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Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the anto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing edge of the wilderness.

with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep 21 And the LORD went before them by this service in this month. day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the 6 Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast them light, to go by day and night. to the LORD. 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from days: and there shall no leavened bread be before the people. een with thee; neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

CHAP. XIV.

ND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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S And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, aying, This is done because of that which the they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, beLORD did unto me when I came forth out of tween Migdol and the sea, over against BaalEgypt. zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of thine hand, and for a memorial between Israel, They are entangled in the land, the thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in wilderness hath shut them in. hy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the 4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that LORD brought thee out of Egypt. he shall follow after them; and I will be 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordi-honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his nance in his season from year to year. host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

11 ¶ And it shall be, when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

5¶ And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled : and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, 12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD and they said, Why have we done this, that all that peneth the matrix, and every first-we have let Israel go from serving us? ling that cometh of a beast which thou hast, 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took he males shall be the LORD'S. his people with him.

13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck and all the first-born of man among thy chil

dren shalt thou redeem.

14 And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, (all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army,) and overwok 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiwould hardly let us go, that the LORD slew roth, before Baal-zephion. all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both 10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the the first-born of man, and the first-born of children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and beasts: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all behold, the Egyptians marched after them that openeth the matrix, being males; but and they were sore afraid: and the children all the first-born of my children I redeem. of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

16 And it shall be for a token, upon thine 11 And they said unto Moses, Because hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou for by strength of hand the LORD brougla us taken us away to die in the wilderness? forth out of Egypt. wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to

17 ¶ And it came to pass, when Pharaoh carry us forth out of Egypt? nad let the people go, that God led them 12 Is not this the word that we did tell not through the way of the land of the thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we Philistines, although that was near; for may serve the Egyptians? for it had been God said, Lest peradventure the people re- better for us to serve the Egyptians, than pent when they see war, and they return to that we should die in the wilderness. Egypt. 13¶ And Moses said unto the people, Fear 13 But God led the people about, through ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: the LORD, which he will shew to you to-day; and the children of Israel went up harnessed for the Egyptians whom ye have seen toout of the land of Egypt. day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye with him; for he had straitly sworn the chil-shall hold your peace. drea of Israel, saying, God will surely visit 15 And the LORD said unto Mores, Where you; and ye shall carry up my bones away fore criest thou unto me? speak unto the chil bence with you. dren of Israel, that they go forward:

And they too ner journey from

16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out

thine hand over the sea, and divide it; and people feared the LORD, and believed the the children of Israel shall go on dry ground LORD, and bis servant Moses. through the inidst of the sea.

17 And 1, behold. I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon bis horsemen.

CHAP. XV.

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rael this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider bath he thrown into the sea.

2 The LORD is my strength and song, and

13 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour he is become my salvation: he is my God, upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon and I will prepare him an habitation; my his horsemen. father's God, and I will exalt him.

19 And the angel of God, which went balore the camp of Israel, removed, and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them.

3 The LORD is a inan of war: The LORD is his name.

4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave 6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glolight by night to these so that the one came rious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, not near the other all the night. hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that 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 on their left.

7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: theu sentest forth thy wratli, which consumed them as stubble.

8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the wa ters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust went in after them to the midst of the sea, shall be satisfied upon them, I will draw my even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and sword, my hand shall destroy them. his horsemen. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea

24 And it came to pass, that in the morn-covered them; they sank as lead in the img-watch the LORD looked unto the host of mighty waters.

the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and Il Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among of the cloud, and troubled the host of the the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holi Egyptians, ness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

25 And took off their chariot-wheels, that 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the they drave them heavily: so that the Egyp-earth swallowed them.

tians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel;| 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the for the LORD fighteth for them against the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast Egyptians. guided them in thy strength unto thy holy

26 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch habitation. out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

14 The people shall hear, and be afraid : sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over 15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amathe sea, and the sea returned to his strength zed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling when the morning appeared; and the Egyp-shall take hold upon them: all the inhabit tians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew ants of Canaan shall melt away. the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them:

28 And the waters returned, and covered by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after LORD, till the people pass over, which thou them: there remained not so much as one of hast purchased. them.

