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Exodus 1:1-22
1 Now these are the names of the
children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 2
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali,
Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy
souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. 6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren,
and all that generation. 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased
abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Now there arose up a new king over
Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the
children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely
with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war,
they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of
the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their
burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more
they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of
the children of Israel. 13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with
rigour: 14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick,
and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them
serve, was with rigour.
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the
Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the
other Puah: 16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and
see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be
a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the
king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt
called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved
the men children alive? 19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are
not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the
midwives come in unto them. 20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people
multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared
God, that he made them houses. 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son
that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. (KJV)
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Exodus 2:1-25
1 And there went a man of the house of
Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a
son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three
months. 3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes,
and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in
the flags by the river's brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done
to him.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to
wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and
when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 And when she had
opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on
him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then said his sister to
Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may
nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and
called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away,
and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child,
and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he
became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the
water.
11 And it came to pass in those days, when
Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he
spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. 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. 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 Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. 15 Now when
Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of
Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven
daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their
father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and
helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he
said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 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 the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare him
a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a
strange land.
23 And it came to pass in process of time,
that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage,
and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard
their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. (KJV)
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Exodus 3:1-22
1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his
father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert,
and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the LORD
appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and,
behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said,
I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the
LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush,
and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 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.
7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen
the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason
of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 8 And I am come down to deliver them out
of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a
large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 Now
therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen
the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 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? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token
unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye
shall serve God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come
unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me
unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the
children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 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.
16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel
together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac,
and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that
which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the
affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites,
and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and
honey. 18 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 say 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. 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 smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that
he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favour in the sight 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. (KJV)
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Exodus 4:1-31
1 And Moses answered and said, But,
behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken 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: 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. 6 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. 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 not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto
thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry
land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the
dry land.
10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my
Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy
servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the LORD said unto
him, Who hath 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? 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 Jethro
his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren
which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go
in peace. 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, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou
do all those wonders before Pharaoh, 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 firstborn: 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 firstborn.
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. 27 And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the
wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 28
And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which
he had commanded him. 29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of
the children of Israel: 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto
Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when
they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon
their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. (KJV)
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Exodus 5:1-23
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in,
and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the 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, that 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
hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and
sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
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. 5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the
land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. 6 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, I 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. 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. 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
Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold,
thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people. 17 But he
said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do
sacrifice to the LORD. 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. 20 And they met Moses
and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: 21 And they said unto
them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in
the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay
us. 22 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil
entreated 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 people; neither hast thou
delivered thy people at all. (KJV)
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Exodus 6:1-30
1 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. 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 Israel, I am the LORD, and I will
bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their
bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: 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 land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to
Abraham, 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
for anguish of spirit, and for cruel 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. 12 And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have
not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised
lips? 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.
14 These be the heads of their
fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron,
and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben. 15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and
Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: 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 thirty and seven years. 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. 22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 23 And Aaron took
him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab,
and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and
Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. 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 families. 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 Pharaoh king of
Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and
Aaron. 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 thee. 30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold,
I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? (KJV)
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Exodus 7:1-25
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I
have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 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. 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 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, 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then
thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it
shall become 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 before Pharaoh, and before his
servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the
sorcerers: now the magicians 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. 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, Pharaoh's
heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in
the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink
against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
16 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee,
saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto
thou wouldest not hear. 17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the
LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are
in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the
river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the
water of the river. 19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and
stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers,
and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that
there may be blood throughout all the 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, 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. 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 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. (KJV)
8
Exodus 8:1-32
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto
Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus 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: 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into
thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy
servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: 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. 7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and
brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. 8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and
said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I
will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. 9 And Moses said unto
Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy
people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the
river only? 10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word:
that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. 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. 12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh:
and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
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. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart,
and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
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 upon beast. 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 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up
early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say
unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 21 Else, if thou
wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon
thy servants, and upon thy people, 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 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 sign be. 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. 25 And
Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the
land. 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. 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: intreat for me. 29 And Moses said, Behold,
I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart
from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal
deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD. 30 And Moses
went out from Pharaoh, and intreated 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. (KJV)
9
Exodus 9:1-35
1 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 me. 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. 4 And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel
and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's
of Israel. 5 And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this
thing in the land. 6 And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of
Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. 7 And Pharaoh sent,
and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of
Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
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 the
heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt,
and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, 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 breaking forth with blains
upon man, and upon beast. 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the
boils; 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. 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 earth. 15 For now I will stretch
out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut
off from the earth. 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. 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 upon every
man and beast which shall be 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: 21
And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the
field.
