to let him go: behold, I will slay 24 thy son, thy firstborn. And it came

to pass on the way at the lodging place', that the LORD met him, 25 and sought to kill him. Then Zipporah took a 'flint', and cut off the foreskin of her son, and 'cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a 'bride26) groom of blood' art thou to me. So he let him alone. Then she said, 2A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.

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And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the Imountain of God, and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words

of the LORD wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewith' he 29 had 'charged' him. 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 31 people. And the people believed:

and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had 'seen' their affliction, then they bowed their heads and wor51 shipped. And afterward Moses and

Aaron camel, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, 'the' God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wil2) derness. And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, and moreover 3 I will not let Israel go. And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness', and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pesti4 lence, or with the sword. And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, 'loosel the people from their works? get you 5) unto your burdens. And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and lye make them 6) rest from their burdens. And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their 7 officers, saying, "Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather

1 Heb. made it touch.

Or, A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision

8 straw for themselves. And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, 'yel shall lay upon them; yel shall not diminish aught thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to 9 our God. Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard 1ly10 ing words. 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 11 you straw. Go lyourselves', get you straw where lye can find it for nought of your work shall be di12 minished. So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble 'for' straw. 13 And the taskmasters were urgent', 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 both yesterday and to-day, in making brick as heretofore? 15 Then the officers of the children of

Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus 16 with thy servants? "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 sacri18 fice to the LORD. Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, when it was said, Ye shall not minish aught from 20 your bricks, your daily tasks. And

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they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth 21 from Pharaoh : and they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because lye 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 *(22 slay us. °And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou 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 evil lentreated this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. 61 And the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh for by a strong hand shall he let them go, and 'by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

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And God spake unto Moses, and 3) said unto him, I am 'JEHOVAH': and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, las! God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH I was not 4 known to them. And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their 'sojournings', wherein 5 they Isojourned'. And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remem6 bered my covenant. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am 'Jehovah', 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 7 judgements: 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 Jehovah' your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of (8 the Egyptians. And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning which I lifted up my hand' to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: 9 I am Jehovah'. And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for *anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, 11 saying, 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 13 am of uncircumcised lips? 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.

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These are the heads of their

1 Heb. El Shaddai. 2 Or, las tol

VERSION OF 1611.-23 done.. to.

fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these 'arel 15 the families of Reuben. 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 16 Simeon. 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 17 seven years. The sons of Gershon; Libni and 'Shimei', according to their 18 families. 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 19 three years. And the sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of 'the Levites' according 20 to their generations. 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 21 and seven years. And the sons

of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and 22 Zichri. "And the sons of Uzziel;

Mishael, and Elzaphan, and 'Sithri'. 23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, 'the' daughter of Amminadab, 'the' sister of Nahshon', to wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and 24 Ithamar. And the sons of Korah;

Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korah25 ites. 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' houses of the Levites according to 26 their families. 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 27 hosts. 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.

and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto 71 me? And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh and Aaron thy brother shall be 2 thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel 'go 3 out of his land. And I will harden

Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of 4 Egypt. °But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth Imy hosts', my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by 5 great judgements. And the Egyp

tians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children 6 of Israel from among them.

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Moses and Aaron did so; 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 9 and unto Aaron, saying, °When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a wonder for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, 10 that it become a serpent. 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 11) serpent. Then Pharaoh also called

for the wise men and the sorcerers: and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their 12 Benchantments. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed 13) up their rods. And Pharaoh's heart

was hardened, 'and' he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had 'spoken'.

14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is stubborn', he re15 fuseth to let the people go. °Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him; and the rod which

was turned to a serpent shalt thou 16 take in thine hand. And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD, the 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 hast not 17 hearkened'. 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 18 they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water 19) from the river. And the LORD Isaid unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand 'over' the waters of Egypt, 'over' their rivers, 'over' their 'streams, and lover' their pools, and 'over' all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in ves20 sels of stone. 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 21) turned to blood. And the fish that was in the river died; and the river Istank, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and 'the' blood was throughout all the land of 22 Egypt. And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart 1was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had 23) 'spoken'. And Pharaoh turned and

went into his house, neither did he 24 lay even this to heart. And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the 25 river. And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.

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behold, I will smite all thy borders 3 with frogs and the river shall 'swarm with frogs, 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, 4 and into thy kneadingtroughs

and the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon 5) all thy servants. 01And the LORD Isaid unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the 'pools', 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 1 of Egypt. And the magicians did

in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the (8 land of Egypt. Then Pharaoh called

for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people ; and I will let the people go, that they 9 may sacrifice unto the LORD. And Moses said unto Pharaoh, "Have 'thou this glory over me: "against Iwhat time shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, Ithat the frogs 'be destroyed' from thee and thy houses, and remain in the 10 river only? And he said, "Against to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the 11 LORD our God. 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 12 only. And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh and Moses cried unto the LORD 'concerning the frogs which he had brought upon Pha13 raoh. And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the 14 courts', and out of the fields. And they gathered them together in 15 heaps and the land stank. But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had 'spoken!.

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And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and

1[Ch. viii. 1 in Heb.] Or, Icanals! Or, las he had appointed untol Pharaoh

smite the dust of the earth', that it may become "lice throughout all the 17 land of Egypt. And they did so; land Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and 'there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout 18 all the land of Egypt. And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and 19 upon beast. "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 'spoken!.

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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 21 go, that they may serve me. 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 22 ground whereon they are. 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 23 earth. And I will put a division between my people and thy people: by! 24 to-morrow shall this sign be. And the LORD did so; and there came grievous Iswarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by 25 reason of the 'swarms of flies. And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to 26 your God in the land. 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 27 will they not stone us? We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our 28 God, as he shall command us. °And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your

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Or, Iset a Isign of deliverance Heb. set redemption. 8 Or, destroyed

God in the wilderness; only 'yel 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: 'only' let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice 30 to the LORD. 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; (32 there remained not one. And Pharaoh 'hardened his heart this time also, 'and' he 'did not let the people go.

91 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that 2 they may serve me. For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold 3 them still, 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 'herds', and upon the 'flocks': there shall be a very grievous murrain. And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that 'belongeth to the 'children' 5 of Israel. 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 7 of Israel died not one. And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not 'so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn', 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 9 in the sight of Pharaoh. And it shall become small dust lover all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast, throughout all the 10 land of Egypt. 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 11 and upon beast. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the 'boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyp12 tians. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

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And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, 'the' God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, (14 that they may serve me. For I will 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 15 the earth. For now I had put forth1 my hand, 'and smitten' thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst (16 been cut off from the earth: but in very deed for this cause have I 'made' thee to stand', for to shew thee my power, and that my name may be de17 clared throughout all the earth. 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 day it was founded' even (19) until now. "Now therefore send,

hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, 20 and they shall die. 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.

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