74 EXODUS est know that there is none like Me In all the earth. 15Surely now I had put forth My hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth. 16But in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee My power, and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go? 18Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now. 19Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die/ 20He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses; aand he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle hi the field.
^And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch forth thy hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.' ^And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven; and the LOKD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and the LORD caused to hail upon the land of Egypt, ^o there was hail, and fire flashing up amidst the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 28And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field. in the land of Goshen, where the chil- dren of Israel were, was there no hail. 27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them: 'I have sinned this time; the LORD is righteous, and I and* my people are wicked. 28Entreat the LORD, and let there be enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.' 29And Moses said unto him.: 'As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread forth my hands unto the LORD; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is the LORD'S. 30But as for thee and thy serv- ants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.' — ^And the flax and the barley ^were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom. ^But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late. — ^And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread forth his hands unto the LORD; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the ram was not poured upon the earth. MAnd 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 serv- ants- ^And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.
SI "| A And the LORD said unto Moses: xv/ 'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these My signs in the midst of them; 2and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what I have wrought upon Egypt, and 75 EXODUS My signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am the LORD/ *And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him: ' Thus saith the LORD, the God of the Hebrews: How long wilt thou re- fuse to humble -thyself before Me? let My people go, that they may serve Me. ^Lse, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border; 5and they shaD cover the face of the earth, that one shall not be able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field; *and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers^ nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day/ And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh. 7And Pharaoh's servants said unto him: 'How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God; knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?' 8And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh; and he said unto them: 'Go, serve the LORD your God; but who are they that shall go?' 9And Moses said: 'We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with pur flocks and with our herds we will go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.' 10And he said unto them: 'So be the LORD with you, as I will let -you go, and your Stile ones; see ye that evil is be- fore your face. "Not so; go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that is what ye desire.' And they were driven out from Pharaoh's pres- ence.
EAnd the LORD said unto Moses 'Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the, hail hath left.' wAnd Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left; and there remained not any green thing, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. 17Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may take away from me this death only.' 18And he went out from Pha- raoh, and entreated the LORD. 19And the LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt. 20But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go. aAnd the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the [and of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.' ^And Moses stretched :orth his hand toward heaven; and 76 EXODUS there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days; Hhey saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. ^And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said: 'Go ye, serve the LOED; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed; let your little ones also go with you/ ^And Moses said: 'Thou must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 260ur cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left be- hind; 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/ 27But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28And Pharaoh said unto him: 'Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.' 29And Moses said: "Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face again no more/ "| "| And the LORD said unto Moses: A 'Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence; when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 2Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold/ 3And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.
4And Moses said: 'Thus saith the LORD: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt; ^nd all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even un- to the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. 6And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. &And all these thy serv- ants shall come down unto me, and bow down unto me, saying: Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee; and after that I will go out/ And he went out from Pharaoh hi hot anger.
9And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt/ 10And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
1 0 And the LORD spoke 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. 3Speak ye unto all the con- gregation of Israel, saying: In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every m^n a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household; *and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb. *Your lamb shall 77 EXODUS one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised*person shall eat thereof. 490ne law shall be to him that is home- born, and unto the stranger that sp- journeth among you/ 50Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
5IAnd it came to pass the selfsame day that the LORD did bring the chil- dren of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
1 O And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2' Sanctify unto Me all the first-born, whatsoever open- eth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast, it is Mine.'
3And Moses said unto the people: 'Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place; there shall no leavened bread be eaten. *This day ye go forth in the month Abib. 6And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Cana&nite, and the Hittite, and the Amqrite, -and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt -keep this service in this month, ^even days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD. 7Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with fchee, neither shaU there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders. 'And thou shalt tell thy son in that lay, saying: It is because of that ?phich the LORD did for me when I jame forth out of Egypt. 9And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy land, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of the LORD may be in thy mouth; for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt. 10Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
"And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, as He swore unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, 12that thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the womb; every firstling that is a male, which thou hast coming of a beast, shall be the LORD'S. 13And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it. then thou shalt break its neck; and all the first-born of man among thy sons shalt thou redeem. 14And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying: What is this? that thou shalt say unto him: By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the first- born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast; therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the womb, be- ing males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem. 16And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes; for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.'
