Pharaoh oppresseth the Israelites. both concerning the maner of seruing him, and also the forme of iudgements and ciuill policie: to the intent that they shoulde not serue God after their owne inuentions, but according to that order, which his heauenly wisedome had appoynted. CHAP. I. 2 The children of Iaakob that came into Egypt. 8 The newe Pharaoh oppresseth them. 12 The prouidence of God towarde them. 15 The kings commandement to the midwiues 22 The sonnes of the Ebrewes are commanded to be cast into the riuer.

1   Nowe ^{note note} these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt (euery man and his housholde came thither with Iaakob)

2   Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah,

3   Issachar, Zebulun, and Beniamin,

4   Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5   So al the ^note soules, that came out of the loines of Iaakob, were ^note seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt already.

6   Nowe Ioseph died and all his brethren, and that whole generation.

7   ¶2; And the ^note children of Israel ^note brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the ^note land was full of them.

8   Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who ^note knewe not Ioseph.

9   And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

10   Come, let vs worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and it come to passe, that if there be warre, they ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and ^{note note} get them out of the land.

11   Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, to keepe th&ebar; vnder with burdens: and they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the ^note treasures of Pharaoh.

12   But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore ^note they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

13   Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

14   Thus they made them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay & in bricke, & in al worke in the fielde, with all maner of bondage, ^note which they layde vpon them most cruelly.

15   ¶2; Moreouer the King of Egypt commanded þe; midwiues of the Ebrewe women, (of which the ones name was ^note Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah)

16   And sayde, ^note When ye doe the office of a midwife to the women of the Ebrewes, and see them on their ^note stooles, if it be a sonne, then yee shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then let her liue.

17   Notwithstanding þe; midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commaunded them, but preserued aliue the men children.

18   Then the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued aliue the men children?

19   And the midwiues answered Pharaoh, Because the Ebrewe ^note women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are liuely, and are deliuered yer the midwife come at them.

20   God therefore prospered the midwiues, and Moses is borne: He fleeth to Midian: the people multiplied and were very mightie.

21   And because þe; midwiues feared God, therefore he ^note made them houses.

22   Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery man childe that is borne, ^note cast yee into the riuer, but reserue euery maide childe aliue. CHAP. II. 2 Moses is borne and cast into the flagges. 5 He is taken vp of Pharaohs daughter and kept. 12 Hee killeth the Egyptian. 15 He fleeth and marrieth a wife. 23 The Israelites cry vnto the Lord.

1   Then there went a ^note man of the house of Leui, and tooke to wife a daughter of Leui,

2   And the woman c&obar;ceiued and bare a sonne: and when she saw that he was faire, ^note she hid him three moneths.

3   But when she could no longer hide him, she tooke for him an arke made of reede, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and ^note laide the childe therein, and put it among the bulrushes by the riuers brinke.

4   Now his sister stood a farre off, to wit what would come of him.

5   ¶2; Then þe; daughter of Pharaoh came downe to wash her in the riuer, and her maidens walked by the riuers side: and when shee sawe the arke among the bulrushes, she sent her maide to fet it.

6   Then she opened it, and sawe it was a childe: and beholde, the babe wept: so she had compassion on it, and sayde, This is one of the Ebrewes children.

7   Then said his sister vnto Pharaohs daughter, Shall I go and cal vnto thee a nurce of the Ebrew women to nurce thee the childe?

8   And Pharaohs daughter sayde to her, Goe. So the maide went and called the ^note childes mother,

9   To whome Pharaohs daughter sayde, Take this childe away, and nurce it for me, and I wil reward thee. Then the woman tooke the childe and nurced him.

10   Nowe the childe grewe, and she brought him vnto Pharaohs daughter, and he was as her sonne, and she called his name Moses, because, said she, I drewe him out of the water.

11   ¶2; And in those dayes, when Moses was ^note growen, he went forth vnto his brethren, & looked on their burdens: also he sawe an Egyptian smiting an Ebrewe one of his brethren.

12   And he looked ^note rounde about, and when he sawe no man, hee ^note slewe the Egyptian, and hid him in the sande.

13   Againe he came forth the second day, and behold, two Ebrewes stroue: and he said vnto him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellowe?

14   And hee answered, Who made thee a man of authoritie, and a iudge ouer vs? Thinkest thou to kill mee, as thou killedst the Egyptian? Then Moses ^note feared and sayde, Certainly this thing is knowen.

15   Now Pharaoh heard this matter, & sought to slay Moses: therefore Moses fled from Pharaoh, and dwelt in the lande of Midian, and hee sate downe by a well.

God appeareth to him in a bush.

16   And the ^note Priest of Midian had seu&ebar; daughters, which came and drewe water, and filled the troghes, for to water their fathers sheepe.

17   Then the shepherds came and droue them away: but Moses rose vp and ^note defended them, and watered their sheepe.

18   And wh&ebar; they came to Reuel their ^note father, he said, Howe are ye come so soone to day?

19   And they saide, A man of Egypt deliuered vs from the hand of the shepherdes, and also drew vs water ynough, and watered the sheepe.

20   Then he saide vnto his daughters, And where is he? why haue ye so left the man? ^note call him that he may eate bread.

21   And Moses agreed to dwell with the man: who gaue vnto Moses Zipporah his daughter:

22   And she bare a sonne, ^note whose name he called Gershom: for he said, I haue bene a stranger in a strange lande.

23   ¶2; Then in processe of time, the King of Egypt dyed, and the children of Israel sighed for the bondage and ^note cryed: and their crie for the bondage came vp vnto God.

24   Then God heard their mone, and God remembred his couenant with Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob.

25   So God looked vpon the children of Israel, and God ^note had respect vnto them. CHAP. III. 1 Moses keepeth sheepe, and God appeareth vnto him in a bush. 10 He sendeth him to deliuer the children of Israel. 14 The name of God. 16 God teacheth him what to doe.

1   When Moses kept the sheepe of Iethro his father in lawe, Priest of Midian, & droue the flocke to the ^note backe side of the desert, and came to the ^note Mountaine of God, ^note Horeb,

2   Then the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto him ^note in a flame of fire, out of the middes of a ^note bush: and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3   Therefore Moses saide, I will turne aside nowe, and see this great sight, why the bush burneth not.

4   And when the ^note Lord sawe that he turned aside to see, God called vnto him out of the middes of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he answered, I am here.

5   Then he saide, Come not hither, ^note put thy shooes off thy feete: for the place whereon thou standest is ^note holy ground.

6   Moreouer he saide, ^note I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Izhak, and the God of Iaakob. Then Moses hid his face: for he was ^note afraid to looke vpon God.

7   ¶2; Then the Lorde said, I haue surely seene the trouble of my people, which are in Egypt, and haue heard their crie, because of their ^note taskemasters: for I knowe their sorowes.

