THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED

E XO D U S
CHAPTER 1 am'ses.
1 These are the names of the 12 But the more they were
sons of Israel who came to oppressed, the more they mul-
Egypt with Jacob, each with tiplied and the more they
his household: spread abroad. And the Egyp-
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and tians were in dread of the
Judah, people of Israel.
3 Is'sachar, Zeb'ulun, and 13 So they made the people
Benjamin, of Israel serve with rigor,
4 Dan and Naph'tali, Gad and 14 and made their lives bitter
Asher. with hard service, in mortar
5 All the offspring of Jacob and brick, and in all kinds of
were seventy persons; Joseph work in the field; in all their
was already in Egypt. work they made them serve
6 Then Joseph died, and all with rigor.
his brothers, and all that gen- 15 Then the king of Egypt
eration. said to the Hebrew midwives,
7 But the descendants of Is- one of whom was named
rael were fruitful and in- Shiph'rah and the other Pu'ah,
creased greatly; they multi- 16 "When you serve as mid-
plied and grew exceedingly wife to the Hebrew women,
strong; so that the land was and see them upon the birth-
filled with them. stool, if it is a son, you shall
8 Now there arose a new king kill him; but if it is a daughter,
over Egypt, who did not know she shall live."
Joseph. 17 But the midwives feared
9 And he said to his people, God, and did not do as the
"Behold, the people of Israel king of Egypt commanded
are too many and too mighty them, but let the male chil-
for us. dren live.
10 Come, let us deal shrewd- 18 So the king of Egypt
ly with them, lest they multi- called the midwives, and said
ply, and, if war befall us, they to them, "Why have you done
join our enemies and fight this, and let the male children
against us and escape from live?"
the land." 19 The midwives said to
11 Therefore they set Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew
taskmasters over them to af- women are not like the Egyp-
flict them with heavy burdens; tian women; for they are vig-
and they built for Pharaoh orous and are delivered before
store-cities, Pithom and Ra- the midwife comes to them."

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 20 So God dealt well with the the Hebrew women to nurse
midwives; and the people mul- the child for you?"
tiplied and grew very strong. 8 And Pharaoh's daughter
21 And because the midwives said to her, "Go." So the girl
feared God he gave them fam- went and called the child's
ilies. mother.
22 Then Pharaoh commanded 9 And Pharaoh's daughter
all his people, "Every son that said to her, "Take this child
is born to the Hebrews you away, and nurse him for me,
shall cast into the Nile, but and I will give you your
you shall let every daughter wages." So the woman took
live." the child and nursed him.
10 And the child grew, and
CHAPTER 2 she brought him to Pharaoh's
1 Now a man from the house daughter, and he became her
of Levi went and took to wife son; and she named him
a daughter of Levi. Moses, for she said, "Because
2 The woman conceived and I drew him out of the water."
bore a son; and when she saw 11 One day, when Moses had
that he was a goodly child, grown up, he went out to his
she hid him three months. people and looked on their
3 And when she could hide burdens; and he saw an Egyp-
him no longer she took for him tian beating a Hebrew, one of
a basket made of bulrushes, his people.
and daubed it with bitumen 12 He looked this way and
and pitch; and she put the that, and seeing no one he
child in it and placed it among killed the Egyptian and hid
the reeds at the river's brink. him in the sand.
4 And his sister stood at a 13 When he went out the
distance, to know what would next day, behold, two He-
be done to him. brews were struggling togeth-
5 Now the daughter of er; and he said to the man
Pharaoh came down to bathe that did the wrong, "Why do
at the river, and her maidens you strike your fellow?"
walked beside the river; she 14 He answered, "Who made
saw the basket among the you a prince and a judge over
reeds and sent her maid to us? Do you mean to kill me as
fetch it. you killed the Egyptian?" Then
6 When she opened it she Moses was afraid, and
saw the child; and lo, the thought, "Surely the thing is
babe was crying. She took pity known."
on him and said, "This is one 15 When Pharaoh heard of it,
of the Hebrews' children." he sought to kill Moses. But
7 Then his sister said to Moses fled from Pharaoh, and
Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I stayed in the land of Mid'ian;
go and call you a nurse from and he sat down by a well.

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 16 Now the priest of Mid'ian CHAPTER 3
had seven daughters; and 1 Now Moses was keeping the
they came and drew water, flock of his father-in-law,
and filled the troughs to water Jethro, the priest of Mid'ian;
their father's flock. and he led his flock to the
17 The shepherds came and west side of the wilderness,
drove them away; but Moses and came to Horeb, the moun-
stood up and helped them, tain of God.
and watered their flock. 2 And the angel of the LORD
18 When they came to their appeared to him in a flame of
father Reu'el, he said, "How is fire out of the midst of a bush;
it that you have come so soon and he looked, and lo, the
today?" bush was burning, yet it was
19 They said, "An Egyptian not consumed.
delivered us out of the hand 3 And Moses said, "I will turn
of the shepherds, and even aside and see this great sight,
drew water for us and watered why the bush is not burnt."
the flock." 4 When the LORD saw that he
20 He said to his daughters, turned aside to see, God
"And where is he? Why have called to him out of the bush,
you left the man? Call him, "Moses, Moses!" And he said,
that he may eat bread." "Here am I."
21 And Moses was content to 5 Then he said, "Do not come
dwell with the man, and he near; put off your shoes from
gave Moses his daughter Zip- your feet, for the place on
po'rah. which you are standing is holy
22 She bore a son, and he ground."
called his name Gershom; for 6 And he said, "I am the God
he said, "I have been a so- of your father, the God of
journer in a foreign land." Abraham, the God of Isaac,
23 In the course of those and the God of Jacob." And
many days the king of Egypt Moses hid his face, for he was
died. And the people of Israel afraid to look at God.
groaned under their bondage, 7 Then the LORD said, "I have
and cried out for help, and seen the affliction of my peo-
their cry under bondage came ple who are in Egypt, and
up to God. have heard their cry because
24 And God heard their of their taskmasters; I know
groaning, and God remem- their sufferings,
bered his covenant with Abra- 8 and I have come down to
ham, with Isaac, and with Ja- deliver them out of the hand
cob. of the Egyptians, and to bring
25 And God saw the people of them up out of that land to a
Israel, and God knew their good and broad land, a land
condition. flowing with milk and honey,
to the place of the Canaan-

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ites, the Hittites, the Amor- them, `The LORD, the God of
ites, the Per'izzites, the your fathers, the God of Abra-
Hivites, and the Jeb'usites. ham, of Isaac, and of Jacob,
9 And now, behold, the cry of has appeared to me, saying, "I
the people of Israel has come have observed you and what
to me, and I have seen the op- has been done to you in
pression with which the Egyp- Egypt;
tians oppress them. 17 and I promise that I will
10 Come, I will send you to bring you up out of the afflic-
Pharaoh that you may bring tion of Egypt, to the land of
forth my people, the sons of the Canaanites, the Hittites,
Israel, out of Egypt." the Amorites, the Per'izzites,
11 But Moses said to God, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites,
"Who am I that I should go to a land flowing with milk and
Pharaoh, and bring the sons of honey."'
Israel out of Egypt?" 18 And they will hearken to
12 He said, "But I will be with your voice; and you and the
you; and this shall be the sign elders of Israel shall go to the
for you, that I have sent you: king of Egypt and say to him,
when you have brought forth `The LORD, the God of the He-
the people out of Egypt, you brews, has met with us; and
shall serve God upon this now, we pray you, let us go a
mountain." three days' journey into the
13 Then Moses said to God, wilderness, that we may sacri-
"If I come to the people of Is- fice to the LORD our God.'
rael and say to them, `The 19 I know that the king of
God of your fathers has sent Egypt will not let you go un-
me to you,' and they ask me, less compelled by a mighty
`What is his name?' what shall hand.
I say to them?" 20 So I will stretch out my
14 God said to Moses, "I AM hand and smite Egypt with all
WHO I AM." And he said, "Say the wonders which I will do in
this to the people of Israel, `I it; after that he will let you
AM has sent me to you.'" go.
15 God also said to Moses, 21 And I will give this people
"Say this to the people of Is- favor in the sight of the Egyp-
rael, `The LORD, the God of tians; and when you go, you
your fathers, the God of Abra- shall not go empty,
ham, the God of Isaac, and 22 but each woman shall ask
the God of Jacob, has sent me of her neighbor, and of her
to you': this is my name for who sojourns in her house,
ever, and thus I am to be re- jewelry of silver and of gold,
membered throughout all gen- and clothing, and you shall
erations. put them on your sons and on
16 Go and gather the elders your daughters; thus you shall
of Israel together, and say to despoil the Egyptians."

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 upon the dry ground; and the
CHAPTER 4 water which you shall take
1 Then Moses answered, "But from the Nile will become
behold, they will not believe blood upon the dry ground."
me or listen to my voice, for 10 But Moses said to the
they will say, `The LORD did LORD, "Oh, my Lord, I am not
not appear to you.'" eloquent, either heretofore or
2 The LORD said to him, since thou hast spoken to thy
"What is that in your hand?" servant; but I am slow of
He said, "A rod." speech and of tongue."
3 And he said, "Cast it on the 11 Then the LORD said to
ground." So he cast it on the him, "Who has made man's
ground, and it became a ser- mouth? Who makes him dumb,
pent; and Moses fled from it. or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is
4 But the LORD said to it not I, the LORD?
Moses, "Put out your hand, 12 Now therefore go, and I
and take it by the tail" — so will be with your mouth and
he put out his hand and teach you what you shall
caught it, and it became a rod speak."
in his hand — 13 But he said, "Oh, my Lord,
5 "that they may believe that send, I pray, some other per-
the LORD, the God of their fa- son."
thers, the God of Abraham, 14 Then the anger of the
the God of Isaac, and the God LORD was kindled against
of Jacob, has appeared to Moses and he said, "Is there
you." not Aaron, your brother, the
6 Again, the LORD said to Levite? I know that he can
him, "Put your hand into your speak well; and behold, he is
bosom." And he put his hand coming out to meet you, and
into his bosom; and when he when he sees you he will be
took it out, behold, his hand glad in his heart.
was leprous, as white as snow. 15 And you shall speak to
7 Then God said, "Put your him and put the words in his
hand back into your bosom." mouth; and I will be with your
So he put his hand back into mouth and with his mouth,
his bosom; and when he took and will teach you what you
it out, behold, it was restored shall do.
like the rest of his flesh. 16 He shall speak for you to
8 "If they will not believe the people; and he shall be a
you," God said, "or heed the mouth for you, and you shall
first sign, they may believe be to him as God.
the latter sign. 17 And you shall take in your
9 If they will not believe even hand this rod, with which you
these two signs or heed your shall do the signs."
voice, you shall take some wa- 18 Moses went back to Jethro
ter from the Nile and pour it his father-in-law and said to

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him, "Let me go back, I pray, met him at the mountain of
to my kinsmen in Egypt and God and kissed him.
see whether they are still 28 And Moses told Aaron all
alive." And Jethro said to the words of the LORD with
Moses, "Go in peace." which he had sent him, and all
19 And the LORD said to the signs which he had
Moses in Mid'ian, "Go back to charged him to do.
Egypt; for all the men who 29 Then Moses and Aaron
were seeking your life are went and gathered together
dead." all the elders of the people of
20 So Moses took his wife Israel.
and his sons and set them on 30 And Aaron spoke all the
an ass, and went back to the words which the LORD had
land of Egypt; and in his hand spoken to Moses, and did the
Moses took the rod of God. signs in the sight of the peo-
21 And the LORD said to ple.
Moses, "When you go back to 31 And the people believed;
Egypt, see that you do before and when they heard that the
Pharaoh all the miracles which LORD had visited the people
I have put in your power; but I of Israel and that he had seen
will harden his heart, so that their affliction, they bowed
he will not let the people go. their heads and worshiped.
22 And you shall say to
Pharaoh, `Thus says the CHAPTER 5
LORD, Israel is my first-born 1 Afterward Moses and Aaron
son, went to Pharaoh and said,
23 and I say to you, "Let my "Thus says the LORD, the God
son go that he may serve me"; of Israel, `Let my people go,
if you refuse to let him go, be- that they may hold a feast to
hold, I will slay your first-born me in the wilderness.'"
son.'" 2 But Pharaoh said, "Who is
24 At a lodging place on the the LORD, that I should heed
way the LORD met him and his voice and let Israel go? I
sought to kill him. do not know the LORD, and
25 Then Zippo'rah took a flint moreover I will not let Israel
and cut off her son's foreskin, go."
and touched Moses' feet with 3 Then they said, "The God of
it, and said, "Surely you are a the Hebrews has met with us;
bridegroom of blood to me!" let us go, we pray, a three
26 So he let him alone. Then days' journey into the wilder-
it was that she said, "You are ness, and sacrifice to the
a bridegroom of blood," be- LORD our God, lest he fall
cause of the circumcision. upon us with pestilence or
27 The LORD said to Aaron, with the sword."
"Go into the wilderness to 4 But the king of Egypt said
meet Moses." So he went, and to them, "Moses and Aaron,

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why do you take the people Pharaoh's taskmasters had set
away from their work? Get to over them, were beaten, and
your burdens." were asked, "Why have you
5 And Pharaoh said, "Behold, not done all your task of mak-
the people of the land are now ing bricks today, as hitherto?"
many and you make them rest 15 Then the foremen of the
from their burdens!" people of Israel came and
6 The same day Pharaoh cried to Pharaoh, "Why do you
commanded the taskmasters deal thus with your servants?
of the people and their fore- 16 No straw is given to your
men, servants, yet they say to us,
7 "You shall no longer give `Make bricks!' And behold,
the people straw to make your servants are beaten; but
bricks, as heretofore; let them the fault is in your own peo-
go and gather straw for them- ple."
selves. 17 But he said, "You are idle,
8 But the number of bricks you are idle; therefore you
which they made heretofore say, `Let us go and sacrifice
you shall lay upon them, you to the LORD.'
shall by no means lessen it; 18 Go now, and work; for no
for they are idle; therefore straw shall be given you, yet
they cry, `Let us go and offer you shall deliver the same
sacrifice to our God.' number of bricks."
9 Let heavier work be laid 19 The foremen of the people
upon the men that they may of Israel saw that they were in
labor at it and pay no regard evil plight, when they said,
to lying words." "You shall by no means lessen
10 So the taskmasters and your daily number of bricks."
the foremen of the people 20 They met Moses and
went out and said to the peo- Aaron, who were waiting for
ple, "Thus says Pharaoh, `I them, as they came forth from
will not give you straw. Pharaoh;
11 Go yourselves, get your 21 and they said to them,
straw wherever you can find "The LORD look upon you and
it; but your work will not be judge, because you have
lessened in the least.'" made us offensive in the sight
12 So the people were scat- of Pharaoh and his servants,
tered abroad throughout all and have put a sword in their
the land of Egypt, to gather hand to kill us."
stubble for straw. 22 Then Moses turned again
13 The taskmasters were ur- to the LORD and said, "O
gent, saying, "Complete your LORD, why hast thou done evil
work, your daily task, as when to this people? Why didst thou
there was straw." ever send me?
14 And the foremen of the 23 For since I came to
people of Israel, whom Pharaoh to speak in thy name,

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he has done evil to this peo- Abraham, to Isaac, and to Ja-
ple, and thou hast not deliv- cob; I will give it to you for a
ered thy people at all." possession. I am the LORD.'"
9 Moses spoke thus to the
CHAPTER 6 people of Israel; but they did
1 But the LORD said to not listen to Moses, because
Moses, "Now you shall see of their broken spirit and their
what I will do to Pharaoh; for cruel bondage.
with a strong hand he will 10 And the LORD said to
send them out, yea, with a Moses,
strong hand he will drive them 11 "Go in, tell Pharaoh king
out of his land." of Egypt to let the people of
2 And God said to Moses, "I Israel go out of his land."
am the LORD. 12 But Moses said to the
3 I appeared to Abraham, to LORD, "Behold, the people of
Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Israel have not listened to me;
Almighty, but by my name the how then shall Pharaoh listen
LORD I did not make myself to me, who am a man of uncir-
known to them. cumcised lips?"
4 I also established my 13 But the LORD spoke to
covenant with them, to give Moses and Aaron, and gave
them the land of Canaan, the them a charge to the people
land in which they dwelt as of Israel and to Pharaoh king
sojourners. of Egypt to bring the people of
5 Moreover I have heard the Israel out of the land of Egypt.
groaning of the people of Is- 14 These are the heads of
rael whom the Egyptians hold their fathers' houses: the sons
in bondage and I have remem- of Reuben, the first-born of Is-
bered my covenant. rael: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron,
6 Say therefore to the people and Carmi; these are the fami-
of Israel, `I am the LORD, and lies of Reuben.
I will bring you out from under 15 The sons of Simeon: Je-
the burdens of the Egyptians, mu'el, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin,
and I will deliver you from Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a
their bondage, and I will re- Canaanite woman; these are
deem you with an out- the families of Simeon.
stretched arm and with great 16 These are the names of
acts of judgment, the sons of Levi according to
7 and I will take you for my their generations: Gershon,
people, and I will be your God; Kohath, and Merar'i, the years
and you shall know that I am of the life of Levi being a hun-
the LORD your God, who has dred and thirty-seven years.
brought you out from under 17 The sons of Gershon: Libni
the burdens of the Egyptians. and Shim'e-i, by their families.
8 And I will bring you into the 18 The sons of Kohath: Am-
land which I swore to give to ram, Izhar, Hebron, and

