36 (A)He brought them out, after he had (B)shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, (C)and in the Red Sea, (D)and in the wilderness forty years.

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36 He led them out of Egypt(A) and performed wonders and signs(B) in Egypt, at the Red Sea(C) and for forty years in the wilderness.(D)

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21 Then 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 (A)made the sea into dry land, and the waters were (B)divided.

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21 Then Moses stretched out his hand(A) over the sea,(B) and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind(C) and turned it into dry land.(D) The waters were divided,(E)

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41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that (A)all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.

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41 At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions(A) left Egypt.(B)

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The Command to Leave Sinai

33 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Depart and go up from here, you (A)and the people whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, (B)‘To your descendants I will give it.’

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33 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath(A) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’(B)

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27 They (A)performed His signs among them,
And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark;
And they did not rebel against His word.
29 (B)He turned their waters into blood,
And killed their fish.
30 (C)Their land abounded with frogs,
Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 (D)He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
And lice in all their territory.
32 (E)He gave them hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
33 (F)He struck their vines also, and their fig trees,
And splintered the trees of their territory.
34 (G)He spoke, and locusts came,
Young locusts without number,
35 And ate up all the vegetation in their land,
And devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 (H)He also [a]destroyed all the firstborn in their land,
(I)The first of all their strength.

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  1. Psalm 105:36 Lit. struck down

27 They performed(A) his signs(B) among them,
    his wonders(C) in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness(D) and made the land dark—
    for had they not rebelled against(E) his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood,(F)
    causing their fish to die.(G)
30 Their land teemed with frogs,(H)
    which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke,(I) and there came swarms of flies,(J)
    and gnats(K) throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail,(L)
    with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vines(M) and fig trees(N)
    and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke,(O) and the locusts came,(P)
    grasshoppers(Q) without number;(R)
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
    ate up the produce of their soil.
36 Then he struck down all the firstborn(S) in their land,
    the firstfruits of all their manhood.

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12 (A)Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers,
In the land of Egypt, (B)in the field of Zoan.
13 (C)He divided the sea and caused them to pass through;
And (D)He made the waters stand up like a heap.
14 (E)In the daytime also He led them with the cloud,
And all the night with a light of fire.
15 (F)He split the rocks in the wilderness,
And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.
16 He also brought (G)streams out of the rock,
And caused waters to run down like rivers.

17 But they sinned even more against Him
By (H)rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
18 And (I)they tested God in their heart
By asking for the food of their fancy.
19 (J)Yes, they spoke against God:
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 (K)Behold, He struck the rock,
So that the waters gushed out,
And the streams overflowed.
Can He give bread also?
Can He provide meat for His people?”

21 Therefore the Lord heard this and (L)was furious;
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,
22 Because they (M)did not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.
23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
(N)And opened the doors of heaven,
24 (O)Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the [a]bread of (P)heaven.
25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to [b]the full.

26 (Q)He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.
27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29 (R)So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.
30 They were not [c]deprived of their craving;
But (S)while their food was still in their mouths,
31 The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.

32 In spite of this (T)they still sinned,
And (U)did not believe in His wondrous works.
33 (V)Therefore their days He consumed in futility,
And their years in fear.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:24 Lit. grain
  2. Psalm 78:25 satiation
  3. Psalm 78:30 Lit. separated

12 He did miracles(A) in the sight of their ancestors
    in the land of Egypt,(B) in the region of Zoan.(C)
13 He divided the sea(D) and led them through;
    he made the water stand up like a wall.(E)
14 He guided them with the cloud by day
    and with light from the fire all night.(F)
15 He split the rocks(G) in the wilderness
    and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
16 he brought streams out of a rocky crag
    and made water flow down like rivers.

17 But they continued to sin(H) against him,
    rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
18 They willfully put God to the test(I)
    by demanding the food they craved.(J)
19 They spoke against God;(K)
    they said, “Can God really
    spread a table in the wilderness?
20 True, he struck the rock,
    and water gushed out,(L)
    streams flowed abundantly,
but can he also give us bread?
    Can he supply meat(M) for his people?”
21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious;
    his fire broke out(N) against Jacob,
    and his wrath rose against Israel,
22 for they did not believe in God
    or trust(O) in his deliverance.
23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above
    and opened the doors of the heavens;(P)
24 he rained down manna(Q) for the people to eat,
    he gave them the grain of heaven.
25 Human beings ate the bread of angels;
    he sent them all the food they could eat.
26 He let loose the east wind(R) from the heavens
    and by his power made the south wind blow.
27 He rained meat down on them like dust,
    birds(S) like sand on the seashore.
28 He made them come down inside their camp,
    all around their tents.
29 They ate till they were gorged—(T)
    he had given them what they craved.
30 But before they turned from what they craved,
    even while the food was still in their mouths,(U)
31 God’s anger rose against them;
    he put to death the sturdiest(V) among them,
    cutting down the young men of Israel.