8   Therefore I am come downe to deliuer them out of the hande of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that lande into a good lande and a large, into a lande that ^note floweth with milke and honie, euen into the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hiuites, and the Iebusites.

9    ^noteAnd now lo, the crie of the children of Israel is come vnto me, & I haue also seene þe; oppression, wherewith the Egyptians oppresse them.

10   Come now therefore, and I will send thee Gods Name. Moses rod. vnto Pharaoh, that thou maiest bring my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

11   ¶2; But Moses said vnto God, Who am ^note I, that I should go vnto Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12   And he answered, ^note Certainely I will be with thee: and this shall be a token vnto thee, that I haue sent thee, After þt; thou hast brought the people out of Egypt, ye shall serue God vpon this Mountaine.

13   Then Moses said vnto God, Behold, when I shall come vnto the children of Israel, and shall say vnto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me vnto you: if they say vnto me, What is his Name? what shall I say vnto them?

14   And God answered Moses, I ^note Am That I Am. Also he said, Thus shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me vnto you.

15   And God spake further vnto Moses, Thus shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel, The Lorde God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Izhak, and the God of Iaakob hath sent me vnto you: this is my Name for euer, and this is my memoriall vnto all ages.

16   Go & gather the Elders of Israel together, & thou shalt say vnto th&ebar;, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Izhak, & Iaakob appeared vnto me, & said, ^note I haue surely remembred you, & that which is done to you in Egypt.

17   Therefore I did say, I wil bring you out of the affliction of Egypt vnto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hiuites, and the Iebusites, vnto a lande that floweth with milke and honie.

18   Then shall they obey thy voyce, and thou and the Elders of Israel shall go vnto the King of Egypt, and say vnto him, The Lorde God of the Ebrewes hath ^note met with vs: we pray thee nowe therefore, let vs goe three dayes iourney in the wildernesse, that we may ^note sacrifice vnto the Lord our God.

19   ¶2; But I know, that the King of Egypt wil not let you goe, but by strong hande.

20   Therefore will I stretch out mine hande and smite Egypt with all my wonders, which I will doe in the middes thereof: and after that shall he let you goe.

21   And I will make this people to be fauoured of the Egyptians: so that when ye go, ye shal not goe emptie.

22    ^{note note}For euery woman shall aske of her neighbour, and of her ^note that soiourneth in her house, iewels of siluer and iewels of gold and raiment, and ye shall put them on your sonnes, and on your daughters, and shall spoyle the Egyptians. CHAP. IIII. 3 Moses rod is turned into a serpent. 6 His hande is leprous. 9 The water of the riuer is turned into blood. 14 Aaron is giuen to helpe Moses. 21 God hardeneth Pharaoh. 25 Moses wife circumciseth her sonne. 27 Aaron meeteth with Moses, and they come to the Israelites, and are beleeued.

1   Then Moses answered, and said, ^note But lo, they will not beleeue me, nor hearken vnto my voyce: for they will say, The Lorde hath not appeared vnto thee.

2   And the Lord said vnto him, What is that in thine hande? And he answered, A rod.

3   Then said he, Cast it on the ground. So he cast it on the grounde, and it was turned into a serpent: and Moses fled from it.

Moses hand leprous:

4   Againe the Lorde saide vnto Moses, Put foorth thine hand, and take it by the tayle. Then he put foorth his hande and caught it, and it was turned into a rod in his hand.

5   Do this ^note that they may beleeue, that the Lorde God of their fathers, the God of Abrah&abar;, the God of Izhak, and the God of Iaakob hath appeared vnto thee.

6   ¶2; And the Lorde saide furthermore vnto him, Thrust nowe thine hand into thy bosome. And he thrust his hand into his bosome, & when he tooke it out againe, behold, his hand was ^note leprous as snowe.

7   Moreouer he said, Put thine hand into thy bosome againe. So he put his hande into his bosome againe, & pluckt it out of his bosome, and behold, it was turned againe as his other flesh.

8   So shall it be, if they wil not beleeue thee, neither obey ^note the voyce of þe; first signe, yet shall they beleeue for the voyce of the seconde signe.

9   But if they will not yet beleeue these two signes, neither obey vnto thy voyce, then shalt thou take of the ^note water of the riuer, and powre it vpon the drie lande: so the water which thou shalt take out of the riuer, shalbe turned to blood vpon the drie land.

10   ¶2; But Moses said vnto the Lorde, Oh my Lorde, I am not eloquent, ^note neither at any time haue bene, nor yet since thou hast spoken vnto thy seruant: but I am ^note slowe of speach & slowe of tongue.

11   Then the Lorde said vnto him, Who hath giuen the mouth to man? or who hath made the domme, or the deafe, or him that seeth, or the blinde? haue not I the Lorde?

12   Therefore goe nowe, and ^note I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.

13   But he saide, Oh my Lorde, sende, I pray thee, by the ^note hande of him, whome thou ^note shouldest sende.

14   Then the Lorde was ^note verie angrie with Moses, and said, Doe not I know Aaron thy brother the Leuite, that he himselfe shall speake? for loe, he commeth also foorth to meete thee, and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

15   Therefore thou shalt speake vnto him, and ^note put the wordes in his mouth, and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye ought to doe.

16   And he shall be thy spokesman vnto the people: and he shall be, euen he shall be as thy mouth, and thou shalt be to him as ^{note note} God.

17   Moreouer thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do miracles.

18   ¶2; Therefore Moses went and returned to Iethro his father in lawe, & said vnto him, I pray thee, let me goe, and returne to my ^note brethren, which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet aliue. Then Iethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

19   (For the Lord had said vnto Moses in Midian, Goe, returne to Egypt: for they are all dead which ^note went about to kill thee)

20   Then Moses tooke his wife, & his sonnes, and ^note put them on an asse, and returned towarde the lande of Egypt, and Moses tooke the ^note rod of God in his hand.

21   And the Lorde saide vnto Moses, When thou art entred and come into Egypt againe, see He and Aaron come to Pharaoh. that thou doe all the wonders before Pharaoh, which I haue put in thine hand: but I will ^note harden his heart, and he shall not let the people goe.

22   Then thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lorde, Israel is my sonne, euen my ^note first borne.

23   Wherefore I say to thee, Let my sonne go, that he may serue me: if thou refuse to let him goe, beholde, I will slay thy sonne, euen thy first borne.

24   ¶2; And as he was by the waye in the ynne, the Lord met him, and ^note would haue killed him.

25   Then Zipporah tooke a sharpe knife, and ^note cut away the foreskinne of her sonne, and cast it at his feete, and said, Thou art indeede a bloody husband vnto me.

26   So ^note he departed from him. Then she saide, O bloodie husbande (because of the circumcision)

27   ¶2; Then the Lorde saide vnto Aaron, Goe meete Moses in the wildernesse. And he went and mette him in the ^note Mount of God, and kissed him.

