Christ

+ Heb.

4. And the king ofEgypt faid unto them, Wherefore do ye, Mofes and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

5 And Pharaoh faid, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and you make them reft from their burdens.

6 And Pharaoh commanded the fame day the task-mafters of the people,and their officers, faying, 7 Ye fhall no more give the people straw to make brick as heretofore: let them go and gather ftraw for themselves.

8 And the tale of bricks which they did make heretofore, you shall lay upon them; you fhall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, faying, Let us go and facrifice to our God.

9+ Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein: and let them not heavy upon regard vain words.

Let the work be

the men.

And the task-mafters of the people went out, and the officers, and they spake to the people, faying, Thus faith Pharaoh, I will not give you ftraw.

11 Go ye, get you ftraw where you can find it: yet not ought of your work fhall be diminished. 12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt, to gather ftubble in ftead of straw.

13 And the task-mafters hafted them, faying, + Heb. Fulfil your works, your † daily tasks, as when matter of there was straw. a day in his day.

• Ch. 6.9.

14 And the officers of the children of Ifrael, which Pharaohs task-mafters had fet over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick, both yefterday and to day, as heretofore?

15 Then the officers of the children of Ifrael came and cried unto Pharaoh, faying, Wherefore dealeft thou thus with thy fervants?

16 There is no straw given unto thy fervants, and they fay to us, Make brick: and behold, thy fervants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

17 But he faid, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye fay, Let us go, and do facrifice to the LORD. 18 Go therefore now and work: for there fhall no ftraw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale

of bricks.

19 And the officers of the children of Ifrael did fee that they were in evil cafe, after it was faid, Ye fhall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

20 And they met Mofes and Aaron, who ftood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh. 21 And they faid unto them, The LORD

God reneweth his promife.

look upon you, and judge; because you have made Before our favour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pha- Chrift raoh, and in the eyes of his fervants, to put a fword 1491. in their hands to flay us.

+ Heb.

to flink.

30.

22 And Mofes returned unto the LORD, and Gen. 34. faid, Lord, wherefore haft thou o evil intreated this people? why is it that thou haft fent me?

23 For fince I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy + Heb. name, he hath done evil to this people; † neither delivering haft thou delivered thy people at all.

CH A P. VI.

I God reneweth his promife by his name JEHOVAH 14 The genealogy of Reuben, 15 of Simeon, 16 of Levi, of whom came Mofes and Aaron.

TH

thou hast not

delivered,

19.

Hen the LORD faid unto Mofes, Now fhalt thou fee what I will do to Pharaoh: for a a Chap. 3. with a strong hand fhall he let them go, and with c bChap. a ftrong hand fhall he drive them out of his 11. 1. & land.

2 And God fpake unto Mofes, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

12.33,39.

3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Ifaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, Gen. 17. byt by my named JEHOVAH was I not known 11.34. to them.

e

3.

&

d Chap. 3. 14.

с

Gea. 74

f Gen. 17. 8.& 28.4.

4 And I have alfo cftablished my covenant with them, f to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were ftrangers. 5 And & I have alfo heard the groaning of the & Chap. 2. 11 children of Ifrael, whom the Egyptians keep in 24. bondage: and I have remembred my covenant.

6 Wherefore fay unto the children of Ifrael, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burden of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage: and I will redeem you with aftretched 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.

I Chr.

2. 24.

Numb.

13. 17.

I Chron.

6.1 16. 1619.

n

the families of fun of Simeon; Jamuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.

16 And these are the names of the fons of Levi, according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: And the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and feven years. 1 Chr. 6. 17 P The fons of Gerfhon; Libni, and Shimi, 17. & 23. according to their families.

g Numb. 26.57.

1 Chron.

18 And 9 the fons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: And the years 6. 2, 18. of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

1 Chr. 6.

19 And the fons of Merari; Mahali and 19.& 23. Muthi: thefe are the families of Levi, according Chap. 2. to their generations.

21.

1, 2.

Numb. 26. 59.

20 And Amram took him Jochebed his fathers fifter to wife; and the bare him Aaron and Moses: Numb. and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and feven years.

16. I. I Chron. ·é. 37, 38.

4:

21 And the fons of Izhar; Korah, and

Lev. 10. Nepheg, and Zichri.

Numb. 3.

22 And the fons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

23 And Aaron took him Elisheba daughter of Ruth 4. Amminadab, fifter of Naafhon to wife; and fhe bare him Nadab and Abibu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

19, 20.

1 Chron.
2. 10.

Numb. 3. 2. & 26. 1.60. 1 Chron. 6.3.&

24. I.

24 And the fons of Korah; Affir, and Elkanah, and Abiafaph: these are the families of

the Korhites.

25 And Eleazar Aarons fon took him one of Numb. the daughters of Putiel to wife; and fhe bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites, according to their families.

25. 11.