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Uz'ziel, the years of the life of LORD spoke to Moses in the
Kohath being a hundred and land of Egypt,
thirty-three years. 29 the LORD said to Moses, "I
19 The sons of Merar'i: Mahli am the LORD; tell Pharaoh
and Mushi. These are the fam- king of Egypt all that I say to
ilies of the Levites according you."
to their generations. 30 But Moses said to the
20 Amram took to wife LORD, "Behold, I am of uncir-
Joch'ebed his father's sister cumcised lips; how then shall
and she bore him Aaron and Pharaoh listen to me?"
Moses, the years of the life of
Amram being one hundred and CHAPTER 7
thirty-seven years. 1 And the LORD said to
21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, Moses, "See, I make you as
Nepheg, and Zichri. God to Pharaoh; and Aaron
22 And the sons of Uz'ziel: your brother shall be your
Mi'sha-el, Elza'phan, and prophet.
Sithri. 2 You shall speak all that I
23 Aaron took to wife Eli'she- command you; and Aaron your
ba, the daughter of Am- brother shall tell Pharaoh to
min'adab and the sister of let the people of Israel go out
Nahshon; and she bore him of his land.
Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and 3 But I will harden Pharaoh's
Ith'amar. heart, and though I multiply
24 The sons of Korah: Assir, my signs and wonders in the
Elka'nah, and Abi'asaph; these land of Egypt,
are the families of the 4 Pharaoh will not listen to
Ko'rahites. you; then I will lay my hand
25 Elea'zar, Aaron's son, took upon Egypt and bring forth my
to wife one of the daughters hosts, my people the sons of
of Pu'ti-el; and she bore him Israel, out of the land of Egypt
Phin'ehas. These are the by great acts of judgment.
heads of the fathers' houses 5 And the Egyptians shall
of the Levites by their fami- know that I am the LORD,
lies. when I stretch forth my hand
26 These are the Aaron and upon Egypt and bring out the
Moses to whom the LORD said: people of Israel from among
"Bring out the people of Israel them."
from the land of Egypt by 6 And Moses and Aaron did
their hosts." so; they did as the LORD com-
27 It was they who spoke to manded them.
Pharaoh king of Egypt about 7 Now Moses was eighty
bringing out the people of Is- years old, and Aaron eighty-
rael from Egypt, this Moses three years old, when they
and this Aaron. spoke to Pharaoh.
28 On the day when the 8 And the LORD said to Moses

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and Aaron, the LORD: behold, I will strike
9 "When Pharaoh says to you, the water that is in the Nile
`Prove yourselves by working with the rod that is in my
a miracle,' then you shall say hand, and it shall be turned to
to Aaron, `Take your rod and blood,
cast it down before Pharaoh, 18 and the fish in the Nile
that it may become a ser- shall die, and the Nile shall
pent.'" become foul, and the Egyp-
10 So Moses and Aaron went tians will loathe to drink water
to Pharaoh and did as the from the Nile."'"
LORD commanded; Aaron cast 19 And the LORD said to
down his rod before Pharaoh Moses, "Say to Aaron, `Take
and his servants, and it be- your rod and stretch out your
came a serpent. hand over the waters of
11 Then Pharaoh summoned Egypt, over their rivers, their
the wise men and the sorcer- canals, and their ponds, and
ers; and they also, the magi- all their pools of water, that
cians of Egypt, did the same they may become blood; and
by their secret arts. there shall be blood through-
12 For every man cast down out all the land of Egypt, both
his rod, and they became ser- in vessels of wood and in ves-
pents. But Aaron's rod swal- sels of stone.'"
lowed up their rods. 20 Moses and Aaron did as
13 Still Pharaoh's heart was the LORD commanded; in the
hardened, and he would not sight of Pharaoh and in the
listen to them; as the LORD sight of his servants, he lifted
had said. up the rod and struck the wa-
14 Then the LORD said to ter that was in the Nile, and
Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is all the water that was in the
hardened, he refuses to let Nile turned to blood.
the people go. 21 And the fish in the Nile
15 Go to Pharaoh in the died; and the Nile became
morning, as he is going out to foul, so that the Egyptians
the water; wait for him by the could not drink water from the
river's brink, and take in your Nile; and there was blood
hand the rod which was throughout all the land of
turned into a serpent. Egypt.
16 And you shall say to him, 22 But the magicians of
`The LORD, the God of the He- Egypt did the same by their
brews, sent me to you, saying, secret arts; so Pharaoh's heart
"Let my people go, that they remained hardened, and he
may serve me in the wilder- would not listen to them; as
ness; and behold, you have the LORD had said.
not yet obeyed." 23 Pharaoh turned and went
17 Thus says the LORD, "By into his house, and he did not
this you shall know that I am lay even this to heart.

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 24 And all the Egyptians dug people; and I will let the peo-
round about the Nile for water ple go to sacrifice to the
to drink, for they could not LORD."
drink the water of the Nile. 9 Moses said to Pharaoh, "Be
25 Seven days passed after pleased to command me when
the LORD had struck the Nile. I am to entreat, for you and
for your servants and for your
CHAPTER 8 people, that the frogs be de-
1 Then the LORD said to stroyed from you and your
Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and houses and be left only in the
say to him, `Thus says the Nile."
LORD, "Let my people go, that 10 And he said, "Tomorrow."
they may serve me. Moses said, "Be it as you say,
2 But if you refuse to let that you may know that there
them go, behold, I will plague is no one like the LORD our
all your country with frogs; God.
3 the Nile shall swarm with 11 The frogs shall depart
frogs which shall come up into from you and your houses and
your house, and into your bed- your servants and your peo-
chamber and on your bed, and ple; they shall be left only in
into the houses of your ser- the Nile."
vants and of your people, and 12 So Moses and Aaron went
into your ovens and your out from Pharaoh; and Moses
kneading bowls; cried to the LORD concerning
4 the frogs shall come up on the frogs, as he had agreed
you and on your people and with Pharaoh.
on all your servants."'" 13 And the LORD did accord-
5 And the LORD said to ing to the word of Moses; the
Moses, "Say to Aaron, `Stretch frogs died out of the houses
out your hand with your rod and courtyards and out of the
over the rivers, over the fields.
canals, and over the pools, 14 And they gathered them
and cause frogs to come upon together in heaps, and the
the land of Egypt!'" land stank.
6 So Aaron stretched out his 15 But when Pharaoh saw
hand over the waters of that there was a respite, he
Egypt; and the frogs came up hardened his heart, and would
and covered the land of Egypt. not listen to them; as the
7 But the magicians did the LORD had said.
same by their secret arts, and 16 Then the LORD said to
brought frogs upon the land of Moses, "Say to Aaron, `Stretch
Egypt. out your rod and strike the
8 Then Pharaoh called Moses dust of the earth, that it may
and Aaron, and said, "Entreat become gnats throughout all
the LORD to take away the the land of Egypt.'"
frogs from me and from my 17 And they did so; Aaron

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stretched out his hand with there came great swarms of
his rod, and struck the dust of flies into the house of Pharaoh
the earth, and there came and into his servants' houses,
gnats on man and beast; all and in all the land of Egypt
the dust of the earth became the land was ruined by reason
gnats throughout all the land of the flies.
of Egypt. 25 Then Pharaoh called
18 The magicians tried by Moses and Aaron, and said,
their secret arts to bring forth "Go, sacrifice to your God
gnats, but they could not. So within the land."
there were gnats on man and 26 But Moses said, "It would
beast. not be right to do so; for we
19 And the magicians said to shall sacrifice to the LORD our
Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God offerings abominable to
God." But Pharaoh's heart was the Egyptians. If we sacrifice
hardened, and he would not offerings abominable to the
listen to them; as the LORD Egyptians before their eyes,
had said. will they not stone us?
20 Then the LORD said to 27 We must go three days'
Moses, "Rise up early in the journey into the wilderness
morning and wait for Pharaoh, and sacrifice to the LORD our
as he goes out to the water, God as he will command us."
and say to him, `Thus says 28 So Pharaoh said, "I will let
the LORD, "Let my people go, you go, to sacrifice to the
that they may serve me. LORD your God in the wilder-
21 Else, if you will not let my ness; only you shall not go
people go, behold, I will send very far away. Make entreaty
swarms of flies on you and for me."
your servants and your peo- 29 Then Moses said, "Behold,
ple, and into your houses; and I am going out from you and I
the houses of the Egyptians will pray to the LORD that the
shall be filled with swarms of swarms of flies may depart
flies, and also the ground on from Pharaoh, from his ser-
which they stand. vants, and from his people, to-
22 But on that day I will set morrow; only let not Pharaoh
apart the land of Goshen, deal falsely again by not let-
where my people dwell, so ting the people go to sacrifice
that no swarms of flies shall to the LORD."
be there; that you may know 30 So Moses went out from
that I am the LORD in the Pharaoh and prayed to the
midst of the earth. LORD.
23 Thus I will put a division 31 And the LORD did as
between my people and your Moses asked, and removed
people. By tomorrow shall this the swarms of flies from
sign be."'" Pharaoh, from his servants,
24 And the LORD did so; and from his people; not one

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remained. 9 And it shall become fine
32 But Pharaoh hardened his dust over all the land of
heart this time also, and did Egypt, and become boils
not let the people go. breaking out in sores on man
and beast throughout all the
CHAPTER 9 land of Egypt."
1 Then the LORD said to 10 So they took ashes from
Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, and the kiln, and stood before
say to him, `Thus says the Pharaoh, and Moses threw
LORD, the God of the He- them toward heaven, and it
brews, "Let my people go, that became boils breaking out in
they may serve me. sores on man and beast.
2 For if you refuse to let them 11 And the magicians could
go and still hold them, not stand before Moses be-
3 behold, the hand of the cause of the boils, for the
LORD will fall with a very se- boils were upon the magicians
vere plague upon your cattle and upon all the Egyptians.
which are in the field, the 12 But the LORD hardened
horses, the asses, the camels, the heart of Pharaoh, and he
the herds, and the flocks. did not listen to them; as the
4 But the LORD will make a LORD had spoken to Moses.
distinction between the cattle 13 Then the LORD said to
of Israel and the cattle of Moses, "Rise up early in the
Egypt, so that nothing shall morning and stand before
die of all that belongs to the Pharaoh, and say to him,
people of Israel."'" `Thus says the LORD, the God
5 And the LORD set a time, of the Hebrews, "Let my peo-
saying, "Tomorrow the LORD ple go, that they may serve
will do this thing in the land." me.
6 And on the morrow the 14 For this time I will send all
LORD did this thing; all the my plagues upon your heart,
cattle of the Egyptians died, and upon your servants and
but of the cattle of the people your people, that you may
of Israel not one died. know that there is none like
7 And Pharaoh sent, and be- me in all the earth.
hold, not one of the cattle of 15 For by now I could have
the Israelites was dead. But put forth my hand and struck
the heart of Pharaoh was you and your people with
hardened, and he did not let pestilence, and you would
the people go. have been cut off from the
8 And the LORD said to Moses earth;
and Aaron, "Take handfuls of 16 but for this purpose have I
ashes from the kiln, and let let you live, to show you my
Moses throw them toward power, so that my name may
heaven in the sight of be declared throughout all the
Pharaoh. earth.

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 17 You are still exalting your- 25 The hail struck down ev-
self against my people, and erything that was in the field
will not let them go. throughout all the land of
18 Behold, tomorrow about Egypt, both man and beast;
this time I will cause very and the hail struck down ev-
heavy hail to fall, such as nev- ery plant of the field, and
er has been in Egypt from the shattered every tree of the
day it was founded until now. field.
19 Now therefore send, get 26 Only in the land of
your cattle and all that you Goshen, where the people of
have in the field into safe Israel were, there was no hail.
shelter; for the hail shall come 27 Then Pharaoh sent, and
down upon every man and called Moses and Aaron, and
beast that is in the field and is said to them, "I have sinned
not brought home, and they this time; the LORD is in the
shall die."'" right, and I and my people are
20 Then he who feared the in the wrong.
word of the LORD among the 28 Entreat the LORD; for
servants of Pharaoh made his there has been enough of this
slaves and his cattle flee into thunder and hail; I will let you
the houses; go, and you shall stay no
21 but he who did not regard longer."
the word of the LORD left his 29 Moses said to him, "As
slaves and his cattle in the soon as I have gone out of the
field. city, I will stretch out my
22 And the LORD said to hands to the LORD; the thun-
Moses, "Stretch forth your der will cease, and there will
hand toward heaven, that be no more hail, that you may
there may be hail in all the know that the earth is the
land of Egypt, upon man and LORD's.
beast and every plant of the 30 But as for you and your
field, throughout the land of servants, I know that you do
Egypt." not yet fear the LORD God."
23 Then Moses stretched 31 (The flax and the barley
forth his rod toward heaven; were ruined, for the barley
and the LORD sent thunder was in the ear and the flax
and hail, and fire ran down to was in bud.
the earth. And the LORD 32 But the wheat and the
rained hail upon the land of spelt were not ruined, for they
Egypt; are late in coming up.)
24 there was hail, and fire 33 So Moses went out of the
flashing continually in the city from Pharaoh, and
midst of the hail, very heavy stretched out his hands to the
hail, such as had never been LORD; and the thunder and
in all the land of Egypt since it the hail ceased, and the rain
became a nation. no longer poured upon the

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earth. houses, and the houses of all
34 But when Pharaoh saw your servants and of all the
that the rain and the hail and Egyptians; as neither your fa-
the thunder had ceased, he thers nor your grandfathers
sinned yet again, and hard- have seen, from the day they
ened his heart, he and his ser- came on earth to this day.'"
vants. Then he turned and went out
35 So the heart of Pharaoh from Pharaoh.
was hardened, and he did not 7 And Pharaoh's servants
let the people of Israel go; as said to him, "How long shall
the LORD had spoken through this man be a snare to us? Let
Moses. the men go, that they may
serve the LORD their God; do
CHAPTER 10 you not yet understand that
1 Then the LORD said to Egypt is ruined?"
Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh; for I 8 So Moses and Aaron were
have hardened his heart and brought back to Pharaoh; and
the heart of his servants, that he said to them, "Go, serve
I may show these signs of the LORD your God; but who
mine among them, are to go?"
2 and that you may tell in the 9 And Moses said, "We will go
hearing of your son and of with our young and our old;
your son's son how I have we will go with our sons and
made sport of the Egyptians daughters and with our flocks
and what signs I have done and herds, for we must hold a
among them; that you may feast to the LORD."
know that I am the LORD." 10 And he said to them, "The
3 So Moses and Aaron went in LORD be with you, if ever I let
to Pharaoh, and said to him, you and your little ones go!
"Thus says the LORD, the God Look, you have some evil pur-
of the Hebrews, `How long will pose in mind.
you refuse to humble yourself 11 No! Go, the men among
before me? Let my people go, you, and serve the LORD, for
that they may serve me. that is what you desire." And
4 For if you refuse to let my they were driven out from
people go, behold, tomorrow I Pharaoh's presence.
will bring locusts into your 12 Then the LORD said to
country, Moses, "Stretch out your hand
5 and they shall cover the over the land of Egypt for the
face of the land, so that no locusts, that they may come
one can see the land; and upon the land of Egypt, and
they shall eat what is left to eat every plant in the land, all
you after the hail, and they that the hail has left."
shall eat every tree of yours 13 So Moses stretched forth
which grows in the field, his rod over the land of Egypt,
6 and they shall fill your and the LORD brought an east

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wind upon the land all that be darkness over the land of
day and all that night; and Egypt, a darkness to be felt."
when it was morning the east 22 So Moses stretched out
wind had brought the locusts. his hand toward heaven, and
14 And the locusts came up there was thick darkness in all
over all the land of Egypt, and the land of Egypt three days;
settled on the whole country 23 they did not see one an-
of Egypt, such a dense swarm other, nor did any rise from
of locusts as had never been his place for three days; but
before, nor ever shall be all the people of Israel had
again. light where they dwelt.
15 For they covered the face 24 Then Pharaoh called
of the whole land, so that the Moses, and said, "Go, serve
land was darkened, and they the LORD; your children also
ate all the plants in the land may go with you; only let your
and all the fruit of the trees flocks and your herds remain
which the hail had left; not a behind."
green thing remained, neither 25 But Moses said, "You must
tree nor plant of the field, also let us have sacrifices and
through all the land of Egypt. burnt offerings, that we may
16 Then Pharaoh called sacrifice to the LORD our God.
Moses and Aaron in haste, and 26 Our cattle also must go
said, "I have sinned against with us; not a hoof shall be
the LORD your God, and left behind, for we must take
against you. of them to serve the LORD our
17 Now therefore, forgive my God, and we do not know with
sin, I pray you, only this once, what we must serve the LORD
and entreat the LORD your until we arrive there."
God only to remove this death 27 But the LORD hardened
from me." Pharaoh's heart, and he would
18 So he went out from not let them go.
Pharaoh, and entreated the 28 Then Pharaoh said to him,
LORD. "Get away from me; take heed
19 And the LORD turned a to yourself; never see my face
very strong west wind, which again; for in the day you see
lifted the locusts and drove my face you shall die."
them into the Red Sea; not a 29 Moses said, "As you say! I
single locust was left in all the will not see your face again."
country of Egypt.
20 But the LORD hardened CHAPTER 11
Pharaoh's heart, and he did 1 The LORD said to Moses,
not let the children of Israel "Yet one plague more I will
go. bring upon Pharaoh and upon
21 Then the LORD said to Egypt; afterwards he will let
Moses, "Stretch out your hand you go hence; when he lets
toward heaven that there may you go, he will drive you away

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completely. to you; that my wonders may
2 Speak now in the hearing of be multiplied in the land of
the people, that they ask, ev- Egypt."
ery man of his neighbor and 10 Moses and Aaron did all
every woman of her neighbor, these wonders before
jewelry of silver and of gold." Pharaoh; and the LORD hard-
3 And the LORD gave the ened Pharaoh's heart, and he
people favor in the sight of did not let the people of Israel
the Egyptians. Moreover, the go out of his land.
man Moses was very great in
the land of Egypt, in the sight CHAPTER 12
of Pharaoh's servants and in 1 The LORD said to Moses
the sight of the people. and Aaron in the land of
4 And Moses said, "Thus says Egypt,
the LORD: About midnight I 2 "This month shall be for
will go forth in the midst of you the beginning of months;
Egypt; it shall be the first month of
5 and all the first-born in the the year for you.
land of Egypt shall die, from 3 Tell all the congregation of
the first-born of Pharaoh who Israel that on the tenth day of
sits upon his throne, even to this month they shall take ev-
the first-born of the maidser- ery man a lamb according to
vant who is behind the mill; their fathers' houses, a lamb
and all the first-born of the for a household;
cattle. 4 and if the household is too
6 And there shall be a great small for a lamb, then a man
cry throughout all the land of and his neighbor next to his
Egypt, such as there has nev- house shall take according to
er been, nor ever shall be the number of persons; ac-
again. cording to what each can eat
7 But against any of the peo- you shall make your count for
ple of Israel, either man or the lamb.
beast, not a dog shall growl; 5 Your lamb shall be without
that you may know that the blemish, a male a year old;
LORD makes a distinction be- you shall take it from the
tween the Egyptians and Is- sheep or from the goats;
rael. 6 and you shall keep it until
8 And all these your servants the fourteenth day of this
shall come down to me, and month, when the whole as-
bow down to me, saying, `Get sembly of the congregation of
you out, and all the people Israel shall kill their lambs in
who follow you.' And after that the evening.
I will go out." And he went out 7 Then they shall take some
from Pharaoh in hot anger. of the blood, and put it on the
9 Then the LORD said to two doorposts and the lintel of
Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen the houses in which they eat

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them. be cut off from Israel.
8 They shall eat the flesh 16 On the first day you shall
that night, roasted; with un- hold a holy assembly, and on
leavened bread and bitter the seventh day a holy assem-
herbs they shall eat it. bly; no work shall be done on
9 Do not eat any of it raw or those days; but what every
boiled with water, but roasted, one must eat, that only may
its head with its legs and its be prepared by you.
inner parts. 17 And you shall observe the
10 And you shall let none of feast of unleavened bread, for
it remain until the morning, on this very day I brought
anything that remains until your hosts out of the land of
the morning you shall burn. Egypt: therefore you shall ob-
11 In this manner you shall serve this day, throughout
eat it: your loins girded, your your generations, as an ordi-
sandals on your feet, and your nance for ever.
staff in your hand; and you 18 In the first month, on the
shall eat it in haste. It is the fourteenth day of the month
LORD's passover. at evening, you shall eat un-
12 For I will pass through the leavened bread, and so until
land of Egypt that night, and I the twenty-first day of the
will smite all the first-born in month at evening.
the land of Egypt, both man 19 For seven days no leaven
and beast; and on all the gods shall be found in your houses;
of Egypt I will execute judg- for if any one eats what is
ments: I am the LORD. leavened, that person shall be
13 The blood shall be a sign cut off from the congregation
for you, upon the houses of Israel, whether he is a so-
where you are; and when I see journer or a native of the land.
the blood, I will pass over you, 20 You shall eat nothing leav-
and no plague shall fall upon ened; in all your dwellings you
you to destroy you, when I shall eat unleavened bread."
smite the land of Egypt. 21 Then Moses called all the
14 "This day shall be for you elders of Israel, and said to
a memorial day, and you shall them, "Select lambs for your-
keep it as a feast to the LORD; selves according to your fami-
throughout your generations lies, and kill the passover
you shall observe it as an or- lamb.
dinance for ever. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop
15 Seven days you shall eat and dip it in the blood which
unleavened bread; on the first is in the basin, and touch the
day you shall put away leaven lintel and the two doorposts
out of your houses, for if any with the blood which is in the
one eats what is leavened, basin; and none of you shall
from the first day until the go out of the door of his house
seventh day, that person shall until the morning.

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 23 For the LORD will pass 31 And he summoned Moses
through to slay the Egyptians; and Aaron by night, and said,
and when he sees the blood "Rise up, go forth from among
on the lintel and on the two my people, both you and the
doorposts, the LORD will pass people of Israel; and go, serve
over the door, and will not al- the LORD, as you have said.
low the destroyer to enter 32 Take your flocks and your
your houses to slay you. herds, as you have said, and
24 You shall observe this rite be gone; and bless me also!"
as an ordinance for you and 33 And the Egyptians were
for your sons for ever. urgent with the people, to
25 And when you come to the send them out of the land in
land which the LORD will give haste; for they said, "We are
you, as he has promised, you all dead men."
shall keep this service. 34 So the people took their
26 And when your children dough before it was leavened,
say to you, `What do you their kneading bowls being
mean by this service?' bound up in their mantles on
27 you shall say, `It is the their shoulders.
sacrifice of the LORD's 35 The people of Israel had
passover, for he passed over also done as Moses told them,
the houses of the people of Is- for they had asked of the
rael in Egypt, when he slew Egyptians jewelry of silver and
the Egyptians but spared our of gold, and clothing;
houses.'" And the people 36 and the LORD had given
bowed their heads and wor- the people favor in the sight
shiped. of the Egyptians, so that they
28 Then the people of Israel let them have what they
went and did so; as the LORD asked. Thus they despoiled
had commanded Moses and the Egyptians.
Aaron, so they did. 37 And the people of Israel
29 At midnight the LORD journeyed from Ram'eses to
smote all the first-born in the Succoth, about six hundred
land of Egypt, from the first- thousand men on foot, besides
born of Pharaoh who sat on women and children.
his throne to the first-born of 38 A mixed multitude also
the captive who was in the went up with them, and very
dungeon, and all the first-born many cattle, both flocks and
of the cattle. herds.
30 And Pharaoh rose up in 39 And they baked unleav-
the night, he, and all his ser- ened cakes of the dough
vants, and all the Egyptians; which they had brought out of
and there was a great cry in Egypt, for it was not leavened,
Egypt, for there was not a because they were thrust out
house where one was not of Egypt and could not tarry,
dead. neither had they prepared for

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themselves any provisions. 50 Thus did all the people of
40 The time that the people Israel; as the LORD command-
of Israel dwelt in Egypt was ed Moses and Aaron, so they
four hundred and thirty years. did.
41 And at the end of four 51 And on that very day the
hundred and thirty years, on LORD brought the people of
that very day, all the hosts of Israel out of the land of Egypt
the LORD went out from the by their hosts.
land of Egypt.
42 It was a night of watching CHAPTER 13
by the LORD, to bring them 1 The LORD said to Moses,
out of the land of Egypt; so 2 "Consecrate to me all the
this same night is a night of first-born; whatever is the
watching kept to the LORD by first to open the womb among
all the people of Israel the people of Israel, both of
throughout their generations. man and of beast, is mine."
43 And the LORD said to 3 And Moses said to the peo-
Moses and Aaron, "This is the ple, "Remember this day, in
ordinance of the passover: no which you came out from
foreigner shall eat of it; Egypt, out of the house of
44 but every slave that is bondage, for by strength of
bought for money may eat of hand the LORD brought you
it after you have circumcised out from this place; no leav-
him. ened bread shall be eaten.
45 No sojourner or hired ser- 4 This day you are to go
vant may eat of it. forth, in the month of Abib.
46 In one house shall it be 5 And when the LORD brings
eaten; you shall not carry you into the land of the
forth any of the flesh outside Canaanites, the Hittites, the
the house; and you shall not Amorites, the Hivites, and the
break a bone of it. Jeb'usites, which he swore to
47 All the congregation of Is- your fathers to give you, a
rael shall keep it. land flowing with milk and
48 And when a stranger shall honey, you shall keep this ser-
sojourn with you and would vice in this month.
keep the passover to the 6 Seven days you shall eat
LORD, let all his males be cir- unleavened bread, and on the
cumcised, then he may come seventh day there shall be a
near and keep it; he shall be feast to the LORD.
as a native of the land. But no 7 Unleavened bread shall be
uncircumcised person shall eaten for seven days; no leav-
eat of it. ened bread shall be seen with
49 There shall be one law for you, and no leaven shall be
the native and for the seen with you in all your terri-
stranger who sojourns among tory.
you." 8 And you shall tell your son

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on that day, `It is because of your hand or frontlets be-
what the LORD did for me tween your eyes; for by a
when I came out of Egypt.' strong hand the LORD brought
9 And it shall be to you as a us out of Egypt."
sign on your hand and as a 17 When Pharaoh let the peo-
memorial between your eyes, ple go, God did not lead them
that the law of the LORD may by way of the land of the
be in your mouth; for with a Philistines, although that was
strong hand the LORD has near; for God said, "Lest the
brought you out of Egypt. people repent when they see
10 You shall therefore keep war, and return to Egypt."
this ordinance at its appointed 18 But God led the people
time from year to year. round by the way of the
11 "And when the LORD wilderness toward the Red
brings you into the land of the Sea. And the people of Israel
Canaanites, as he swore to went up out of the land of
you and your fathers, and Egypt equipped for battle.
shall give it to you, 19 And Moses took the bones
12 you shall set apart to the of Joseph with him; for Joseph
LORD all that first opens the had solemnly sworn the peo-
womb. All the firstlings of ple of Israel, saying, "God will
your cattle that are males visit you; then you must carry
shall be the LORD's. my bones with you from here."
13 Every firstling of an ass 20 And they moved on from
you shall redeem with a lamb, Succoth, and encamped at
or if you will not redeem it Etham, on the edge of the
you shall break its neck. Every wilderness.
first-born of man among your 21 And the LORD went before
sons you shall redeem. them by day in a pillar of
14 And when in time to come cloud to lead them along the
your son asks you, `What does way, and by night in a pillar of
this mean?' you shall say to fire to give them light, that
him, `By strength of hand the they might travel by day and
LORD brought us out of Egypt, by night;
from the house of bondage. 22 the pillar of cloud by day
15 For when Pharaoh stub- and the pillar of fire by night
bornly refused to let us go, did not depart from before the
the LORD slew all the first- people.
born in the land of Egypt, both
the first-born of man and the CHAPTER 14
first-born of cattle. Therefore I 1 Then the LORD said to
sacrifice to the LORD all the Moses,
males that first open the 2 "Tell the people of Israel to
womb; but all the first-born of turn back and encamp in front
my sons I redeem.' of Pi-ha-hi'roth, between
16 It shall be as a mark on Migdol and the sea, in front of

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Ba'al-ze'phon; you shall en- cried out to the LORD;
camp over against it, by the 11 and they said to Moses,
sea. "Is it because there are no
3 For Pharaoh will say of the graves in Egypt that you have
people of Israel, `They are en- taken us away to die in the
tangled in the land; the wilderness? What have you
wilderness has shut them in.' done to us, in bringing us out
4 And I will harden Pharaoh's of Egypt?
heart, and he will pursue them 12 Is not this what we said to
and I will get glory over you in Egypt, `Let us alone
Pharaoh and all his host; and and let us serve the Egyp-
the Egyptians shall know that tians'? For it would have been
I am the LORD." And they did better for us to serve the
so. Egyptians than to die in the
5 When the king of Egypt was wilderness."
told that the people had fled, 13 And Moses said to the
the mind of Pharaoh and his people, "Fear not, stand firm,
servants was changed toward and see the salvation of the
the people, and they said, LORD, which he will work for
"What is this we have done, you today; for the Egyptians
that we have let Israel go whom you see today, you
from serving us?" shall never see again.
6 So he made ready his chari- 14 The LORD will fight for
ot and took his army with him, you, and you have only to be
7 and took six hundred still."
picked chariots and all the 15 The LORD said to Moses,
other chariots of Egypt with "Why do you cry to me? Tell
officers over all of them. the people of Israel to go for-
8 And the LORD hardened the ward.
heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt 16 Lift up your rod, and
and he pursued the people of stretch out your hand over the
Israel as they went forth defi- sea and divide it, that the
antly. people of Israel may go on dry
9 The Egyptians pursued ground through the sea.
them, all Pharaoh's horses 17 And I will harden the
and chariots and his horsemen hearts of the Egyptians so
and his army, and overtook that they shall go in after
them encamped at the sea, by them, and I will get glory over
Pi-ha-hi'roth, in front of Ba'al- Pharaoh and all his host, his
ze'phon. chariots, and his horsemen.
10 When Pharaoh drew near, 18 And the Egyptians shall
the people of Israel lifted up know that I am the LORD,
their eyes, and behold, the when I have gotten glory over
Egyptians were marching after Pharaoh, his chariots, and his
them; and they were in great horsemen."
fear. And the people of Israel 19 Then the angel of God

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who went before the host of his hand over the sea, and the
Israel moved and went behind sea returned to its wonted
them; and the pillar of cloud flow when the morning ap-
moved from before them and peared; and the Egyptians fled
stood behind them, into it, and the LORD routed
20 coming between the host the Egyptians in the midst of
of Egypt and the host of Is- the sea.
rael. And there was the cloud 28 The waters returned and
and the darkness; and the covered the chariots and the
night passed without one com- horsemen and all the host of
ing near the other all night. Pharaoh that had followed
21 Then Moses stretched out them into the sea; not so
his hand over the sea; and the much as one of them re-
LORD drove the sea back by a mained.
strong east wind all night, and 29 But the people of Israel
made the sea dry land, and walked on dry ground through
the waters were divided. the sea, the waters being a
22 And the people of Israel wall to them on their right
went into the midst of the sea hand and on their left.
on dry ground, the waters be- 30 Thus the LORD saved Is-
ing a wall to them on their rael that day from the hand of
right hand and on their left. the Egyptians; and Israel saw
23 The Egyptians pursued, the Egyptians dead upon the
and went in after them into seashore.
the midst of the sea, all 31 And Israel saw the great
Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, work which the LORD did
and his horsemen. against the Egyptians, and the
24 And in the morning watch people feared the LORD; and
the LORD in the pillar of fire they believed in the LORD and
and of cloud looked down in his servant Moses.
upon the host of the Egyp-
tians, and discomfited the CHAPTER 15
host of the Egyptians, 1 Then Moses and the people
25 clogging their chariot of Israel sang this song to the
wheels so that they drove LORD, saying, "I will sing to
heavily; and the Egyptians the LORD, for he has tri-
said, "Let us flee from before umphed gloriously; the horse
Israel; for the LORD fights for and his rider he has thrown
them against the Egyptians." into the sea.
26 Then the LORD said to 2 The LORD is my strength
Moses, "Stretch out your hand and my song, and he has be-
over the sea, that the water come my salvation; this is my
may come back upon the God, and I will praise him, my
Egyptians, upon their chariots, father's God, and I will exalt
and upon their horsemen." him.
27 So Moses stretched forth 3 The LORD is a man of war;

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the LORD is his name. they tremble; pangs have
4 "Pharaoh's chariots and his seized on the inhabitants of
host he cast into the sea; and Philistia.
his picked officers are sunk in 15 Now are the chiefs of
the Red Sea. Edom dismayed; the leaders
5 The floods cover them; they of Moab, trembling seizes
went down into the depths like them; all the inhabitants of
a stone. Canaan have melted away.
6 Thy right hand, O LORD, 16 Terror and dread fall upon
glorious in power, thy right them; because of the great-
hand, O LORD, shatters the ness of thy arm, they are as
enemy. still as a stone, till thy people,
7 In the greatness of thy O LORD, pass by, till the peo-
majesty thou overthrowest thy ple pass by whom thou hast
adversaries; thou sendest purchased.
forth thy fury, it consumes 17 Thou wilt bring them in,
them like stubble. and plant them on thy own
8 At the blast of thy nostrils mountain, the place, O LORD,
the waters piled up, the floods which thou hast made for thy
stood up in a heap; the deeps abode, the sanctuary, LORD,
congealed in the heart of the which thy hands have estab-
sea. lished.
9 The enemy said, `I will pur- 18 The LORD will reign for
sue, I will overtake, I will di- ever and ever."
vide the spoil, my desire shall 19 For when the horses of
have its fill of them. I will Pharaoh with his chariots and
draw my sword, my hand shall his horsemen went into the
destroy them.' sea, the LORD brought back
10 Thou didst blow with thy the waters of the sea upon
wind, the sea covered them; them; but the people of Israel
they sank as lead in the walked on dry ground in the
mighty waters. midst of the sea.
11 "Who is like thee, O LORD, 20 Then Miriam, the prophet-
among the gods? Who is like ess, the sister of Aaron, took a
thee, majestic in holiness, ter- timbrel in her hand; and all
rible in glorious deeds, doing the women went out after her
wonders? with timbrels and dancing.
12 Thou didst stretch out thy 21 And Miriam sang to them:
right hand, the earth swal- "Sing to the LORD, for he has
lowed them. triumphed gloriously; the
13 "Thou hast led in thy horse and his rider he has
steadfast love the people thrown into the sea."
whom thou hast redeemed, 22 Then Moses led Israel on-
thou hast guided them by thy ward from the Red Sea, and
strength to thy holy abode. they went into the wilderness
14 The peoples have heard, of Shur; they went three days

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in the wilderness and found no Aaron in the wilderness,
water. 3 and said to them, "Would
23 When they came to that we had died by the hand
Marah, they could not drink of the LORD in the land of
the water of Marah because it Egypt, when we sat by the
was bitter; therefore it was fleshpots and ate bread to the
named Marah. full; for you have brought us
24 And the people murmured out into this wilderness to kill
against Moses, saying, "What this whole assembly with
shall we drink?" hunger."
25 And he cried to the LORD; 4 Then the LORD said to
and the LORD showed him a Moses, "Behold, I will rain
tree, and he threw it into the bread from heaven for you;
water, and the water became and the people shall go out
sweet. There the LORD made and gather a day's portion ev-
for them a statute and an or- ery day, that I may prove
dinance and there he proved them, whether they will walk
them, in my law or not.
26 saying, "If you will dili- 5 On the sixth day, when
gently hearken to the voice of they prepare what they bring
the LORD your God, and do in, it will be twice as much as
that which is right in his eyes, they gather daily."
and give heed to his com- 6 So Moses and Aaron said to
mandments and keep all his all the people of Israel, "At
statutes, I will put none of the evening you shall know that it
diseases upon you which I put was the LORD who brought
upon the Egyptians; for I am you out of the land of Egypt,
the LORD, your healer." 7 and in the morning you
27 Then they came to Elim, shall see the glory of the
where there were twelve LORD, because he has heard
springs of water and seventy your murmurings against the
palm trees; and they en- LORD. For what are we, that
camped there by the water. you murmur against us?"
8 And Moses said, "When the
CHAPTER 16 LORD gives you in the evening
1 They set out from Elim, and flesh to eat and in the morn-
all the congregation of the ing bread to the full, because
people of Israel came to the the LORD has heard your mur-
wilderness of Sin, which is be- murings which you murmur
tween Elim and Sinai, on the against him — what are we?
fifteenth day of the second Your murmurings are not
month after they had depart- against us but against the
ed from the land of Egypt. LORD."
2 And the whole congregation
of the people of Israel mur- 9 And Moses said to Aaron,
mured against Moses and "Say to the whole congrega-