28   Then Moses tolde Aaron all the wordes of the Lord, who had sent him, and all the signes wherewith he had charged him.

29   ¶2; So went Moses and Aaron, and gathered all the Elders of the children of Israel.

30   And Aaron told all the wordes, which the Lorde had spoken vnto Moses, and he did the miracles in the sight of the people,

31   And the ^note people beleeued, and when they heard that the Lorde had visited the children of Israel, and had looked vpon their tribulation, they bowed downe, and worshipped. CHAP. V. 1 Moses and Aaron doe their message to Pharaoh, who letteth not the people of Israel depart, but oppresseth them more and more. 20 They crie out vpon Moses and Aaron therefore, and Moses complaineth to God.

1   Then afterwarde Moses and Aaron went and said to ^note Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may ^note celebrate a feast vnto me in the wildernesse.

2   And Pharaoh saide, Who is the Lorde, that I should heare his voyce, & let Israel go? I knowe not the Lord, neither will I let Israel goe.

3   And they saide, ^note We worship the God of the Ebrewes: we pray thee, let vs goe three daies iourney in the desert, and sacrifice vnto the Lord our God, least ^note he bring vpon vs the pestilence or sword.

4   Then saide the King of Egypt vnto them, Moses & Aaron, why cause ye the people to cease from their workes? get you to your burdens.

5   Pharaoh saide furthermore, Behold, much people is nowe in the lande, and ye ^note make them leaue their burdens.

6   Therefore Pharaoh gaue commandement the same day vnto the taskemasters of the people, and to their ^note officers, saying,

7   Ye shall giue the people no more strawe, to make bricke ( ^note as in time past) but let them goe and gather them strawe them selues:

8   Notwithstanding lay vpon them the n&obar;ber of bricke, which they made in time past, diminish nothing thereof: for they be idle, therefore they crie, saying, Let vs go to offer sacrifice vnto our God.

9    ^noteLay more worke vpon the men, & cause

God speaketh to Moses. them to do it, & let th&ebar; not regard ^note vaine words.

10   ¶2; Then went the taskemasters of the people and their officers out, and tolde the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will giue you no more strawe.

11   Goe your selues, get you strawe where yee can finde it, yet shall nothing of your labour bee diminished.

12   Then were the people scattered abroade throughout all the land of Egypt, for to gather stubble in steade of strawe.

13   And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Finish your dayes worke ^note euery dayes taske, as ye did when ye had strawe.

14   And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaohs taskemasters had set ouer them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore haue ye not fulfilled your taske in making bricke yesterday and to daye, as in times past?

15   ¶2; Then the officers of the children of Israel came, & cryed vnto Pharaoh, saying, Wherfore dealest thou thus with thy seruants?

16   There is no strawe giuen to thy seruantes, and they say vnto vs, Make bricke: and loe, thy seruants are beaten, and ^note thy people is blamed.

17   But he said, ^note Ye are to much idle: therfore ye say, Let vs goe to offer sacrifice to the Lord.

18   Goe therefore nowe and worke: for there shall no strawe be giuen you, yet shall yee deliuer the whole tale of bricke.

19   Then the officers of the children of Israel ^note sawe them selues in an euill case, because it was saide, Ye shall diminish nothing of your bricke, nor of euery dayes taske.

20   ¶2; And they met Moses and Aaron, which stood in their way as they came out fr&obar; Pharaoh,

21   To whom they said, The Lord looke vpon you and iudge: for yee haue made our sauour to ^note stinke before Pharaoh and before his seruants, in that ye haue ^note put a sword in their hand to slay vs.

22   Wherefore Moses returned to the Lorde, and saide, Lorde, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou thus sent me?

23   For since I came to Pharaoh to speake in thy Name, he hath vexed this people, and yet thou hast not deliuered thy people. CHAP. VI. 3 God renueth his promes of the deliueraunce of the Israelites. 9 Moses speaketh to the Israelites, but they beleeue him not. 10 Moses and Aaron are sent againe to Pharaoh. 14 The genealogie of Reuben, Simeon, & Leui, of whom came Moses and Aaron.

1   Then the Lord sayd vnto Moses, Nowe shalt thou see, what I will doe vnto Pharaoh: for by a strong hand shall he let them goe, and euen ^note be constrained to driue them out of his land.

2   Moreouer God spake vnto Moses, and sayd vnto him, I am the Lord,

3   And I appeared vnto Abrah&abar;, to Izhak, & to Iaakob by the Name of ^note Almightie God: but by my Name ^note Iehouah was I not knowen vnto th&ebar;.

4   Furthermore as I made my couenant with them to giue them þe; land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers:

5   So I haue also hearde the groning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keepe in bondage, and haue remembred my couenant.

6   Wherefore say thou vnto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out fr&obar; the burdens of the Egyptians, & will deliuer you out of their bondage, and will redeeme you in a Of what stocke Moses & Aaron came. stretched out arme, and in great ^note iudgements.

7   Also I will ^note take you for my people, & will be your God: then ye shall knowe that I the Lord your God bring you out from the burdens of the Egyptians.

8   And I will bring you into the land which I ^note sware that I woulde giue to Abraham, to Izhak, and to Iaakob, and I will giue it vnto you for a possession: I am the Lord.

9   ¶2; So Moses told the children of Israel thus: but they hearkened ^note not vnto Moses, for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage.

10   Then the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

11   Go speak to Pharaoh King of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel goe out of his land.

12   But Moses spake before the Lorde, saying, Beholde, the children of Israel hearken not vnto me, howe then shall Pharaoh heare mee, which am of ^note vncircumcised lippes?

13   Then the Lord spake vnto Moses & vnto Aaron, & charged them to goe to the children of Israel & to Pharaoh King of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the lande of Egypt.

14   ¶2; These bee the ^note heades of their fathers houses: the ^note sonnes of Reuben the first borne of Israel are Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these are þe; families of Reuben.

15    ^noteAlso the sonnes of Simeon: Iemuel and Iamin, and Ohad, and Iachin, and Zoar, and Shaul the sonne of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.

16   ¶2; ^note These also are the names of the sonnes of Leui in their generations: Gershon & Kohath and Merari (and the yeres of the life of Leui were an hundreth ^note thirtie and seuen yere)

17   The sonnes of Gershon were Libni and Shimi by their families.

18    ^noteAnd the sonnes of Kohath, Amram and Izhar, and Hebron, & Vzziel. (and Kohath liued an hundreth thirtie and three yeere)

19   Also the sonnes of Merari were Mahali & Mushi: these are þe; families of Leui by their kinreds.

20    ^noteAnd Amram tooke Iochebed his ^note fathers sister to his wife, and shee bare him Aaron and Moses (and Amram liued an hundreth thirtie and seuen yeere)

21   ¶2; Also the sonnes of Izhar: ^note Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22   And the sonnes of Vzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri.

