out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the nor since thou hast spoken uno 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. 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who heth made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf. or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD. 13 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. hath met with us: and now let us go, we be- 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray beech thee, three days' journey into the wil- thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt derness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD send. our God. 14 And the anger of the LORD was kind 19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt led against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. the Levite thy brother? 1 know that he can 20 And I will stretch out my hand, and speak well. And also, behold, he cometh amite Egypt with all my wonders which I forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, will do in the unidst thereof: and after that he he will be glad in his heart. will let you go. 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put 21 And I will give this people savour in the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: you what ye shall do. 22 But every woman shall borrow of her 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the seighbour, aud of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, und raiment: and ye shall put them upon your tons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall poil the Egyptians. CHAP. IV. 4 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And te 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, le 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 boson again. And he put his hand into his nosom again; and placked it out of his botom, and, behold, it was turned again as his ether 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. people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be a him instead of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 1811 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 breihren 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, Whea 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 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, eron thy first-born. 24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought te kili bim. 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. 9 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 ciren urto 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 band. 101 And Moses said unto the LORD, Omy and met him in the mount of God, and kissled him. 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 ail the elders of the children vants, and they say to us, Make brick: aud, 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 iveard that the LORD had visited the 18 Go therefore now and work for there children of Israel, and that he had looked shall no straw be given you, yet shali ye de upon their affliction, then they bowed their liver the tale of bricks. heads and worshipped. A CHAP. V. 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 Ard they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: ND afterward Moses and Aaron went in. and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israei, 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 Israelgo? I know 21 And they said unto them, The LORD not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go. look upon you, and judge; because ve have 3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews made our savour to be abhorred in the eves 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. tice unto the LORD our God, lest he fall upon 22 11 And Moses returned unto the LORD, us with pestilence, or with the sword. and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, entreated this people? why is it that thou Wherefore do ye, Moses ard Aarcu, let the hast sent me ? people from their works? get you unto your 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak burdens. in thy name, he hath done evil to this peo5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of ple: neither hast thou delivered thy people the land now are many, and ye make them at ali. rest from their burdens. 611 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, ya shali 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 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 dimiaished. CHAP. VI. THEN the Lo THEN the LORD said unto Moses, Now I will do what 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 Egyptions keep in bondage; and I have remembered any covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, 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 uubble 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 Issael came und cried unto Pharaoh, saying, 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 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 whien I did swear to give it to Abrabam, 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, 101 And the LORD spake unto Moses, 29 That the LORD spake unto Moses, any saying, ing, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pha raoli king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. hold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and bow shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? CHAP. VII. 11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go 30 And Moses said before the LORD, Be cat 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? A ND the LORD said unto Moses, See, I 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and 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 141 These be the beads of their fathers' 3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and houses: The sons of Reuben, the first-born multiply my signs and my wonders in the of Israel; Hanoch. and Pallu, Hezron, and land of Egypt. Carmi: these be the families of Reuben. 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, 15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and Jamin, and Ohad. and Jachin, and Zohar, bring forth mine armies, and my people the and Shaul, the son of a Canaanitish, wo- children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt men: these are the families of Simeon. by great judgments. 161 And these are the names of the sons 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I an of Levi, according to their generations: the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. And the lupon Egypt, and bring out the children of years of the life of Levi were an hundred Israel from among them. Chirty and seven vears. 6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD 7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and 17 The sons of Gershon: Libni, and Shi-commanded them, so did they. mi, according to their families. 18 And the sons of Kehath; Amram, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the they spake unto Pharaoh. vears of the life of Kohath were an hundred 8 And the LORD spake unto Moses and thirty and three years. unto Aaron, saying, 19 And the sons of Merari; Malili, and 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, say Mushi: these are the families of Levi, ac-ing, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt cording to their generations. say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it be 20 And Amram took him Jochehed his fa- fore Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. ther's sister to wife; and she bare Lim 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. 21 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and EiKanah. ard Abiasaph: these are the families of the Kochites. 101 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 25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took him one 14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Phaof the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she raoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the people go the fathers of the Levites, according to their 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morpfamilies. ing; 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 spake 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, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. Aaron. 28 11 And it came to pass, on the day when 17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shall : : : know that I am the LORD: behold, I will my people; and I will let the people go, that 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 loathe to drink of the water of the river. over me: when shall I entreat 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 seid, To-morrow. And he said. 19 And the LonD 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 LonD thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon our God. their streams, upon their rivers, and upon 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, their ponds, and upon all their pools of and from thy houses, and from thy servants, water, that they may become blood; and and from thy people; they shall remain in that there may be blood throughout all the the river only. land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and 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. 12 And Mores and Aaron went out from Pharaok: 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 upou heaps, and the land stank. 21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was not drink of the water of the river: and there respite, he hardened his heart, and hearken 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 16 l And the LORD said unto Moses, Say their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite hardened, neither did he Learken unto them; the dust of the land, that it may become lico as the LORD had said. throughout all the land of Egypt. 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his 17 And they did so for Aaron stretche house, neither did he set his heart to this also, out his hand with his rod, and smote the dus 24 And all the Egyptians digged round of the earth, and it became lice in man and about the river for water to drink; for they 25 And seven days were fulfilled, after A ND the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thas saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. in beast; all the dust of the land became licu throughout all the land of Egypt. 18 And the magicians did so with thein 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 no unto them; as the LORD had said. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: 20 And the LORD said unto Moses Ris 3 And the river shalt bring forth frogs abun-up early in the morning, and stand before dantly, which shall go up and come into thine Pharaoh, (lo, he cometi forth to the water, house, and into thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy 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. 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 pupon 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, Entreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Le 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 shell this sigu 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. 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 26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; 12 And the LORD hardened the heart of for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians 13 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise before their eyes, and will they not stone us? up early in the morning, and stand before 27 We will go three days' journey into the Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people God, as he shall command us. go, that they may serve me. 28 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 serin 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 wili stretch out my hand, swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, that I may smite thee and thy people with from his servants, and from his people, to- pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitful- the earth. ly any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD. 30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people: there remained not one. 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go. THEN 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 me. 16 And in very deed for this cause have l raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared through. out all the eartlı. 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 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, 2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and and they shall die. wilt hold then still, 20 He that feared the word of the LORD 3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon among the servants of Pharaoh made his ser thy cattle which is in the field, upon the vants and his cattle flee into the houses : horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, up21 And he that regarded not the word of on the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall the LORD left his servarts and his castle in be a very grievous murrain. the field. 4 And the LORD shall sever between the 229 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 sct time, say-herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt ing, To-morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven and the LORD sent thunder 6 And the LORD did that thing on the mor- and 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 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. 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 wes in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the 27 Aud Pharaoh sent, and called for Mo 9 And it shall become small dust in all the field. land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, children of Israel were, was there no hail. throughout all the land of Egypt. 10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and 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) |