Moses is born and hidden. He kills an Egyptian, and flees to Midian .) And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife daughter of Levi. 2 And the Toman conceived, and bare a son: when she saw him that he as a goodly child, she hid him ire months. 3 And when she ould not longer hide him, she took te him an ark of bulrushes, and bed it with 2 slime and with pich; and she put the child therein, al laid it in the flags by the river's k. 4 And his sister stood afar f. to know what would be done to im. 5 And the daughter of Phaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked long by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it. 6 And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And te had compassion on him, and said. This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew Women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the aild's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name 3 Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.

together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? 14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known. 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving 1 That is, papyrus. 2 That is, bitumen. 3 Heb. Mosheh. 4 Heb. mashah, to draw out.

16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to-day? 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock. 20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a 5 sojourner in a foreign land.

23 And it came to pass in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge of them.

3 flock of Jethro his father-in-law, Now Moses was keeping the the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, 5 Heb. ger.

The Burning Bush. God commissions Moses to deliver Israel and came to the mountain of God, | hold, when I come unto the children unto Horeb. 2 And the angel of of Israel, and shall say unto them, Jehovah appeared unto him in a The God of your fathers hath sent flame of fire out of the midst of a me unto you; and they shall say to bush and he looked, and, behold, me, What is his name? what shall I the bush burned with fire, and the say unto them? 14 And God said bush was not consumed. 3 And unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM and Moses said, I will turn aside now, he said, Thus shalt thou say unto and see this great sight, why the the children of Israel, 2I AM hath bush is not burnt. 4 And when sent me unto you. 15 And God said Jehovah saw that he turned aside to moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt see, God called unto him out of the thou say unto the children of Israel, midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, Moses. And he said, Here am I. the God of Abraham, the God of 5 And he said, Draw not nigh Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath hither: put off thy shoes from off sent me unto you: this is my name thy feet, for the place whereon thou for ever, and this is my memorial standest is holy ground. 6 More- unto all generations. 16 Go, and over he said, I am the God of thy gather the elders of Israel together, father, the God of Abraham, the and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. God of your fathers, the God of And Moses hid his face; for he was Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, afraid to look upon God. 7 And hath appeared unto me, saying, I Jehovah said, I have surely seen the have surely visited you, and seen affliction of my people that are in that which is done to you in Egypt: Egypt, and have heard their cry by 17 and I have said, I will bring you reason of their taskmasters; for I up out of the affliction of Egypt know their sorrows; 8 and I am unto the land of the Canaanite, and come down to deliver them out of the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the the hand of the Egyptians, and to Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the bring them up out of that land unto Jebusite, unto a land flowing with a good land and a large, unto a land milk and honey. 18 And they shall flowing with milk and honey; unto hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt the place of the Canaanite, and the come, thou and the elders of Israel, Hittite, and the Amorite, and the unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall Perizzite, and the Hivite, and say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Jebusite. 9 And now, behold, the Hebrews, hath met with us: and the cry of the children of Israel is now let us go, we pray thee, three come unto me: moreover I have days' journey into the wilderness, seen the oppression wherewith the that we may sacrifice to Jehovah Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come our God. 19 And I know that the now therefore, and I will send thee king of Egypt will not give you unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest leave to go, no, not by a mighty bring forth my people the children hand. 20 And I will put forth my of Israel out of Egypt. 11 And hand, and smite Egypt with all my Moses said unto God, Who am I, wonders which I will do in the midst that I should go unto Pharaoh, and thereof and after that he will let that I should bring forth the chil- you go. 21 And I will give this peodren of Israel out of Egypt? 12 And ple favor in the sight of the Egyphe said, Certainly I will be with tians: and it shall come to pass, that, thee; and this shall be the token when ye go, ye shall not go empty : unto thee, that have sent thee: 22 but every woman shall ask of her when thou hast brought forth the neighbor, and of her that sojourneth people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

And Moses said unto God, Be

1 Or, I AM, BECAUSE I AM Or, I AM WHO AM Or, I WILL BE THAT I WILL BE

2 Heb. Ehych. From the same root as Jehovah.

Confirmatory Signs and Promises. Moses returns to Egypt

in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall despoil the Egyptians.

Aaron meets Moses. Pharaoh increases the People's Burdens

that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me. 26 So he let him alone. Then she said, 2 A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.

27 And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewith he had charged him. 29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: 30 and Aaron spake all the words which Jehovah had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

the people, and their officers, saying, 7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8 And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. 9 Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.

10 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 you straw. 11 Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished. 12 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

5 And afterward Moses and children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's

Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go. 3 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 Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. 5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. 6 And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of

1 Heb. made it touch.

2 Or, A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision

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 with thy servants? 16 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 sacrifice to Jehovah. 18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks. 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, when it was said, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks, your daily tasks. 20 And they met 3 Heb. saying.

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4 Or, were set on mischief, when they said

The People disheartened. God renews his Promises

Moses and Aaron, who stood in the | I am Jehovah. 9 And Moses spake way, as they came forth from Pha- so unto the children of Israel: but rach: 21 and they said unto them, they hearkened not unto Moses Jehovah look upon you, and judge; for anguish of spirit, and for cruel because ye have made our savor to bondage. be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay