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1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came into Egypt. Every man and his household came there with Jacob.
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 So all the souls who came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls. Joseph was in Egypt already.
6 Now Joseph died, and all his brothers, and that whole generation.
7 And the children of Israel brought forth fruit and increased in abundance, and were multiplied, and were exceedingly mighty, so that the land was full of them.
8 Then there rose up a new king in Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
9 And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier than us.
10 “Come, let us work wisely with them, lest they multiply and it happens that if there is war, they also join themselves to our enemies and fight against us and get themselves out of the land.”
11 Therefore, they set taskmasters over them, to keep them under with burdens. And they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures of Pharaoh.
12 But the more they burdened them, the more they multiplied and grew. Therefore, they were more grieved against the children of Israel.
13 So, the Egyptians caused the children of Israel to serve by cruelty.
14 Thus, they made them weary of their lives by extreme labor in clay and in brick, and in all work in the field, with all manner of bondage, which they laid upon them most cruelly.
15 Moreover, the king of Egypt commanded the midwives of the Hebrew women (of which one’s name was Shiphrah, and the name of another, Puah)
16 and said, “When you do the office of a midwife to the women of the Hebrews, and see them on their stools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him. But if it is a daughter, then let her live.”
17 Nevertheless, the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them but saved the male children.
18 Then the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this, and have saved the male children?”
19 And the midwives answered Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt. For they are vigorous and are delivered before the midwives approach them.”
20 God, therefore, prospered the midwives; and the people multiplied and were very mighty.
21 And therefore, because the midwives feared God, He made them houses.
22 Then, Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, “Cast every male child who is born into the river, but save every female child.”
2 Then, a man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.
2 And the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was fair, she hid him for three months.
3 But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark for him made of reed, and daubed it with tar and with pitch, and laid the child therein, and put it among the bulrushes, by the river’s edge.
4 Now, his sister stood far off, to see what would become of him.
5 Then, the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself in the river; and her maidens walked by the river’s side. And when she saw the ark among the bulrushes, she sent her maid to fetch it.
6 Then she opened it and saw it was a child. And behold, the baby wept. So, she had compassion on it, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a nurse of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”
8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So, the maid went and called the child’s mother,
9 to whom Pharaoh’s daughter said, “Take this child away and nurse it for me; and I will reward you.” Then the woman took the child and nursed him.
10 Now the child grew. And she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter. And he was as her son. And she called his name, Moses. “Because” she said, “I drew him out of the water.”
11 And in those days, when Moses was grown, he went forth to his brothers and observed their burdens. He also saw an Egyptian striking one of his Hebrew brothers.
12 And he looked around. And when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13 Again, he came forth the next day. And behold, two Hebrews fought. And he said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your friend?”
14 And he answered, “Who made you a man of authority, and a judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses feared and said, “Certainly this thing is known.”
15 Now Pharaoh heard this matter and sought to kill Moses. Therefore, Moses fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.
16 And the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s sheep.
17 Then, the shepherds came and drove them away. But Moses rose up and defended them and watered their sheep.
18 And when they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “Why have you come so soon today?”
19 And they said, “A man of Egypt delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and also drew us enough water and watered the sheep.
20 Then he said to his daughters, “And, where is he? Why have you left the man so? Call him, so that he may eat.”
21 And Moses agreed to dwell with the man, who gave his daughter, Zipporah, to Moses.
22 And she bore a son, whose name he called, Gershom. For he said, “I have been a stranger in a strange land.”
23 Then, in process of time, the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed for the bondage and cried. And their cry for the bondage came up to God.
24 Then God heard their moan; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25 So God looked upon the children of Israel. And God had respect to them.
3 When Moses kept the sheep of Jethro, his father-in-law, priest of Midian, (and drove the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the Mountain of God, Horeb),
2 then the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of a bush. And he looked. And behold, the bush burned with fire; and the bush was not consumed.
3 Therefore, Moses said, “I will turn aside, now, and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, “Moses. Moses.” And he answered, “I am here.”
5 Then he said, “Do not come here. Take off your shoes, for the place whereon you stand is Holy ground.”
6 Moreover, He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
7 Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the trouble of My people who are in Egypt. And I have heard their cry, because of their taskmasters. For I know their sorrows.
8 “Therefore, I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them out of that land into a good and large land, into a land that flows with milk and honey, into the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
9 “And now, lo, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me. And I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
10 “Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 And He answered, “Certainly I will be with you. And this shall be a sign to you, that I have sent you. After you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “Behold, when I shall come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you’, if they say to me, ‘What is his Name?’ what shall I say to them?”
14 And God answered Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” Also, He said, “Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15 And God spoke further to Moses, “Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob has sent me to you’. This is My Name, forever. And this is My memorial to all ages.
16 “Go and gather the elders of Israel together; and you shall say to them, ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob appeared to me, and said, “I have surely remembered you and that which is done to you in Egypt.
17 “Therefore I said, ‘I will bring you out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land that flows with milk and honey.’”
18 “Then they shall obey My voice. And you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us. We ask you now, therefore, please let us go three days’ journey in the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
19 “But, I know that the king of Egypt will only let you go by a strong hand.
20 “Therefore, I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof. And after that, he shall let you go.
21 “And I will make this people favored by the Egyptians, so that when you go, you shall not go empty.
22 “For every woman shall ask of her neighbor (and of her who sojourns in her house) jewels of silver and jewels of gold and clothing. And you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters and shall plunder the Egyptians.”
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