 CHAPTER 1 And these are the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt with Jacob, a man and his household have they come. Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin, Dan and Naftali, Gad and Asher. And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons, as to Joseph, he was in Egypt, and Joseph died and all his brethren and all that generation. And the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they team and multiply and are very, very mighty, and the land is filled with them. And there rises a new king over Egypt, who hath not known Joseph, and he saith unto his people, Lo, the people of the sons of Israel is more numerous and mighty than we, give help! Let us act wisely concerning it, lest it multiply, and it hath come to pass, when war happeneth, that it hath been joined, even it unto those hating us, and hath fought against us, and hath gone out up of the land. And they set over it princes of tribute, so as to afflict it with their burdens, and it buildeth store-cities for Pharaoh, Pethom, and Ramesses. And as they afflict it, so it multiplyeth, and so it breaketh forth, and they are vexed because of the sons of Israel. And the Egyptians cause the sons of Israel to serve with rigor, and make their lives bitter and hard service in clay, and in brick, and in every kind of service in the field. All their service in which they have served is with rigor. And the king of Egypt speaketh to the midwives, the Hebrewesses, of whom the name of the one is Shifra, and the name of the second Pua, and sayeth, When ye cause the Hebrew women to bear, and hath looked on the children, if it is a son, then ye hath put him to death, and if it is a daughter, then she hath lived. And the midwives fear God, and hath not done, as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive, and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and sayeth to them, Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive? And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women, for they are lively, before the midwives cometh in unto them, they have born. And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty, and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that he maketh for them households, and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, Every son who is born, into the river ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep alive. Chapter 2 And there goeth a man of the house of Levi, and he taketh the daughter of Levi, and the woman conceiveth and bereth a son, and she seeeth him that he is fair, and she hideeth him three months, and she hath not been able any more to hide him, and she taketh for him an ark of rushes, and dobbeth it with bitumen and with pitch, and puteth the lad in it, and puteth it in the weeds by the edge of the river, and his sister stationeth herself afar off to know what is done to him. And a daughter of Pharaoh cometh down to bathe at the river, and her damsels are walking by the side of the river, and she seeeth the ark in the midst of the weeds, and sendeth her handmaid, and she taketh it, and openeth and seeeth him, the lad, and lo! a child weeping, and she hath pity on him and seeeth. This is one of the Hebrew's children, and his sister seeeth unto the daughter of Pharaoh. Do I go? When I have called for thee a suckling woman of the Hebrews, then she doth suckle the lad for thee, and the daughter of Pharaoh seeeth to her. Go! And the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad, and the daughter of Pharaoh seeeth to her. Take thee slad away, and suckle him for me, and I give thy hire. And the woman taketh the lad, and suckleeth him. And the lad groweth, and she bringeth him in to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he is to her for a son, and she calleth his name Moses, and seeeth, because from the water I have drawn him. And it cometh to pass in those days that Moses is grown, and he goeth out unto his brethren, and looketh on their burdens, and seeeth a man, an Egyptian smiting a man, a Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he turneth hither and thither, and seeeth that there is no man, and smiteeth the Egyptian, and hideeth him in the sand. And he goeth out on the second day, and lo! two men, Hebrews, striving, and he sayeth to the wrongdoer, why dost thou smite thy neighbor? And he sayeth, who set thee for a head and a judge over us? To slay me art thou saying it, as thou hast slain the Egyptian? And Moses feareth, and sayeth, surely the thing hath been known? And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well. And to a priest of Midian are seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father. And the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseeth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock. And they come into Raoul their father, and he sayeth, wherefore have ye hastened to come in today? And they say, a man, an Egyptian hath delivered us out of the hands of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock. And he sayeth unto his daughters, and where is he? Why is this? He left the man, call for him, and he doth eat bread. And Moses is willing to dwell with a man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses, and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gersham, for he said, a sojourner I have been in a strange land. And it cometh to pass during these many days that the king of Egypt dyeth, and the sons of Israel, sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goeth up unto