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tion of the people of Israel, 18 But when they measured
`Come near before the LORD, it with an omer, he that gath-
for he has heard your murmur- ered much had nothing over,
ings.'" and he that gathered little had
10 And as Aaron spoke to the no lack; each gathered ac-
whole congregation of the cording to what he could eat.
people of Israel, they looked 19 And Moses said to them,
toward the wilderness, and "Let no man leave any of it till
behold, the glory of the LORD the morning."
appeared in the cloud. 20 But they did not listen to
11 And the LORD said to Moses; some left part of it till
Moses, the morning, and it bred
12 "I have heard the murmur- worms and became foul; and
ings of the people of Israel; Moses was angry with them.
say to them, `At twilight you 21 Morning by morning they
shall eat flesh, and in the gathered it, each as much as
morning you shall be filled he could eat; but when the
with bread; then you shall sun grew hot, it melted.
know that I am the LORD your 22 On the sixth day they
God.'" gathered twice as much
13 In the evening quails bread, two omers apiece; and
came up and covered the when all the leaders of the
camp; and in the morning dew congregation came and told
lay round about the camp. Moses,
14 And when the dew had 23 he said to them, "This is
gone up, there was on the what the LORD has command-
face of the wilderness a fine, ed: `Tomorrow is a day of
flake-like thing, fine as hoar- solemn rest, a holy sabbath to
frost on the ground. the LORD; bake what you will
15 When the people of Israel bake and boil what you will
saw it, they said to one anoth- boil, and all that is left over
er, "What is it?" For they did lay by to be kept till the morn-
not know what it was. And ing.'"
Moses said to them, "It is the 24 So they laid it by till the
bread which the LORD has giv- morning, as Moses bade them;
en you to eat. and it did not become foul,
16 This is what the LORD has and there were no worms in it.
commanded: `Gather of it, ev- 25 Moses said, "Eat it today,
ery man of you, as much as he for today is a sabbath to the
can eat; you shall take an LORD; today you will not find
omer apiece, according to the it in the field.
number of the persons whom 26 Six days you shall gather
each of you has in his tent.'" it; but on the seventh day,
17 And the people of Israel which is a sabbath, there will
did so; they gathered, some be none."
more, some less. 27 On the seventh day some

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of the people went out to 1 All the congregation of the
gather, and they found none. people of Israel moved on
28 And the LORD said to from the wilderness of Sin by
Moses, "How long do you stages, according to the com-
refuse to keep my command- mandment of the LORD, and
ments and my laws? camped at Reph'idim; but
29 See! The LORD has given there was no water for the
you the sabbath, therefore on people to drink.
the sixth day he gives you 2 Therefore the people found
bread for two days; remain ev- fault with Moses, and said,
ery man of you in his place, "Give us water to drink." And
let no man go out of his place Moses said to them, "Why do
on the seventh day." you find fault with me? Why
30 So the people rested on do you put the LORD to the
the seventh day. proof?"
31 Now the house of Israel 3 But the people thirsted
called its name manna; it was there for water, and the peo-
like coriander seed, white, and ple murmured against Moses,
the taste of it was like wafers and said, "Why did you bring
made with honey. us up out of Egypt, to kill us
32 And Moses said, "This is and our children and our cat-
what the LORD has command- tle with thirst?"
ed: `Let an omer of it be kept 4 So Moses cried to the
throughout your generations, LORD, "What shall I do with
that they may see the bread this people? They are almost
with which I fed you in the ready to stone me."
wilderness, when I brought 5 And the LORD said to
you out of the land of Egypt.'" Moses, "Pass on before the
33 And Moses said to Aaron, people, taking with you some
"Take a jar, and put an omer of the elders of Israel; and
of manna in it, and place it take in your hand the rod with
before the LORD, to be kept which you struck the Nile, and
throughout your generations." go.
34 As the LORD commanded 6 Behold, I will stand before
Moses, so Aaron placed it be- you there on the rock at
fore the testimony, to be kept. Horeb; and you shall strike the
35 And the people of Israel rock, and water shall come
ate the manna forty years, till out of it, that the people may
they came to a habitable land; drink." And Moses did so, in
they ate the manna, till they the sight of the elders of Is-
came to the border of the land rael.
of Canaan. 7 And he called the name of
36 (An omer is the tenth part the place Massah and
of an ephah.) Mer'ibah, because of the fault-
finding of the children of Is-
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LORD to the proof by saying, from generation to genera-
"Is the LORD among us or tion."
not?"
8 Then came Am'alek and CHAPTER 18
fought with Israel at 1 Jethro, the priest of Mid'ian,
Reph'idim. Moses' father-in-law, heard of
9 And Moses said to Joshua, all that God had done for
"Choose for us men, and go Moses and for Israel his peo-
out, fight with Am'alek; tomor- ple, how the LORD had
row I will stand on the top of brought Israel out of Egypt.
the hill with the rod of God in 2 Now Jethro, Moses' father-
my hand." in-law, had taken Zippo'rah,
10 So Joshua did as Moses Moses' wife, after he had sent
told him, and fought with her away,
Am'alek; and Moses, Aaron, 3 and her two sons, of whom
and Hur went up to the top of the name of the one was Ger-
the hill. shom (for he said, "I have
11 Whenever Moses held up been a sojourner in a foreign
his hand, Israel prevailed; and land"),
whenever he lowered his 4 and the name of the other,
hand, Am'alek prevailed. Elie'zer (for he said, "The God
12 But Moses' hands grew of my father was my help, and
weary; so they took a stone delivered me from the sword
and put it under him, and he of Pharaoh").
sat upon it, and Aaron and Hur 5 And Jethro, Moses' father-
held up his hands, one on one in-law, came with his sons and
side, and the other on the oth- his wife to Moses in the
er side; so his hands were wilderness where he was en-
steady until the going down of camped at the mountain of
the sun. God.
13 And Joshua mowed down 6 And when one told Moses,
Am'alek and his people with "Lo, your father-in-law Jethro
the edge of the sword. is coming to you with your
14 And the LORD said to wife and her two sons with
Moses, "Write this as a memo- her,"
rial in a book and recite it in 7 Moses went out to meet his
the ears of Joshua, that I will father-in-law, and did obei-
utterly blot out the remem- sance and kissed him; and
brance of Am'alek from under they asked each other of their
heaven." welfare, and went into the
15 And Moses built an altar tent.
and called the name of it, The 8 Then Moses told his father-
LORD is my banner, in-law all that the LORD had
16 saying, "A hand upon the done to Pharaoh and to the
banner of the LORD! The LORD Egyptians for Israel's sake, all
will have war with Am'alek the hardship that had come

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upon them in the way, and the statutes of God and his
how the LORD had delivered decisions."
them. 17 Moses' father-in-law said
9 And Jethro rejoiced for all to him, "What you are doing is
the good which the LORD had not good.
done to Israel, in that he had 18 You and the people with
delivered them out of the you will wear yourselves out,
hand of the Egyptians. for the thing is too heavy for
10 And Jethro said, "Blessed you; you are not able to per-
be the LORD, who has deliv- form it alone.
ered you out of the hand of 19 Listen now to my voice; I
the Egyptians and out of the will give you counsel, and God
hand of Pharaoh. be with you! You shall repre-
11 Now I know that the LORD sent the people before God,
is greater than all gods, be- and bring their cases to God;
cause he delivered the people 20 and you shall teach them
from under the hand of the the statutes and the deci-
Egyptians, when they dealt ar- sions, and make them know
rogantly with them." the way in which they must
12 And Jethro, Moses' father- walk and what they must do.
in-law, offered a burnt offering 21 Moreover choose able men
and sacrifices to God; and from all the people, such as
Aaron came with all the elders fear God, men who are trust-
of Israel to eat bread with worthy and who hate a bribe;
Moses' father-in-law before and place such men over the
God. people as rulers of thousands,
13 On the morrow Moses sat of hundreds, of fifties, and of
to judge the people, and the tens.
people stood about Moses 22 And let them judge the
from morning till evening. people at all times; every
14 When Moses' father-in-law great matter they shall bring
saw all that he was doing for to you, but any small matter
the people, he said, "What is they shall decide themselves;
this that you are doing for the so it will be easier for you,
people? Why do you sit alone, and they will bear the burden
and all the people stand about with you.
you from morning till 23 If you do this, and God so
evening?" commands you, then you will
15 And Moses said to his fa- be able to endure, and all this
ther-in-law, "Because the peo- people also will go to their
ple come to me to inquire of place in peace."
God; 24 So Moses gave heed to
16 when they have a dispute, the voice of his father-in-law
they come to me and I decide and did all that he had said.
between a man and his neigh- 25 Moses chose able men out
bor, and I make them know of all Israel, and made them

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heads over the people, rulers the elders of the people, and
of thousands, of hundreds, of set before them all these
fifties, and of tens. words which the LORD had
26 And they judged the peo- commanded him.
ple at all times; hard cases 8 And all the people an-
they brought to Moses, but swered together and said, "All
any small matter they decided that the LORD has spoken we
themselves. will do." And Moses reported
27 Then Moses let his father- the words of the people to the
in-law depart, and he went his LORD.
way to his own country. 9 And the LORD said to
Moses, "Lo, I am coming to
CHAPTER 19 you in a thick cloud, that the
1 On the third new moon af- people may hear when I speak
ter the people of Israel had with you, and may also be-
gone forth out of the land of lieve you for ever." Then
Egypt, on that day they came Moses told the words of the
into the wilderness of Sinai. people to the LORD.
2 And when they set out from 10 And the LORD said to
Reph'idim and came into the Moses, "Go to the people and
wilderness of Sinai, they en- consecrate them today and to-
camped in the wilderness; and morrow, and let them wash
there Israel encamped before their garments,
the mountain. 11 and be ready by the third
3 And Moses went up to God, day; for on the third day the
and the LORD called to him LORD will come down upon
out of the mountain, saying, Mount Sinai in the sight of all
"Thus you shall say to the the people.
house of Jacob, and tell the 12 And you shall set bounds
people of Israel: for the people round about,
4 You have seen what I did to saying, `Take heed that you
the Egyptians, and how I bore do not go up into the moun-
you on eagles' wings and tain or touch the border of it;
brought you to myself. whoever touches the moun-
5 Now therefore, if you will tain shall be put to death;
obey my voice and keep my 13 no hand shall touch him,
covenant, you shall be my but he shall be stoned or shot;
own possession among all whether beast or man, he
peoples; for all the earth is shall not live.' When the trum-
mine, pet sounds a long blast, they
6 and you shall be to me a shall come up to the moun-
kingdom of priests and a holy tain."
nation. These are the words 14 So Moses went down from
which you shall speak to the the mountain to the people,
children of Israel." and consecrated the people;
7 So Moses came and called and they washed their gar-

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ments. thou thyself didst charge us,
15 And he said to the people, saying, `Set bounds about the
"Be ready by the third day; do mountain, and consecrate it.'"
not go near a woman." 24 And the LORD said to him,
16 On the morning of the "Go down, and come up bring-
third day there were thunders ing Aaron with you; but do not
and lightnings, and a thick let the priests and the people
cloud upon the mountain, and break through to come up to
a very loud trumpet blast, so the LORD, lest he break out
that all the people who were against them."
in the camp trembled. 25 So Moses went down to
17 Then Moses brought the the people and told them.
people out of the camp to
meet God; and they took their CHAPTER 20
stand at the foot of the moun- 1 And God spoke all these
tain. words, saying,
18 And Mount Sinai was 2 "I am the LORD your God,
wrapped in smoke, because who brought you out of the
the LORD descended upon it land of Egypt, out of the
in fire; and the smoke of it house of bondage.
went up like the smoke of a 3 "You shall have no other
kiln, and the whole mountain gods before me.
quaked greatly. 4 "You shall not make for
19 And as the sound of the yourself a graven image, or
trumpet grew louder and loud- any likeness of anything that
er, Moses spoke, and God an- is in heaven above, or that is
swered him in thunder. in the earth beneath, or that
20 And the LORD came down is in the water under the
upon Mount Sinai, to the top earth;
of the mountain; and the 5 you shall not bow down to
LORD called Moses to the top them or serve them; for I the
of the mountain, and Moses LORD your God am a jealous
went up. God, visiting the iniquity of
21 And the LORD said to the fathers upon the children
Moses, "Go down and warn the to the third and the fourth
people, lest they break generation of those who hate
through to the LORD to gaze me,
and many of them perish. 6 but showing steadfast love
22 And also let the priests to thousands of those who
who come near to the LORD love me and keep my com-
consecrate themselves, lest mandments.
the LORD break out upon 7 "You shall not take the
them." name of the LORD your God in
23 And Moses said to the vain; for the LORD will not
LORD, "The people cannot hold him guiltless who takes
come up to Mount Sinai; for his name in vain.

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 8 "Remember the sabbath lest we die."
day, to keep it holy. 20 And Moses said to the
9 Six days you shall labor, people, "Do not fear; for God
and do all your work; has come to prove you, and
10 but the seventh day is a that the fear of him may be
sabbath to the LORD your before your eyes, that you
God; in it you shall not do any may not sin."
work, you, or your son, or 21 And the people stood afar
your daughter, your manser- off, while Moses drew near to
vant, or your maidservant, or the thick darkness where God
your cattle, or the sojourner was.
who is within your gates; 22 And the LORD said to
11 for in six days the LORD Moses, "Thus you shall say to
made heaven and earth, the the people of Israel: `You have
sea, and all that is in them, seen for yourselves that I
and rested the seventh day; have talked with you from
therefore the LORD blessed heaven.
the sabbath day and hallowed 23 You shall not make gods of
it. silver to be with me, nor shall
12 "Honor your father and you make for yourselves gods
your mother, that your days of gold.
may be long in the land which 24 An altar of earth you shall
the LORD your God gives you. make for me and sacrifice on
13 "You shall not kill. it your burnt offerings and
14 "You shall not commit your peace offerings, your
adultery. sheep and your oxen; in every
15 "You shall not steal. place where I cause my name
16 "You shall not bear false to be remembered I will come
witness against your neighbor. to you and bless you.
17 "You shall not covet your 25 And if you make me an al-
neighbor's house; you shall tar of stone, you shall not
not covet your neighbor's build it of hewn stones; for if
wife, or his manservant, or his you wield your tool upon it
maidservant, or his ox, or his you profane it.
ass, or anything that is your 26 And you shall not go up by
neighbor's." steps to my altar, that your
18 Now when all the people nakedness be not exposed on
perceived the thunderings and it.'
the lightnings and the sound
of the trumpet and the moun- CHAPTER 21
tain smoking, the people were 1 "Now these are the ordi-
afraid and trembled; and they nances which you shall set be-
stood afar off, fore them.
19 and said to Moses, "You 2 When you buy a Hebrew
speak to us, and we will hear; slave, he shall serve six years,
but let not God speak to us, and in the seventh he shall go