23   And Aaron tooke Elisheba daughter of ^note Amminadab, sister of Nahashon to his wife, which bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24   Also the sonnes of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

25   And Eleazar Aarons sonne tooke him one of the daughters of Putiel to his wife, which bare him ^note Phinehas: these are the principall fathers of the Leuites throughout their families.

26   These are Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, Bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, according to their ^note armies.

27   These are that Moses and Aaron, which spake to Pharaoh King of Egypt, that they might bring the children of Israel out of Egypt.

28   ¶2; And at that time when the Lorde spake vnto Moses in the land of Egypt,

29   When the Lorde, I say, spake vnto Moses,

Moses and Aaron with Pharaoh. saying, I am the Lord, speake thou vnto Pharaoh the King of Egypt all that I say vnto thee,

30   Then Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of ^note vncircumcised lippes, & how shall Pharaoh heare me? CHAP. VII. 3 God hardeneth Pharaohs heart. 10 Moses and Aaron do the miracles of the serpent, & the blood: and Pharaohs sorcerers do the like.

1   Then the Lord saide to Moses, Behold, I haue made thee ^note Pharaohs ^note God, and Aaron thy brother shall ^note be thy Prophet.

2   Thou shalt speake all that I commaunded thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speake vnto Pharaoh, that he suffer the children of Israel to go out of his land.

3   But I will harden Pharaohs heart, and multiplie my miracles and my wonders in the lande of Egypt.

4   And Pharaoh shall not hearken vnto you, that I may lay mine hand vpon Egypt, and bring out myne armies, euen my people, the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by great ^note iudgements.

5   Then the Egyptians shall knowe that I am the Lord, when I stretch foorth mine hand vpon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

6   So Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, euen so did they.

7   (Nowe Moses was ^note foure score yeere olde, and Aaron foure score and three, when they spake vnto Pharaoh)

8   ¶2; And the Lorde had spoken vnto Moses and Aaron, saying,

9   If Pharaoh speake vnto you, saying, Shewe a miracle for you, then thou shalt say vnto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shalbe turned into a ^note serpent.

10   ¶2; Then went Moses and Aaron vnto Pharaoh, and did euen as the Lord had commaunded: and Aaron cast forth his rod before Pharaoh and before his seruants, & it was turned into a serpent.

11   Then Pharaoh called also for the wise men and ^note sorcerers: and those charmers also of Egypt did in like maner with their enchantmens,

12   For they cast downe euery man his rod, & they were turned into serpents: but Aarons rodde deuoured their rods.

13   So Pharaohs heart was hardened, and hee hearkened not to them, as the Lorde had saide.

14   ¶2; The Lorde then saide vnto Moses, Pharaohs heart is ^note obstinate, hee refuseth to let the people goe.

15   Goe vnto Pharaoh in the morning, (loe, he will come forth vnto the water) and thou shalt stand and meete him by ^note the riuers brinke, and the rod, which was turned into a serpent, shalt thou take in thine hand.

16   And thou shalt say vnto him, The Lorde God of the Ebrewes hath sent me vnto thee, saying, Let my people goe, that they may serue mee in the wildernesse: and beholde, hitherto thou wouldest not heare.

17   Thus saith the Lorde, In this shalt thou know that I am the Lord: behold, I wil smite with the rodde that is in mine hand vpon the water that is in the riuer, and it shalbe turned to blood.

18   And the fish that is in the riuer shall dye, and the riuer shall stinke, and it shall ^note grieue the The first and second plague of Egypt. Egyptians to drinke of the water of the riuer.

19   ¶2; The Lord then spake to Moses, Say vnto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand ouer the waters of Egypt, ouer their streames, ouer their riuers, & ouer their pondes,, and ouer all pooles of their waters, and they shalbe ^note blood, and there shalbe blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and of stone.

20   So Moses and Aaron did euen as the Lord commaunded: ^note and hee lift vp the rodde, and smote the water that was in the riuer in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his seruants: and ^note all the water that was in the riuer, was turned into blood.

21   And the ^note fish that was in the ryuer dyed, & the riuer stanke: so that the Egyptians could not drinke of the water of the riuer: and there was blood throughout all the lande of Egypt.

22    ^noteAnd the enchanters of Egypt did ^note likewise with their sorceries: and the heart of Phraoh was ^note hardened: so that he did not hearken vnto them, as the Lord had sayde.

23   Then Pharaoh returned, and went againe into his house, ^note neither did this yet enter into his heart.

24   All the Egyptians then digged rounde about the riuer for waters to drinke: for they could not drinke of the water of the riuer.

25   And this ^note continued fully seuen dayes after the Lord had smitten the riuer. CHAP. VIII. 6 Frogges are sent. 13 Moses prayeth, & th&ebar;y die. 17 Lice are sent, whereby the sorcerers acknowledge Gods power. 24 Egypt is plagued with noysome flyes. 30 Moses prayeth againe: 32 But Pharaohs heart is hardened.

1   Afterward the Lorde sayde vnto Moses, Goe vnto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lorde, Let my people goe, þt; they may serue me:

2   And if thou wilt not let them goe, beholde, I will smite all thy countrey with ^note frogges:

3   And the riuer shal scral ful of frogges, which shall goe vp and come into thine house, and into thy chamber, where thou sleepest, and vpon thy bed, and into the house of thy seruants, and vpon thy people, and into thine ouens, and ^note into thy kneading troughes.

4   Yea, the frogges shall climbe vp vpon thee, and on thy people, and vpon all thy seruants.

5   ¶2; Also the Lord said vnto Moses, Say thou vnto Aaron, Stretch out thine hande with thy rod vpon the streames, vpon the riuers, and vpon the ponds, and cause frogs to come vp vpon the land of Egypt.

6   Then Aaron stretched out his hand vpon the waters of Egypt, and the ^note frogges came vp, and couered the land of ^note Egypt.

7    ^noteAnd the sorcerers did likewise with their sorceries, and brought frogges vp vpon the land of Egypt.

8   Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, ^note Pray ye vnto the Lord, that hee may take away the frogges from mee, and from my people, and I will let the people goe, that they may doe sacrifice vnto the Lord.

9   And Moses said vnto Pharaoh, ^note Concerning me, euen ^note command when I shall pray for thee, and for thy seruants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogges from thee and from thine houses, that they may remaine in the riuer only.

10   Then he said, To morowe. And he answered,

The thirde and fourth plague. Be it ^note as thou hast said, þt; thou maiest know, that there is none like vnto the Lord our God.

11   So the frogges shall depart from thee, and from thine houses, and from thy seruantes, and from thy people: onely they shall remaine in the riuer.

12   Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cryed vnto the Lorde concerning the frogges, which hee had ^note sent vnto Pharaoh.