God, because of the service. And God heareth their groaning, and God remembereth his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob, and God seeeth the sons of Israel, and God knoweth. Chapter 3 And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horab, and there appeareth unto him a messenger of Jehovah in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush, and he seeeth, and lo, the bush is burning with fire, and the bush is not consumed. And Moses sayeth, Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance, wherefore is the bush not burned? And Jehovah seeeth that he hath turned aside to see, and God calleth unto him out of the midst of the bush, and sayeth, Moses, Moses, and he sayeth, Here am I, and he sayeth, Come not near hither, cast thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou art standing is holy ground, he sayeth also, I am the God of thy father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, and Moses hideeth his face, for he is afraid to look towards God, and Jehovah sayeth, I have certainly seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and their cry I have heard because of its exacters, for I have known its pains, and I go down to deliver it out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to cause it to go up out of the land, unto a land good and broad, unto a land flowing with milk and honey, unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Parasite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. And now, lo, the cry of the sons of Israel have come in unto me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them, and now come, and I send thee unto Pharaoh, and bring thou out my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt, and Moses sayeth unto God, who am I that I go unto Pharaoh, and that I bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt, and he sayeth, because I am with thee, and this is to thee the sign that I have sent thee, in thy bringing out the people from Egypt ye do serve God on this mount, and Moses sayeth unto God, lo, I am coming unto the sons of Israel, and have said to them, the God of your fathers hath sent me unto you, and they have said to me, what is his name, what do I say unto them, and God sayeth unto Moses, I am that which I am, he sayeth also, thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I am hath sent me unto you, and God sayeth again unto Moses, thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel, Jehovah God of your fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob hath sent me unto you, this is my name, to the age, and this my memorial, to generation, generation, go, and thou hast gathered the elders of Israel, and hast said unto them, Jehovah God of your fathers hath appeared unto me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt, and I say, I bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt, unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Parasite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have hearkened to thy voice, and thou hast entered, thou and the elders of Israel unto the king of Egypt, and ye have said unto him, Jehovah God of the Hebrews hath met with us, and now let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, and I, I have known that the king of Egypt doth not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand, and I have put forth my hand, and have smitten Egypt with all my wonders, which I do in its midst, and afterwards he doth send you away, and I have given the grace of this people in the eyes of the Egyptians, and it hath come to pass, when ye go, ye go not empty, and every woman hath asked from her neighbor, and from her who is so journeying in her house, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and ye have put them on your sons, and on your daughters, and have spoiled the Egyptians. Chapter 4 And Moses, Ansarith, and Seith, and if they do not give credence to me, nor hearkened my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee, and Jehovah sayeth unto him, what is this in thy hand? And he sayeth, a rod, and he sayeth, cast it to the earth, and he casteth it to the earth, and it becomeeth a serpent, and Moses fleeeth from its presence, and Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tale of it, and he puteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becomeeth a rod in his hand. So that they believe that Jehovah, God of their fathers, hath appeared unto thee, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, and Jehovah sayeth to him again, put in I pray thee thy hand into thy bosom, and he puteth in his hand into his bosom, and he bringeth it out, and lo, his hand is leprous as snow, and he sayeth, put back thy hand unto thy bosom, and he puteth back his hand unto his bosom, and he bringeth it out from his bosom, and lo, it hath turned back as his flesh, and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and harken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign, and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor harken to thy voice, that thou hast taken of the waters of the river, and hast poured on the dry land, and the waters which thou takest from the river have been, yea, they have become blood on the dry land. And Moses sayeth unto Jehovah, O my lord, I am not a man of words, either yesterday or before, or since thy speaking unto thy servant, for I am slow of mouth, and slow of tongue. And Jehovah sayeth unto him, Who appointed a mouth for man, or who appointed the dumb, or deaf, or