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11 LORD. And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to 'bring us forth out of 12 Egypt? Is not this the word that we 'spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will Iwork for you to-day: 1for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 °The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

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And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, 16) that they go forward. And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his cha18 riots, and upon his horsemen. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his cha(19 riots, and upon his horsemen. And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud Iremoved from before them', and 20) stood behind them and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was 'the cloud and 'the darkness, 'yet' gave it light by night and the one came 21 not near the other all the night. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and (23 on their left. And the Egyptians

1 Or, for whereas ye have seen the Egyptians to-day

2 Heb. make strong.

3 Some ancient versions read, bound.

pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horse(24) men. And it came to pass in the morning watch, that the LORD looked 'forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the 25 Egyptians. And he took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

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And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, 27 and upon their horsemen. °And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in 28) the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, leven' all the host of Pharaoh that went in' after them into the sea; there remained not so 29 much as one of them. But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right 30 hand, and on their left. "Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea 31 shore. And Israel saw the great "work which the LORD did upon the f Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD: and they believed 'in' the LORD, and in his servant Moses.

151 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying,

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I will sing unto the LORD, for he shath triumphed gloriously:

The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

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VERSION OF 1611.-11 carry; 12 did tell.. had been; 13 shew to; 16 but.. through; 17 follow; 19 (the).. went.. their face; 20 the Egyptians. . it.. a.. to them, but.. to these: so that; 21 that; 23 to..(even); 24 unto.. (the).. troubled; 27 his; 28 and.. came; 31 that.

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in pieces the enemy. And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou 'sendest forth thy wrath, 'it consumethi them as stubble. And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were 'piled up',

The floods stood upright as 'an' heap;

The deeps' were congealed in the heart of the sea.

The enemy said,

I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil :

My lust shall be satisfied upon them;

I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them:

They sank as lead in the mighty

waters.

Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods?

Who is like thee, glorious in holi

ness,

Fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou stretchedst out thy right hand,

The earth swallowed them.
Thou in thy mercy hast led the peo-

ple which thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation. The peoples have heard, they tremble:

Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of 'Philistia'.

Then were the dukes of Edom amazed;

The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh' hold upon them: All the inhabitants of Canaan 'are melted away.

Terror and dread falleth upon them;

⚫ Heb. gotten.

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By the greatness of thine arm they arel as still as a stone;

Till thy people pass over, O LORD, Till the people pass over which thou hast purchased.

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant

them in the mountain of thine inheritance,

The place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, The sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

The LORD shall reign for ever and

ever.

For the 'horses' of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on 20 dry land in the midst of the sea. And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her 21 with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them,

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Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously;

The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and 23 found no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter therefore the name of it was 24 called 'Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What 25 shall we drink? And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, 'and' he cast 'it' into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved 26 them; and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his leyes', and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have 'put' upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

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1 Heb. rams. VERSION OF 1611.-4 also.. drowned; 5 depths have covered.. sank.. bottom as; 6 (become).. hath dashed; 7 hast overthrown.. rose.. sentest.. which consumed; 8 gathered together..a.. (And) depths; 13 (forth) unto; 14 people shall hear, and be afraid: Sorrow shall take.. Palestina; 15 shall be.. shall take.. shall melt; 16 Fear . . shall fall. . shall be; 17 (In). . (In); 19 horse.. went; 22 So.. brought; 25 which when.. had; 26 sight..these.. brought; 27 wells. =[58]

they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing 2 out of the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness: (3 and the children of Israel said unto them, Would 'that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly 4 with hunger. "Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a 'day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or 5) no. And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of 1 Egypt: and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, 8 that ye murmur against us? °And

Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but 9 against the LORD. And Moses 'said' unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath 10 heard your murmurings. ° And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the 11 cloud. And the LORD spake unto 12 Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, 1At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