29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wail unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in; in the sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.

30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day 18 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever, out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel 19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. his chariots and with his horsemen into the 31 And Israel saw that great work which sea, and the LORD brought again the waters the LORD did upon the Egyptians; and the of the sea upon them; but the children of Is

ael went on dry land in the midst of the sea. what are we, that ye murmur against as ? 20 T And Miriam the prophetess, the sister 8 And Moses said, This shoul be, when the of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to all the women went out after her with tim-eat; and in the morning bread to the full; brels and with dances. for that the LORD heareth your murmurings

21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye which ye murmur against him: and what to the LORD, for he hath triumphed glorious-are we? your murmurings are not against us, ly; the horse and his rider hath he thrown but against the LORD.

into the sea.

9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say ur22 So Moses brought Israel from the to all the congregation of the children of IsRed sea and they went out into the wilder-rael, Come near before the LORD: for he Dess of Shur: and they went three days in hath heard your murmurings.

the wilderness, and found no water.

23 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 called Marah.

24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had rast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and ■n ordinance, and there he proved them,

26 And said. If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his! statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. 27 ¶ And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palin trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

CHAP. XVI.

10 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 cloud.

11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

12 have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel; speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morn ing ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost, on the ground.

15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.

AND they took their journey from Elim; 16 1 This is the thing which the LORD

and all the congregation of the children hath commanded, Gather of it every man of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, according to his eating; an omer for every which is between Elim and Sinai, on the man, according to the number of your perfifteenth day of the second month after their sons; take ye every man for them which are departing out of the land of Egypt. in his tents.

And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. 18 And when they did mete it with an omer, 3 And the children of Israel said unto he that gathered much had nothing over, and them, Would to God we had died by the he that gathered little had no lack: they gahand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, thered every man according to his eating. when we sat by the flesh-pots, and when we did eat bread to the full! for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily

6 And Moses and Aaron sail unto all the children of Israel, At even then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt.

7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD; and

19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.

20 Notwithstanding 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 with them.

21 And they gathered it every morning; every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

221 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To-morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake c-day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you, to be kept until the morning

24 And they laid it up till the morning, aa

Moses bade; and it did not stink, neither upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite was there any worm therein. the rock, and there shall come water out of 25 And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for it, that the people may drink. And Moses to-day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to-day did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. ye shall not find it in the field. 7 And he called the name of the place 26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there of the children of Israel, and because they shall be none. tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD

27 ¶ And it came to pass, that there went among us, or not? out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.

28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

8 Then came Amclck, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amelek : to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill, with the rod of God in mine hand.

29 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, sixth day the bread for two days: abide ye and fought with Amelek and Moses, Aaron, every man in his place; let no man go out and Hur, went up to the top of the hill. of his place on the seventh day. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held

30 So the people rested on the seventh day. up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and wheu 31 And the house of Israel called the name he let down his hand, Amelek prevailed. thereof Manna: and it was like coriander- 12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they seed, white; and the taste of it was like wa- took a stone, and put it under him, and he fers made with honey. sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up

32 And Moses said, This is the thing his hands, the one on the one side, and the which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer other on the other side; and his hands were of it, to be kept for your generations; that steady until the going down of the sun. they may see the bread wherewith I have fed 13 And Joshua discomfited Amelek and you in the wilderness, when I brought you his people with the edge of the sword. forth from the land of Egypt.

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33 And Moses said unto Aaron, take pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.

34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aarcn laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited: they did eat manna until they came nto the borders of the land of Canaan. 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an aphah.

CHAP. XVII.

14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amelek from under heaven.

15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH-nissi :

16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amelek from generation to generation CHAP. XVII.

