of lice, and swarms of flies.

CHAP. IX.

The murrain of beasts. 12 And Moses and Aaron went out from the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD Pharaoh and Moses cried unto the LORD, our God, as he shall command us. because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses: and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go. that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me.

29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to-morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more, in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD:

31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the 17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his out his hand with his rod, and smote the servants, and from his people; there redust of the earth, and it became lice in man mained not one. and in beast: all the dust of the land be- 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at came lice throughout all the land of Egypt. this time also, neither would he let the peo18 And the magicians did so with their ple go. enchantments to bring forth lice, but they

CHAP. IX.

could not: so there were lice upon man, THEN the LORD said unto Moses, Go in and upon beast. unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith 19 Then the magicians said unto Pha- the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my peoraoh, This is the finger of God: and Pha-ple go, that they may serve me. raoh's heart was hardened, and he hearken- 2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and ed not unto them; as the LORD had said. wilt hold them still, 20 And the LORD said unto Moses, 3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon Rise up early in the morning, and stand thy cattle which is in the field, upon the before Pharaoh; (lo, he cometh forth to the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, water) and say unto him, Thus saith the upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there LORD, Let my people go, that they may shall be a very grievous murrain.

serve me:

21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

4 And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel, and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.

5 And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

6 And the LORD did that thing on the 22 And I will sever in that day the land morrow, and all the cattle of Eyypt died: of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that but of the cattle of the children of Israel no swarms of flies shall be there; to the died not one.

end thou mayest know that I am the LORD 7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, there in the midst of the earth. was not one of the cattle of the Israelites 23 And I will put a division between my dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was harpeople and thy people: to-morrow shall dened, and he did not let the people go. this sign be. 8 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and 24 And the LORD did so and there unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes came a grievous swarm of flies into the of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it tohouse of Pharaoh, and into his servants' ward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the 9 And it shall become small dust in all land was corrupted by reason of the swarm the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breakof flies. ing forth with blains upon man, and upon beasts, throughout all the land of Egypt.

25 And Pharaoh called for Moses, and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses 26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to sprinkled it up toward heaven: and it bedo; for we shall sacrifice the abomination came a boil breaking forth with blains upon of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: Lo, man, and upon beast. shall we sacrifice the abomination of the

11 And the magicians could not stand

Egyptians before their eyes, and will they before Moses, because of the boils: for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all

not stone us?

27 We will go three days' journey into the Egyptians.

The plague of boils and blains; EXODUS.

of fire and hail. mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

12 And the LORD hardened the heart of that there be no more Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

13 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people: that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from

the earth.

29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as 1 am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.

30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God. 31 And the flax and the barley was smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten: for they were not grown up. 33 And Moses went out of the city from 16 And in very deed for this cause have I Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto raised thee up, for to shew in thee my the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceaspower; and that my name may be declared, and the rain was not poured upon the ed throughout all the earth.

17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go 18 Behold, to-morrow about this time will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

earth.

34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Mo

19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field: ses. for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be A 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.

CHAP. X.

ND the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants; that I might shew these my signs before him:

2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's 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.

22 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith that there may be hail in all the land of the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before upon every herb of the field, throughout me? Let my people go, that they may serve the land of Egypt.

me.

23 And Moses stretched forth his rod to- 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people ward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder go, behold, to-morrow will I bring the loand hail, and the fire ran along upon the custs into thy coast: ground: and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled earth: and they shall eat the residue of with the hail, very grievous, such as there that which is escaped, which remaineth unto was none like it in all the land of Egypt you from the hail, and shall eat every tree since it became a nation. which groweth for you out of the field:

25 And the hail smote throughout all the 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both houses of all thy servants, and the houses man and beast, and the hail smote every of all the Egyptians; which neither thy faherb of the field and brake every tree of thers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, the field. since the day that they were upon the earth 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where unto this day. And he turned himself, and the children of Israel were, was there no went out from Pharaoh. hail.

7¶ And Pharaoh's servants said unto 27 And Pharaoh sent and called for him, How long shall this man be a snare Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I unto us? Let the men go, that they may have sinned this time: the LORD is righ- serve the LORD their God: Knowest thou teous, and I and my people are wicked. not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

28 Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought

The plague of locusts,

CHAP. XI.

and of darkness. again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, all the children of Israel had light in their Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are dwellings.

they that shall go?

24 ¶ And Pharaoh called unto Moses,

9 And Moses said, We will go with our and said, Go ye, serve the LORD: only young and with our old, with our sons and let your flocks and your herds be stayed: with our daughters, with our flocks and let your little ones also go with you. with our herds will we go: for we must hold 25 And Moses said, Thou must give us 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.

also sacrifices, and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.

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.

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

12 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, 28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee Stretch out thine hand over the land of from me, take heed to thyself, see my face Egypt for the locusts, that they may come no more: for in that day thou seest my up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every face, thou shalt die.

herb of the land, even all that the hail hath 29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken left. well, I will see thy face again no more.

AN

CHAP. XI.