32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;(W)
    in spite of his wonders,(X) they did not believe.(Y)
33 So he ended their days in futility(Z)
    and their years in terror.

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35 And the children of Israel (A)ate manna (B)forty years, (C)until they came to an inhabited land; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

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35 The Israelites ate manna(A) forty years,(B) until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.(C)

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27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea (A)returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord (B)overthrew[a] the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 Then (C)the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. 29 But (D)the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

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  1. Exodus 14:27 Lit. shook off

27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place.(A) The Egyptians were fleeing toward[a] it, and the Lord swept them into the sea.(B) 28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea.(C) Not one of them survived.(D)

29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground,(E) with a wall(F) of water on their right and on their left.

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  1. Exodus 14:27 Or from

Moses Before Pharaoh

So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you (A)as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be (B)your prophet. You (C)shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. And (D)I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and (E)multiply My (F)signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. But (G)Pharaoh will not heed you, so (H)that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My [a]armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt (I)by great judgments. And the Egyptians (J)shall know that I am the Lord, when I (K)stretch out My hand on Egypt and (L)bring out the children of Israel from among them.”

Then Moses and Aaron (M)did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did. And Moses was (N)eighty years old and (O)Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Aaron’s Miraculous Rod(P)

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, (Q)‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, (R)‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’ ” 10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just (S)as the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it (T)became a serpent.

11 But Pharaoh also (U)called the wise men and (V)the [b]sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also (W)did in like manner with their [c]enchantments. 12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.

The First Plague: Waters Become Blood

14 So the Lord said to Moses: (X)“Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 7:4 hosts
  2. Exodus 7:11 soothsayers
  3. Exodus 7:11 secret arts

Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God(A) to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.(B) You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart,(C) and though I multiply my signs and wonders(D) in Egypt, he will not listen(E) to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment(F) I will bring out my divisions,(G) my people the Israelites. And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord(H) when I stretch out my hand(I) against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.”

Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded(J) them. Moses was eighty years old(K) and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Snake

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,(L)’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.”(M)

10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. 11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers,(N) and the Egyptian magicians(O) also did the same things by their secret arts:(P) 12 Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart(Q) became hard and he would not listen(R) to them, just as the Lord had said.

The Plague of Blood

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding;(S) he refuses to let the people go.

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not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.

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It will not be like the covenant
    I made with their ancestors(A)
when I took them by the hand
    to lead them out of Egypt,
because they did not remain faithful to my covenant,
    and I turned away from them,
declares the Lord.

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18 Now (A)for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness.

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18 for about forty years he endured their conduct[a](A) in the wilderness;(B)

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  1. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them

42 Then (A)God turned and gave them up to worship (B)the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:

(C)‘Did you offer Me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness,
O house of Israel?

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42 But God turned away from them(A) and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars.(B) This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets:

“‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings
    forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?

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The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever.

10 (A)To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever;
11 (B)And brought out Israel from among them,
For His mercy endures forever;
12 (C)With a strong hand, and with [a]an outstretched arm,
For His mercy endures forever;
13 (D)To Him who divided the Red Sea in two,
For His mercy endures forever;
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His mercy endures forever;
15 (E)But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever;
16 (F)To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever;
17 (G)To Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever;
18 (H)And slew famous kings,
For His mercy endures forever—
19 (I)Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endures forever;
20 (J)And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endures forever—
21 (K)And gave their land as a [b]heritage,
For His mercy endures forever;

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  1. Psalm 136:12 Mighty power
  2. Psalm 136:21 inheritance

the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.

10 to him who struck down the firstborn(A) of Egypt
His love endures forever.
11 and brought Israel out(B) from among them
His love endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand(C) and outstretched arm;(D)
His love endures forever.

13 to him who divided the Red Sea[a](E) asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through(F) the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;(G)
His love endures forever.

16 to him who led his people through the wilderness;(H)
His love endures forever.

17 to him who struck down great kings,(I)
His love endures forever.
18 and killed mighty kings(J)
His love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites(K)
His love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan(L)
His love endures forever.
21 and gave their land(M) as an inheritance,(N)
His love endures forever.

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  1. Psalm 136:13 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15