broke every tree of the field. 26Only in the land of Goshen, where the chils dren of Israel were, was there no hail. "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. 28Entreat the LORD, and let there be enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.' 29And Moses said unto him: 'As soon

est know that there is none like Me in all the earth. 15Surely now I had put forth My hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth. 16But in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee My power, and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go? 18Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very as I am gone out of the city, I grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now. 19Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.' 20He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses; and he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

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22 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch forth thy 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.' And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven; and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and the LORD caused to hail upon the land of Egypt. "So there was hail, and fire flashing up amidst the hail, very grievous, such as had not been 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

will spread forth my hands unto the LORD; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is the LORD'S. 30But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.' And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom. 32But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late. And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread forth his hands unto the LORD; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

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. 35And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

And the LORD said unto Moses:

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'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have
hardened his heart, and the heart of
his servants, that I might show these
My signs in the midst of them; and
that thou mayest tell in the ears of
thy son, and of thy son's son, what
I have wrought upon Egypt, and

My signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am the LORD.' And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him: "Thus saith the LORD, the God of the Hebrews: How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before Me? let My people go, that they may serve Me. 'Else, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border; and they shall cover the face of the earth, that one shall not 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; and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day.' And and there remained not any green he turned, and went out from Pharaoh. '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?' 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?' 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 we will go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.' 10And he said unto them: 'So be the LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones; see ye that evil is before your face. "Not so; go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that is what ye desire.' And they were driven out from Pharaoh's pres

12And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy 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 the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15For 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;

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thing, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may take away from me this death only.' 18And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 19And the LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt. 20But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

21 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and

be without blemish, a male of the first year; ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats; and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk. And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it. And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof. 10And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. "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 go through the land of Egypt in that 21 Then Moses called for all the elders night, and will smite all the first-born of Israel, and said unto them: 'Draw in the land of Egypt, both man and out, and take you lambs according to beast; and against all the gods of your families, and kill the passover Egypt I will execute judgments: I am lamb. 22And ye shall take a bunch of the LORD. And the blood shall be to hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is you for a token upon the houses where in the basin, and strike the lintel and ye are; and when I see the blood, the two side-posts with the blood that I will pass over you, and there shall is in the basin; and none of you shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, go out of the door of his house until when I smite the land of Egypt. the morning. 23 For the LORD will "And this day shall be unto you for pass through to smite the Egyptians; a memorial, and ye shall keep it and when He seeth the blood upon the a feast to the LORD; throughout your lintel, and on the two side-posts, the generations ye shall keep it a feast by LORD will pass over the door, and will an ordinance for ever. 15Seven days not suffer the destroyer to come in unshall ye eat unleavened bread; how-to your houses to smite you. 24 And beit the first day ye shall put away ye shall observe this thing for an orleaven 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. 16And

in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever. 18In 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. 19Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses; for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.'

dinance 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 they asked. And they despoiled the service. 26And it shall come to pass, Egyptians. d when your children shall say unto you: st What mean ye by this service? 27that ye shall say: It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, for that He dpassed 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. 28And the children of * Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so d did they.

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37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, beside children. 38And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 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.

40Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. "And it came to pass at the end of 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. 41t was a night of watching unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt; this same night is a night of watching unto the LORD for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.

29And it came to pass at midnight, that the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his I throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. 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. And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said: 'Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye 43 And the LORD said unto Moses have said. 32Take both your flocks and Aaron: "This is the ordinance and your herds, as ye have said, and of the passover: there shall no alien be gone; and bless me also.' And eat thereof; "but every man's servant the Egyptians were urgent upon the that is bought for money, when thou people, to send them out of the land hast circumcised him, then shall he in haste; for they said: 'We are all dead eat thereof. 45A sojourner and a men.' And the people took their hired servant shall not eat thereof. dough before it was leavened, their "In one house shall it be eaten; thou kneading-troughs being bound up in shalt not carry forth aught of the their clothes upon their shoulders. flesh abroad out of the house; neither 35And the children of Israel did ac- shall ye break a bone thereof. 47 All cording to the word of Moses; and the congregation of Israel shall keep they asked of the Egyptians jewels it. 48And when a stranger shall soof silver, and jewels of gold, and journ with thee, and will keep the raiment. And the LORD gave the passover to the LORD, let all his males people favour in the sight of the Egyp-be circumcised, and then let him come tians, so that they let them have what near and keep it; and he shall be as