1 Heb. Between the two evenings.

13) And it came to pass at even, that

the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew (14 lay round about the camp. And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as 15) the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is it? for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, 'It' is the bread which 16) the LORD hath given you to eat. This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather 'ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer Ja head', according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them which are in his 'tenti. 17 And the children of Israel did so,

and gathered some more, some less. 18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. 19 And Moses said unto them', Let no 20 man leave of it till the morning. Not

withstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank and Moses was wroth 21 with them. And they gathered it

morning by morning, every man according to his eating: and when the 22 sun waxed hot, it melted. And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for leach' one: and all the rulers of the congregation came and (23) told Moses. And he said unto them,

This is that which the LORD hath Ispoken', To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which lye will bake, and seethe that which ye will seethe; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. 24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. 25 And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to-day ye shall not find it in the field. (26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on

the seventh day is the sabbath, in it 27) there shall be none. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people for to 28 gather, and they found none. °And

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VERSION OF 1611.-XVI. 3 to God..(and); 4 certain rate; 9 spake; 13 host; 14 (there lay).. (as); 15 manna.. This; 16 for every man . . tents; 21 every; 22 man; 23 said.. the.. of the.. you . (to day); 26 (which). = [26]

the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments 29 and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. 30 So the people rested on the seventh 31 day. And the house of Israel called

the name thereof 'Manna and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with (32 honey. And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Let! an omerful of it be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. 33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, 34 to be kept for your generations.

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the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testi35 mony, to be kept. And the children

of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of 36 the land of Canaan. Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 171 And all the congregation of the

children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to 2 drink. Wherefore the people 'strovel with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why Istrive yel with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD? And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our 4 cattle with thirst? And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost 5 ready to stone me. And the LORD said unto Moses, 'Pass' on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine 6 hand, and go. Behold, I will stand

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before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the 7 elders of Israel. And he called the name of the place Massah, and *Meribah, because of the Istriving' of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? 8 Then came Amalek, and fought 9 with Israel in Rephidim. ° And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of 10 God in mine hand. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed and when he let down his 12 hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until 13 the going down of the sun. °And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: 6that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under 15 heaven. And Moses built an altar,

and called the name of it "Jehovah(16 nissi and' he said, "The LORD hath sworn the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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INow! Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, 'how that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he 3 had sent her away, and her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a strange land: 4) and the name of the other was 10 Eliezer; for he said, The God of

• Or, for

7 That is, The LORD is my banner.

8 Or, Because there is lal hand
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VERSION OF 1611.-32 commandeth, Fill..omer.. to.. (have).·

Heb. A hand is lifted up upon
the throne of Fah.

9 Heb. Ger. See ch. ii. 22.
10 Heb. El, God, and ezer, help.

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my father was 'my' help, and delivered 5 me from the sword of Pharaoh : and Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was 6 encamped, at the mount of God: and he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. 7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came (8 into the tent. And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in that he had delivered Ithem out of the hand of the Egyp10 tians. And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath delivered the people from under 11 the hand of the Egyptians. Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: 'yea', in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them. 12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. 13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening. 14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand 'about! 15 thee from morning unto even? And

Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to (16 inquire of God: "when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between 'a man' and 'his neighbour, and I make them know the 17 statutes of God, and his laws. And

Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it |

(19) thyself alone. "Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, 'and' bring 20 thou the causes unto God: and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the (21 work that they must do. Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain"; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 22 and let them judge the people at all seasons and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall 23) bear the burden with thee. If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall 24 go to their place in peace. So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and 26 rulers of tens. And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

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In the third month 'after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the 'wilderness of Sinai, 'they' pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped 3 before the mount. And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 4°Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto *5 myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me from among all 'peoples' for all the earth is mine:

1 Or, above

VERSION OF 1611.-4 mine; 8 (and); 9 whom; 11 for.. he was above; 13 by; 14 by; 16 one another. . (do); 18 this; 19 (shall). . that.. mayest; 20 ordinances; 21 covetousness.. (and). XIX. 1 when; 2 For.. desert.. and had;

above.. people. = [26]

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