22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch
forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, 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 and hail, and the
fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 So
there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like
it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And the hail smote throughout all
the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote
every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26 Only in the land of Goshen,
where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. 27 And Pharaoh sent, and
called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous,
and I and my people are wicked. 28 Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that
there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall
stay no longer. 29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will
spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall
there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S. 30
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God. 31 And
the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was
bolled. 32 But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown
up. 33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the
LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. 34 And
when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet
more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35 And the heart of Pharaoh was
hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.
(KJV)
10
Exodus 10:1-29
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto
Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew
these my signs before him: 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy
son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them;
that ye may know how that I am the LORD. 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto
Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou
refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if
thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy
coast: 5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the
earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you
from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: 6 And they
shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the
Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day
that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from
Pharaoh. 7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto
us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that
Egypt is destroyed? 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said
unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go? 9
And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our
daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast
unto the LORD. 10 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you
go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. 11 Not so: go
now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were
driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch
out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land
of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 13 And
Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind
upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the
east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and
rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were
no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15 For they covered the face of
the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land,
and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green
thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 16 Then
Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD
your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once,
and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only. 18 And he
went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD. 19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west
wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one
locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he
would not let the children of Israel go.
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch
out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even
darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven;
and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one
another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel
had light in their dwellings. 24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the
LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with
you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may
sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an
hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not
with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither. 27 But the LORD hardened
Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from
me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face
thou shalt die. 29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no
more. (KJV)
11
Exodus 11:1-10
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I
bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go
hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 2
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every
woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 3 And the LORD gave the
people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great
in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.
4 And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD,
About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5 And all the firstborn in the land
of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto
the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of
beasts. 6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there
was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the children of
Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that
the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8 And all these thy
servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out,
and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from
Pharaoh in a great anger. 9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto
you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. 10 And Moses and Aaron did
all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would
not let the children of Israel go out of his land. (KJV)
12
Exodus 12:1-51
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron
in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of
months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak ye unto all the
congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to
them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an
house: 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next
unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to
his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a
male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: 6
And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly
of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 7 And they shall take of the
blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the
houses, wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast
with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with
his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until
the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 11
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your
staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover. 12 For
I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute
judgment: I am the LORD. 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the
houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague
shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. 14 And this
day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout
your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. 15 Seven days shall
ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses:
for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul
shall be cut off from Israel. 16 And in the first day there shall be an holy
convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner
of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be
done of you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this
selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye
observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. 18 In the first month,
on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one
and twentieth day of the month at even. 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in
your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off
from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. 20 Ye
shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
21 Then Moses called for all the elders of
Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and
kill the passover. 22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood
that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood
that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until
the morning. 23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth
the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door,
and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. 24 And
ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it
shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as
he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your
children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? 27 That ye shall say, It is the
sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in
Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the
head and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had
commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
29 And it came to pass, that at midnight
the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that
sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and
all the firstborn of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his
servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not
a house where there was not one dead. 31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by
night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the
children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 32 Also take your flocks and
your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also. 33 And the Egyptians were
urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said,
We be all dead men. 34 And the people took their dough before it was
leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 35
And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the
Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 36 And the LORD gave the
people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as
they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
37 And the children of Israel journeyed
from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside
children. 38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very
much cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out
of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not
tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. 40 Now the sojourning of the
children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And
it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it
came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is a
night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this
is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their
generations.
43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron,
This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: 44 But
every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall
he eat thereof. 45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house
shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house;
neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48
And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let
all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as
one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 One law
shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 50 Thus
did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And
it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel
out of the land of Egypt by their armies. (KJV)
13
Exodus 13:1-22
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of
Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. 3 And Moses said unto the
people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no
leavened bread be eaten. 4 This day came ye out in the month Abib. 5 And it shall be when
the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the
Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give
thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a
feast to the LORD. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no
leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy
quarters. 8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because
of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. 9 And it shall
be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the
LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of
Egypt. 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.
11 And it shall be when the LORD shall
bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and
shall give it thee, 12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the
matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the
LORD'S. 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt
not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy
children shalt thou redeem. 14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come,
saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD
brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh
would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both
the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all
that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem. 16
And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by
strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had
let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the
Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people
repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: 18 But God led the people about, through
the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed
out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had
straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall
carry up my bones away hence with you. 20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and
encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the LORD went before them by day
in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give
them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day,
nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
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