13   And the Lorde did according to the saying of Moses: so the frogges ^note died in the houses, in the townes, and in the fieldes.

14   And they gathered th&ebar; together by heaps, and the land stanke of them.

15   But when Pharaoh sawe that hee had rest giuen him, he ^note hardened his heart, and hearkened not vnto them, as the Lord had said.

16   ¶2; Againe the Lord sayd vnto Moses, Say vnto Aaron, Stretche out the rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may bee turned to ^note lyce throughout all the land of Egypt.

17   And they did so: for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth: and lyce came vpon man and vpon beast: all the dust of the earth was lyce throughout all the land of Egypt.

18   Nowe the enchanters assaied likewise with their enchantments to bring forth lyce, but they ^note could not. So the lyce were vpon man & vpon beast.

19   Then saide the enchanters vnto Pharaoh, This is ^note the finger of God. But Pharaohs heart remained obstinate, and hee hearkened not vnto them, as the Lorde had said.

20   ¶2; Moreouer the Lorde sayd to Moses, Rise vp earely in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh (lo, hee will come forth vnto the water) and say vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serue me.

21   Els, if thou wilt not let my people goe, behold, I will send ^note swarmes of flies both vpon thee, and vpon thy seruants, and vpon thy people, and into thine houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shalbe full of swarmes of flies, and the ground also whereon they are.

22   But þe; land of Gosh&ebar;, where my people are, wil I cause to be ^note wonderfull in that day, so þt; no swarmes of flies shalbe there, þt; thou maiest know that I am the Lorde in the middes of the ^note earth.

23   And I will make a deliuerance of my people from thy people: to morowe shall this miracle be.

24   And the Lorde did so: ^note for there came ^note great swarmes of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his seruants houses, so that through all the lande of Egypt, the earth was corrupt by the swarmes of flies.

25   Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and saide, Goe, doe sacrifice vnto your God in this lande.

26   But Moses answered, It is not meete to do so: for then we shoulde offer vnto the Lorde our God that, which is an ^note abomination vnto the Egyptians. Loe, can we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and they not stone vs?

27   Let vs go three dayes iourney in the desert, and sacrifice vnto the Lord our God, ^note as he hath commanded vs. The fifth and sixt plague.

28   And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice vnto the Lord your God in the wildernesse: but ^note goe not farre away, pray for me.

29   And Moses said, Behold, I will go out from thee, and pray vnto the Lord, that the swarmes of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his seruants, and from his people to morowe: but let Pharaoh from hencefoorth ^note deceiue no more, in not suffering the people to sacrifice vnto the Lorde.

30   So Moses went out from Pharaoh & prayed vnto the Lorde.

31   And the Lord did according to the saying of Moses, and the swarmes of flies departed from Pharaoh, from his seruants, and from his people, and there remained not one.

32   Yet Pharaoh ^note hardened his heart at this time also, and did not let the people goe. CHAP. IX. 1 The moraine of beastes. 10 The plague of botches and sores. 23 The horrible haile, thunder, and the lightning. 26 The land of Goshen euer is excepted. 27 Pharaoh confesseth his wickednesse. 33 Moses prayeth for him, 33 Yet is he obstinate.

1   Then the Lorde said vnto Moses, Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lorde God of the Ebrewes, Let my people go, that they may serue me.

2   But if thou refuse to let them goe, and wilt yet holde them still,

3   Beholde, the hande of the Lorde is vpon thy flocke which is in the fielde: for vpon the horses, vpon the asses, vpon the camels, vpon the cattell, and vpon the sheepe shalbe a ^note mightie great moraine.

4   And the Lorde shall doe ^note wonderfully betweene the beastes of Israel, and the beastes of Egypt: so that there shall nothing dye of all, that pertaineth to the children of Israel.

5   And the Lord appointed a time, saying, To morowe the Lorde shall finish this thing in this lande.

6   So the Lord did this thing on the morow, and all the cattel of Egypt dyed: but of the cattell of the children of Israel dyed not one.

7   Then Pharaoh ^note sent, and beholde, there was not one of the cattell of the Israelites dead: and the heart of Pharaoh was obstinate, and hee did not let the people goe.

8   ¶2; And the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron, Take your handfull of ^note ashes of the fornace, and Moses shall sprinkle them towarde the heauen in the sight of Pharaoh,

9   And they shall be turned to dust in all the land of Egypt: and it shalbe as a scab breaking out into blisters vpon man, and vpon beast, thorow out all the land of Egypt.

10   Then they tooke ashes of the fornace, and stoode before Pharaoh: and Moses sprinkled them towarde the heauen, and there came ^note a scab breaking out into blisters vpon man, and vpon beast.

11   And the sorcerers could not stande before Moses, because of the scab: for the scab was vpon the enchanters, and vpon all the Egyptians.

12   And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not vnto them, ^note as the Lorde had said vnto Moses.

13   ¶2; Also the Lorde said vnto Moses, Rise vp early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lorde God of the Ebrewes, Let my people goe, þt; they may serue me.

The seuenth plague.

14   For I will at this time send all my plagues vpon ^note thine heart, and vpon thy seruants, and vpon thy people, that thou mayest knowe that there is none like me in all the earth.

15   For nowe I will stretch out mine hande, that I may smite thee and thy people with the pestilence: and thou shalt perish from the earth.

16   And in deede, ^note for this cause haue ^note I appointed thee, to ^note shewe my power in thee, and to declare my ^note Name throughout all the world.

17   Yet thou exaltest thy selfe against my people, and lettest them not goe.

18   Beholde, to morowe this time I will cause to raine a mightie great haile, such as was not in Egypt since the foundation thereof was laid vnto this time.

19   Send therefore nowe, and ^note gather the cattell, and all that thou hast in the fielde: for vpon all the men, and the beastes, which are found in the field, and not brought home, the haile shal fall vpon them, and they shall die.

20   Such then as feared the word of the Lorde among the seruants of Pharaoh, made his seruants and his cattell flee into the houses:

21   But such as ^note regarded not the ^note worde of the Lorde, left his seruants, and his cattell in the fielde.

22   ¶2; And the Lorde saide to Moses, Stretche foorth thine hande towarde heauen, that there may be haile in all the land of Egypt, vpon man, and vpon beast, and vpon all the herbes of the fielde in the lande of Egypt.

23   Then Moses stretched out his rod towarde heauen, & the Lord sent thunder and ^note haile, and ^note lightening vpon the ground: and the Lorde caused haile to raine vpon the land of Egypt.

24   So there was haile, and fire mingled with the haile, so grieuous, as there was none throughout all the lande of Egypt, since ^note it was a nation.

25   And the haile smote throughout al þe; land of Egypt all that was in the fielde, both man and beast: also þe; haile smote all the herbes of þe; field, and brake to pieces all the trees of the fielde.

