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THE BOOK OF EXODUS

EXODUS I, II, IV

Now the children of Israel increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty, so that the land was filled with them. Wherefore the king of Egypt said, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies and fight against us. Therefore did they set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. Wherefore Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but every daughter ye shall save alive.

Now there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman bare a son: and when she knew the commandment of the king, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink. And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to

bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it. And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the child wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 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? And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child's mother. And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, will give thee thy wages. the child, and nursed it. and she brought him unto and he became her son.

and I And the woman took And the child grew, Pharaoh's daughter, And she called his name

Moses, which is by interpretation, Drawn out; For, said she, I drew him out of the water.

And it came to pass, when Moses was grown up, that he fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and as Moses was sitting by a well, they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. And the shepherds came and drave them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is that ye are come so soon today? 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.

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. And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. And Moses dwelt in the land of Midian.

EXODUS III, IV

Now Moses was keeping the flock: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness. 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 bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 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 said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. I am the God of thy fathers, 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. And the Lord said, Behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. Moses said, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that i should bring forth the chi!

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dren of Israel out of Egypt? 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. And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.

And Moses said, 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? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM. This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. Thus shalt thou say unto them, I AM hath sent me unto you. Arise therefore, and go; have not I commanded thee?

EXODUS V, VI, XII

Wherefore do ye, people from their

Then went Moses and Aaron in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. Moses and Aaron, hinder the works? get you unto your burdens! And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore; let them go and gather straw for

themselves. Yet the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they are idle; therefore cry they, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the and of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. And he taskmasters were urgent, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. And the officers of the children of Israel were beaten.

Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants? 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. But he said, Ye are idle! ye are idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord. Go therefore now, and work! for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks. And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case. And they met Moses and Aaron as they came forth from Pharaoh: and they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because have made us to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

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And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this

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