upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon me in all the earth. (15) For now I had the flocks there shall be a very grievous put forth my hand, and smitten thee and murrain. (4) And the LORD shall sever thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst between the cattle of Israel and the cattle been cut off from the earth: (16) but in of Egypt and there shall nothing die of very deed for this cause have I made thee all that belongeth to the children of Israel. to stand, for to shew thee my power, and (5) And the LORD appointed a set time, that my name may be declared throughsaying, To-morrow the LORD shall do this out all the earth. (17) As yet exaltest thing in the land. (6) And the LORD thou thyself against my people, that thou did that thing on the morrow, and all wilt not let them go? (18) Behold, tothe cattle of Egypt died: but of the cat- morrow about this time I will cause it to tle of the children of Israel died not one. rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not (7) And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there been in Egypt since the day it was founded was not so much as one of the cattle of even until now. (19) Now therefore send, the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pha- hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast raoh was stubborn, and he did not let the in the field; for every man and beast people go. 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.

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(8) And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of 2 ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. (9) And it shall become small dust over 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 (22) And the LORD said unto Moses, furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and that there may be hail in all the land of it became a boil breaking forth with blains Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon man and upon beast. (11) And the upon every herb of the field, throughout magicians could not stand before Moses the land of Egypt. (23) And Moses because of the boils; for the boils were stretched forth his rod toward heaven: upon the magicians, and upon all the and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and Egyptians. (12) And the LORD hard-fire ran down unto the earth; and the ened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

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LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. (24) So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as had (13) And the LORD said unto Moses, not been in all the land of Egypt since Rise up early in the morning, and stand it became a nation. (25) And the hail before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus smote throughout all the land of Egypt saith the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, all that was in the field, both man and Let my people go, that they may serve beast; and the hail smote every herb of me. (14) For I will this time send all the field, and brake every tree of the field. my plagues upon thine heart, and upon (26) Only in the land of Goshen, where thy servants, and upon thy people; that the children of Israel were, was there no thou mayest know that there is none like hail. (27) And Pharaoh sent, and called

1 Heb. heary. 2 Or, soot.

Heb. made strong.

Or, flashing continually amidst.

for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, that they may serve me. (4) Else, if thou I have sinned this time: the LORD is right- refuse to let my people go, behold, toeous, and I and my people are wicked. morrow will I bring locusts into thy bor(28) Intreat the LORD; for there hath der: (5) and they shall cover the face of been enough of these mighty thunderings the earth, that one shall not be able to and hail; and I will let you go, and ye see the earth: and they shall eat the resishall stay no longer. (29) And Moses due of that which is escaped, which resaid unto him, As soon as I am gone out maineth unto you from the hail, and shall of the city, I will spread abroad my hands eat every tree which groweth for you out unto the LORD; the thunders shall cease, of the field: (6) and thy houses shall be neither shall there be any more hail; that filled, and the houses of all thy servants, thou mayest know that the earth is the and the houses of all the Egyptians; as LORD'S. (30) But as for thee and thy neither thy fathers nor thy fathers' faservants, I know that ye will not yet thers have seen, since the day that they fear the LORD God. (31) And the flax were upon the earth unto this day. And and the barley were smitten: for the barley he turned, and went out from Pharaoh. was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. (7) And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, (32) But the wheat and the spelt were How long shall this man be a snare unto not smitten: for they were not grown up. us? let the men go, that they may serve (33) And Moses went out of the city from the LORD their God: knowest thou not Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands yet that Egypt is destroyed? (8) And unto the LORD: and the thunders and Moses and Aaron were brought again unto hail ceased, and the rain was not poured Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, upon the earth. (34) And when Pharaoh serve the LORD your God: but who are saw that the rain and the hail and the they that shall go? (9) And Moses thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, said, We will go with our young and and hardened his heart, he and his ser- with our old, with our sons and with our vants. (35) And the heart of Pharaoh daughters, with our flocks and with our * was hardened, and he did not let the herds will we go; for we must hold a children of Israel go; as the LORD had feast unto the LORD. (10) And he said spoken by Moses. unto them, So be the LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. (11) Not

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10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, so: go now ye that are men, and serve that I might shew these my signs in the the LORD; for that is what ye desire. midst of them: (2) and that thou mayest And they were driven out from Pharaoh's tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's presence. son, what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am the LORD. (3) 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,

1 Heb. roices (or thunderings) of God. Or, how I have mocked the Egyptians.

(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 bail hath left. (13) And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the