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out free, for nothing. 13 But if he did not lie in wait
3 If he comes in single, he for him, but God let him fall
shall go out single; if he into his hand, then I will ap-
comes in married, then his point for you a place to which
wife shall go out with him. he may flee.
4 If his master gives him a 14 But if a man willfully at-
wife and she bears him sons tacks another to kill him
or daughters, the wife and her treacherously, you shall take
children shall be her master's him from my altar, that he
and he shall go out alone. may die.
5 But if the slave plainly 15 "Whoever strikes his fa-
says, `I love my master, my ther or his mother shall be put
wife, and my children; I will to death.
not go out free,' 16 "Whoever steals a man,
6 then his master shall bring whether he sells him or is
him to God, and he shall bring found in possession of him,
him to the door or the door- shall be put to death.
post; and his master shall 17 "Whoever curses his fa-
bore his ear through with an ther or his mother shall be put
awl; and he shall serve him to death.
for life. 18 "When men quarrel and
7 "When a man sells his one strikes the other with a
daughter as a slave, she shall stone or with his fist and the
not go out as the male slaves man does not die but keeps
do. his bed,
8 If she does not please her 19 then if the man rises
master, who has designated again and walks abroad with
her for himself, then he shall his staff, he that struck him
let her be redeemed; he shall shall be clear; only he shall
have no right to sell her to a pay for the loss of his time,
foreign people, since he has and shall have him thoroughly
dealt faithlessly with her. healed.
9 If he designates her for his 20 "When a man strikes his
son, he shall deal with her as slave, male or female, with a
with a daughter. rod and the slave dies under
10 If he takes another wife to his hand, he shall be pun-
himself, he shall not diminish ished.
her food, her clothing, or her 21 But if the slave survives a
marital rights. day or two, he is not to be
11 And if he does not do punished; for the slave is his
these three things for her, she money.
shall go out for nothing, with- 22 "When men strive togeth-
out payment of money. er, and hurt a woman with
12 "Whoever strikes a man so child, so that there is a mis-
that he dies shall be put to carriage, and yet no harm fol-
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shall be fined, according as 33 "When a man leaves a pit
the woman's husband shall lay open, or when a man digs a
upon him; and he shall pay as pit and does not cover it, and
the judges determine. an ox or an ass falls into it,
23 If any harm follows, then 34 the owner of the pit shall
you shall give life for life, make it good; he shall give
24 eye for eye, tooth for money to its owner, and the
tooth, hand for hand, foot for dead beast shall be his.
foot, 35 "When one man's ox hurts
25 burn for burn, wound for another's, so that it dies, then
wound, stripe for stripe. they shall sell the live ox and
26 "When a man strikes the divide the price of it; and the
eye of his slave, male or fe- dead beast also they shall di-
male, and destroys it, he shall vide.
let the slave go free for the 36 Or if it is known that the
eye's sake. ox has been accustomed to
27 If he knocks out the tooth gore in the past, and its owner
of his slave, male or female, has not kept it in, he shall pay
he shall let the slave go free ox for ox, and the dead beast
for the tooth's sake. shall be his.
28 "When an ox gores a man
or a woman to death, the ox CHAPTER 22
shall be stoned, and its flesh 1 "If a man steals an ox or a
shall not be eaten; but the sheep, and kills it or sells it,
owner of the ox shall be clear. he shall pay five oxen for an
29 But if the ox has been ac- ox, and four sheep for a
customed to gore in the past, sheep. He shall make restitu-
and its owner has been tion; if he has nothing, then
warned but has not kept it in, he shall be sold for his theft.
and it kills a man or a woman, 4 If the stolen beast is found
the ox shall be stoned, and its alive in his possession,
owner also shall be put to whether it is an ox or an ass
death. or a sheep, he shall pay dou-
30 If a ransom is laid on him, ble.
then he shall give for the re- 2 "If a thief is found breaking
demption of his life whatever in, and is struck so that he
is laid upon him. dies, there shall be no blood-
31 If it gores a man's son or guilt for him;
daughter, he shall be dealt 3 but if the sun has risen
with according to this same upon him, there shall be
rule. bloodguilt for him.
32 If the ox gores a slave, 5 "When a man causes a field
male or female, the owner or vineyard to be grazed over,
shall give to their master thir- or lets his beast loose and it
ty shekels of silver, and the ox feeds in another man's field,
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the best in his own field and shall not make restitution for
in his own vineyard. what has been torn.
6 "When fire breaks out and 14 "If a man borrows any-
catches in thorns so that the thing of his neighbor, and it is
stacked grain or the standing hurt or dies, the owner not be-
grain or the field is consumed, ing with it, he shall make full
he that kindled the fire shall restitution.
make full restitution. 15 If the owner was with it,
7 "If a man delivers to his he shall not make restitution;
neighbor money or goods to if it was hired, it came for its
keep, and it is stolen out of hire.
the man's house, then, if the 16 "If a man seduces a virgin
thief is found, he shall pay who is not betrothed, and lies
double. with her, he shall give the
8 If the thief is not found, the marriage present for her, and
owner of the house shall come make her his wife.
near to God, to show whether 17 If her father utterly refus-
or not he has put his hand to es to give her to him, he shall
his neighbor's goods. pay money equivalent to the
9 "For every breach of trust, marriage present for virgins.
whether it is for ox, for ass, 18 "You shall not permit a
for sheep, for clothing, or for sorceress to live.
any kind of lost thing, of 19 "Whoever lies with a beast
which one says, `This is it,' shall be put to death.
the case of both parties shall 20 "Whoever sacrifices to any
come before God; he whom god, save to the LORD only,
God shall condemn shall pay shall be utterly destroyed.
double to his neighbor. 21 "You shall not wrong a
10 "If a man delivers to his stranger or oppress him, for
neighbor an ass or an ox or a you were strangers in the land
sheep or any beast to keep, of Egypt.
and it dies or is hurt or is driv- 22 You shall not afflict any
en away, without any one see- widow or orphan.
ing it, 23 If you do afflict them, and
11 an oath by the LORD shall they cry out to me, I will sure-
be between them both to see ly hear their cry;
whether he has not put his 24 and my wrath will burn,
hand to his neighbor's proper- and I will kill you with the
ty; and the owner shall accept sword, and your wives shall
the oath, and he shall not become widows and your chil-
make restitution. dren fatherless.
12 But if it is stolen from 25 "If you lend money to any
him, he shall make restitution of my people with you who is
to its owner. poor, you shall not be to him
13 If it is torn by beasts, let as a creditor, and you shall
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 26 If ever you take your who hates you lying under its
neighbor's garment in pledge, burden, you shall refrain from
you shall restore it to him be- leaving him with it, you shall
fore the sun goes down; help him to lift it up.
27 for that is his only cover- 6 "You shall not pervert the
ing, it is his mantle for his justice due to your poor in his
body; in what else shall he suit.
sleep? And if he cries to me, I 7 Keep far from a false
will hear, for I am compassion- charge, and do not slay the in-
ate. nocent and righteous, for I will
28 "You shall not revile God, not acquit the wicked.
nor curse a ruler of your peo- 8 And you shall take no bribe,
ple. for a bribe blinds the officials,
29 "You shall not delay to of- and subverts the cause of
fer from the fulness of your those who are in the right.
harvest and from the outflow 9 "You shall not oppress a
of your presses. "The first- stranger; you know the heart
born of your sons you shall of a stranger, for you were
give to me. strangers in the land of Egypt.
30 You shall do likewise with 10 "For six years you shall
your oxen and with your sow your land and gather in
sheep: seven days it shall be its yield;
with its dam; on the eighth 11 but the seventh year you
day you shall give it to me. shall let it rest and lie fallow,
31 "You shall be men conse- that the poor of your people
crated to me; therefore you may eat; and what they leave
shall not eat any flesh that is the wild beasts may eat. You
torn by beasts in the field; shall do likewise with your
you shall cast it to the dogs. vineyard, and with your olive
orchard.
CHAPTER 23 12 "Six days you shall do
1 "You shall not utter a false your work, but on the seventh
report. You shall not join day you shall rest; that your
hands with a wicked man, to ox and your ass may have
be a malicious witness. rest, and the son of your
2 You shall not follow a multi- bondmaid, and the alien, may
tude to do evil; nor shall you be refreshed.
bear witness in a suit, turning 13 Take heed to all that I
aside after a multitude, so as have said to you; and make no
to pervert justice; mention of the names of other
3 nor shall you be partial to a gods, nor let such be heard
poor man in his suit. out of your mouth.
4 "If you meet your enemy's 14 "Three times in the year
ox or his ass going astray, you you shall keep a feast to me.
shall bring it back to him. 15 You shall keep the feast of
5 If you see the ass of one unleavened bread; as I com-

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manded you, you shall eat un- and the Per'izzites, and the
leavened bread for seven days Canaanites, the Hivites, and
at the appointed time in the the Jeb'usites, and I blot them
month of Abib, for in it you out,
came out of Egypt. None shall 24 you shall not bow down to
appear before me empty- their gods, nor serve them,
handed. nor do according to their
16 You shall keep the feast of works, but you shall utterly
harvest, of the first fruits of overthrow them and break
your labor, of what you sow in their pillars in pieces.
the field. You shall keep the 25 You shall serve the LORD
feast of ingathering at the end your God, and I will bless your
of the year, when you gather bread and your water; and I
in from the field the fruit of will take sickness away from
your labor. the midst of you.
17 Three times in the year 26 None shall cast her young
shall all your males appear or be barren in your land; I
before the Lord GOD. will fulfil the number of your
18 "You shall not offer the days.
blood of my sacrifice with 27 I will send my terror be-
leavened bread, or let the fat fore you, and will throw into
of my feast remain until the confusion all the people
morning. against whom you shall come,
19 "The first of the first fruits and I will make all your ene-
of your ground you shall bring mies turn their backs to you.
into the house of the LORD 28 And I will send hornets be-
your God. "You shall not boil a fore you, which shall drive out
kid in its mother's milk. Hivite, Canaanite, and Hittite
20 "Behold, I send an angel from before you.
before you, to guard you on 29 I will not drive them out
the way and to bring you to from before you in one year,
the place which I have pre- lest the land become desolate
pared. and the wild beasts multiply
21 Give heed to him and against you.
hearken to his voice, do not 30 Little by little I will drive
rebel against him, for he will them out from before you, un-
not pardon your transgres- til you are increased and pos-
sion; for my name is in him. sess the land.
22 "But if you hearken atten- 31 And I will set your bounds
tively to his voice and do all from the Red Sea to the sea of
that I say, then I will be an en- the Philistines, and from the
emy to your enemies and an wilderness to the Euphra'tes;
adversary to your adversaries. for I will deliver the inhabi-
23 "When my angel goes be- tants of the land into your
fore you, and brings you in to hand, and you shall drive
the Amorites, and the Hittites, them out before you.

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 32 You shall make no they said, "All that the LORD
covenant with them or with has spoken we will do, and we
their gods. will be obedient."
33 They shall not dwell in 8 And Moses took the blood
your land, lest they make you and threw it upon the people,
sin against me; for if you and said, "Behold the blood of
serve their gods, it will surely the covenant which the LORD
be a snare to you." has made with you in accor-
dance with all these words."
CHAPTER 24 9 Then Moses and Aaron,
1 And he said to Moses, Nadab, and Abi'hu, and seven-
"Come up to the LORD, you ty of the elders of Israel went
and Aaron, Nadab, and Abi'hu, up,
and seventy of the elders of 10 and they saw the God of
Israel, and worship afar off. Israel; and there was under
2 Moses alone shall come his feet as it were a pavement
near to the LORD; but the oth- of sapphire stone, like the
ers shall not come near, and very heaven for clearness.
the people shall not come up 11 And he did not lay his
with him." hand on the chief men of the
3 Moses came and told the people of Israel; they beheld
people all the words of the God, and ate and drank.
LORD and all the ordinances; 12 The LORD said to Moses,
and all the people answered "Come up to me on the moun-
with one voice, and said, "All tain, and wait there; and I will
the words which the LORD has give you the tables of stone,
spoken we will do." with the law and the com-
4 And Moses wrote all the mandment, which I have writ-
words of the LORD. And he ten for their instruction."
rose early in the morning, and 13 So Moses rose with his
built an altar at the foot of the servant Joshua, and Moses
mountain, and twelve pillars, went up into the mountain of
according to the twelve tribes God.
of Israel. 14 And he said to the elders,
5 And he sent young men of "Tarry here for us, until we
the people of Israel, who of- come to you again; and, be-
fered burnt offerings and sac- hold, Aaron and Hur are with
rificed peace offerings of oxen you; whoever has a cause, let
to the LORD. him go to them."
6 And Moses took half of the 15 Then Moses went up on
blood and put it in basins, and the mountain, and the cloud
half of the blood he threw covered the mountain.
against the altar. 16 The glory of the LORD set-
7 Then he took the book of tled on Mount Sinai, and the
the covenant, and read it in cloud covered it six days; and
the hearing of the people; and on the seventh day he called

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to Moses out of the midst of cubit and a half its height.
the cloud. 11 And you shall overlay it
17 Now the appearance of with pure gold, within and
the glory of the LORD was like without shall you overlay it,
a devouring fire on the top of and you shall make upon it a
the mountain in the sight of molding of gold round about.
the people of Israel. 12 And you shall cast four
18 And Moses entered the rings of gold for it and put
cloud, and went up on the them on its four feet, two
mountain. And Moses was on rings on the one side of it,
the mountain forty days and and two rings on the other
forty nights. side of it.
13 You shall make poles of
CHAPTER 25 acacia wood, and overlay
1 The LORD said to Moses, them with gold.
2 "Speak to the people of Is- 14 And you shall put the
rael, that they take for me an poles into the rings on the
offering; from every man sides of the ark, to carry the
whose heart makes him willing ark by them.
you shall receive the offering 15 The poles shall remain in
for me. the rings of the ark; they shall
3 And this is the offering not be taken from it.
which you shall receive from 16 And you shall put into the
them: gold, silver, and bronze, ark the testimony which I shall
4 blue and purple and scarlet give you.
stuff and fine twined linen, 17 Then you shall make a
goats' hair, mercy seat of pure gold; two
5 tanned rams' skins, cubits and a half shall be its
goatskins, acacia wood, length, and a cubit and a half
6 oil for the lamps, spices for its breadth.
the anointing oil and for the 18 And you shall make two
fragrant incense, cherubim of gold; of ham-
7 onyx stones, and stones for mered work shall you make
setting, for the ephod and for them, on the two ends of the
the breastpiece. mercy seat.
8 And let them make me a 19 Make one cherub on the
sanctuary, that I may dwell in one end, and one cherub on
their midst. the other end; of one piece
9 According to all that I show with the mercy seat shall you
you concerning the pattern of make the cherubim on its two
the tabernacle, and of all its ends.
furniture, so you shall make it. 20 The cherubim shall spread
10 "They shall make an ark of out their wings above, over-
acacia wood; two cubits and a shadowing the mercy seat
half shall be its length, a cubit with their wings, their faces
and a half its breadth, and a one to another; toward the

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mercy seat shall the faces of table before me always.
the cherubim be. 31 "And you shall make a
21 And you shall put the mer- lampstand of pure gold. The
cy seat on the top of the ark; base and the shaft of the
and in the ark you shall put lampstand shall be made of
the testimony that I shall give hammered work; its cups, its
you. capitals, and its flowers shall
22 There I will meet with you, be of one piece with it;
and from above the mercy 32 and there shall be six
seat, from between the two branches going out of its
cherubim that are upon the sides, three branches of the
ark of the testimony, I will lampstand out of one side of it
speak with you of all that I will and three branches of the
give you in commandment for lampstand out of the other
the people of Israel. side of it;
23 "And you shall make a ta- 33 three cups made like al-
ble of acacia wood; two cubits monds, each with capital and
shall be its length, a cubit its flower, on one branch, and
breadth, and a cubit and a three cups made like almonds,
half its height. each with capital and flower,
24 You shall overlay it with on the other branch — so for
pure gold, and make a mold- the six branches going out of
ing of gold around it. the lampstand;
25 And you shall make 34 and on the lampstand it-
around it a frame a hand- self four cups made like al-
breadth wide, and a molding monds, with their capitals and
of gold around the frame. flowers,
26 And you shall make for it 35 and a capital of one piece
four rings of gold, and fasten with it under each pair of the
the rings to the four corners six branches going out from
at its four legs. the lampstand.
27 Close to the frame the 36 Their capitals and their
rings shall lie, as holders for branches shall be of one piece
the poles to carry the table. with it, the whole of it one
28 You shall make the poles piece of hammered work of
of acacia wood, and overlay pure gold.
them with gold, and the table 37 And you shall make the
shall be carried with these. seven lamps for it; and the
29 And you shall make its lamps shall be set up so as to
plates and dishes for incense, give light upon the space in
and its flagons and bowls with front of it.
which to pour libations; of 38 Its snuffers and their trays
pure gold you shall make shall be of pure gold.
them. 39 Of a talent of pure gold
30 And you shall set the shall it be made, with all
bread of the Presence on the these utensils.

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 40 And see that you make cubits; the eleven curtains
them after the pattern for shall have the same measure.
them, which is being shown 9 And you shall couple five
you on the mountain. curtains by themselves, and
six curtains by themselves,
CHAPTER 26 and the sixth curtain you shall
1 "Moreover you shall make double over at the front of the
the tabernacle with ten cur- tent.
tains of fine twined linen and 10 And you shall make fifty
blue and purple and scarlet loops on the edge of the cur-
stuff; with cherubim skilfully tain that is outmost in one
worked shall you make them. set, and fifty loops on the
2 The length of each curtain edge of the curtain which is
shall be twenty-eight cubits, outmost in the second set.
and the breadth of each cur- 11 "And you shall make fifty
tain four cubits; all the cur- clasps of bronze, and put the
tains shall have one measure. clasps into the loops, and cou-
3 Five curtains shall be cou- ple the tent together that it
pled to one another; and the may be one whole.
other five curtains shall be 12 And the part that remains
coupled to one another. of the curtains of the tent, the
4 And you shall make loops of half curtain that remains,
blue on the edge of the out- shall hang over the back of
most curtain in the first set; the tabernacle.
and likewise you shall make 13 And the cubit on the one
loops on the edge of the out- side, and the cubit on the oth-
most curtain in the second er side, of what remains in the
set. length of the curtains of the
5 Fifty loops you shall make tent shall hang over the sides
on the one curtain, and fifty of the tabernacle, on this side
loops you shall make on the and that side, to cover it.
edge of the curtain that is in 14 And you shall make for
the second set; the loops shall the tent a covering of tanned
be opposite one another. rams' skins and goatskins.
6 And you shall make fifty 15 "And you shall make up-
clasps of gold, and couple the right frames for the taberna-
curtains one to the other with cle of acacia wood.
the clasps, that the tabernacle 16 Ten cubits shall be the
may be one whole. length of a frame, and a cubit
7 "You shall also make cur- and a half the breadth of each
tains of goats' hair for a tent frame.
over the tabernacle; eleven 17 There shall be two tenons
curtains shall you make. in each frame, for fitting to-
8 The length of each curtain gether; so shall you do for all
shall be thirty cubits, and the the frames of the tabernacle.
breadth of each curtain four 18 You shall make the frames

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for the tabernacle: twenty frames with gold, and shall
frames for the south side; make their rings of gold for
19 and forty bases of silver holders for the bars; and you
you shall make under the shall overlay the bars with
twenty frames, two bases un- gold.
der one frame for its two 30 And you shall erect the
tenons, and two bases under tabernacle according to the
another frame for its two plan for it which has been
tenons; shown you on the mountain.
20 and for the second side of 31 "And you shall make a veil
the tabernacle, on the north of blue and purple and scarlet
side twenty frames, stuff and fine twined linen; in
21 and their forty bases of skilled work shall it be made,
silver, two bases under one with cherubim;
frame, and two bases under 32 and you shall hang it upon
another frame; four pillars of acacia overlaid
22 and for the rear of the with gold, with hooks of gold,
tabernacle westward you shall upon four bases of silver.
make six frames. 33 And you shall hang the
23 And you shall make two veil from the clasps, and bring
frames for corners of the the ark of the testimony in
tabernacle in the rear; thither within the veil; and the
24 they shall be separate be- veil shall separate for you the
neath, but joined at the top, holy place from the most holy.
at the first ring; thus shall it 34 You shall put the mercy
be with both of them; they seat upon the ark of the testi-
shall form the two corners. mony in the most holy place.
25 And there shall be eight 35 And you shall set the ta-
frames, with their bases of sil- ble outside the veil, and the
ver, sixteen bases; two bases lampstand on the south side
under one frame, and two of the tabernacle opposite the
bases under another frame. table; and you shall put the
26 "And you shall make bars table on the north side.
of acacia wood, five for the 36 "And you shall make a
frames of the one side of the screen for the door of the
tabernacle, tent, of blue and purple and
27 and five bars for the scarlet stuff and fine twined
frames of the other side of the linen, embroidered with
tabernacle, and five bars for needlework.
the frames of the side of the 37 And you shall make for
tabernacle at the rear west- the screen five pillars of aca-
ward. cia, and overlay them with
28 The middle bar, halfway gold; their hooks shall be of
up the frames, shall pass gold, and you shall cast five
through from end to end. bases of bronze for them.
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 CHAPTER 27 bronze, but the hooks of the
1 "You shall make the altar of pillars and their fillets shall be
acacia wood, five cubits long of silver.
and five cubits broad; the al- 11 And likewise for its length
tar shall be square, and its on the north side there shall
height shall be three cubits. be hangings a hundred cubits
2 And you shall make horns long, their pillars twenty and
for it on its four corners; its their bases twenty, of bronze,
horns shall be of one piece but the hooks of the pillars
with it, and you shall overlay and their fillets shall be of sil-
it with bronze. ver.
3 You shall make pots for it to 12 And for the breadth of the
receive its ashes, and shovels court on the west side there
and basins and forks and shall be hangings for fifty cu-
firepans; all its utensils you bits, with ten pillars and ten
shall make of bronze. bases.
4 You shall also make for it a 13 The breadth of the court
grating, a network of bronze; on the front to the east shall
and upon the net you shall be fifty cubits.
make four bronze rings at its 14 The hangings for the one
four corners. side of the gate shall be fif-
5 And you shall set it under teen cubits, with three pillars
the ledge of the altar so that and three bases.
the net shall extend halfway 15 On the other side the
down the altar. hangings shall be fifteen cu-
6 And you shall make poles bits, with three pillars and
for the altar, poles of acacia three bases.
wood, and overlay them with 16 For the gate of the court
bronze; there shall be a screen twenty
7 and the poles shall be put cubits long, of blue and purple
through the rings, so that the and scarlet stuff and fine
poles shall be upon the two twined linen, embroidered
sides of the altar, when it is with needlework; it shall have
carried. four pillars and with them four
8 You shall make it hollow, bases.
with boards; as it has been 17 All the pillars around the
shown you on the mountain, court shall be filleted with sil-
so shall it be made. ver; their hooks shall be of sil-
9 "You shall make the court of ver, and their bases of bronze.
the tabernacle. On the south 18 The length of the court
side the court shall have shall be a hundred cubits, the
hangings of fine twined linen breadth fifty, and the height
a hundred cubits long for one five cubits, with hangings of
side; fine twined linen and bases of
10 their pillars shall be twen- bronze.
ty and their bases twenty, of 19 All the utensils of the