WMoses father-in-law, heard of all that
WHEN Jethro, the priest of Midian,

God had done for Moses, and for Israel his
people, and that the LORD had brought Is-

2 Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

AND all the congregation of the children rael out of Egypt; of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the Commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim and there was no water for the 3 And her two sons, of which the name of people to drink. the one was Gershom; for he said, I have 2 Wherefore the people did chide with been an alien in a strange land: Moses, and said, Give us water that we may 4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; drink. And Moses said unto them, Why for the God of my father, said he, was mine chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt help, and delivered me from the sword of the LORD? Pharaoh.

3 And the people thirsted there for water; 5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came and the people murmured against Moses, and with his sons and his wife unto Moses into said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought the wilderness, where he encamped at the ns up out of Egypt to kill us, and our chil-mount of God: dren, and our cattle, with thirst?

6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, in-law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy What shall I do unto this people? they be wife, and her two sons with her. 7¶ And Moses went out to meet his father

almost ready to stone me.

5 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on be-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him, fore the people, and take with thee of the el- and they asked cach other of their welfare. ders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou and they came into the tent. amo'est the river, take in thine hand, and go. 8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there the LORD had done unto Pharaoli, and to the

Egyptians, for Israel's sake, and all the tra- rulers of thousands, ruler of hundreds, rurail that had come upon them by the way, lers of tifties, and rulers of tens.

and how the LORD delivered them.

9¶ And Jethro rejoiced for all the good ness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

26 And they judged the people at all sea sons: the hard causes they brought unte Moses, but every small inatter they judged themselves.

27 And Moses let his father-in-law de10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, part; and he went his way into his own land. wie hath delivered you out of the hand of

CHAP. XIX.

third month, when the children of

thegvitians, and out of the hand of Pha-Nieel were gone forth out of the land of rach who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

Egypt, the same day came they into the wil

I Now i know that the LORD is greater derness of Sinai. than all gods: for in the thing wherein they 2 For they were departed from Rephidim, dealt proudly he was above them. and were come to the desert of Sinai, and 12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took had pitched in the wilderness; and there isa burnt-offering and sacrifices for God and rael encamped before the mount. Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat 3¶ And Moses went up unto God, and the bread with Moses' father-in-law before God. LORD called unto him out of the mountain, 13 And it came to pass on the morrow, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of that Moses sat to judge the people: and the Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.

4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyp tians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

14 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, be said, What is 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice this thing that thou doest to the people? why indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people be a peculiar treasure unto me above all peostand by thee from morning unto even? ple: for all the earth is mine. 15 And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God.

6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the chil dren of Israel.

16 When they have a matter they come Into me, and I judge between one and an- 79 And Moses came, and called for the her; and I do inake them know the statutes elders of the people, and laid before their of God, and his laws. faces all these words which the LORD com17 And Moses' father-in-law said unto him,manded 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 this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

8 And all the people answered together, and said, A!! that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. 10 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

11 And be ready against the third day: for 21 Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the third day the LORD will come down in the people able men, such as fear God, men the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. of truth, hating covetousness; and place such 12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the peoover them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers ple round about, saying. Take heed to yourof hundreds,rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. [selves, that ye go not up into the mount, or 22 And let them judge the people at all touch the horder of it: whosoever toucheth seasons; and it shall be, that every great the mount shall be surely put to death : matter they shal: bring unto thee, but every 13 There shall not an hand touch it, but small matter they sna judge: so shall it be he shall surely be stoned, or shot through, easier for thyself, and they shall bear the bur-whether it be beast or man, it shall not live den with thee. when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall

23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God come up to the mount. command thee so, then thou shalt be able, 14 And Moses went down from the mount to endure, and all this people shall also go to unto the people, and sanctified the people; the ace in peace. and they washed their clothes.

24 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,

15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. 16 And it came to pass on the third day. in the morning, that there were thunders

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