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The Mourning for Jacob. AND Joseph fell upon his fa

and burial

ing-place of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

14 T And Joseph returned into

ther's face, and wept upon | Egypt, he and his brethren, and all him, and kissed him. that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

151 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, 3 And forty days were fulfilled they said, Joseph will peradvenfor him; for so are fulfilled the ture hate us, and will certainly re days of those which are embalmed:quite us all the evil which we did and the Egyptians mourned for unto him. him threcscore and ten days. 4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their 5 My father made me swear say-sin; for they did unto thee evil: ing, Lo, I die: in my grave which and now, we pray thee, forgive the I have digged for me in the land of trespass of the servants of the God Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. of thy father. And Joseph wept Now therefore let me go up, I pray when they spake unto him. thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.

7 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen : and it was a very great company.

10 And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and be made a mourning for his father seven days.

11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:

13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a bury

18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face: and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.

23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were brought up upon Joseph's knees.

24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land, unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence,

26 So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

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The Second Book of MOSES, called EXODU

CHAP. I.

The Children of Israel increase. OW these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

commanded them, but saved men-children alive.

18 And the king of Egypt ca for the midwives, and said them, Why have ye done thing, and have saved the n children alive?

19 And the midwives said u Pharaoh, Because the Heb women are not as the Egyp women; for they are lively, are delivered ere the midwi come in unto them.

20 Therefore God dealt well w the midwives: and the people m tiplied, and waxed very mighty.

21 And it came to pass, beca the midwives feared God, that made them houses.

7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, 22 And Pharaoh charged all and multiplied, and waxed exceed-people, saying, Every son that ing mighty; and the land was filled born ye shall cast into the river, a with them. every daughter ye shall save aliv CHAP. II.

8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

9 And he said unto his people,

Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters, to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure-cities, Pithom, and Raamses.

12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour.

14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service wherein they made them serve toas with rigour.

15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives (of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah;)

16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live..

17 But the midwives feared God, nd did not as the king of Egypt

Moses hid among the Flags. t

AND there went a man of

house of Levi, and took wife a daughter of Levi.

2 And the woman conceived ar bare a son: and when she saw hi that he was a goodly child, she hi him three months.

3 And when she could not longe hide him, she took for him an ar of bulrushes, and daubed it wit slime and with pitch, and put th child therein; and she laid it in th flags by the river's brink.

4 And his sister stood afar off, t wit what would be done to him.

5 1 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side: and when she saw, the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she 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 to 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 maid went and called the child'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 untoPharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And

Moses fleeth into Midian.

CHAP. III. she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied 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 slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the 830d.

13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove 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? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this 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. 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 also drew water enough 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 him a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

23 And it came to pass, in process of time, 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.

God appeareth to him

25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. CHAP. III.

God appeareth to Moses. NOW Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2 And the Angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bushi burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.

4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses! And he said, Here am I.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet; for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

71 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows:

8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land, unto a good land, and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.

11 ¶ And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12 And he said, Certainly, I will be with thee; and this shall be u token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought

God calleth Moses

EXODUS,

forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, 'The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, und of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt, unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice; and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us; and now let us go (we beseech thee) three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty 22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth 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 spoil the Egyptians.

to deliver I

CHAP. IV.
Moses' Rod changed.

AND Moses answered and

But, behold, they wil believe me, nor hearken unt voice: for they will say, LORD hath not appeared thee.

2 And the LORD said unto What is that in thy hand? A said, A rod.

3 And he said, Cast it or ground. And he cast it or ground, and it became a serp and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the LORD said Moses, Put forth thy hand, take it by the tail. And he forth his hand, and caught it, it became a rod in his hand:

5 That they may believe t the LORD God of their fathers, God of Abraham, the God Isaac, and the God of Jacob, h appeared unto thee.

61 And the LORD said furth more unto him, Put now thy ha into thy bosom. And he put hand into his bosom: and when took it out, behold, his hand wo leprous as snow.

7 And he said, Put thy hand in thy bosom again. And he put h hand into his bosom again, an plucked it out of his bosom, an behold, it was turned again as h other flesh.

8 And it shall come to pass, they will not believe thee, neithe hearken to the voice of the fir sign, that they will believe th voice of the latter sign.

9 And it shall come to pass, they will not believe also these tw signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upor the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

10 T And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

14 And the anger of the LORD

Moses leaveth Midian.

CHAP. V. God's message to Pharaoh words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

17 And thou shalt take this rod

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 the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. CHAP. V. Pharaoh chides Moses. ND afterward Moses and

in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt Aron went in, and told Pha

do signs.

18 And Moses went, and re-raoh, Thus saith the LORD God of turned to Jethro his father-in-law, Israel, Let my people go, that they and said unto him, Let me go, I may hold a feast unto me in the pray thee, and return unto my bre- wilderness. thren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in

peace.

19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

20 And Moses took his wife, and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

21 T And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my first-born.

2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' jour ney into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD 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, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

5 1 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and 7 Ye shall no more give the peoif thou refuse to let him go, behold, ple straw to make brick, as hereI will slay thy son, even thy first-tofore: let them go and gather bm. straw for themselves.

24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

25 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

8 And the tale of the bricks which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein: and let them not regard vain words.

27 And the LORD said to Aaron, 10 And the taskmasters of the Go into the wilderness to meet people went out, and their officers, Moses. And he went, and met and they spake to the people, say him in the mount of God, and kiss-ing, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will no ed him. give you straw. 11 Go ye, get you straw whe 57

28 And Moses told Aaron all the

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