The plague of hail.

BEFORE CHRIST

1491.

2 Heb. set not his

heart unto. ch. 7. 23.

17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

20 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

21 And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toP Rev.16.21. ward heaven, that there may be Phail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

q Josh. 10. 11.

Ps. 18. 13. & 78. 47. & 105. 32. & 148. 8. Is. 30. 30.

23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of

Ezek. 88.22. Egypt.

Rev. 8. 7.

24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a

nation.

Pharaoh's heart is hardened.

have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

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3 Heb. by

of Moses. ch. 4. 13.

a ch- 4. 21.

& 7.14.

bch. 7. 4.

Ps. 44. 1.

2 And that thou mayest tell in Deut. 4.9. the ears of thy son, and of thy son's & 71. 18. son, what things I have wrought in. Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.

3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

5 And they shall cover the 'face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

6 And they shall fill thy houses, ch. 8.3,21. and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth

unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the 2 Heb. who, LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?

and who,

&c.

1 ch. 5. 1.

k ch. 7. 19.

1 ver. 4, 5.

m Ps. 78.46. & 105. 34.

n Joel 2. 2.

o ver. 5.

9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for iwe must hold a feast unto the LORD.

10 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

11 Not so go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. 12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and 'eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; " before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was PPs. 105.55. darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of

3 Heb. hastened to call.

q ch. 9. 27.

r ch. 9. 28. 1 Kings 13.

6.

• ch. 8. 30.

the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

16 T Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.

17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.

19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 20 But the LORD "hardened Pha-u ch. 4. 21. raoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

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21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even dark-3 ness which may be felt.

t Joel 2. 20.

& 11. 10.

ch. 9. 22.

IIeb. that

one may

feel dark

22 And Moses stretched forth hisness. hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of P8.105. 28. Egypt three days:

23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of z ch. 8. 22. Israel had light in their dwellings.

24 T And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the ver. & LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let blittle ones also with you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt 4 Heb. into offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.

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26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.

our hands.

c ver. 20. ch. 4. 21.

27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not & 14. 4, 8. let them go.

28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face d again no more.

God's message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neighbours. 4 Moses threateneth Pharaoh with the death of the firstborn.

Aet will I bring one plague more

ND the LORD said unto Moses,

upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: "when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

3 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians.

d Heb.11.27.

The firstborn of Egypt slain.

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. Lev. 23. 5. Num.28.16.

t Ex. 23. 15. & 34. 18. Deut. 16. 3.

1 Cor. 5.7,8. u Num.9.13.

therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for

ever.

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18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, "even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

21 ¶ Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a 2 lamb Josh, 5. 10. according to your families, and kill the passover.

x ver. 3. Num. 9. 4.

2 Kings 23. 21.

Ezra 6. 20. Matt. 26. 18, 19.

Mark 14.12 -16.

22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel Luke 22.7, and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

&c.

2 Or, kid.

y Heb. 11.28. z ver. 7.

A ver. 12, 13.

b Ezek. 9. 6.

Rev. 7. 3. & 9. 4.

16.

2 Sam. 24.

1 Cor. 10.10.

Heb. 11. 28.

23 a For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the dch. 3.8,17. LORD will give you, daccording as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

Israelites driven out of Egypt.

captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

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2 Heb.house

of the pilm ch. 11. 6.

Prov. 21. 13. Amos 5. 17.

Jam. 2. 13. ch. 11. 1.

Ps. 105. 28.

31 T And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of ch. 10. 9. Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.

32 PAlso take your flocks and your p ch. 10. 26. herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

q Gen.27.34.

Pa. 105. 38.

33 And the Egyptians were ur-r ch. 11. 8. gent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, "We be all dead men.

Gen. 20. 3.

34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their knead-8 Or, dough. ing troughs being bound up in their ch. 8. 3. clothes upon their shoulders.

35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, ch. 3. 22. and raiment:

36 "And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

40 ¶ Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

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41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

42 It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

43 T And the LORD said unto

& 46. 3.
ch. 38. 26.

Num. 1. 46. & 11. 21.

4

Heb. a

great mixture.

Num. 11. 4.

ver. 33. i

ch. 6. 1.

■ ver. 12, 13, 15. ch. 22. 29, 30. & 34. 19.

4.9 m One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

51 "And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

CHAPTER XIII.

1 The firstborn are sanctified to God. 3 The memorial of the passover is commanded. 11

The firstlings of beasts are set apart. 17 The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them. 20 They come to Etham. 21 God guideth them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire.

leavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

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7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no ch. 12. 19. leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

8 ¶ And thou shalt 'shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.

9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

119 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

12 That thou shalt 2 set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast ; the males shall be the LORD's.

13 And Pevery firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lam; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou Ishalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children a shalt thou redeem.

saying,

2 a Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb Lev. 27. 23. among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

Num. 3. 13. & 8. 16, 17. & 18. 15. Deut. 15. 19.

Luke 2. 23. ch. 12 42.

Deut. 16. 3. 3 Heb. servants. e ch. 6. 1.

d ch. 12. 8.

e ch. 23. 15. & 34. 18. Deut. 16. 1.

? ch. 3. 8.

8 ch. 6. 8.

ch. 12. 25, 26.

1 ch. 12. 15, 16.

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3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.

5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he & sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, "that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

6 'Seven days thou shalt eat un

q Num. 3.46, 47. & 18. 15,

r ch. 12. 26. Deut. 6. 20.

Josh. 4.6,21. Ileb. to

morrow. & ver. S.

15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in tch. 12. 29. the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

16 And it shall be for "a token" ver. 9. upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although x ch. 14. 11, that was near; for God said, Lest per-m. 14. adventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: