The fecond Bok of Mofes called Exodus..

ofthe children of Ifrael. 13 And the Egyptians made the children oflrael to ferve with rigor.

14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of fervice in the field: all their fervice,wherein they made them ferve, was with rigor,

is And the king of Egypt fpake to the Hebrew midwives (of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah.)

16 And he fald,When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women,and fee them upon the tools; ifit be afon, then ye shall kill him, but if it be daughter, then the thall live.

all his people, faying, E. very fon that is born ye fhall caft into the river, belt and every daughter ye yea thall fave alive. almel ini

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CHAP. II.

And there went a man of
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11 And it came to pafs In thofe days, when Mofes was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens." and he fpied an Egyptian firing an Hebrew, one of his brethren,

12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he faw that there was no man, he flew the Egyp tlan, and hid him in the tand.

13 And when he went out the fecond day," behold, two men of the Hebrews ftrove together and he fald to him that did the wrong, Where ore fmiteft thou thy fellow?

And when he could not longer hide him, the took for him an ark of buirithes and daubed it nerwich aime,and with pitch. and put the child therein; and the laid it in the flags,14 And he faid, Who with by the rivers brink. made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendeft thou ro kill me, as thou killed the Egyptian? and Mofes feared, and faid, Surelythis thing is known

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And when the had opened it, the faw the child: and behold, the babe wept. And he had compaflion on him, and faid, This is one of the Hebrews children. 7 Then laid his fifter to met Pharaohs daughter, Shall I go, and call to thee a nurfe of the Hebrew wo men, that the may nurfe the child for thee?

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8 And Pharaohs daugh ter faid unto her, Go. And the maid went and called the childs mother.

9 And Pharaohs daughter faid onto her, Take this child away, and nurfe it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child,and nurfed it..

10 And the child grew, and he brought him unto Pharaohs daughter, and he became her fon. And the called his name Mofes: and fe faid, becaufe I drew him our of the water

15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he fought to flay Mofes. But Mofes Red from the face of Pha raoh,and dwelt in theland of Midian: and he fac down by a well.

16 Now the prieft of Midlan had feven daughters: and they came and drew water, & filled the troughs to water their fathers flock.

17 And the shepherds came & drove them away: but Mofes ftood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

And when they came 18 to Reul their father, he fald How is it that you are come fo foon to day?

gyptian delivered us out 19 And they fald, An Eof the hand of the thep. herds,and alfo drew water enough for us, and water ed the dock

20 And he fald unto his daughters, and where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? Call hima that he may eat bread.

21 And Mofes was con tent to dwell with the man: and he gave Mofes zipporah his daughter.

22 And the bare bim a fon, and he called his name Gerfhom: for he faid, I have been a ftranger in a trange land.

23 And it came to pafs in procefs of time, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Ifrael figh. ed by reafon of the bon dage, and they cried; and their cry came up unto God, by reafon of the bon. dage.

24 And God heard their groaning,and God remem bred his covenant with A braham, with Ifaac, and with Jacob..

25 And God looked up on the children of Ifrael, and God had refpect unto them.

CHAP. III.

NOW Mofes kept the flock of Jethro his farher in law, the prieft of Midian: and he led the flock to the backfide of the defert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb,

2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire our of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and behold, the buh burned with fire, and the bush was nor confumed

And Mofes faid, I will now turn afide, and fee this great fight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the LORD faw that he turned afide to fee, God called unto him eut of the midst of the Buth, and faid, Mofes, Mo fes: and he faid,Here am I

And he fald, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy Shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou ftandeft, is holy ground.

6 Moreover he laid, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Ifaac, and the God of Jacob. And Mofes hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

7 And the LORD faid, Thave surely teen the ât. Aiction of my people which are in Egypt, and have

heard their cry, by reafon
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I know their forrows.

8 And I am come down Go to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up cute of that land, unto a good k land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey: unto the place of the Canaanites, and the R Hittites,and the Amorires, and the Perizzites,and the re Hivites, and the Jebufires 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of d Ifraelis come unto me:and I have alfo feen the oppref fion wherewith the Egyp tians opprefs them,

10 Come now therefore, gy and I will fend thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayeft bring forth my people the children of Ifrael out of Egypt.

11 And Mofes faid unto E God, Who am I, that I thould go unto Pharaohs and that I should bring forth the children of Ifrael out of Egypt?

12 And he fald, Certain ly I will be with thee: and this shall be a token unto thee that I have fent thee: When thou haft brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye thali ferve God upon this mountain.

13 And Mofes faid unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Ifra." el, and bal fay unto them, The God of your fathers hath fent me unto you;: and they thall fay to me, What is his name? What fhall I fay unto them?

14-And God faid unto Moles, I AM THAT I A M: and he faid, Thus halt thou fay unto the children of Ifrael, I AM hath fent me unto you.

15 And God faid more over unto Mofes, This halt thou fay unto the children of Israel the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Ifaac, and the God of Jacob, hath feat me unco

o you:

you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memo. tial unto all génerations. 16 Go and gather the el fders of Ifrael together,and tafay unto them, The Lord GOD of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Ifaac, and of Jacob, appeared nn. to me, faying, I have fure, plzly vifited you, and feen do that which is done to you orite in Egypt. add

17 And I have faid, I will uit bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt, unto the land of theCanaanites, and the Hittites,and the A dmorites, & the Perizzites, nd the Hivites, and the Jebufites, unto a land flowing with milk and ho u ney..

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18-And they hall hear ken to thy voice, and thou halt come, thou and the elders of Ifrael, unto the en king of Egypt, and ye fhall fay unto him, The Lord ad GOD of the Hebrews hath ri met with us; and now let ans go we beseech thee) three days journey into the wilderness, that we as may facrifice to theLORD Our God. bomb

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20 And I will ftretch our my hand, and fire Egypt Con with all my wonderswhich Iwill do in the midft there. of, and after that he will ler

heo go.

21 And I will give this people favour in the fight of the Egyptians; and it Ehall hall come to pafs, that When ye go, ye fhall not Tgo empty?

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22 But every woman thall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that fojourneth in her houfe, Jewels of filver, and Jewels of gold, and raiment, and ye thall the Put them upon your fons, and upon your daughters and ye thall fpoil the E Edgyptians.

CHA P. IV.

will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will fay, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

2 And the LORD faid unto him, What is that in thine hand? and he faid, A rod.

3 And he faid, Caft it on the ground, and he caftit on the ground; and it be came a ferpent and Mofes fed from before it.

4 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Pur 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.

5 That they may believe that the Lord GOD of their fathers, the God of Abraham,theGod of Ifaac, and the God of Jacob hath appeared unto thee.

6 And the LORD faid furthermore unto him, Pur now thine hand into thy bofom; and he put his hand into his bofom; and when he took it out, be hold,his hand was leprous as fnów."

7 And he fald, Put thine hand into thy bofom a gain; and he put his hand into his bofom again, and plucked it out of his bofom, and behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

8 And it fhall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the firft fign, that they will believe the voice of the larrer fign.

9 And it hall come to pais, if they will nor believe alfo thefe two figns, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river. and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takeft out of the ri ver, fhall become blood. upon the dry land.

10 Ard Mofes fald un, to the LORD, O my Lord, ANd Mofes aufwered,and 1 am not aloqnent, neither ad Ba behold, they

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heretofore, nor fince thou 21 And the LORD fald haft fpoken unto thy fer- anto Mofes, When thou vant but I am flow of goeft to return into Egypt, fpeech & of a flow tongue. 11 And the LORD fald unto him, Who hath made mans mouth? or who ma keth the dumb, or deaf, or the feeing, or the blind? have not Ithe LORD?. 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou thalt fay.

fee that thou do all there wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in thine hand, but I will harden his heart, that he thall not let the people go,

13 And he fald, Omy LORD, fend, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt fend.

22 And thou shale fay un to Pharaoh, Thus faith the LORD, Ifrael is my fon, even my first born.

23 And I fay unto thee, Ler my fon go, that he may ferve me; and if thou refufe to ler him go, be hold, I will flay, thy fon, even thy first born.

14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled againft Mofes, and he faid, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can fpeak well. And alfo behold, he cometh forth to a meet thee and when he feeth thee, he will be glad In his heart.

15 And theu fhalt fpeak unto him, and pur words in his mouth and I will be with thy month, and with his mouth, and will reach you what ye shall do 16 And he shall be thy fpokfman unto the people, and he shall be, even he thall be to thee in ftead of a month, and thon fhalt Be to him in ftead of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do figns.

24 And it came to pafs by the way in the inn,that the LORD mer him, and fought to kill him.

25 Then Zipporah took sharp ftone, and cut off the fore skin of her fon, and caft it at his feet, and faid, Surely a bloody hur band art thou to me.

26 So he let him go,then the faid, A bloody husf band thou art, because of the circumcifion,

27 And the LORD faid to Aaron, Go into the wil dernefs to meet Mofes. And he went and met him in the mount of God, and kif fed him.":

28 And Mofes told Aaron all the words of the Lord, who had fent him and all. the figns which he had commanded him.

18 And Mofes went and 29 And Mofes and A. returnd to Jethro his fa- aron went and gathered? ther in law, and fald unto together all the elders of him, Let me go,pray the children of Ifrael."" thee, and return unto my 30 And Aaron fpake all brethren, which are in E- the words which the Lord gypt,and fee whether they be yet alive. And Jethro fald to Mofes, Go in peace. 19 And the LORD fald sinto Mofes in Midian,Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which fought thy life.

20 And Mofes took his wife, and his fons, and fer them upon an afs, and he returned to the land of EEypt. And Mofes took the red of God in his hard,

had spoken unto Mo:es, and did the figns in the fight of the people.

31 And the people believed: and when they they heard that the LORD had vifited the children of if rael, and that he had look. ed upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

CHAP. V.

Nd afterwards Mofes A and Aaron went

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