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26 Thefe are that Aaron and Mofes, to whom the LORD faid, Bring out the children of Ifrael from the land of Egypt, according to their armies.

27 Thefe are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Ifrael from Egypt: thefe are that Mofes and Aaron.

28 And it came to pafs on the day when the LORD Ipake unto Mofes in the land of Egypt,

29 That the LORD fpake unto Mofes, faying, I am the LORD: fpeak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I fay unto thee.

20 And Mofes faid before the LORD, Behold,

13 And he hardned Pharaohs heart, that he hearkned not unto them; 8 as the LORD had said. 8 Ch.4.21.. 14 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, h Pha-Chap. 8. raohs heart is hardned, he refuseth to let the peo-1,20,27%. ple go.

15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he goeth out unto the water, and thou fhalt ftand by the rivers brink, against he come, and the rod which was turned to a ferpent fhalt thou take in thine hand.

16 And thou shalt fay unto him, The LORD

&

i

èr is turned into blood, hap. Before God of the Hebrews hath fent me unto thee,laying, Chrift Let my people go, that they may ferve me in the 1491. wildernels: and behold, hitherto thou wouldst not ¡Chap. 3: hear. 12, 18. X

5. I, 3. 17 Thus faith the LORD, In this thou shalt Ch. 4.9. know that I am the LORD: k behold, I will fmite with the rod that is in mine hand, upon the waters I Rev. 16. which are in the river, and they fhall be turned to blood,

6.

18 And the fifh that is in the river fhall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians fhall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

19 And the LORD fpake unto Mofes, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt,upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become gathering of blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in veffels of tone.

+Heb.

their wa

zers,

17. 5.

9 And Mofes faid unto Pharaoh, Glory over 13.6. me; when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy Have fervants, and for thy people, † to deftroy the this honor frogs from thee, and thy houses, that they may over remain in the river only?

44. & 105. 29.

• Wifd. 17.7.

21 And the fish that was in the river, died: and the river flank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river: and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22° And the magicians of Egypt did fo, with their inchantments: and Pharaohs heart was hard2. 3. ned, neither did he hearken unto them; P as the LORD had faid.

13.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he fet his heart to this also.

24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink: for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25 And feven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had fmitten the river.

CHAP. VIII.

* Frogs are fent. 8 Pharaoh fueth to Mofes, 12 and Mofes by prayer removeth them away. 16 The duft is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do. 20 The fwarms of flies. 25 Pharaoh inclineth to let the people go, 32 but yet is hardned.

Nd the LORD fpake unto Mofes, Go-unto Pharaoh, and fay unto him, Thus faith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may ferve me.

2 And if thou refufe to let them go, behold, I go, behold, I Rev. 16. Will fmite all thy borders with a frogs. 3 And the river fhall bring forth frogs abundantly, which fhall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy fervants, and upon

over me,

Or, against + Heb.

|| Or,

10 And hefaid, Tomorrow. And he faid, Be when. according to thy word: that thou mayeft know, to cut off. that there is none like unto the LORD our God. Again to II And the frogs fhall depart from thee, and marrow. from thy houses, and from thy fervants, and from thy people; they fhall remain in the river only.

12 And Mofes and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD, becaufe of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

13 And the LORD did according to the word of Mofes 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 ftank.

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15 But when Pharaoh faw that there was refpite, he hardned his heart, and hearkned not un-e Chap. 7. to them; as the LORD had faid.

16 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and fmite the duft of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

14.

17 And they did fo; for Aaron ftretched out his hand with his rod, and fmote the duft of the earth, and it became lice in man and in beaft: all the duft of the land became lice throughout.all the 31. land of Egypt.

18 And the magicians did fo with their inchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: fo there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

g1 Sam. 6. 3.9.

Marth. 12. 28.

19 Then the magicians faid unto Pharaoh, This P. 8. 3. is the finger of God: and Pharaohs heart was hardned, and he hearkned not unto them; as the Luke 11 LORD had faid.

D 3

20 And

20.

Swarms of flies.

Before Chrift

I be murrain of beats.

Or, a anixture of noifom

21 Elfe if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will fend fwarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy fervants, and upon thy people, and into beats, thy houfes: and the houfes of the Egyptians fhall be full of fwarms of flies, and alfo the ground whereon they are. Chap.9. 22 And 1 will fever in that day the land of Goshen,in which my people dwell,that no fwarms of flies fhall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

4.26. & 10.23.& 12. 13.

Before

Chrift

Ten the LORD faid unto Mofes, Go in unto God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they 1491. may ferve me.

2 For if thou refuse to let them go, hold them still,

and wilt

3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the fheep: there fhall be a very grievous murrain.

22.

4 And a the LORD fhall fever between the a Chap.8. cattle of Ifrael, and the cattle of Egypt: and here fhall nothing die of all that is the childrens of Ifrael.