open, or blind? Is it not I, Jehovah? And now go, and I, I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest. And he sayeth, O my lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand thou dost send, and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Moses. And he sayeth, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I have known that he speaketh well, and also, lo, he is coming out to meet thee, when he hath seen thee, then he hath rejoiced in his heart, and thou hast spoken unto him, and hast set the words in his mouth, and I, I am with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which ye do. And he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he, he is to thee for a mouth, and thou, thou art to him for God, and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs. And Moses goeth and turneth back unto Jethro, his father-in-law, and sayeth to him, let me go, I pray thee, and I turn back unto my brethren who are in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro sayeth to Moses, go in peace. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses in Midian, go, turn back to Egypt, for all the men have died who seek thy life. And Moses taketh his wife and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass, and turneth back to the land of Egypt, and Moses taketh the rod of God in his hand. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, in thy going to turn back to Egypt, see all the wonders which I have put in thy hand, that thou hast done them before Pharaoh, and I, I strengthen his heart, and he doth not send the people away, and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, thus said Jehovah, my son, my firstborn is Israel, and I say unto thee, send away my son, and he doth serve me, and thou dost refuse to send him away, lo, I am slaying thy son, thy firstborn. And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death. And Zipporah taketh a flint, and cuteth off the foreskin of her son, and causeth it to touch his feet, and sayeth, surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me, and he desisteth from him, then she said, a bridegroom of blood, in reference to the circumcision, and Jehovah sayeth unto Aaron, go to meet Moses into the wilderness, and he goeth, and meeteth him in the mount of God, and kisseth him, and Moses declareeth to Aaron all the words of Jehovah with which he hath sent him, and all the signs with which he hath charged him. And Moses goeth, Aaron also, and they gather all the elders of the sons of Israel. And Aaron speaketh all the words which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and doth the signs before the eyes of the people. And the people believe when they hear that Jehovah hath looked after the sons of Israel, and that he hath seen their affliction, and they bow, and do obeisance. Chapter 5 And afterwards have Moses and Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh, thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, send my people away, and they keep a feast to me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh sayeth, who is Jehovah, that I hearken to his voice to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away. And they say, the God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest he meet us with pestilence or with sword. And the king of Egypt sayeth unto them, why Moses and Aaron do ye free the people from its works? Go to your burdens. Pharaoh also sayeth, lo, numerous now is the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens. And Pharaoh commandeth on that day the exacters among the people and its authorities, saying, ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks as here to fore. They go and have gathered straw for themselves, and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making here to fore, ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss. Therefore they are crying, saying, let us go, let us sacrifice to our God, let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words. And the exacters of the people and its authorities go out and speak unto the people, saying, thus said Pharaoh, I do not give you straw, ye, go ye, take for yourselves straw, while ye find it, for there is nothing of your service diminished. And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw, and the exacters are making haste, saying, complete your works, the mantle of a day in its day, as when there is straw. And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exacters of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as here to fore, both yesterday and today? And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, why dost thou thus to thy servants? Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten, and thy people have sinned. And he saith, remiss, ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah, and now go, serve, and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give. And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, ye do not diminish from your bricks the matter of a day in its day. And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh, and say unto them, Jehovah look upon you and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to give a sword into their hand to slay us. And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah and saith, Lord, why hast thou done evil to this people? Why is this? Thou hast sent me. And since I have come unto Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people, and thou hast not at all delivered thy