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tabernacle for every use, and blue and purple and scarlet
all its pegs and all the pegs of stuff, and fine twined linen.
the court, shall be of bronze. 6 And they shall make the
20 "And you shall command ephod of gold, of blue and
the people of Israel that they purple and scarlet stuff, and
bring to you pure beaten olive of fine twined linen, skilfully
oil for the light, that a lamp worked.
may be set up to burn contin- 7 It shall have two shoulder-
ually. pieces attached to its two
21 In the tent of meeting, edges, that it may be joined
outside the veil which is be- together.
fore the testimony, Aaron and 8 And the skilfully woven
his sons shall tend it from band upon it, to gird it on,
evening to morning before the shall be of the same workman-
LORD. It shall be a statute for ship and materials, of gold,
ever to be observed through- blue and purple and scarlet
out their generations by the stuff, and fine twined linen.
people of Israel. 9 And you shall take two onyx
stones, and engrave on them
CHAPTER 28 the names of the sons of Is-
1 "Then bring near to you rael,
Aaron your brother, and his 10 six of their names on the
sons with him, from among one stone, and the names of
the people of Israel, to serve the remaining six on the other
me as priests — Aaron and stone, in the order of their
Aaron's sons, Nadab and birth.
Abi'hu, Elea'zar and Ith'amar. 11 As a jeweler engraves
2 And you shall make holy signets, so shall you engrave
garments for Aaron your the two stones with the names
brother, for glory and for of the sons of Israel; you shall
beauty. enclose them in settings of
3 And you shall speak to all gold filigree.
who have ability, whom I have 12 And you shall set the two
endowed with an able mind, stones upon the shoulder-
that they make Aaron's gar- pieces of the ephod, as stones
ments to consecrate him for of remembrance for the sons
my priesthood. of Israel; and Aaron shall bear
4 These are the garments their names before the LORD
which they shall make: a upon his two shoulders for re-
breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, membrance.
a coat of checker work, a tur- 13 And you shall make set-
ban, and a girdle; they shall tings of gold filigree,
make holy garments for Aaron 14 and two chains of pure
your brother and his sons to gold, twisted like cords; and
serve me as priests. you shall attach the corded
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 15 "And you shall make a der-pieces of the ephod.
breastpiece of judgment, in 26 And you shall make two
skilled work; like the work of rings of gold, and put them at
the ephod you shall make it; the two ends of the breast-
of gold, blue and purple and piece, on its inside edge next
scarlet stuff, and fine twined to the ephod.
linen shall you make it. 27 And you shall make two
16 It shall be square and dou- rings of gold, and attach them
ble, a span its length and a in front to the lower part of
span its breadth. the two shoulder-pieces of the
17 And you shall set in it four ephod, at its joining above the
rows of stones. A row of skilfully woven band of the
sardius, topaz, and carbuncle ephod.
shall be the first row; 28 And they shall bind the
18 and the second row an breastpiece by its rings to the
emerald, a sapphire, and a di- rings of the ephod with a lace
amond; of blue, that it may lie upon
19 and the third row a the skilfully woven band of
jacinth, an agate, and an the ephod, and that the
amethyst; breastpiece shall not come
20 and the fourth row a loose from the ephod.
beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; 29 So Aaron shall bear the
they shall be set in gold fili- names of the sons of Israel in
gree. the breastpiece of judgment
21 There shall be twelve upon his heart, when he goes
stones with their names ac- into the holy place, to bring
cording to the names of the them to continual remem-
sons of Israel; they shall be brance before the LORD.
like signets, each engraved 30 And in the breastpiece of
with its name, for the twelve judgment you shall put the
tribes. Urim and the Thummim, and
22 And you shall make for they shall be upon Aaron's
the breastpiece twisted chains heart, when he goes in before
like cords, of pure gold; the LORD; thus Aaron shall
23 and you shall make for the bear the judgment of the peo-
breastpiece two rings of gold, ple of Israel upon his heart
and put the two rings on the before the LORD continually.
two edges of the breastpiece. 31 "And you shall make the
24 And you shall put the two robe of the ephod all of blue.
cords of gold in the two rings 32 It shall have in it an open -
at the edges of the breast- ing for the head, with a woven
piece; binding around the opening,
25 the two ends of the two like the opening in a garment,
cords you shall attach to the that it may not be torn.
two settings of filigree, and so 33 On its skirts you shall
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and purple and scarlet stuff, that they may serve me as
around its skirts, with bells of priests.
gold between them, 42 And you shall make for
34 a golden bell and a pome- them linen breeches to cover
granate, a golden bell and a their naked flesh; from the
pomegranate, round about on loins to the thighs they shall
the skirts of the robe. reach;
35 And it shall be upon Aaron 43 and they shall be upon
when he ministers, and its Aaron, and upon his sons,
sound shall be heard when he when they go into the tent of
goes into the holy place be- meeting, or when they come
fore the LORD, and when he near the altar to minister in
comes out, lest he die. the holy place; lest they bring
36 "And you shall make a guilt upon themselves and
plate of pure gold, and en- die. This shall be a perpetual
grave on it, like the engraving statute for him and for his de-
of a signet, `Holy to the scendants after him.
LORD.'
37 And you shall fasten it on CHAPTER 29
the turban by a lace of blue; it 1 "Now this is what you shall
shall be on the front of the do to them to consecrate
turban. them, that they may serve me
38 It shall be upon Aaron's as priests. Take one young
forehead, and Aaron shall take bull and two rams without
upon himself any guilt in- blemish,
curred in the holy offering 2 and unleavened bread, un-
which the people of Israel hal- leavened cakes mixed with oil,
low as their holy gifts; it shall and unleavened wafers spread
always be upon his forehead, with oil. You shall make them
that they may be accepted be- of fine wheat flour.
fore the LORD. 3 And you shall put them in
39 "And you shall weave the one basket and bring them in
coat in checker work of fine the basket, and bring the bull
linen, and you shall make a and the two rams.
turban of fine linen, and you 4 You shall bring Aaron and
shall make a girdle embroi- his sons to the door of the
dered with needlework. tent of meeting, and wash
40 "And for Aaron's sons you them with water.
shall make coats and girdles 5 And you shall take the gar-
and caps; you shall make ments, and put on Aaron the
them for glory and beauty. coat and the robe of the
41 And you shall put them ephod, and the ephod, and
upon Aaron your brother, and the breastpiece, and gird him
upon his sons with him, and with the skilfully woven band
shall anoint them and ordain of the ephod;
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ban on his head, and put the ram into pieces, and wash its
holy crown upon the turban. entrails and its legs, and put
7 And you shall take the them with its pieces and its
anointing oil, and pour it on head,
his head and anoint him. 18 and burn the whole ram
8 Then you shall bring his upon the altar; it is a burnt of-
sons, and put coats on them, fering to the LORD; it is a
9 and you shall gird them pleasing odor, an offering by
with girdles and bind caps on fire to the LORD.
them; and the priesthood shall 19 "You shall take the other
be theirs by a perpetual ram; and Aaron and his sons
statute. Thus you shall ordain shall lay their hands upon the
Aaron and his sons. head of the ram,
10 "Then you shall bring the 20 and you shall kill the ram,
bull before the tent of meet- and take part of its blood and
ing. Aaron and his sons shall put it upon the tip of the right
lay their hands upon the head ear of Aaron and upon the tips
of the bull, of the right ears of his sons,
11 and you shall kill the bull and upon the thumbs of their
before the LORD, at the door right hands, and upon the
of the tent of meeting, great toes of their right feet,
12 and shall take part of the and throw the rest of the
blood of the bull and put it blood against the altar round
upon the horns of the altar about.
with your finger, and the rest 21 Then you shall take part
of the blood you shall pour out of the blood that is on the al-
at the base of the altar. tar, and of the anointing oil,
13 And you shall take all the and sprinkle it upon Aaron and
fat that covers the entrails, his garments, and upon his
and the appendage of the liv- sons and his sons' garments
er, and the two kidneys with with him; and he and his gar-
the fat that is on them, and ments shall be holy, and his
burn them upon the altar. sons and his sons' garments
14 But the flesh of the bull, with him.
and its skin, and its dung, you 22 "You shall also take the fat
shall burn with fire outside the of the ram, and the fat tail,
camp; it is a sin offering. and the fat that covers the en-
15 "Then you shall take one trails, and the appendage of
of the rams, and Aaron and the liver, and the two kidneys
his sons shall lay their hands with the fat that is on them,
upon the head of the ram, and the right thigh (for it is a
16 and you shall slaughter ram of ordination),
the ram, and shall take its 23 and one loaf of bread, and
blood and throw it against the one cake of bread with oil,
altar round about. and one wafer, out of the bas-
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is before the LORD; 32 and Aaron and his sons
24 and you shall put all these shall eat the flesh of the ram
in the hands of Aaron and in and the bread that is in the
the hands of his sons, and basket, at the door of the tent
wave them for a wave offering of meeting.
before the LORD. 33 They shall eat those
25 Then you shall take them things with which atonement
from their hands, and burn was made, to ordain and con-
them on the altar in addition secrate them, but an outsider
to the burnt offering, as a shall not eat of them, because
pleasing odor before the they are holy.
LORD; it is an offering by fire 34 And if any of the flesh for
to the LORD. the ordination, or of the
26 "And you shall take the bread, remain until the morn-
breast of the ram of Aaron's ing, then you shall burn the
ordination and wave it for a remainder with fire; it shall
wave offering before the not be eaten, because it is
LORD; and it shall be your holy.
portion. 35 "Thus you shall do to
27 And you shall consecrate Aaron and to his sons, accord-
the breast of the wave offer- ing to all that I have com-
ing, and the thigh of the manded you; through seven
priests' portion, which is days shall you ordain them,
waved, and which is offered 36 and every day you shall
from the ram of ordination, offer a bull as a sin offering
since it is for Aaron and for for atonement. Also you shall
his sons. offer a sin offering for the al-
28 It shall be for Aaron and tar, when you make atone-
his sons as a perpetual due ment for it, and shall anoint it,
from the people of Israel, for to consecrate it.
it is the priests' portion to be 37 Seven days you shall
offered by the people of Israel make atonement for the altar,
from their peace offerings; it and consecrate it, and the al-
is their offering to the LORD. tar shall be most holy; what-
29 "The holy garments of ever touches the altar shall
Aaron shall be for his sons af- become holy.
ter him, to be anointed in 38 "Now this is what you
them and ordained in them. shall offer upon the altar: two
30 The son who is priest in lambs a year old day by day
his place shall wear them sev- continually.
en days, when he comes into 39 One lamb you shall offer
the tent of meeting to minis- in the morning, and the other
ter in the holy place. lamb you shall offer in the
31 "You shall take the ram of evening;
ordination, and boil its flesh in 40 and with the first lamb a
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mingled with a fourth of a hin sides round about and its
of beaten oil, and a fourth of a horns; and you shall make for
hin of wine for a libation. it a molding of gold round
41 And the other lamb you about.
shall offer in the evening, and 4 And two golden rings shall
shall offer with it a cereal of- you make for it; under its
fering and its libation, as in molding on two opposite sides
the morning, for a pleasing of it shall you make them, and
odor, an offering by fire to the they shall be holders for poles
LORD. with which to carry it.
42 It shall be a continual 5 You shall make the poles of
burnt offering throughout your acacia wood, and overlay
generations at the door of the them with gold.
tent of meeting before the 6 And you shall put it before
LORD, where I will meet with the veil that is by the ark of
you, to speak there to you. the testimony, before the mer-
43 There I will meet with the cy seat that is over the testi-
people of Israel, and it shall mony, where I will meet with
be sanctified by my glory; you.
44 I will consecrate the tent 7 And Aaron shall burn fra-
of meeting and the altar; grant incense on it; every
Aaron also and his sons I will morning when he dresses the
consecrate, to serve me as lamps he shall burn it,
priests. 8 and when Aaron sets up the
45 And I will dwell among the lamps in the evening, he shall
people of Israel, and will be burn it, a perpetual incense
their God. before the LORD throughout
46 And they shall know that I your generations.
am the LORD their God, who 9 You shall offer no unholy in-
brought them forth out of the cense thereon, nor burnt of-
land of Egypt that I might fering, nor cereal offering;
dwell among them; I am the and you shall pour no libation
LORD their God. thereon.
10 Aaron shall make atone-
CHAPTER 30 ment upon its horns once a
1 "You shall make an altar to year; with the blood of the sin
burn incense upon; of acacia offering of atonement he shall
wood shall you make it. make atonement for it once in
2 A cubit shall be its length, the year throughout your gen-
and a cubit its breadth; it erations; it is most holy to the
shall be square, and two cu- LORD."
bits shall be its height; its 11 The LORD said to Moses,
horns shall be of one piece 12 "When you take the cen-
with it. sus of the people of Israel,
3 And you shall overlay it then each shall give a ransom
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you number them, that there hands and their feet, lest they
be no plague among them die: it shall be a statute for
when you number them. ever to them, even to him and
13 Each who is numbered in to his descendants throughout
the census shall give this: half their generations."
a shekel according to the 22 Moreover, the LORD said
shekel of the sanctuary (the to Moses,
shekel is twenty gerahs), half 23 "Take the finest spices: of
a shekel as an offering to the liquid myrrh five hundred
LORD. shekels, and of sweet-smelling
14 Every one who is num- cinnamon half as much, that
bered in the census, from is, two hundred and fifty, and
twenty years old and upward, of aromatic cane two hundred
shall give the LORD's offering. and fifty,
15 The rich shall not give 24 and of cassia five hun-
more, and the poor shall not dred, according to the shekel
give less, than the half shekel, of the sanctuary, and of olive
when you give the LORD's of- oil a hin;
fering to make atonement for 25 and you shall make of
yourselves. these a sacred anointing oil
16 And you shall take the blended as by the perfumer; a
atonement money from the holy anointing oil it shall be.
people of Israel, and shall ap- 26 And you shall anoint with
point it for the service of the it the tent of meeting and the
tent of meeting; that it may ark of the testimony,
bring the people of Israel to 27 and the table and all its
remembrance before the utensils, and the lampstand
LORD, so as to make atone- and its utensils, and the altar
ment for yourselves." of incense,
17 The LORD said to Moses, 28 and the altar of burnt of-
18 "You shall also make a fering with all its utensils and
laver of bronze, with its base the laver and its base;
of bronze, for washing. And 29 you shall consecrate
you shall put it between the them, that they may be most
tent of meeting and the altar, holy; whatever touches them
and you shall put water in it, will become holy.
19 with which Aaron and his 30 And you shall anoint
sons shall wash their hands Aaron and his sons, and con-
and their feet. secrate them, that they may
20 When they go into the serve me as priests.
tent of meeting, or when they 31 And you shall say to the
come near the altar to minis- people of Israel, `This shall be
ter, to burn an offering by fire my holy anointing oil through-
to the LORD, they shall wash out your generations.
with water, lest they die. 32 It shall not be poured
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men, and you shall make no ting, and in carving wood, for
other like it in composition; it work in every craft.
is holy, and it shall be holy to 6 And behold, I have appoint-
you. ed with him Oho'liab, the son
33 Whoever compounds any of Ahis'amach, of the tribe of
like it or whoever puts any of Dan; and I have given to all
it on an outsider shall be cut able men ability, that they
off from his people.'" may make all that I have com-
34 And the LORD said to manded you:
Moses, "Take sweet spices, 7 the tent of meeting, and
stacte, and onycha, and gal- the ark of the testimony, and
banum, sweet spices with the mercy seat that is there-
pure frankincense (of each on, and all the furnishings of
shall there be an equal part), the tent,
35 and make an incense 8 the table and its utensils,
blended as by the perfumer, and the pure lampstand with
seasoned with salt, pure and all its utensils, and the altar
holy; of incense,
36 and you shall beat some 9 and the altar of burnt offer-
of it very small, and put part ing with all its utensils, and
of it before the testimony in the laver and its base,
the tent of meeting where I 10 and the finely worked gar-
shall meet with you; it shall ments, the holy garments for
be for you most holy. Aaron the priest and the gar-
37 And the incense which you ments of his sons, for their
shall make according to its service as priests,
composition, you shall not 11 and the anointing oil and
make for yourselves; it shall the fragrant incense for the
be for you holy to the LORD. holy place. According to all
38 Whoever makes any like it that I have commanded you
to use as perfume shall be cut they shall do."
off from his people." 12 And the LORD said to
Moses,
CHAPTER 31 13 "Say to the people of Is-
1 The LORD said to Moses, rael, `You shall keep my sab-
2 "See, I have called by name baths, for this is a sign be-
Bez'alel the son of Uri, son of tween me and you throughout
Hur, of the tribe of Judah: your generations, that you
3 and I have filled him with may know that I, the LORD,
the Spirit of God, with ability sanctify you.
and intelligence, with knowl- 14 You shall keep the sab-
edge and all craftsmanship, bath, because it is holy for
4 to devise artistic designs, you; every one who profanes
to work in gold, silver, and it shall be put to death; who-
bronze, ever does any work on it, that
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among his people. them to Aaron.
15 Six days shall work be 4 And he received the gold at
done, but the seventh day is a their hand, and fashioned it
sabbath of solemn rest, holy with a graving tool, and made
to the LORD; whoever does a molten calf; and they said,
any work on the sabbath day "These are your gods, O Is-
shall be put to death. rael, who brought you up out
16 Therefore the people of Is- of the land of Egypt!"
rael shall keep the sabbath, 5 When Aaron saw this, he
observing the sabbath built an altar before it; and
throughout their generations, Aaron made proclamation and
as a perpetual covenant. said, "Tomorrow shall be a
17 It is a sign for ever be- feast to the LORD."
tween me and the people of 6 And they rose up early on
Israel that in six days the the morrow, and offered burnt
LORD made heaven and earth, offerings and brought peace
and on the seventh day he offerings; and the people sat
rested, and was refreshed.'" down to eat and drink, and
18 And he gave to Moses, rose up to play.
when he had made an end of 7 And the LORD said to
speaking with him upon Mount Moses, "Go down; for your
Sinai, the two tables of the people, whom you brought up
testimony, tables of stone, out of the land of Egypt, have
written with the finger of God. corrupted themselves;
8 they have turned aside
CHAPTER 32 quickly out of the way which I
1 When the people saw that commanded them; they have
Moses delayed to come down made for themselves a molten
from the mountain, the people calf, and have worshiped it
gathered themselves together and sacrificed to it, and said,
to Aaron, and said to him, `These are your gods, O Is-
"Up, make us gods, who shall rael, who brought you up out
go before us; as for this of the land of Egypt!'"
Moses, the man who brought 9 And the LORD said to
us up out of the land of Egypt, Moses, "I have seen this peo-
we do not know what has be- ple, and behold, it is a stiff-
come of him." necked people;
2 And Aaron said to them, 10 now therefore let me
"Take off the rings of gold alone, that my wrath may
which are in the ears of your burn hot against them and I
wives, your sons, and your may consume them; but of
daughters, and bring them to you I will make a great na-
me." tion."
3 So all the people took off 11 But Moses besought the
the rings of gold which were LORD his God, and said, "O
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burn hot against thy people, feat, but the sound of singing
whom thou hast brought forth that I hear."
out of the land of Egypt with 19 And as soon as he came
great power and with a mighty near the camp and saw the
hand? calf and the dancing, Moses'
12 Why should the Egyptians anger burned hot, and he
say, `With evil intent did he threw the tables out of his
bring them forth, to slay them hands and broke them at the
in the mountains, and to con- foot of the mountain.
sume them from the face of 20 And he took the calf which
the earth'? Turn from thy they had made, and burnt it
fierce wrath, and repent of with fire, and ground it to
this evil against thy people. powder, and scattered it upon
13 Remember Abraham, the water, and made the peo-
Isaac, and Israel, thy ser- ple of Israel drink it.
vants, to whom thou didst 21 And Moses said to Aaron,
swear by thine own self, and "What did this people do to
didst say to them, `I will mul- you that you have brought a
tiply your descendants as the great sin upon them?"
stars of heaven, and all this 22 And Aaron said, "Let not
land that I have promised I the anger of my lord burn hot;
will give to your descendants, you know the people, that
and they shall inherit it for they are set on evil.
ever.'" 23 For they said to me,
14 And the LORD repented of `Make us gods, who shall go
the evil which he thought to before us; as for this Moses,
do to his people. the man who brought us up
15 And Moses turned, and out of the land of Egypt, we
went down from the mountain do not know what has become
with the two tables of the tes- of him.'
timony in his hands, tables 24 And I said to them, `Let
that were written on both any who have gold take it off';
sides; on the one side and on so they gave it to me, and I
the other were they written. threw it into the fire, and
16 And the tables were the there came out this calf."
work of God, and the writing 25 And when Moses saw that
was the writing of God, graven the people had broken loose
upon the tables. (for Aaron had let them break
17 When Joshua heard the loose, to their shame among
noise of the people as they their enemies),
shouted, he said to Moses, 26 then Moses stood in the
"There is a noise of war in the gate of the camp, and said,
camp." "Who is on the LORD's side?
18 But he said, "It is not the Come to me." And all the sons
sound of shouting for victory, of Levi gathered themselves
or the sound of the cry of de- together to him.

