THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED EXODUS. Before CHRIST 1700. a Gien. 46, 8. ch. 6. 14. + Heb, thigh. b Gen. 46. 20, 27. ver. 20. Deut. 10. 22. Acts 7. 15. 1635. CHAPTER I. 1 The children of Israel, after Joseph's death, do multiply. 8 The more they are oppressed by a new king, the more they multiply. 15 The godliness of the midwives, in saving the men children alive. 22 Pharaoh commandeth the male chil dren to be cast into the river. OW a these are the names of the Nchildren of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the souls that came out of the floins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. 6 And Joseph died, and all his e (ien. 50. 26. brethren, and all that generation. 7dAnd the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. d Gen. 46, 3, Deut. 26. 5, Ps. 105, 24, Acts 7. 17. • Acts 7. 18. fPs. 105, 21 g Ps. 10. 2. & 83, 3, 4 h Job 5. 13. Pa, 105, 25. 8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us h deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there fullProv. 16. 25. eth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. & 21. 30, Acta 7. 19. i Gen. 15. 13. ch. 3. 7. Deut. 26, 6. k ch. 2. 11. & 5.4, 5. P. 81. 6. + Heb. And 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters ito afflict them with their k burdens. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 19 And the midwives said unto q See Josh. 2. 4, &c. Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew wo2 San, 17.19, men are not as the Egyptian women; 20. for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. r Prov. 11. 18. 20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, "that he made them houses. 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is horn ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. And they built AND there went a man of the ach, 6, 20, for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom land Raamses. 12 But the more they afflicted 1 Gen. 47. 11. them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. 13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rig as they afficted them, so they mul tiplied, fc. A house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. 3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child. therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. 5 T And the d daughter of Pharaohd came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along Num, 20, 59. 1 Chr. 23. 14. 1571. Acts 7. 20. Heb. 11. 23. ech. 15. 20. Num. 26. 69. Acta 7. 21. by the river's side: and when she CHRIST saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 1571. e Acts 7. 21. That is, Drawn out. f Acta 7. 23, 21. Heb. 11, 24, 25, 26. gch. 1. 11. 1531. 1 Acts 7, 24. 1 Acts 7. 26. k Acta 7, 27, 28. ↑ Heh. a man, a prinse, Gen. 13. 8. 1 Acts 7. 29. Heb. 11. 27. m Gen. 24, 11. & 29. 2. n ch. 3, 1. | Or, prince, as Gen, 41, 45. o Gen. 24. 11. & 29. 10. 1 Sam. 9. 11. 6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said-unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. God appeareth to Moses, and with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been "a stranger in a strange land. Before CHRIST 1531. sch. 4, 25, & t ch. 18. 3. u Acts 7. 29. Heb. 11. 13, 14. 23 T And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt. died and the children of Israel Y sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bond-xch, 7. 7. Acts 7. 30. age. y Num. .20.16. 24 And God a heard their groaning, Deut. 26, 7. and God bremembered his coveP. 12, 5. nant with Abrahamn, with Isaac, and Gen, 18. 20. with Jacob. 25 And God d looked upon the children of Israel, and God te had respect unto them. CHAPTER III. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daugh- 1 Moses keepeth Jethro's flock. 2 God ap And ter, and he became her son. she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. 11 T And it came to pass in those days, f when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And i when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? 14 And he said, k Who made thee ta prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But 1 Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood p Gen. 29. 10. up and helped them, and watered their flock. q Num. 10.29, called also Jethro, or, 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he Gen. 31. 54. may eat bread. & 43, 25. And Moses was content to dwell peareth to him in a burning bush. 9 He sendeth him to deliver Israel. 14 The name of God. 15 His message to Israel. NOW Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, "the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to b the mountain of God, even to Horeb. ch. 3. 9. & 22.23.27. Dout, 24, 15. James 5. 4, a ch. 6. 5. bch. 6, 5. Ta. 105. 8,42. &100. 45. c Gen. 15. 14. 1 Sam. 1. 11. 2 Sam.16.12. Luke 1. 25. + Heb. knew, ch. 3. 7. 1401. ach. 2. 16. b ch. 19. 5. 1 Kings 19.8. Ia, C3. 9. Acta 7. 20. 2 And the Angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of firee Deut. 33.16. out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. pression wherewith the Egyptians CHRIST oppress them. 1491. t Ps. 195. 26. Mic. 6. 4. u See ch. 6. 12. 1 Sam. 18.18. Is. G. 5, 8. Jer. 1. 6. x Gen. 31. 3. Deut. 31. 23. Josh. 1. 5. Rom. 8. 1. y ch. 6. 3. John 8. 58. 2 Cor. 1. 20. Hab. 13. 8. Rev. 1. 4. Ps, 135, 13. Hos. 12. 5. a chi. 4. 29. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 11 T And Moses said unto God, "Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God, Be hold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of 1 Gen. 50, 24. Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, bI have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. ch, 2, 25, & 4. 31. Luke 1. 68. e Gen. 15. 14, 16. ver. 8. 4 ch. 4. 31. e ch. 5. 1, 3. 4, 15, 16, 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the fNum. 23. 3. king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath fmet with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three strong hand. days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. 8 ch. 5. 2. & 7.4. Or, but by h ch. 6. 6. & 1 ch. 11. 3. & 19 T And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will h stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and kafter that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: God giveth signs to Moses. Before 1491. 