13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD ND the LORD said unto Moses, Yet brought an east wind upon the land all that will I bring one plague more upon day, and all that night: and when it was Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterward he morning, the east wind brought the locusts. will let you go hence: when he shall let 14 And the locusts went up over all the you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts altogether.

of Egypt: very grievous were they; be- 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, fore them there were no such locusts as and let every man borrow of his neighbour, they, neither after them shall be such. and every woman of her neighbour, jewels

15 For they covered the face of the of silver, and jewels of gold. whole earth, so that the land was darkened; 3 And the LORD gave the people favour and they did eat every herb of the land, in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail the man Moses was very great in the land had left: and there remained not any green of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's serthing in the trees, or in the herbs of the vants, and in the sight of the people. field, through all the land of Egypt.

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

4 ¶ And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

5 And all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pha17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, raoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto my sin only this once, and entreat the the first-born of the maid-servant that is beLORD your God that he may take away hind the mill; and all the first-born of from me this death only. beasts.

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

6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea: there remain- 7 But against any of the children of Ised not one locust in all the coasts of rael shall not a dog move his tongue, against Egypt. man or beast: that ye may know how that 20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's the LORD doth put a difference between the heart, so that he would not let the children Egyptians and Israel. of Israel go. S And all these thy servants shall come 21 And the LORD said unto Moses, down unto me, and bow down themselves Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the that there may be darkness over the land people that follow thee; and after that I of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. will go out. And he went out from Phara22 And Moses stretched forth his hand oh in a great anger. toward heaven: and there was a thick 9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Phadarkness in all the land of Egypt three raoh shall not hearken unto you; that my days: wonders may be multiplied in the land of

23 They saw not one another, neither Egypt. rose any from his place for three days: but! 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these

The Passover instituted.

EXODUS.

Unleavened bread. wonders before Pharaoh; and the LORD eateth leavened bread, from the first day hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut not let the children of Israel go out of his off from Israel.

land.

AN

CHAP. XII.

ND the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

31 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you: no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this self-same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

4 And if the household be too little for 18 In the first month, on the fourteenth the lamb, let him and his neighbour next day of the month at even, ye shall eat ununto his house take it according to the leavened bread, until the one and twentieth number of the souls: every man according day of the month at even. to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a that which is leavened, even that soul shall male of the first year: ye shall take it out be cut off from the congregation of Israel, from the sheep or from the goats: whether he be a stranger, or born in the

6 And ye shall keep it up until the four-land. teenth day of the same month: and the 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened: in all whole assembly of the congregation of Is- your habitations shall ye eat unleavened rael shall kill it in the evening. bread.

7 And they shall take of the blood, and 21 ¶Then Moses called for all the elders strike it on the two side-posts, and on the of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out, upper door-post of the houses, wherein they and take you a lamb, according to your shall eat it. families, and kill the passover.

ye

8 And they shall eat the flesh in that 22 And shall take a bunch of hyssop, night, roast with fire, and unleavened and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. and strike the lintel and the two side-posts 9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with the blood that is in the basin: and with water, but roast with fire; his head none of you shall go out at the door of his with his legs, and with the purtenance house until the morning. thereof. 23 For the LORD will pass through to 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth until the morning: and that which remain- the blood upon the lintel, and on the two eth of it until the morning ye shall burn side-posts, the LORD will pass over the with fire. door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

11 ¶ And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand: and ye shall eat it in haste; it is the LORD's passover.

12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, 1 will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

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 LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to 28 And the children of Israel went away, the LORD throughout your generations: ye and did as the LORD had commanded Moshall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ses and Aaron, so did they.

ever.

29 And it came to pass, that at mid15 ¶ Seven days shall ye eat unleavened night the LORD smote all the first-born in bread; even the first day ye shall put away the land of Egypt, from the first-born of leaven out of your houses: for whosoever Pharaoh that sat on his throne, unto the

The first-born of Egypt slain,

CHAP. XIII.

and the Israelites driven out.

first-born of the captive that was in the dun-out of the house: neither shall ye break a geon; and all the first-born of cattle. bone thereof.

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.

31 ¶ 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 Israel: and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.

32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone: and bless me also.

33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

49 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 self-same day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies. CHAP. XIII.

34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their A

shoulders.

ND the LORD spake unto Moses, say

35 And the children of Israel did ac- 2 Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatcording to the word of Moses: and they soever openeth the womb among the chilborrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, dren of Israel, both of man and of beast: and jewels of gold, and raiment. it is mine.

36 And the LORD gave the people favour 3 ¶ And Moses said unto the people, in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they Remember this day, in which ye came out lent unto them such things as they required: from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; and they spoiled the Egyptians. for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children.

38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

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.

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

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be 41 And it came to pass, at the end of the seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven four hundred and thirty years, even the self-seen with thee in all thy quarters. same day it came to pass, that all the hosts 8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that of the LORD went out from the land of day, saying, This is done because of that Egypt. which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out 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.

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

43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the pass-Egypt.

nance in his season from year to year.

over: there shall no stranger eat thereof: 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordi44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

45 A foreigner, and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad

11 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 set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix; and every