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 27 And he said to them, I visit, I will visit their sin
"Thus says the LORD God of upon them."
Israel, `Put every man his 35 And the LORD sent a
sword on his side, and go to plague upon the people, be-
and fro from gate to gate cause they made the calf
throughout the camp, and slay which Aaron made.
every man his brother, and
every man his companion, and CHAPTER 33
every man his neighbor.'" 1 The LORD said to Moses,
28 And the sons of Levi did "Depart, go up hence, you and
according to the word of the people whom you have
Moses; and there fell of the brought up out of the land of
people that day about three Egypt, to the land of which I
thousand men. swore to Abraham, Isaac, and
29 And Moses said, "Today Jacob, saying, `To your de-
you have ordained yourselves scendants I will give it.'
for the service of the LORD, 2 And I will send an angel be-
each one at the cost of his son fore you, and I will drive out
and of his brother, that he the Canaanites, the Amorites,
may bestow a blessing upon the Hittites, the Per'izzites,
you this day." the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites.
30 On the morrow Moses said 3 Go up to a land flowing with
to the people, "You have milk and honey; but I will not
sinned a great sin. And now I go up among you, lest I con-
will go up to the LORD; per- sume you in the way, for you
haps I can make atonement are a stiff-necked people."
for your sin." 4 When the people heard
31 So Moses returned to the these evil tidings, they
LORD and said, "Alas, this mourned; and no man put on
people have sinned a great his ornaments.
sin; they have made for them- 5 For the LORD had said to
selves gods of gold. Moses, "Say to the people of
32 But now, if thou wilt for- Israel, `You are a stiff-necked
give their sin — and if not, people; if for a single moment
blot me, I pray thee, out of I should go up among you, I
thy book which thou hast writ- would consume you. So now
ten." put off your ornaments from
33 But the LORD said to you, that I may know what to
Moses, "Whoever has sinned do with you.'"
against me, him will I blot out 6 Therefore the people of Is-
of my book. rael stripped themselves of
34 But now go, lead the peo- their ornaments, from Mount
ple to the place of which I Horeb onward.
have spoken to you; behold, 7 Now Moses used to take the
my angel shall go before you. tent and pitch it outside the
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and he called it the tent of give you rest."
meeting. And every one who 15 And he said to him, "If thy
sought the LORD would go out presence will not go with me,
to the tent of meeting, which do not carry us up from here.
was outside the camp. 16 For how shall it be known
8 Whenever Moses went out that I have found favor in thy
to the tent, all the people rose sight, I and thy people? Is it
up, and every man stood at not in thy going with us, so
his tent door, and looked after that we are distinct, I and thy
Moses, until he had gone into people, from all other people
the tent. that are upon the face of the
9 When Moses entered the earth?"
tent, the pillar of cloud would 17 And the LORD said to
descend and stand at the door Moses, "This very thing that
of the tent, and the LORD you have spoken I will do; for
would speak with Moses. you have found favor in my
10 And when all the people sight, and I know you by
saw the pillar of cloud stand- name."
ing at the door of the tent, all 18 Moses said, "I pray thee,
the people would rise up and show me thy glory."
worship, every man at his tent 19 And he said, "I will make
door. all my goodness pass before
11 Thus the LORD used to you, and will proclaim before
speak to Moses face to face, you my name `The LORD'; and
as a man speaks to his friend. I will be gracious to whom I
When Moses turned again into will be gracious, and will show
the camp, his servant Joshua mercy on whom I will show
the son of Nun, a young man, mercy.
did not depart from the tent. 20 But," he said, "you cannot
12 Moses said to the LORD, see my face; for man shall not
"See, thou sayest to me, see me and live."
`Bring up this people'; but 21 And the LORD said, "Be-
thou hast not let me know hold, there is a place by me
whom thou wilt send with me. where you shall stand upon
Yet thou hast said, `I know the rock;
you by name, and you have 22 and while my glory passes
also found favor in my sight.' by I will put you in a cleft of
13 Now therefore, I pray the rock, and I will cover you
thee, if I have found favor in with my hand until I have
thy sight, show me now thy passed by;
ways, that I may know thee 23 then I will take away my
and find favor in thy sight. hand, and you shall see my
Consider too that this nation back; but my face shall not be
is thy people." seen."
14 And he said, "My presence
will go with you, and I will CHAPTER 34

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 1 The LORD said to Moses, 9 And he said, "If now I have
"Cut two tables of stone like found favor in thy sight, O
the first; and I will write upon Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee,
the tables the words that were go in the midst of us, although
on the first tables, which you it is a stiff-necked people; and
broke. pardon our iniquity and our
2 Be ready in the morning, sin, and take us for thy inheri-
and come up in the morning to tance."
Mount Sinai, and present your- 10 And he said, "Behold, I
self there to me on the top of make a covenant. Before all
the mountain. your people I will do marvels,
3 No man shall come up with such as have not been
you, and let no man be seen wrought in all the earth or in
throughout all the mountain; any nation; and all the people
let no flocks or herds feed be- among whom you are shall
fore that mountain." see the work of the LORD; for
4 So Moses cut two tables of it is a terrible thing that I will
stone like the first; and he do with you.
rose early in the morning and 11 "Observe what I command
went up on Mount Sinai, as you this day. Behold, I will
the LORD had commanded drive out before you the
him, and took in his hand two Amorites, the Canaanites, the
tables of stone. Hittites, the Per'izzites, the
5 And the LORD descended in Hivites, and the Jeb'usites.
the cloud and stood with him 12 Take heed to yourself, lest
there, and proclaimed the you make a covenant with the
name of the LORD. inhabitants of the land whith-
6 The LORD passed before er you go, lest it become a
him, and proclaimed, "The snare in the midst of you.
LORD, the LORD, a God merci- 13 You shall tear down their
ful and gracious, slow to altars, and break their pillars,
anger, and abounding in and cut down their Ashe'rim
steadfast love and faithful- 14 (for you shall worship no
ness, other god, for the LORD,
7 keeping steadfast love for whose name is Jealous, is a
thousands, forgiving iniquity jealous God),
and transgression and sin, but 15 lest you make a covenant
who will by no means clear with the inhabitants of the
the guilty, visiting the iniquity land, and when they play the
of the fathers upon the chil- harlot after their gods and
dren and the children's chil- sacrifice to their gods and one
dren, to the third and the invites you, you eat of his sac-
fourth generation." rifice,
8 And Moses made haste to 16 and you take of their
bow his head toward the daughters for your sons, and
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after their gods and make fice of the feast of the
your sons play the harlot after passover be left until the
their gods. morning.
17 "You shall make for your- 26 The first of the first fruits
self no molten gods. of your ground you shall bring
18 "The feast of unleavened to the house of the LORD your
bread you shall keep. Seven God. You shall not boil a kid in
days you shall eat unleavened its mother's milk."
bread, as I commanded you, 27 And the LORD said to
at the time appointed in the Moses, "Write these words; in
month Abib; for in the month accordance with these words I
Abib you came out from have made a covenant with
Egypt. you and with Israel."
19 All that opens the womb is 28 And he was there with the
mine, all your male cattle, the LORD forty days and forty
firstlings of cow and sheep. nights; he neither ate bread
20 The firstling of an ass you nor drank water. And he wrote
shall redeem with a lamb, or if upon the tables the words of
you will not redeem it you the covenant, the ten com-
shall break its neck. All the mandments.
first-born of your sons you 29 When Moses came down
shall redeem. And none shall from Mount Sinai, with the two
appear before me empty. tables of the testimony in his
21 "Six days you shall work, hand as he came down from
but on the seventh day you the mountain, Moses did not
shall rest; in plowing time and know that the skin of his face
in harvest you shall rest. shone because he had been
22 And you shall observe the talking with God.
feast of weeks, the first fruits 30 And when Aaron and all
of wheat harvest, and the the people of Israel saw
feast of ingathering at the Moses, behold, the skin of his
year's end. face shone, and they were
23 Three times in the year afraid to come near him.
shall all your males appear 31 But Moses called to them;
before the LORD God, the God and Aaron and all the leaders
of Israel. of the congregation returned
24 For I will cast out nations to him, and Moses talked with
before you, and enlarge your them.
borders; neither shall any man 32 And afterward all the peo-
desire your land, when you go ple of Israel came near, and
up to appear before the LORD he gave them in command-
your God three times in the ment all that the LORD had
year. spoken with him in Mount
25 "You shall not offer the Sinai.
blood of my sacrifice with 33 And when Moses had fin-
leaven; neither shall the sacri- ished speaking with them, he

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put a veil on his face; the anointing oil and for the
34 but whenever Moses went fragrant incense,
in before the LORD to speak 9 and onyx stones and stones
with him, he took the veil off, for setting, for the ephod and
until he came out; and when for the breastpiece.
he came out, and told the 10 "And let every able man
people of Israel what he was among you come and make all
commanded, that the LORD has command-
35 the people of Israel saw ed: the tabernacle,
the face of Moses, that the 11 its tent and its covering,
skin of Moses' face shone; and its hooks and its frames, its
Moses would put the veil upon bars, its pillars, and its bases;
his face again, until he went 12 the ark with its poles, the
in to speak with him. mercy seat, and the veil of the
screen;
CHAPTER 35 13 the table with its poles
1 Moses assembled all the and all its utensils, and the
congregation of the people of bread of the Presence;
Israel, and said to them, 14 the lampstand also for the
"These are the things which light, with its utensils and its
the LORD has commanded you lamps, and the oil for the
to do. light;
2 Six days shall work be 15 and the altar of incense,
done, but on the seventh day with its poles, and the anoint-
you shall have a holy sabbath ing oil and the fragrant in-
of solemn rest to the LORD; cense, and the screen for the
whoever does any work on it door, at the door of the taber-
shall be put to death; nacle;
3 you shall kindle no fire in 16 the altar of burnt offering,
all your habitations on the with its grating of bronze, its
sabbath day." poles, and all its utensils, the
4 Moses said to all the con- laver and its base;
gregation of the people of Is- 17 the hangings of the court,
rael, "This is the thing which its pillars and its bases, and
the LORD has commanded. the screen for the gate of the
5 Take from among you an of- court;
fering to the LORD; whoever is 18 the pegs of the tabernacle
of a generous heart, let him and the pegs of the court, and
bring the LORD's offering: their cords;
gold, silver, and bronze; 19 the finely wrought gar-
6 blue and purple and scarlet ments for ministering in the
stuff and fine twined linen; holy place, the holy garments
goats' hair, for Aaron the priest, and the
7 tanned rams' skins, and garments of his sons, for their
goatskins; acacia wood, service as priests."
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of the people of Israel depart- and for the fragrant incense.
ed from the presence of 29 All the men and women,
Moses. the people of Israel, whose
21 And they came, every one heart moved them to bring
whose heart stirred him, and anything for the work which
every one whose spirit moved the LORD had commanded by
him, and brought the LORD's Moses to be done, brought it
offering to be used for the as their freewill offering to the
tent of meeting, and for all its LORD.
service, and for the holy gar- 30 And Moses said to the
ments. people of Israel, "See, the
22 So they came, both men LORD has called by name
and women; all who were of a Bez'alel the son of Uri, son of
willing heart brought brooches Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
and earrings and signet rings 31 and he has filled him with
and armlets, all sorts of gold the Spirit of God, with ability,
objects, every man dedicating with intelligence, with knowl-
an offering of gold to the edge, and with all craftsman-
LORD. ship,
23 And every man with whom 32 to devise artistic designs,
was found blue or purple or to work in gold and silver and
scarlet stuff or fine linen or bronze,
goats' hair or tanned rams' 33 in cutting stones for set-
skins or goatskins, brought ting, and in carving wood, for
them. work in every skilled craft.
24 Every one who could make 34 And he has inspired him to
an offering of silver or bronze teach, both him and Oho'liab
brought it as the LORD's offer- the son of Ahis'amach of the
ing; and every man with whom tribe of Dan.
was found acacia wood of any 35 He has filled them with
use in the work, brought it. ability to do every sort of
25 And all women who had work done by a craftsman or
ability spun with their hands, by a designer or by an embroi-
and brought what they had derer in blue and purple and
spun in blue and purple and scarlet stuff and fine twined
scarlet stuff and fine twined linen, or by a weaver — by
linen; any sort of workman or skilled
26 all the women whose designer.
hearts were moved with abili-
ty spun the goats' hair. CHAPTER 36
27 And the leaders brought 1 Bez'alel and Oho'liab and
onyx stones and stones to be every able man in whom the
set, for the ephod and for the LORD has put ability and intel-
breastpiece, ligence to know how to do any
28 and spices and oil for the work in the construction of the
light, and for the anointing oil, sanctuary shall work in accor-