26   Onely in the lande of Goshen (where the children of Israel were) was no haile.

27   Then Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said vnto them, I ^note haue now sinned: the Lorde is righteous, but I and my people are wicked.

28   Pray ye vnto the Lorde (for it is ynough) that there be no more ^note mightie thunders and haile, and I will let you goe, and yee shall tarie no longer.

29   Then Moses saide vnto him, Assoone as I am out of the citie, I will spreade mine hands vnto the Lorde, and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more haile, that thou mayest knowe that ^note the earth is the Lordes.

30   As for thee and thy seruants, I knowe ^note afore I pray ye will feare before the face of the Lorde God.

31   (And the flaxe, & the barley were smitten: for the barley was eared, & the flaxe was bolled.

32   But the wheat and the rye were not smitten, for they were ^note hid in the grounde)

33   Then Moses went out of the citie from Pharaoh, and spred his hands to the Lorde, and the thunder and the haile ceased, neither rained it vpon the earth.

34   And when Pharaoh sawe that the raine The eight plague and the haile and the thunder were ceased, hee sinned againe, and hardened his heart, both he, and his seruants.

35   So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened: neither would he let the children of Israel goe, as the Lord had said ^note by Moses. CHAP. X. 7 Pharaohs seruants counsaile him to let the Israelites depart. 13 Grashoppers destroy the countrey. 16 Pharaoh confesseth his sinne. 22 Darkenesse is sent. 28 Pharaoh forbiddeth Moses to come any more in his presence.

1   Againe the Lorde saide vnto Moses, Goe to Pharaoh: for ^note I haue hardened his heart, and the heart of his seruants, that I might worke these my miracles ^note in the middes of his realme,

2   And that thou maist declare in the ^note eares of thy sonne, & of thy sonnes sonne, what things I haue done in Egypt, and my miracles, which I haue done among them: that ye may knowe that I am the Lorde.

3   Then came Moses and Aaron vnto Pharaoh, and they said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Ebrewes, Howe long wilt thou refuse ^note to humble thy selfe before me? Let my people goe, that they may serue me.

4   But if thou refuse to let my people go, beholde, to morowe will I bring ^{note note} grashoppers into thy coastes.

5   And they shall couer the face of the earth, that a man can not see the earth: and they shall eate the residue which remaineth vnto you, and hath escaped from the haile: and they shall eate all your trees that bud in the fielde.

6   And they shall fil thine houses, and all thy seruants houses, and the houses of all the Egyptians, as neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers fathers haue seene, since the time they were vpon the earth vnto this day. So he returned, and went out from Pharaoh.

7   Then Pharaohs seruants saide vnto him, How long shall he be ^note an ^note offence vnto vs? let the men go, that they may serue the Lord their God: wilt thou first knowe that Egypt is destroyed?

8   So Moses and Aaron were brought againe vnto Pharaoh, and he saide vnto them, Goe, serue the Lorde your God, but who are they that shall goe?

9   And Moses answered, We will go with our yong and with our olde, with our sonnes and with our daughters, with our sheepe and with our cattell will we goe: for we must celebrate a feast vnto the Lorde.

10   And he said vnto them, Let ^note the Lorde so be with you, as I will let you goe and your children: beholde, for ^note euill is before your face.

11   It shall not be so: nowe goe ye that are men, and serue the Lorde: for that was your desire. Then they were thrust out from Pharaohs presence.

12   ¶2; After, the Lord said vnto Moses, Stretch out thine hande vpon the lande of Egypt for the grashoppers, that they may come vpon the lande of Egypt, and eate all the herbes of the land, euen all that the haile hath left.

13   Then Moses stretched foorth his rod vpon the lande of Egypt: and the Lorde brought an East winde vpon the land all that day, and al that night: and in the morning the East wind brought the ^note grashoppers.

14   So the grashoppers went vp vpon all the

The ninth plague. land of Egypt, and ^note remained in all quarters of Egypt: so grieuous Grashoppers, like to these were neuer before, neither after them shalbe such.

15   For they couered all the face of the earth, so that the lande was darke: and they did eate all the herbes of the lande, and all the fruites of the trees, which the haile had left, so that there was no greene thing left vpon the trees, nor among the herbes of the fielde throughout all the lande of Egypt.

16   Therefore Pharaoh called for ^note Moses and Aaron in haste, and sayde, I haue sinned against the Lorde your God, and against you.

17   And nowe forgiue mee my sinne onely this once, and pray vnto the Lord your God, that hee may take away from me this death onely.

18   Moses then went out from Pharaoh, and prayed vnto the Lord.

19   And the Lorde turned a mightie strong West winde, and tooke away the grashoppers, & violently cast them into the ^note red Sea, so that there remained not one grashopper in all the coast of Egypt.

20   But the Lord hardened Pharaohs heart, & hee did not let the children of Israel goe.

21   ¶2; Againe þe; Lord said vnto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heauen, that there may be vpon the lande of Egypt darkenesse, euen darkenesse that may be ^note felt.

22   Then Moses stretched forth his hande towarde heauen, and there was a ^note blacke ^note darkenesse in all the land of Egypt three daies.

23   No man saw an other, neither rose vp from þe; place where he was for three dayes: ^note but all the children of Israel had light where they dwelt.

24   Th&ebar; Pharaoh called for Moses & said, Go, serue the Lord: onely your sheepe and your cattel shall abide, and your children shall go with you.

25   And Moses sayd, Thou must giue vs also sacrifices, and burnt offrings that wee may doe sacrifice vnto the Lord our God.

26   Therefore our cattell also shall go with vs: there shall not an ^note hoofe bee left, for thereof must we take to serue the Lord our God: neither doe wee knowe ^note howe we shall serue the Lorde, vntill we come thither.

27   (But the Lorde hardened Pharaohs heart, and he would not let them goe)

28   And Pharaoh sayde vnto him, Get thee from mee: looke thou see my face no more: for whensoeuer thou commest in my sight, thou shalt ^note dye.

29   Then Moses said, Thou hast said wel: from henceforth will I see thy face no more. CHAP. XI. 1 God promiseth their departure. 2 He willeth them to borow their neighbours iewels. 3 Moses was esteemed of all saue Pharaoh. 5 He signifieth the death of the first borne.

1   (Now the Lord had saide vnto Moses, yet will I bring one plague more vp&obar; Pharaoh, and vpon Egypt: after that, he will let you go hence: when he letteth you goe, he shall ^note at once chase you hence.

2   Speake thou nowe to the people, that euery man ^note require of his neighbour, & euery woman of her neighbour ^note iewels of siluer & iewels of gold.

3   And the Lorde gaue the people fauour in the sight of the Egyptians: also ^note Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaohs seruantes, and in the sight of the people.) The Passeouer instituted.