5 And the LORD appointed a fet time, faying, To morrow the LORD fhall do this thing in the land.

6 And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and ball the cattle of Egypt died: but of the Pfal. 78. cattle of the children of Ifrael died not one.

50.

7 And Pharaoh fent, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Ifraelites dead. And the Chap.7.. heart of Pharaoh was hardned, and he did not let 14 the people go.

8 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of afhes of the furnace, and let Mofes fprinkle it towards the heaven in the fight of Pharaoh.

9 And it fhall become small duft in all the land of Egypt, and fhall be a boyl breaking forth with d Rev. 16. bleins, upon man, and upon beaft, throughout all 2. the land of Egypt.

10 And they took afhes of the furnace, and ftood before Pharaoh, and Mofes fprinkled it up toward heaven: and it became a boyl breaking Deut. 18. forth with biains, upon man, and upon beaft.

11 And the magicians could not. ftand before Mofes, because of the boyl: for the boyl was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

e 27.

12 And the LORD hardned the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkned not unto them; fas the fChap. LORD had fpoken unto Moses.

13 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Rife up early in the morning, and ftand before Pharaoh, and fay unto him, Thus faith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may ferve me.

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

15 For now I will ftretch out my hand, that I may fmite thee and thy people with peftilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

16 And in very deed for 8 this caufe have I traifed thee up, for to fhew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all

the earth..

17 As

21.

g Rom.9.

17.

See
Chap. 14.
17.

• Prov. 16.4. + Heb.

made thes ftand.

The plague of bail.

1491.

+ Heb. fet not his heart unto.

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

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

20 He that feared the word of the LORD amongst the fervants of Pharaoh, made his fervants and his cattle flee into the houses.

God threatneth to fend locufts.

34 And when Pharaoh faw, that the rain, Before and the hail, and the thunder were ceased, he fin- Christ ned yet more, and hardned his heart, he and his 1491. fervants.

35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardned, Chap.4. neither would he let the children of Ifrael go; as Heb. the LORD had spoken + by Mofes. СНАР. Х.

God threatneth to fend locusts. 7 Pharaoh moved by bis fervants, inclineth to let the Ifraelites go. 12 The plague of the locufts. 16 Pharaoh fueth to Mofes. 21 The plague of darkness. 24 Pharaoh fueth again unto Mofes, 27 but yet is hardned.

21.

23 And Mofes ftretched forth his rod toward iPfal. 78. heaven, and i the LORD fent thunder and hail, and 47.8 105. the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

32.

Chap. 8. 22. & 10. 23.&11.7. & 12. 13.

/Chap. 8.

24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, fuch as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt, fince it became a nation.ok

25 And the hail fmote throughout all the land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man and beaft and the hail fmote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

26 k Only in the land of Gofhen, where the children of Ifrael were, was there no hail.

27 And Pharaoh fent, and called for Mofes and Aaron, and faid unto them, I have finned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

28 Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more + mighty thundrings and hail; Acts 8.24. and I will let you go, and ye fhall ftay no longer.

10. 17.

+ Heb. voices of God,

29 And Mofes faid unto him, As foon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD: and the thunder fhall ceafe, neither fhall there be any more hail; that thou mayeft Pf. 24.1. know, how that the earth is the LORDS.

30 But as for thee and thy fervants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.

31 Andtheflax,and the barley was fmitten for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. Ruth 1. 32 " But the wheat and the rie, were not fmitten: for they were not grown up.

22. & 2.

23.

+ Heb.

Hark.

33 And Mofes went out of the city from Phahidden, or, raoh,and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceafed, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

Nd the LORD faid unto Mofes, Go in unto

by the hand of Mofes

a

Pharaoh: for have hardned his heart, and Chap. 4 the heart of his fervants; that I might fhew thefe 21: 7. my figns before him:

14.

&

S, &c.

2 And that thou mayeft tell in the ears of Pfal. 71. thy fon, and of thy fons fon, what things I have 18.& 78. wrought in Egypt, and my figns which I have done amongst them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.

3 And Mofes and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and faid unto him, Thus faith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thy felf before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

4 Elfe if thou refufe to let my people go, behold to morrow will I bring the locuits into thy Wifd.16. coaft.

c

9.

5 And they fhall cover the + face of the earth, Heb. eye. that one cannot be able to fee the earth: and they fhall eat the refidue of that which is escaped, 4Joel.1.4. which remaineth unto you from the hail, and fhall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field.

¥

6: And they fhall fill thy houses,and the houses of all thy fervants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers fathers have feen, fince the day that they were upon the earth, unto this day. And he turned himfelf, and went out from Pharaoh.

7 And Pharaohs fervants faid unto him, How long fhall this man be a fnare unto us? Let the men go, that they may ferve the LORD their God: Knoweft thou not yet, that Egypt is deftroyed? 8 And Mofes and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh and he faid unto them, Go, ferve the LORD your God: but † who are they that Heb. fhall go?