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dance with all that the LORD four cubits; all the curtains
has commanded." had the same measure.
2 And Moses called Bez'alel 10 And he coupled five cur-
and Oho'liab and every able tains to one another, and the
man in whose mind the LORD other five curtains he coupled
had put ability, every one to one another.
whose heart stirred him up to 11 And he made loops of blue
come to do the work; on the edge of the outmost
3 and they received from curtain of the first set; like-
Moses all the freewill offering wise he made them on the
which the people of Israel had edge of the outmost curtain of
brought for doing the work on the second set;
the sanctuary. They still kept 12 he made fifty loops on the
bringing him freewill offerings one curtain, and he made fifty
every morning, loops on the edge of the cur-
4 so that all the able men tain that was in the second
who were doing every sort of set; the loops were opposite
task on the sanctuary came, one another.
each from the task that he 13 And he made fifty clasps
was doing, of gold, and coupled the cur-
5 and said to Moses, "The tains one to the other with
people bring much more than clasps; so the tabernacle was
enough for doing the work one whole.
which the LORD has com- 14 He also made curtains of
manded us to do." goats' hair for a tent over the
6 So Moses gave command, tabernacle; he made eleven
and word was proclaimed curtains.
throughout the camp, "Let 15 The length of each curtain
neither man nor woman do was thirty cubits, and the
anything more for the offering breadth of each curtain four
for the sanctuary." So the peo- cubits; the eleven curtains
ple were restrained from had the same measure.
bringing; 16 He coupled five curtains
7 for the stuff they had was by themselves, and six cur-
sufficient to do all the work, tains by themselves.
and more. 17 And he made fifty loops
8 And all the able men among on the edge of the outmost
the workmen made the taber- curtain of the one set, and
nacle with ten curtains; they fifty loops on the edge of the
were made of fine twined other connecting curtain.
linen and blue and purple and 18 And he made fifty clasps
scarlet stuff, with cherubim of bronze to couple the tent
skilfully worked. together that it might be one
9 The length of each curtain whole.
was twenty-eight cubits, and 19 And he made for the tent
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skins and goatskins. cle,
20 Then he made the upright 32 and five bars for the
frames for the tabernacle of frames of the other side of the
acacia wood. tabernacle, and five bars for
21 Ten cubits was the length the frames of the tabernacle
of a frame, and a cubit and a at the rear westward.
half the breadth of each 33 And he made the middle
frame. bar to pass through from end
22 Each frame had two to end halfway up the frames.
tenons, for fitting together; he 34 And he overlaid the
did this for all the frames of frames with gold, and made
the tabernacle. their rings of gold for holders
23 The frames for the taber- for the bars, and overlaid the
nacle he made thus: twenty bars with gold.
frames for the south side; 35 And he made the veil of
24 and he made forty bases blue and purple and scarlet
of silver under the twenty stuff and fine twined linen;
frames, two bases under one with cherubim skilfully worked
frame for its two tenons, and he made it.
two bases under another 36 And for it he made four
frame for its two tenons. pillars of acacia, and overlaid
25 And for the second side of them with gold; their hooks
the tabernacle, on the north were of gold, and he cast for
side, he made twenty frames them four bases of silver.
26 and their forty bases of 37 He also made a screen for
silver, two bases under one the door of the tent, of blue
frame and two bases under and purple and scarlet stuff
another frame. and fine twined linen, embroi-
27 And for the rear of the dered with needlework;
tabernacle westward he made 38 and its five pillars with
six frames. their hooks. He overlaid their
28 And he made two frames capitals, and their fillets were
for corners of the tabernacle of gold, but their five bases
in the rear. were of bronze.
29 And they were separate
beneath, but joined at the top, CHAPTER 37
at the first ring; he made two 1 Bez'alel made the ark of
of them thus, for the two cor- acacia wood; two cubits and a
ners. half was its length, a cubit
30 There were eight frames and a half its breadth, and a
with their bases of silver: six- cubit and a half its height.
teen bases, under every frame 2 And he overlaid it with pure
two bases. gold within and without, and
31 And he made bars of aca- made a molding of gold
cia wood, five for the frames around it.
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of gold for its four corners, the rings, as holders for the
two rings on its one side and poles to carry the table.
two rings on its other side. 15 He made the poles of aca-
4 And he made poles of aca- cia wood to carry the table,
cia wood, and overlaid them and overlaid them with gold.
with gold, 16 And he made the vessels
5 and put the poles into the of pure gold which were to be
rings on the sides of the ark, upon the table, its plates and
to carry the ark. dishes for incense, and its
6 And he made a mercy seat bowls and flagons with which
of pure gold; two cubits and a to pour libations.
half was its length, and a cu- 17 He also made the lamp-
bit and a half its breadth. stand of pure gold. The base
7 And he made two cherubim and the shaft of the lamp-
of hammered gold; on the two stand were made of ham-
ends of the mercy seat he mered work; its cups, its capi-
made them, tals, and its flowers were of
8 one cherub on the one end, one piece with it.
and one cherub on the other 18 And there were six
end; of one piece with the branches going out of its
mercy seat he made the sides, three branches of the
cherubim on its two ends. lampstand out of one side of it
9 The cherubim spread out and three branches of the
their wings above, overshad- lampstand out of the other
owing the mercy seat with side of it;
their wings, with their faces 19 three cups made like al-
one to another; toward the monds, each with capital and
mercy seat were the faces of flower, on one branch, and
the cherubim. three cups made like almonds,
10 He also made the table of each with capital and flower,
acacia wood; two cubits was on the other branch — so for
its length, a cubit its breadth, the six branches going out of
and a cubit and a half its the lampstand.
height; 20 And on the lampstand it-
11 and he overlaid it with self were four cups made like
pure gold, and made a mold- almonds, with their capitals
ing of gold around it. and flowers,
12 And he made around it a 21 and a capital of one piece
frame a handbreadth wide, with it under each pair of the
and made a molding of gold six branches going out of it.
around the frame. 22 Their capitals and their
13 He cast for it four rings of branches were of one piece
gold, and fastened the rings with it; the whole of it was
to the four corners at its four one piece of hammered work
legs. of pure gold.
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lamps and its snuffers and its 4 And he made for the altar a
trays of pure gold. grating, a network of bronze,
24 He made it and all its under its ledge, extending
utensils of a talent of pure halfway down.
gold. 5 He cast four rings on the
25 He made the altar of in- four corners of the bronze
cense of acacia wood; its grating as holders for the
length was a cubit, and its poles;
breadth was a cubit; it was 6 he made the poles of aca-
square, and two cubits was its cia wood, and overlaid them
height; its horns were of one with bronze.
piece with it. 7 And he put the poles
26 He overlaid it with pure through the rings on the sides
gold, its top, and its sides of the altar, to carry it with
round about, and its horns; them; he made it hollow, with
and he made a molding of boards.
gold round about it, 8 And he made the laver of
27 and made two rings of bronze and its base of bronze,
gold on it under its molding, from the mirrors of the minis-
on two opposite sides of it, as tering women who ministered
holders for the poles with at the door of the tent of
which to carry it. meeting.
28 And he made the poles of 9 And he made the court; for
acacia wood, and overlaid the south side the hangings of
them with gold. the court were of fine twined
29 He made the holy anoint- linen, a hundred cubits;
ing oil also, and the pure fra- 10 their pillars were twenty
grant incense, blended as by and their bases twenty, of
the perfumer. bronze, but the hooks of the
pillars and their fillets were of
CHAPTER 38 silver.
1 He made the altar of burnt 11 And for the north side a
offering also of acacia wood; hundred cubits, their pillars
five cubits was its length, and twenty, their bases twenty, of
five cubits its breadth; it was bronze, but the hooks of the
square, and three cubits was pillars and their fillets were of
its height. silver.
2 He made horns for it on its 12 And for the west side were
four corners; its horns were of hangings of fifty cubits, their
one piece with it, and he over- pillars ten, and their sockets
laid it with bronze. ten; the hooks of the pillars
3 And he made all the uten- and their fillets were of silver.
sils of the altar, the pots, the 13 And for the front to the
shovels, the basins, the forks, east, fifty cubits.
and the firepans: all its uten- 14 The hangings for one side
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bits, with three pillars and son of Hur, of the tribe of Ju-
three bases. dah, made all that the LORD
15 And so for the other side; commanded Moses;
on this hand and that hand by 23 and with him was Oho'liab
the gate of the court were the son of Ahis'amach, of the
hangings of fifteen cubits, tribe of Dan, a craftsman and
with three pillars and three designer and embroiderer in
bases. blue and purple and scarlet
16 All the hangings round stuff and fine twined linen.
about the court were of fine 24 All the gold that was used
twined linen. for the work, in all the con-
17 And the bases for the pil- struction of the sanctuary, the
lars were of bronze, but the gold from the offering, was
hooks of the pillars and their twenty-nine talents and seven
fillets were of silver; the over- hundred and thirty shekels, by
laying of their capitals was the shekel of the sanctuary.
also of silver, and all the pil- 25 And the silver from those
lars of the court were filleted of the congregation who were
with silver. numbered was a hundred tal-
18 And the screen for the ents and a thousand seven
gate of the court was embroi- hundred and seventy-five
dered with needlework in blue shekels, by the shekel of the
and purple and scarlet stuff sanctuary:
and fine twined linen; it was 26 a beka a head (that is,
twenty cubits long and five half a shekel, by the shekel of
cubits high in its breadth, cor- the sanctuary), for every one
responding to the hangings of who was numbered in the cen-
the court. sus, from twenty years old
19 And their pillars were and upward, for six hundred
four; their four bases were of and three thousand, five hun-
bronze, their hooks of silver, dred and fifty men.
and the overlaying of their 27 The hundred talents of sil-
capitals and their fillets of sil- ver were for casting the bases
ver. of the sanctuary, and the
20 And all the pegs for the bases of the veil; a hundred
tabernacle and for the court bases for the hundred talents,
round about were of bronze. a talent for a base.
21 This is the sum of the 28 And of the thousand seven
things for the tabernacle, the hundred and seventy-five
tabernacle of the testimony, shekels he made hooks for the
as they were counted at the pillars, and overlaid their cap-
commandment of Moses, for itals and made fillets for
the work of the Levites under them.
the direction of Ith'amar the 29 And the bronze that was
son of Aaron the priest. contributed was seventy tal-
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four hundred shekels; 7 And he set them on the
30 with it he made the bases shoulder-pieces of the ephod,
for the door of the tent of to be stones of remembrance
meeting, the bronze altar and for the sons of Israel; as the
the bronze grating for it and LORD had commanded Moses.
all the utensils of the altar, 8 He made the breastpiece,
31 the bases round about the in skilled work, like the work
court, and the bases of the of the ephod, of gold, blue
gate of the court, all the pegs and purple and scarlet stuff,
of the tabernacle, and all the and fine twined linen.
pegs round about the court. 9 It was square; the breast-
piece was made double, a
CHAPTER 39 span its length and a span its
1 And of the blue and purple breadth when doubled.
and scarlet stuff they made 10 And they set in it four
finely wrought garments, for rows of stones. A row of
ministering in the holy place; sardius, topaz, and carbuncle
they made the holy garments was the first row;
for Aaron; as the LORD had 11 and the second row, an
commanded Moses. emerald, a sapphire, and a di-
2 And he made the ephod of amond;
gold, blue and purple and 12 and the third row, a
scarlet stuff, and fine twined jacinth, an agate, and an
linen. amethyst;
3 And gold leaf was ham- 13 and the fourth row, a
mered out and cut into beryl, an onyx, and a jasper;
threads to work into the blue they were enclosed in settings
and purple and the scarlet of gold filigree.
stuff, and into the fine twined 14 There were twelve stones
linen, in skilled design. with their names according to
4 They made for the ephod the names of the sons of Is-
shoulder-pieces, joined to it at rael; they were like signets,
its two edges. each engraved with its name,
5 And the skilfully woven for the twelve tribes.
band upon it, to gird it on, 15 And they made on the
was of the same materials and breastpiece twisted chains
workmanship, of gold, blue like cords, of pure gold;
and purple and scarlet stuff, 16 and they made two set-
and fine twined linen; as the tings of gold filigree and two
LORD had commanded Moses. gold rings, and put the two
6 The onyx stones were pre- rings on the two edges of the
pared, enclosed in settings of breastpiece;
gold filigree and engraved like 17 and they put the two
the engravings of a signet, ac- cords of gold in the two rings
cording to the names of the at the edges of the breast-
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 18 Two ends of the two cords the robe for ministering; as
they had attached to the two the LORD had commanded
settings of filigree; thus they Moses.
attached it in front to the 27 They also made the coats,
shoulder-pieces of the ephod. woven of fine linen, for Aaron
19 Then they made two rings and his sons,
of gold, and put them at the 28 and the turban of fine
two ends of the breastpiece, linen, and the caps of fine
on its inside edge next to the linen, and the linen breeches
ephod. of fine twined linen,
20 And they made two rings 29 and the girdle of fine
of gold, and attached them in twined linen and of blue and
front to the lower part of the purple and scarlet stuff, em-
two shoulder-pieces of the broidered with needlework; as
ephod, at its joining above the the LORD had commanded
skilfully woven band of the Moses.
ephod. 30 And they made the plate
21 And they bound the of the holy crown of pure gold,
breastpiece by its rings to the and wrote upon it an inscrip-
rings of the ephod with a lace tion, like the engraving of a
of blue, so that it should lie signet, "Holy to the LORD."
upon the skilfully woven band 31 And they tied to it a lace
of the ephod, and that the of blue, to fasten it on the tur-
breastpiece should not come ban above; as the LORD had
loose from the ephod; as the commanded Moses.
LORD had commanded Moses. 32 Thus all the work of the
22 He also made the robe of tabernacle of the tent of
the ephod woven all of blue; meeting was finished; and the
23 and the opening of the people of Israel had done ac-
robe in it was like the opening cording to all that the LORD
in a garment, with a binding had commanded Moses; so
around the opening, that it had they done.
might not be torn. 33 And they brought the
24 On the skirts of the robe tabernacle to Moses, the tent
they made pomegranates of and all its utensils, its hooks,
blue and purple and scarlet its frames, its bars, its pillars,
stuff and fine twined linen. and its bases;
25 They also made bells of 34 the covering of tanned
pure gold, and put the bells rams' skins and goatskins, and
between the pomegranates the veil of the screen;
upon the skirts of the robe 35 the ark of the testimony
round about, between the with its poles and the mercy
pomegranates; seat;
26 a bell and a pomegranate, 36 the table with all its uten-
a bell and a pomegranate sils, and the bread of the Pres-
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 37 the lampstand of pure table, and set its arrange-
gold and its lamps with the ments in order; and you shall
lamps set and all its utensils, bring in the lampstand, and
and the oil for the light; set up its lamps.
38 the golden altar, the 5 And you shall put the gold-
anointing oil and the fragrant en altar for incense before the
incense, and the screen for ark of the testimony, and set
the door of the tent; up the screen for the door of
39 the bronze altar, and its the tabernacle.
grating of bronze, its poles, 6 You shall set the altar of
and all its utensils; the laver burnt offering before the door
and its base; of the tabernacle of the tent
40 the hangings of the court, of meeting,
its pillars, and its bases, and 7 and place the laver be-
the screen for the gate of the tween the tent of meeting and
court, its cords, and its pegs; the altar, and put water in it.
and all the utensils for the 8 And you shall set up the
service of the tabernacle, for court round about, and hang
the tent of meeting; up the screen for the gate of
41 the finely worked gar- the court.
ments for ministering in the 9 Then you shall take the
holy place, the holy garments anointing oil, and anoint the
for Aaron the priest, and the tabernacle and all that is in it,
garments of his sons to serve and consecrate it and all its
as priests. furniture; and it shall become
42 According to all that the holy.
LORD had commanded Moses, 10 You shall also anoint the
so the people of Israel had altar of burnt offering and all
done all the work. its utensils, and consecrate
43 And Moses saw all the the altar; and the altar shall
work, and behold, they had be most holy.
done it; as the LORD had com- 11 You shall also anoint the
manded, so had they done it. laver and its base, and conse-
And Moses blessed them. crate it.
12 Then you shall bring
CHAPTER 40 Aaron and his sons to the door
1 The LORD said to Moses, of the tent of meeting, and
2 "On the first day of the first shall wash them with water,
month you shall erect the 13 and put upon Aaron the
tabernacle of the tent of holy garments, and you shall
meeting. anoint him and consecrate
3 And you shall put in it the him, that he may serve me as
ark of the testimony, and you priest.
shall screen the ark with the 14 You shall bring his sons
veil. also and put coats on them,
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anointed their father, that fore the LORD; as the LORD
they may serve me as priests: had commanded Moses.
and their anointing shall ad- 26 And he put the golden al-
mit them to a perpetual tar in the tent of meeting be-
priesthood throughout their fore the veil,
generations." 27 and burnt fragrant incense
16 Thus did Moses; according upon it; as the LORD had com-
to all that the LORD com- manded Moses.
manded him, so he did. 28 And he put in place the
17 And in the first month in screen for the door of the
the second year, on the first tabernacle.
day of the month, the taber- 29 And he set the altar of
nacle was erected. burnt offering at the door of
18 Moses erected the taber- the tabernacle of the tent of
nacle; he laid its bases, and meeting, and offered upon it
set up its frames, and put in the burnt offering and the ce-
its poles, and raised up its pil- real offering; as the LORD had
lars; commanded Moses.
19 and he spread the tent 30 And he set the laver be-
over the tabernacle, and put tween the tent of meeting and
the covering of the tent over the altar, and put water in it
it, as the LORD had command- for washing,
ed Moses. 31 with which Moses and
20 And he took the testimony Aaron and his sons washed
and put it into the ark, and their hands and their feet;
put the poles on the ark, and 32 when they went into the
set the mercy seat above on tent of meeting, and when
the ark; they approached the altar,
21 and he brought the ark they washed; as the LORD
into the tabernacle, and set commanded Moses.
up the veil of the screen, and 33 And he erected the court
screened the ark of the testi- round the tabernacle and the
mony; as the LORD had com- altar, and set up the screen of
manded Moses. the gate of the court. So
22 And he put the table in Moses finished the work.
the tent of meeting, on the 34 Then the cloud covered
north side of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and the
outside the veil, glory of the LORD filled the
23 and set the bread in order tabernacle.
on it before the LORD; as the 35 And Moses was not able to
LORD had commanded Moses. enter the tent of meeting, be-
24 And he put the lampstand cause the cloud abode upon
in the tent of meeting, oppo- it, and the glory of the LORD
site the table on the south filled the tabernacle.
side of the tabernacle, 36 Throughout all their jour-
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taken up from over the taber-
nacle, the people of Israel
would go onward;
37 but if the cloud was not
taken up, then they did not go
onward till the day that it was
taken up.
38 For throughout all their
journeys the cloud of the
LORD was upon the tabernacle
by day, and fire was in it by
night, in the sight of all the
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