4   Also Moses sayde, Thus sayth the Lord, ^note About midnight will I goe out into the middes of Egypt.

5    ^noteAnd all the first borne in the lande of Egypt shall die, from the first borne of Pharaoh that sitteth on his throne, vnto the first borne of the maide seruant, that is at ^note the mille, and all the first borne of beastes.

6   Then there shalbe a great crie throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was neuer none like, nor shalbe.

7   But against none of þe; children of Israel shal a dogge moue his tongue, neyther against man nor beast, that ye may knowe that the Lord putteth a differ&ebar;ce betweene the Egyptians & Israel.

8   And all these thy seruants shall come downe vnto me, and fal before me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that ^note are at thy feete, and after this will I depart. So he went out from Pharaoh very angry.

9   And the Lord saide vnto Moses, Pharaoh shall not heare you, ^note that my wonders may bee multiplied in the land of Egypt.

10   So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: but the Lorde hardened Pharaohs heart, and he suffred not the children of Israel to goe out of his lande. CHAP. XII. 1 The Lord instituteth the Passeouer. 26 The fathers must teach their children the mysterie thereof. 29 The first borne are slaine. 31 The Israelites are driuen out of the land. 35 The Egyptians are spoyled. 37 The number that departeth out of Egypt. 40 Howe long they were in Egypt.

1   Then the Lord spake to Moses and to Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

2   This ^note moneth shalbe vnto you the beginning of moneths: it shalbe to you the first ^note moneth of the yere.

3   Speake ye vnto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth of this moneth let euery man take vnto him a lambe, according to the house of the ^note fathers, a lambe for an house.

4   And if the housholde be too litle for the lambe, he shall take his neighbour, which is next vnto his house, according to the nomber of the persons: euery one of you, according to his ^note eating shall make your count for the lambes,

5   Your lambe shalbe without blemish, a male of a yeere olde: ye shall take it of the lambes, or of the kiddes.

6   And yee shall keepe it vntill the fourteenth day of this moneth: then ^note al the multitude of the Congregation of Israel shall kill it ^note at euen.

7   After, they shall take of the blood, & strike it on the two postes, and on the vpper doore post of the houses where they shall eate it.

8   And they shal eate the flesh the same night, roste with fire, and vnleauened bread: with sowre herbes they shall eate it.

9   Eate not thereof rawe, boyled nor sodden in water, but rost with fire, both his ^note head, his feete, and his purtenance.

10   And ye shal reserue nothing of it vnto the morning: but that, which remaineth of it vnto the morowe, shall ye burne with fire.

11   ¶2; And thus shall yee eate it, Your loynes girded, your shoes on your feete, and your staues in your handes, and yee shall eate it in haste: for ^note it is the Lords Passeouer.

12   For I will passe through the lande of Egypt the same night, and will smite all the first

Passeouer is prescribed. borne in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and I will execute iudgement vpon all the ^note gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.

13   And the blood shalbe a tok&ebar; for you vpon the houses where ye are: so when I see the blood, I will passe ouer you, and the plague shall not be vpon you to destruction, when I smite the lande of Egypt.

14   And this day shalbe vnto you a ^note remembrance: and ye shall keepe it an holie feast vnto the Lord, throughout your generations: yee shall keepe it holie by an ordinance ^note for euer.

15   Seuen daies shall ye eat vnleauened bread, and in any case ye shall put away leauen the first day out of your houses: for whosoeuer eateth leauened bread from the first daie vntill the seuenth day, that person shalbe cut off from Israel.

16   And in the first day shalbe an holie ^note assemblie: also in the seuenth day shalbe an holy assemblie vnto you: no worke shalbe done in them, saue about that which euery man must eate: that onely may ye do.

17   Ye shall keepe also the feast of vnleauened bread: for that same daye I will bring your armies out of the lande of Egypt: therefore ye shal obserue this day, throughout your posteritie, by an ordinance for euer.

18   ¶2; ^note In the first moneth and the fourteenth day of the moneth at ^note euen, yee shall eate vnleauened bread vnto the one and twentieth day of the moneth at euen.

19   Seuen daies shall no leauen be founde in your houses: for whosoeuer eateth leauened bread, that person shalbe cut off from the Congregation of Israel: whether he bee a stranger, or borne in the land.

20   Ye shall eate no leauened bread: but in all your habitations shall ye eate vnleauened bread.

21   ¶2; Then Moses called all the Elders of Israel, and saide vnto them, Choose out and take you for euerie of your housholdes a lambe, & kill the Passeouer.

22   And take ^note a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basen, and strike the ^note lintell, and the ^note doore cheekes with the blood that is in the basen, and let none of you goe out at the doore of his house, vntill the morning.

23   For the Lord will passe by to smite the Egyptians: and when he seeth the blood vpon the lintel and on the two doore cheekes, the Lorde wil passe ouer the doore, & wil not suffer the ^note destroyer to come into your houses to plague you.

24   Therefore shall ye obserue this thing as an ordinance both for thee and thy sonnes for euer.

25   And when ye shall come into the ^note land, which the Lord will giue you as hee hath promised, then ye shall keepe this ^note seruice.

26    ^noteAnd when your children aske you, What seruice is this ye keepe?

27   Then ye shall saye, It is the sacrifice of the Lordes Passeouer, which passed ouer the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and preserued our houses. Then the people ^note bowed them selues, & worshipped.

28   So the children of Israel went, and did as the Lorde had commanded Moses and Aaron: so did they.

29   ¶2; Nowe at ^note midnight, the Lorde ^note smote all the first borne in the lande of Egypt, from the first borne of Pharaoh that sate on his throne, Departure out of Egypt. vnto the ^note first borne of the captiue that was in prison, and all the first borne of beastes.

30   And Pharaoh rose vp in the night, he, and all his seruants and all the Egyptians: and there was a great crye in Egypt: for there was ^note no house where there was not one dead.

31   And hee called to Moses and to Aaron by night, and saide, Rise vp, get you out from among my people, both yee, and the children of Israel, and goe serue the Lorde as ye haue sayde.

32   Take also your sheepe and your cattell as yee haue sayde, & depart, and ^note blesse me also.

33   And the Egyptians did force the people, because they would send them out of the land in haste: for they said, We die all.

34   Therfore the people tooke their dough before it was leauened, euen their dough bound in clothes vpon their shoulders.

35   And the children of Israel did according to the saying of Moses, & they asked of þe; Egyptians ^note iewels of siluer & iewels of gold, & raiment.

36   And the Lorde gaue the people fauour in the sight of the Egyptians: and they ^note graunted their request: so they spoyled the Egyptians.

37   Then the ^note children of Israel tooke their iourney from ^note Rameses to Succoth about sixe hundreth thousand men of foote, beside children.

38   And ^note a great multitude of sundrie sortes of people went out with them, and sheepe, and beeues, and cattel in great abundance.

39   And they baked the dough which they brought out of Egypt, & made vnleauened cakes: for it was not leauened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, neither coulde they tarie, nor yet prepare themselues vitailes.

