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14 but I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.(A)

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14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out(A) with great possessions.(B)

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“And you saw the distress of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.[a](A) 10 You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted insolently against our ancestors. You made a name for yourself that remains to this day.(B) 11 And you divided the sea before them, so that they passed through the sea on dry land, but you threw their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.(C)

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  1. 9.9 Or Sea of Reeds

“You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt;(A) you heard their cry at the Red Sea.[a](B) 10 You sent signs(C) and wonders(D) against Pharaoh, against all his officials and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians treated them. You made a name(E) for yourself,(F) which remains to this day. 11 You divided the sea before them,(G) so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths,(H) like a stone into mighty waters.(I)

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  1. Nehemiah 9:9 Or the Sea of Reeds

I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians have enslaved, and I have remembered my covenant.(A) Say therefore to the Israelites: I am the Lord, and I will free you from the burdens of the Egyptians and deliver you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.(B)

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Moreover, I have heard the groaning(A) of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.(B)

“Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.(C) I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem(D) you with an outstretched arm(E) and with mighty acts of judgment.(F)

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32 Take your flocks and your herds, as you said, and be gone. And ask a blessing for me, too!”(A)

The Exodus: From Rameses to Succoth

33 The Egyptians urged the people to hasten their departure from the land, for they said, “We shall all be dead.”(B) 34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, with their kneading bowls wrapped up in their cloaks on their shoulders. 35 The Israelites had acted according to the word of Moses; they had asked the Egyptians for jewelry of silver and gold and for clothing,(C) 36 and the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And so they plundered the Egyptians.(D)

37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides little ones.(E) 38 A mixed crowd also went up with them and livestock in great numbers, both flocks and herds.(F)

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32 Take your flocks and herds,(A) as you have said, and go. And also bless(B) me.”

33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry(C) and leave(D) the country. “For otherwise,” they said, “we will all die!”(E) 34 So the people took their dough before the yeast was added, and carried it on their shoulders in kneading troughs(F) wrapped in clothing. 35 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(G) and for clothing.(H) 36 The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed(I) toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered(J) the Egyptians.

37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses(K) to Sukkoth.(L) There were about six hundred thousand men(M) on foot, besides women and children. 38 Many other people(N) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

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and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.(A) Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in its midst, and afterward I brought you out.(B) When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, you came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued your ancestors with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.[a](C) When they cried out to the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians and made the sea come upon them and cover them, and your eyes saw what I did to Egypt. Afterward you lived in the wilderness a long time.

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  1. 24.6 Or Sea of Reeds

and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau.(A) I assigned the hill country of Seir(B) to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.(C)

“‘Then I sent Moses and Aaron,(D) and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and I brought you out.(E) When I brought your people out of Egypt, you came to the sea,(F) and the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen[a](G) as far as the Red Sea.[b](H) But they cried(I) to the Lord for help, and he put darkness(J) between you and the Egyptians; he brought the sea over them and covered them.(K) You saw with your own eyes what I did to the Egyptians.(L) Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.(M)

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  1. Joshua 24:6 Or charioteers
  2. Joshua 24:6 Or the Sea of Reeds

When Jacob went into Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them,[a] then your ancestors cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.(A)

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  1. 12.8 Gk: Heb lacks and the Egyptians oppressed them

“After Jacob(A) entered Egypt, they cried(B) to the Lord for help, and the Lord sent(C) Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

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14 For the Lord will vindicate his people
    and have compassion on his servants.(A)

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14 For the Lord will vindicate his people(A)
    and have compassion on his servants.(B)

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17 for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight. He protected us along all the way that we went and among all the peoples through whom we passed,

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17 It was the Lord our God himself who brought us and our parents up out of Egypt, from that land of slavery,(A) and performed those great signs(B) before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.

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22 The Lord displayed before our eyes great and awesome signs and wonders against Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his household.

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22 Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household.

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20 But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron smelter, out of Egypt, to become a people of his very own possession, as you are now.(A)

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20 But as for you, the Lord took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace,(A) out of Egypt,(B) to be the people of his inheritance,(C) as you now are.

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The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.(A) You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.(B) But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.(C) When Pharaoh does not listen to you, I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring my people the Israelites, company by company, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.(D) The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”(E) Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them.(F) Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.(G)

Aaron’s Miraculous Rod

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a wonder,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.’ ”(H) 10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did as the Lord had commanded; Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.(I) 11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same by their secret arts.(J) 12 Each one threw down his staff, and they became snakes, but Aaron’s staff swallowed up theirs. 13 However, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.(K)

The First Plague: Water Turned to Blood

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

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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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27 They performed his signs among them
    and miracles in the land of Ham.(A)
28 He sent darkness and made the land dark;
    they rebelled[a] against his words.(B)
29 He turned their waters into blood
    and caused their fish to die.(C)
30 Their land swarmed with frogs,
    even in the chambers of their kings.(D)
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies
    and gnats throughout their country.(E)
32 He gave them hail for rain
    and lightning that flashed through their land.(F)
33 He struck their vines and fig trees
    and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came,
    and young locusts without number;(G)
35 they devoured all the vegetation in their land
    and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land,
    the first issue of all their strength.(H)

37 Then he brought Israel[b] out with silver and gold,
    and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled.(I)

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  1. 105.28 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb they did not rebel
  2. 105.37 Heb them

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.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,(T)
    and from among their tribes no one faltered.

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Remember today that it was not your children (who have not known or seen the discipline of the Lord your God), but it is you who must acknowledge his greatness, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm,(A) his signs and his deeds that he did in Egypt to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to all his land; what he did to the Egyptian army, to their horses and chariots, how he made the water of the Red Sea[a] flow over them as they pursued you, so that the Lord has destroyed them to this day;(B)

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  1. 11.4 Or Sea of Reeds

Remember today that your children(A) were not the ones who saw and experienced the discipline of the Lord your God:(B) his majesty,(C) his mighty hand, his outstretched arm;(D) the signs he performed and the things he did in the heart of Egypt, both to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his whole country;(E) what he did to the Egyptian army, to its horses and chariots,(F) how he overwhelmed them with the waters of the Red Sea[a](G) as they were pursuing you, and how the Lord brought lasting ruin on them.

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  1. Deuteronomy 11:4 Or the Sea of Reeds