21 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Ei-] Kanah. and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Koites.

families.

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

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

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

25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites, according to their 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and 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. to their armies.

16 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD

27 These are they which epake to Pharaoh God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, king of Egypt, to bring out the children of saying, Let my peopie go, that they may Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, Aaron. hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

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

17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shall

river.

EXODUS.

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. 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory upon the waters which are in the river, and over me: when shall I entreat for thee, and they shall be turned to blood. 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? 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. 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, their streams, upon their rivers, and upon 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 in vessels of stone.

12 And Mcres and Aaron went out from Pharaoh and Moses cried unto the LOED because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the 13 And the LORD did according to the LORD commanded and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the his servants; and all the waters that were houses,out of the villages,and out of the fields. 14 And they gathered them together upou in the river were turned to blood.

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was 21 And the fish that was in the river died;heaps, and the land stank. and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river: and there respite, he hardened his heart, and hearken 16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Say was 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 junto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smit hardened, neither did he learken unto them; the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 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 viver.

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

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17 And they did so: for Aaron stretches out his hand with his rod, and smote the dus of the earth, and it became lice in man anc in beast; all the dust of the land became lic 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

ND the LORD spake unto Moses, Go un-upon beast.
to Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus

19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh,

saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened no may serve me.

20 And the LORD said unto Moses Ris
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, funto them; as the LORD had said.
I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abun-up early in the morning, and stand befort
dantly, which shall go up and come into thine Fharaoh, (lo, he cometii forth to the water,
house, and into thy bed-chamber, and upon and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, La
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,
and into thy kneading-troughs:

4 And the frogs shall come up, both on
thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy

servants.

5 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.

Else, if thou wilt not let my people go behold, I will send swarms of flies upon the and upon thy servants, and upon thy peop and into thy houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon, they are.

22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that ne 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 sill th

7 And the magicians did so with their en-sign be,
chantments, and brought up frogs upon the
land of Egypt.

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

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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 sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us 27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.

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; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

13 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, 14 For I will at this time send all my that ve may sacrifice to the LORD your God plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy ser in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very vants, and upon thy people; that thou mayfar away: entreat for me. est know that there is none like me in all the

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 16 And in very deed for this cause have 1 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 unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve ine.

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

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, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared through out all the earth.

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 founda tion thereof even until now.

19 Send therefore now, and gather thy

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cattle, and all that thou hast in the field for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon thera, and they shall die.

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

21 And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servarts and his cattle in he field.

4 And the LORD shall sever between the 22 1 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 5 And the LORD appointed a set time, say-herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt ing, To-morrow the LORD shall do this thing 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toin the land. ward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder

6 And the LORD did that thing on the mor- and bail, 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.

7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with Rot one of the cattle of the Israelites dead, the hail, very grievous, such as there was And the heart of Pharach 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 un- 25 And the hail smote thronghout all the to Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of land of Egypt all that wes in the field, both 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

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 bail. throughout all the land of Egypt. 27 1 Aud Pharaoh sent, aud called for Mo

10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and ses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have stood before Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkled it sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and uptoward heaven; and it became a boil break-I and my people are wicked.

ing forth with blains upon mcz and upon beast. 28 Entreat the LORD (for it is enough)

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