17And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said: 'Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt.' 18But,God 80 EXODUS led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt. 19And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying: 'God will surely remember you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.' 20And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 2lAnd the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night r^the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.
1 A. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2' Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, be- tween Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon, over against it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel: They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD.' And they did so. 5And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned towards the people, and.they said: 'What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?7 6And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him. 7And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. 8And the LORD hardened the, heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. 9And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horse- men, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi- hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon. 10And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up then* eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid; and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 11And they said unto Moses: l Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt? ^Is not this the word that we spoke unto thee in Egypt, saying: Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyp- tians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.' 13And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will work for you to-day; for whereas ye have seen the Egyptians to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.'
16And the LORD said untjO Moses.: * Wherefore criest thou unto Me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. 16And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. 17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon chariots, and upon M« horsemen.
81 EXODUS 18And the Egyptians shall know tha I am the LORD, when I have gotten Me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. "And the angel of God, who went be- fore the camp of Israel, removed anc went behind them; and the pillar o: cloud removed from before them, anc stood behind them; 20and it came be- tween the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness here, yet gave it light by night there; and the one came not near the other all the night. 21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. ^And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. MAnd the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them, into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horse- men. ^And it came to pass in the morning watch, that the LORD looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians. ^And He took off their chariot wheels, and made them to drive heavily; so that the Egyptians said: 'Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians/ ^And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.7 27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength, when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and, the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there re- mained not so much as one of them. MBut the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30Thus the LORD saved Israel ihat day out of the hand of the Egyp- ;ians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. 31And Israel saw the great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians, and the jeople feared the LORD; and they be- ieved in the LORD, and in His servant Moses.
1 £ Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spoke, saying. I will sing unto the LORD, for He is highly exalted; The horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. *The LORD is my strength and song, And He is become my salvation; This is my God, and I will glorify Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him.
3The LORD is a man of war, The LORD is His name. 4Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. 6The deeps cover them — They went down into the depths like a stone. Thy right hand, 0 LORD, glorious in power, Thy right hand, 0 LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.
82 EXODUS 7And in the greatness of Thine excellency ^Thou oyerthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.
8And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up — The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
9The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust them; shall be satisfied upon I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.' 10Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters. uWho is like unto Thee, 0 LOKD, among the mighty? Who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? 12Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand — The earth swallowed them. 13Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation. 14The peoples have heard, they tremble; Pangs have taken hold on the in- habitants of Philistia. 16Then were the chiefs of Edom affrighted; The mighty men of Moab, trem- bling taketh hold upon them; All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.
16Terror and dread falleth upon them; By the greatness of Thine arm they are as still as a stone; Till Thy people pass over, 0 LOKD, Till the people pass over that Thou hast gotten.
17Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, The place, O LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established. 18The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.
^For^ the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.
30And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. aAnd Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.
^And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. ^And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called *Marah. ^And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?' ^And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them; ^and He said: 'If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt * That is, Bitterness.
83 16 do that which is right in His eyes, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which J have put upon the Egyptians; for I am the LORD that healeth thee.'
^And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and three score and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there by the waters.
And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congre- gation of the children of Israel ^came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fif- teenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of t- 2And the whole congregation e children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; 3and the children of Israel said unto them; 'Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.'
4Then said the LORD unto Moses: 'Behold, I will cause to rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in My law, or not. sAnd it shall come to pass on the sixth day that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.' °And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel: 'At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt; 7and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that He hath heard your murmurings against the LORD; and what are we, that ye murmur against us?' 8And Moses said: 'This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him; and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD ' 9And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel: Come near before the LORD; for He hath heard your mur- murings.' 10And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke unto the whole congrega- tion of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, be- hold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. nAnd the LORD spoke un- to Moses, saying: M'I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying: At dusk ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.' 13And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew round about the camp. 14And when the layer of dew was gone up, behold upon the face of the wilderness a fine, scale- like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on the' ground. 15And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another: a'What is it?' — for they knew not what it was. And Moses said