22 m But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that CHRIST sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and "ye shall spoil || the Egyp-n Job 27. 17. tians. Moses' rod is turned into a serpent. 6 His hand is leprous. 10 He is loth to be sent. 14 Aaron is appointed to assist him. 18 Moses departeth from Jethro. 21 God's message to Pharaoh. 24 Zipporah circumciseth her son. 27 Aaron is sent to meet Moses. 31 The people believeth them. AND Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, "A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: m Gen. 15. 14. ch. 11. 2. & 12. 35, 36. Prov. 13. 22. Ez. 29. 10. Or, Egypt, a ver. 17, 20. 5 That they may bbelieve that the bch. 19. 9. LORD God of their fathers, the Godech. 3. 15. of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 T And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous das snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. d Num.12.10. 2 Kin. 5. 27. e Num. 12. 13, 14. Deut. 32, 29. Matt, 8. 8. 8 And it shall come to pass, if 2Kings 5. 14. they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and fthe water which thou takest out of the river † shall become blood upon the dry land. 10 T And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not teloquent, neither theretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or Before the seeing, or the blind? have not I CHRIST the LORD? 1491. i Is. 50. 4. Mark 13. 11. k See Jonah 1 Sam. 10, 2, m cli, 7. 1, 2, n Num. 22. 38. & 23, 5, Deut. 18. 18. Jer. 1. 9. pch, 7. 1. & 13. 19. q ver. 2. + Heb. Jether. rch. 2, 15, 23. Matt. 2. 20. a ch. 17. 9. Num. 20, 8, 9. 12 Now therefore go, and I will be i with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, k send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. Pharaoh increaseth Before meet Moses. And he went, and 28 And Moses ftold Aaron all the 29 T And Moses and Aaron hwent and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: 30 i And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 1491. e ch. 3. 1. fver. 15, 16, g ver. 8, 9. h ch. 3. 16. i ver. 18. k ch. 3. 18. ver, 8, 9. m ch, 2.25, & 3. 7. 31 And the people k believed: and when they heard that the LORD ch. 3. 16. had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. 16 And he shall be thy spokesman 17 And thou shalt take this rod in CHAPTER V. Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron for AND afterward Moses and Aa ron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold "a feast unto me in the wilder 18 T And Moses went and re- n Gen. 24. 260. a ch. 10. 9. 35. 2 And Pharaoh said, bWho is 2 Kings 18. 3 And they said, d The God of 21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those twonders before Pharaoh, which I uch. 7. 3, 13. have put in thine hand: but "I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. 5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are f many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. Job 21. 15. col. 3. 19. d ch. 3, 18, ech. 1. 11. fch, 1, 7, 9, 6 And Pharaoh commanded the 23 And I say unto thee, Let my 24 T And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD "met him, and sought to b kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp 26 So he let him go then she + Heb, a matter of a day in his day. h ch. 6.9, † Heb. to stink, Gen. 34. 30. 11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it yet not aught of your work shall be diminished. 12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. 13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your † daily tasks, as when there was straw. 14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore? 15 T Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants? 16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people. 17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD. 18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish aught from your bricks of your daily task. 20 T And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: 21 h And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, 1 Sam. 13. 4. and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. 22 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? & 27. 12. 2 Sam. 10. 6. 1 Chr. 19. 6. God reneweth his promise. Before unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty; but by CHRIST my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. 4 And I have also established my covenant with them, fto give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. 1491. e Gen. 17, 1. & 35.11. & 48.3. deh. 3. 14. Ps. 68. 4. & & 17. 4, 7. 28. 4. Gen. 17.8.& gch. 2. 24. hver. 2, 8, 29, ich. 3. 17. & Deut. 26. 8. Ps. 81. 6. & 136, 11, 12, k ch. 15. 13. Deut. 7. 8. 7.4. 5 And I have also heard the groan-Gen. 15. 18. ing of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, hI am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will k redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: 7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out "from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you in unte the land, concerning the which I did tswear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am the LORD. 9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: P but they hearkened not unto Moses for fanguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 10 And the LORD spake unto ses, saying, 1 Chr. 17. 21. Neh. 1. 10. 1Deut. 4. 20. & 7. 8. & 14. 2. & 26. 18. 2 Sam. 7. 24. m Gen. 17.7, Deut, 32, 40, Mo-Gen. 15. 18. & 26, 3. & 28. 13. & 35. 12. pch. 5. 21. 11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Heb, shortIsrael go out of his land. 12 And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. ness, or, straitness, a ver. 9. rver. 20. ch. 4. 10. Jer. 1. 6. 1 Chr, 5, 3. 14 T These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben Gen. 48, 9. the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben. 1 Chr, 4. 24. 15 And the sons of Simeon; Je- tGen. 48. 10. muel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. Num. 3. 17. 1 Chr.6.1,16. 1010. 16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their uGen. 46. 11. generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years. & 23. 7. 17 The sons of Gershon; Libni, x1 Chr. 6 17. and Shimi, according to their families. 18 And the sons of Kohath; Am-y Num 28.57. ram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Chr. 6.2, 18, Uzziel: and the years of the life of |