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land all that day, and all the night; and sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may when it was morning, the east wind brought sacrifice unto the LORD our God. (26) the locusts. (14) And the locusts went Our cattle also shall go with us; there up over all the land of Egypt, and rested shall not an hoof be left behind; for therein all the borders of Egypt; very grievous of must we take to serve the LORD our were they; before them there were no such God; and we know not with what we must locusts as they, neither after them shall be serve the LORD, until we come thither. such. (15) For they covered the face of (27) But the LORD 1hardened Pharaoh's the whole earth, so that the land was dark- heart, and he would not let them go. ened; and they did eat every herb of the And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from land, and all the fruit of the trees which me, take heed to thyself, see my face no the hail had left: and there remained not more; for in the day thou seest my face any green thing, either tree or herb of the thou shalt die. (29) And Moses said, field, through all the land of Egypt. (16) Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron again no more. in haste; and he said, I bave sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. (17) 11 And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin one plague more will I bring upon Phaonly this once, and intreat the LORD your raoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will God, that he may take away from me this let you go hence: when he shall let you death only. (18) And he went out from go, he shall surely thrust you out hence Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD. (19) altogether. (2) Speak now in the ears of And the LORD turned an exceeding strong the people, and let them ask every man west wind, which took up the locusts, and of his neighbour, and every woman of her drove them into the Red Sea; there re- neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of mained not one locust in all the border of gold. (3) And the LORD gave the peoEgypt. (20) But the LORD hardened ple favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the Moreover the man Moses was very great children of Israel go. in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

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(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 also give into our hand

(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 cattle. (6) And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath been 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

1 Heb. made strong. 2 Or, so that men shall grope in darkness. 3 Or, when he shall let you go altogether, he swall utterly thrust you out hence.

Heb. whet.

(9) And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh will 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, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

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how that the LORD doth put a difference the inwards thereof. (10) And ye shall between the Egyptians and Israel. (8) let nothing of it remain until the morning; And all these thy servants shall come down but that which remaineth of it until the unto me, and bow down themselves unto morning ye shall burn with fire. (11) me, saying, Get thee out, and all the peo- And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins ple that follow thee: and after that I will girded, your shoes on your feet, and your go out. And he went out from Pharaoh staff in your hand: and ye shall eat it in in hot anger. haste it is the LORD's passover. (12) For I will go through the land of Egypt in that 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 judgements: 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 12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and there shall no plague be upon you to deAaron in the land of Egypt, saying, (2) stroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. This month shall be unto you the begin- (14) And this day shall be unto you for a ning of months: it shall be the first month memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to of the year to you. (3) Speak ye unto all the LORD: throughout your generations ye the congregation of Israel, saying, In the shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for tenth day of this month they shall take ever. (15) Seven days shall ye eat unto them every man a lamb, according to leavened bread; even the first day ye shall their fathers' houses, a lamb for an house- put away leaven out of your houses: for hold: (4) and if the household be too little whosoever eateth leavened bread from the for a lamb, then shall he and his neigh- first day until the seventh day, that soul bour next unto his house take one accord- shall be cut off from Israel. (16) And in ing to the number of the souls; according the first day there shall be to you an holy to every man's eating ye shall make your convocation, and in the seventh day an count for the lamb. (5) Your lamb shall holy convocation; no manner of work shall be without blemish, a male of the first be done in them, save that which every year: ye shall take it from the sheep, or man must eat, that only may be done of from the goats: (6) and ye shall keep it you. (17) And ye shall observe the feast up until the fourteenth day of the same of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame month and the whole assembly of the day have I brought your hosts out of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe even. (7) And they shall take of the this day throughout your generations by blood, and put it on the two side posts an ordinance for ever. (18) In the first and on the lintel, upon the houses where- month, on the fourteenth day of the month in they shall eat it. (8) And they shall at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, until the one and twentieth day of the and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs month at even. (19) Seven days shall they shall eat it. (9) Eat not of it raw, there be no leaven found in your houses : nor sodden at all with water, but roast for whosoever eateth that which is leavwith fire; its head with its legs and with ened, that soul shall be cut off from the 1 Heb. made strong. 2 Or, kid. 8 Heb. between the two evenings. • Or, for a destroyer.

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.

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, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. (32) Take both 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, to 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

rael did according to the word of Moses; and they asked 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 let them have what they asked. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

(21) Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, 'Draw out, and take you lambs 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 of the door of his house until the morning. (23) For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyp-shoulders. (35) And the children of Istians; 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)

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(29) And it came to pass at midnight, that 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

(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, which they sojourned in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. (41) 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. (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

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