40   ¶2; So the dwelling of the children of Israel, while they dwelled in Egypt, was ^note foure hundreth and thirtie yeres.

41   And when the ^note foure hundreth & thirtie yeeres were expired, euen the selfe same day departed all the hostes of the Lord out of the land of Egypt.

42   It is a night to be kept holie to the Lord, because he brought them out of the lande of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord, which all the children of Israel must keepe throughout their generations.

43   Also the Lorde said vnto Moses & Aaron, This is the Lawe of the Passeouer: ^note no stranger shall eate thereof.

44   But euerie seruant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

45   A stranger or an hyred seruant shall not eat thereof.

46    ^noteIn one house shall it bee eaten: thou shalt carie none of þe; flesh out of the house, ^note neither shall ye breake a bone thereof.

47   All the Congregation of Israel shall obserue it.

48   But if a stranger dwell with thee, and will obserue the Passeouer of the Lorde, let him circumcise all the males, that belong vnto him, and then let him come and obserue it, & he shall be as one that is borne in the land: for none vncircumcised person shall eate thereof.

49   One ^note lawe shalbe to him that is borne in the land, and to the stranger that dwelleth among you.

50   Then all the children of Israel did as the

The Passeouer instituted. Lorde commaunded Moses and Aaron: so did they.

51   And the selfe same day did the Lord bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies. CHAP. XIII. 1 The first borne are offered to God. 3 The memoriall of their deliuerance. 6 The institution of the Passeouer. 8. 14 An exhortation to teach their children to remember this deliuerance. 17 Why they are led by the wildernes. 19 The bones of Ioseph. 21 The pillar of the cloude and of the fire.

1   And the Lorde spake vnto Moses, saying,

2    ^noteSanctifie vnto me all the first borne: that is, euery one that first openeth the wombe among the children of Israel, as well of man as of beast: for it is mine.

3   ¶2; Then Moses sayd vnto the people, ^note Remember this day in the which ye came out of Egypt, out of the ^note house of ^note bondage: for by a mightie hande the Lorde brought you out from thence: therefore no leauened bread shall bee ^note eaten.

4   This day come yee out in the moneth of ^note Abib.

5   ¶2; Now when the Lord hath brought thee into the land of the Canaanites, and Hittites, and Amorites, and Hiuites, and Iebusites (which he sware vnto thy fathers, that he woulde giue thee, a land flowing with milke and honie) then thou shalt keepe this seruice in this moneth.

6   Seuen dayes shalt thou eate vnleauened bread, and the ^note seuenth day shall be the feast of the Lord.

7   Vnleauened bread shall bee eaten seuen dayes, and there shal no leauened bread be seene with thee, nor yet leauen be seene with thee in all thy quarters.

8   ¶2; And thou shalt shew thy sonne ^note in that day, saying, This is done, because of that which the Lord did vnto me, when I came out of Egypt.

9   And it shalbe a signe vnto thee ^note vp&obar; thine hande, and for a remembrance betweene thine eyes, that the Lawe of the Lorde may be in thy mouth: for by a strong hand the Lorde brought thee out of Egypt.

10   Keepe therefore this ordinance in his season appoynted from yeere to yeere.

11   ¶2; And when the Lord shall bring thee into the lande of the Canaanites, as hee sware vnto thee and to thy fathers, and shall giue it thee,

12    ^noteThen thou shalt set apart vnto the Lorde all that first openeth the wombe: also euery thing that first doeth open the wombe, and commeth forth of thy beast: the males shalbe the Lordes.

13   But euery ^note first foale of an ^note asse, thou shalt redeeme with a lambe: and if thou redeeme him not, then thou shalt breake his necke: likewise all the first borne of man among thy sonnes shalt thou ^note bye out.

14   ¶2; And when thy sonne shall aske thee ^note to morowe, saying, What is this? thou shalt then say vnto him, With a mightie hande the Lorde brought vs out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

15   For when Pharaoh was harde hearted against our departing, the Lord then slewe all the first borne in the lande of Egypt: from the first borne of man euen to the first borne of beast: therefore I sacrifice vnto the Lorde all the males that first open the wombe, but all the first borne The firie and cloudie pillar. of my sonnes I redeeme.

16   And it shalbe as a token vpon thine hand, and as ^note frontlets betweene thine eyes, that the Lorde brought vs out of Egypt by a mightie hande.

17   ¶2; Nowe when Pharaoh had let the people go, God caried them not by the way of the Philistims countrey, ^note though it were neerer: (for God sayd, Lest the people repent wh&ebar; they see ^note warre, and turne againe to Egypt)

18   But God made the people to go about by the way of the wildernesse of the red sea: and the children of Israel went vp ^note armed out of the land of Egypt.

19   (And Moses tooke the bones of Ioseph with him: for he had made the children of Israel sweare, saying, ^note God will surely visite you, and ye shal take my bones away hence with you)

20   ¶2; ^note So they tooke their iourney from Succoth, and camped in Etham in the edge of the wildernesse.

21    ^noteAnd the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a ^note cloude to leade them the way, & by night in a pillar of fire to giue them light, that they might go both by day and by night.

22    ^noteHe tooke not away the pillar of þe; cloude by day, nor the pillar of fire by night from before the people. CHAP. XIIII. 4. 8 Pharaohs heart is hardened, & pursueth the Israelites. 11 The Israelites striken with feare murmure against Moses. 13 Moses doeth encourage them. 21 He deuideth the Sea. 23.27 The Egyptians followe and are drowned.

1   Then the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

2   Speake to the children of Israel, that they ^note returne and campe before ^note Pi-hahiroth, betweene Migdol & the Sea, ouer against ^note Baal-zephon: about it shal ye campe by the Sea.

3   For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are tangled in the land: the wildernesse hath shut them in.

4   And I will harden Pharaohs heart that hee shall followe after you: so I will ^note get mee honour vpon Pharaoh, and vpon all his hoste: the Egyptians also shall knowe that I am the Lorde: and they did so.

5   ¶2; Then it was told the King of Egypt, that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his seruants was turned against the people, and they sayde, Why haue we this done, and haue let Israel go out of our seruice?

6   And he made ready his charets, and tooke his people with him,

7   And tooke sixe hundreth chosen charets, and ^note all the charets of Egypt, and captaines ouer euery one of them.

8   (For the Lorde had hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he followed after the children of Israel: but the children of Israel went out with an ^note hie hand)

9    ^noteAnd the Egyptians pursued after them, and all the horses and charets of Pharaoh, and his horsemen and his hoste ouertooke them camping by the Sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.

10   And when Pharaoh drew nie, the children of Israel lift vp their eyes, and beholde, the Egyptians marched after them, and they were sore ^note afrayde: wherefore the children of Israel cried vnto the Lorde. ^note