people. The end of chapters one through five of the book of Exodus from the young's literal translation, recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters six through ten of Exodus from the young's literal translation of the Bible, this LibriVox recording is in the public domain, recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters six through ten of the book of Exodus from the young's literal translation. Chapter six And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Now dost thou see that which I do to Pharaoh, for with a strong hand he doth send them away, Yea, with a strong hand he doth cast them out of his land. And God speaketh unto Moses, and saith unto him, I am Jehovah, and I appear unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty, as to my name Jehovah, I have not been known to them, and also I have established my covenant with them, to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings wherein they have sojourned. And also I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians are causing to serve, and I remember my covenant. Therefore say to the sons of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I have brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and have delivered you from their service, and have redeemed you by a stretched out arm, and by great judgments, and have taken you to me for a people, and I have been to you for God, and ye have known that I am Jehovah, your God, who is bringing you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I have brought you in unto the land which I have lifted up my hand, to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and have given it to you a possession. I am Jehovah, and Moses speaketh so unto the sons of Israel, and they harkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for harsh service. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, Go in, speak unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he doth send the sons of Israel out of his land. And Moses speaketh before Jehovah, saying, Lo, the sons of Israel have not harkened unto me, and how doth Pharaoh hear me, and I have uncircumcised lips. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and chargeeth them for the sons of Israel, and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt. These are heads of the house of their fathers. Sons of Reuben, first born of Israel are, Hanok, and Falu, Hezran, and Karmai. These are families of Reuben. And sons of Simeon are, Gemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Joaquin, and Zohar, and Shaul, son of the Canaanites. These are families of Simeon. And these are the names of the sons of Levi as to their births, Gershan, and Kohath, and Marari. And the years of the life of Levi are 130 and seven years. The sons of Gershan are Libnai and Shimei as to their families. And the sons of Kohath are Amram and Isar and Hebron and Uziel. And the years of the life of Kohath are 130 and three years. And the sons of Marari are Malai and Musai. These are families of Levi as to their births. And Amram taketh Jacobet his aunt to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram are 130 and seven years. And sons of Isar are Korah and Nephag and Zikray. And sons of Uziel are Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithray. And Aaron taketh Elisheba, daughter of Amenadab, sister of Naashan, to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Nadab and Abihu, Eliezer and Ithamar. And sons of Korah are Asir and Elkana and Abiasaf. These are families of the Korahite. And Eliezer, Aaron's son, have taken to him one of the daughters of Putiel for a wife to himself, and she beareth to him Finnehas. These are heads of the fathers of the Levites as to their families. This is Aaron and Moses, to whom Jehovah said, Bring ye out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt by their hosts. These are they who are speaking unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt. This is Moses and Aaron. And it cometh to pass in the day of Jehovah speaking unto Moses in the land of Egypt that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, I am Jehovah, speak unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I am speaking unto thee. And Moses saith before Jehovah, Lo, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how doth Pharaoh harken unto me. Chapter 7 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, See, I have given thee a God to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother is thy prophet. Thou, thou dost speak all that I command thee, and Aaron thy brother doth speak unto Pharaoh, and he hath sent the sons of Israel out of his land. And I harden the heart of Pharaoh, and have multiplied my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt, and Pharaoh doth not harken. And I have put my hand on Egypt, and have brought out my hosts, my people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments. And the Egyptians have known that I am Jehovah in my stretching out my hand against Egypt, and I have brought out the sons of Israel from their midst. And Moses doth, Aaron also, as Jehovah commanded them, so have they done. And Moses is a son of eighty years, and Aaron is a son of eighty and three years in their speaking unto Pharaoh, and Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, When Pharaoh speaketh unto you, saying, Give for yourselves a wonder, Then thou hast said unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast before Pharaoh, It becomeeth a monster. And Moses goeth in, Aaron also, unto Pharaoh, And they do so as Jehovah hath commanded, And Aaron casteth his rod before Pharaoh, And before his servants, And it becomeeth a monster. And Pharaoh also calleth for wise men and for sorcerers, And the scribes of Egypt, They also, with their flashings, do so. And they cast down each his rod, And they become monsters, And the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods, And the heart of Pharaoh is strong, And he hath not harkened unto them, As Jehovah hath spoken. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, The heart of Pharaoh hath been hard, He hath refused to send the people away, Go unto Pharaoh in the morning, Lo, he is going out to the water, And thou hast stood to meet him by the edge of the river, And the rod which was turned to a serpent, Thou dost take in thy hand, And thou hast said unto him, Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Hath sent me unto thee saying, Send my people away, And they serve me in the wilderness, And lo, thou hast not harkened hitherto. Thus said Jehovah, By this thou knowest that I am Jehovah, Lo, I am smiting with a rod, Which is in my hand, On the waters which are in the river, And they have been turned to blood, And the fish that are in the river die, And the river hath stank, And the Egyptians have been worried Of drinking waters from the river. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod and stretch out thy hand Against the waters of Egypt, Against their streams, Against their rivers, And against their ponds, And against all their collections of waters, And they are blood, And there hath been blood in all the land of Egypt, Both in vessels of wood, And in those of stone. And Moses and Aaron do so, As Jehovah hath commanded, And he lifteth up his hand With the rod, And smitheth the waters which are in the river, Before the eyes of Pharaoh, And before the eyes of his servants, And all the waters which are in the river Are turned to blood, And the fish which is in the river hath died, And the river stinketh, And the Egyptians have not been able To drink water from the river, And the blood is in all the land of Egypt. And the scribes of Egypt do so with their flashings, And the heart of Pharaoh is strong, And he hath not hearkened unto them, As Jehovah hath spoken. And Pharaoh turneth and goeth in unto his house, And hath not set his heart even to this. And all the Egyptians seek water Round about the river to drink, For they have not been able to drink Of the waters of the river, And seven days are completed After Jehovah's smiting the river. CHAPTER VIII And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, And thou hast said unto him, Thus said Jehovah, Send my people away, and they serve me, And if thou art refusing to send away, Lo, I am smiting all thy border with frogs, And the river hath teamed with frogs, And they have gone up and gone into thy house, And into the inner chamber of thy bed, And on thy couch, and into the house of thy servants, And among thy people, and into thine ovens, And into thy kneading troughs, Yea, on thee, and on thy people, And on all thy servants do the frogs go up. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy hand with thy rod, Against the streams, against the rivers, And against the ponds, And cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt. And Aaron stretcheth out his hand against the waters of Egypt, And the frog cometh up and covereth the land of Egypt. And the scribes do so with their flashings, And cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh calleth for Moses and for Aaron, And saith, Make supplication unto Jehovah, That he turn aside the frogs from me, And from my people, And they send the people away, And they sacrifice to Jehovah, And Moses saith to Pharaoh, Beautify thyself over me, When do I make supplication for thee, And for thy servants, And for thy people, To cut off the frogs from thee, And from thy houses, Only in the river they do remain. And he saith, To Morrow, And he saith, According to thy word it is, So that thou knowest that there is none Like Jehovah our God, And the frogs have turned aside From thee, and from thy houses, And from thy servants, And from thy people, Only in the river they do remain. And Moses, Aaron also, Goeth out from Pharaoh, And Moses cryeth unto Jehovah, Concerning the matter of the frogs, Which he hath set on Pharaoh, And Jehovah doth according to the word of Moses. And the frogs die out of the houses, Out of the courts and out of the fields, And they heap them up together, And the land stinketh. And Pharaoh saith that there hath been a respite, And he hath hardened his heart, And hath not hearkened unto them, As Jehovah hath spoken. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, And smite the dust of the land, And it hath become gnats In all the land of Egypt. And they do so, And Aaron stretcheth out his hand with his rod, And smiteeth the dust of the land, And the gnats are on man and on beast. All the dust of the land hath been gnats In all the land of Egypt. And the scribes do so With their flashings to bring out the gnats, And they have not been able, And the gnats are on man And on beast. And the scribes say unto Pharaoh, It is the finger of God! And the heart of Pharaoh is strong, And he hath not hearkened unto them, As Jehovah hath spoken. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Rise early in the morning, And station thyself before Pharaoh, Lo, he is going out to the waters, And thou hast said unto him, Thus said Jehovah, Send my people away, And they serve me. For if thou art not sending my people away, Lo, I am sending against thee, And against thy servants, And against thy people, And against thy houses, The beetle. And the houses of the Egyptians Have been full of the beetle, And also the ground on which they are. And I have separated in that day The land of Goshen, In which my people are staying, That the beetle is not there, So that thou knowest That I am Jehovah in the midst of the land. And I have put a division Between my people and thy people. Tomorrow is this sign. And Jehovah doth so, And the grievous beetle Entereth the house of Pharaoh, And the house of his servants, And in all the land of Egypt, The land is corrupted From the presence of the beetle. And Pharaoh calleth unto Moses, And to Aaron and saith, Go, sacrifice to your God in the land. And Moses saith, Not right to do so. For the abomination of the Egyptians, We do sacrifice to Jehovah our God. Lo, we sacrifice the abomination Of the Egyptians before their eyes, And they do not stone us. A journey of three days We go into the wilderness, And have sacrificed to Jehovah our God, As he saith unto us. And Pharaoh saith, I send you away, And he have sacrificed to Jehovah Your God in the wilderness. Only go not very far off, Make ye supplication for me. And Moses saith, Lo, I am going out from thee, And have made supplication unto Jehovah. And the beetle hath turned aside From Pharaoh, from his servants, And from his people. Tomorrow only let not Pharaoh add To deceive in not sending the people Away to sacrifice to Jehovah. And Moses goeth out from Pharaoh, And makeeth supplication unto Jehovah. And Jehovah doth according to the word of Moses, And turneth aside the beetle from Pharaoh, From his servants, and from his people. There hath not been left one. And Pharaoh hardeneth his heart Also at this time, And hath not sent the people away. Chapter 9 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, And thou hast spoken unto him. Thus said Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Send my people away, and they serve me. For if thou art refusing to send away, And art still keeping hold upon them, Lo, the hand of Jehovah is on thy cattle, Which are in the field, on horses, On asses, on camels, on herd, and on flock, A pestilence very grievous. And Jehovah hath separated Between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, And there doth not die a thing Of all the sons of Israel's. And Jehovah saith an appointed time, Saying, Tomorrow doth Jehovah do this thing in the land, And Jehovah doth this thing on the morrow, And all the cattle of Egypt die, And of the cattle of the sons of Israel Not one hath died. And Pharaoh sendeth, and lo, Not even one of the cattle of Israel hath died, And the heart of Pharaoh is hard, And he hath not sent the people away. And Jehovah saith unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you the fullness of your hands Of soot of a furnace, And Moses hath sprinkled it towards the heavens Before the eyes of Pharaoh, And it hath become small dust Over all the land of Egypt, And it hath become on man and on cattle A boil breaking forth with blanes In all the land of Egypt. And they take the soot of the furnace And stand before Pharaoh, And Moses sprinkled it towards the heavens, And it is a boil with blanes Breaking forth on man and on beast, And the scribes have not been able to stand Before Moses because of the boil, For the boil hath been on the scribes And on all the Egyptians. And Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, And he hath not hearkened unto them, As Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Rise early in the morning And station thyself before Pharaoh, And thou hast said unto him, Thus said Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Send my people away, and they serve me, For at this time I am sending all my plagues Unto thy heart, and on thy servants, And on thy people, so that thou knowest That there is none like me and all the earth. For now I have put forth my hand, And I smite thee and thy people with pestilence, And thou art hidden from the earth. And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, So as to show thee my power, And for the sake of declaring my name in all the earth. Still thou art exalting thyself against my people, So as not to send them away. Lo, I am reigning about this time tomorrow, Hail, very grievous, Such as hath not been in Egypt, Even from the day of its being founded, Even until now. And now, send, strengthen thy cattle, And all that thou hast in the field, Every man and beast which is found in the field, And is not gathered into the house, Come down on them hath the hail, and they have died. He who is fearing the word of Jehovah Among the servants of Pharaoh, Hath caused his servants and his cattle To flee unto the houses. And he who hath not set his heart Unto the word of Jehovah, Leaveeth his servants and his cattle in the field. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Stretch forth thy hand towards the heavens, And there is hail in all the land of Egypt, On man, and on beast, And on every herb of the field in the land of Egypt. And Moses stretcheth out his rod towards the heavens, And Jehovah hath given voices and hail, And fire goeth towards the earth, And Jehovah reigneth hail on the land of Egypt. And there is hail and fire catching itself In the midst of the hail, Very grievous, Such as hath not been in all the land of Egypt, Since it hath become a nation. And the hail smitheth in all the land of Egypt, All that is in the field, From man even unto beast, And every herb of the field hath the hail smitten, And every tree of the field it hath broken. Only in the land of Goshen, Where the sons of Israel are, There hath been no hail. And Pharaoh sendeth and Coleth for Moses, And for Aaron, and saith unto them, I have seen this time, Jehovah is the righteous, And I and my people are the wicked, Make ye supplication unto Jehovah, And plead that there be no voices of God and hail, And I send you away, And ye add not to remain. And Moses saith unto him, At my going out of the city, I spread my palms unto Jehovah, The voices cease, And the hail is not any more, So that thou knowest that the earth is Jehovah's, But thou and thy servants, I have known that ye are not yet afraid Of the face of Jehovah God. And the flax and the barley have been smitten, For the barley is budding, And the flax forming flowers, And the wheat and the rye have not been smitten, For they are late. And Moses goeth out from Pharaoh, From the city, And spreadeth his hands unto Jehovah, And the voices and the hail cease, And rain hath not been poured out to the earth. And Pharaoh saith that the rain hath ceased, And the hail and the voices, And he continueth to sin, And hardeneth his heart, He and his servants, And the heart of Pharaoh is strong, And he hath not sent the sons of Israel away, As Jehovah hath spoken, By the hand of Moses. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, For I have declared hard his heart, And the heart of his servants, So that I set these my signs in their midst, And so that thou recountest in the ears of thy son, And of thy son's son, That which I have done in Egypt, And my signs which I have set among them, And ye have known that I am Jehovah. And Moses cometh in, Aaron also, unto Pharaoh, And they say unto him, Thus said Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Until when hast thou refused to be humbled In my presence? Send my people away, And they serve me, For if thou art refusing to send my people away, Lo, I am bringing in tomorrow the locust Into thy border, And it hath covered the eye of the land, And none is able to see the land, And it hath eaten the remnant of that Which is escaped, Which is left to you from the hail, And it hath eaten every tree Which is springing for you out of the field, And they have filled thy houses, And the houses of all thy servants, And the houses of all the Egyptians, Which neither thy fathers, Nor thy fathers fathers have seen, Since the day of their being on the ground, Unto this day. And he turneth and goeth out from Pharaoh, And the servants of Pharaoh say unto him, Until when doth this one become a snare to us, Send the men away, And they serve Jehovah, That are God. Knowest thou not yet that Egypt hath perished? And Moses is brought back, Aaron also unto Pharaoh, And he sayeth unto them, Go, serve Jehovah your God, Who and who are those going? And Moses sayeth, With our young ones, And with our aged ones we go, With our sons, And with our daughters, With our flock, And our herd we go, For we have a festival to Jehovah. And he sayeth unto them, Be it so, Jehovah, Be with you when I send you and your infants away, See, for evil is before your faces, Not so, Go now ye who are men and serve Jehovah, For that ye are seeking. And one casteth them out from the presence of Pharaoh. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand against the land of Egypt, For the locust, And it goeth up against the land of Egypt, And doth eat every herb of the land, All that the hail hath left. And Moses stretcheth out his rod Against the land of Egypt, And Jehovah hath led an east wind Over the land all that day and all the night. The morning hath been, And the east wind hath lifted up the locust, And the locust goeth up against all the land of Egypt, And resteth in all the border of Egypt, Very grievous, Before it there hath not been such a locust as it, And after it there is none such. And it covereth the eye of all the land, And the land is darkened, And it eateth every herb of the land, And all the fruit of the trees which the hail hath left, And there hath not been left any green thing in the trees, Or in the herb of the field in all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh hasteth to call for Moses and for Aaron, And sayeth, I have seen against Jehovah your God and against you, And now bear with I pray you my sin only this time, And make ye supplication to Jehovah your God, That ye turn aside from off me only this death. And he goeth out from Pharaoh, And makeeth supplication unto Jehovah, And Jehovah turneth a very strong sea wind, And it lifteth up the locust, And bloweth it into the red sea. There hath not been left one locust in all the border of Egypt. And Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, And he hath not sent the sons of Israel away. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand towards the heavens, And there is darkness over the land of Egypt, And the darkness is felt. And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the heavens, And there is darkness, thick darkness in all the land of Egypt, Three days. They have not seen one another, And none hath risen from his place three days, And to all the sons of Israel there hath been light in their dwellings. And Pharaoh calleth unto Moses and sayeth, Go ye, serve Jehovah, Only your flock and your herd are staid, Your infants also go with you. And Moses sayeth, Thou also dost give in our hands sacrifices and burnt offerings, And we have prepared for Jehovah our God, And also our cattle doth go with us. There is not left a hoof, For from it we do take to serve Jehovah our God, And we, we know not how we do serve Jehovah till our going thither. And Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, And he hath not been willing to send them away. And Pharaoh sayeth to him, Go from me, take heed to thyself, And not to see my face, For in the day thou seest my face, thou dyest. And Moses sayeth, Rightly hast thou spoken, I hath not any more to see thy face. The end of chapters six through ten of the book of Exodus From the Young's literal translation. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters eleven through fifteen of Exodus From the Young's literal translation of the Bible. This Librivox recording is in the public domain. Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters eleven through fifteen of the book of Exodus From the Young's literal translation. Chapter eleven. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, One plague more I do bring in on Pharaoh and on Egypt, Afterwards he doth send you away from this, When he is sending you away, He surely casteth you out altogether from this place. Speak, I pray thee, in the ears of the people, And they ask each man from his neighbor, And each woman from her neighbor, Vessels of silver and vessels of gold. And Jehovah giveeth the grace of the people In the eyes of the Egyptians. Also the man Moses is very great in the land of Egypt, In the eyes of the servants of Pharaoh, And in the eyes of the people. And Moses sayeth, Thus said Jehovah, About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt, And every firstborn in the land of Egypt hath died, From the firstborn of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, Unto the firstborn of the maid servant who is behind the millstones, And all the firstborn of beasts. And there hath been a great cry in all the land of Egypt, Such as there hath not been, and such as there is not again. And against all the sons of Israel, A dog sharpeneth not its tongue, From man even unto beast, So that ye know that Jehovah doth make a separation Between the Egyptians and Israel. And all these thy servants have come down unto me, And bowed themselves to me saying, Go out, thou and all the people who are at thy feet, And afterwards I do go out. And he goeth out from Pharaoh in the heat of anger. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Pharaoh doth not hearken unto you, So as to multiply my wonders in the land of Egypt. And Moses and Aaron have done all these wonders before Pharaoh, And Jehovah strengtheneth Pharaoh's heart, And he hath not sent the sons of Israel out of his land. Chapter 12 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron In the land of Egypt, saying, This month is to you the chief of months. It is the first to you of the months of the year. Speak ye unto all the company of Israel, saying, In the tenth of this month they take to them each man A lamb for the house of the fathers, A lamb for a house. And if the household be too few for a lamb, Then hath he taken he and his neighbor Who is near unto his house, For the number of persons, Each according to his eating, Ye do count for the lamb. A lamb, a perfect one, a male, A son of a year, let be to you, From the sheep or from the goats ye do take it. And it hath become a charge to you Until the fourteenth day of this month, And the whole assembly of the company of Israel Have slaughtered it between the evenings, And they have taken of the blood, And have put on the two sideposts, And on the lintel over the houses in which they eat it. And they have eaten the flesh in this night, Roast with fire, with unleavened things, And bitters they do eat it. Ye do not eat of it raw or boiled at all in water, But roast with fire, its head with its legs, And with its inwards. And ye do not leave of it till morning, And that which is remaining of it till morning With fire ye do burn. And thus ye do eat it, your loins girded, Your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And ye have eaten it in haste, It is Jehovah's Passover. And I have passed over through the land of Egypt During this night, and have smitten every firstborn In the land of Egypt, from man even unto beast. And on all the gods of Egypt I do judgments. I am Jehovah, and the blood hath become a sign For you on the houses where ye are. And I have seen the blood, and have passed over you, And a plague is not on you for destruction In my smiting in the land of Egypt. And this day hath become to you a memorial, And ye have kept it a feast to Jehovah, To your generations, a statute age-during, Ye keep it a feast. Seven days ye eat unleavened things, Only in the first day ye cause leaven to cease Out of your houses. For anyone eating anything fermented From the first day till the seventh day, Even that person hath been cut off from Israel. And in the first day is a holy convocation, And in the seventh day ye have a holy convocation, Any work is not done in them, Only that which is eaten by any person, It alone is done by you. And ye have observed the unleavened things, For in this self-same day I have brought out Your hosts from the land of Egypt, And ye have observed this day to your generations, A statute age-during. In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, In the evening ye do eat unleavened things, Until the one and twentieth day of the month at evening. Seven days leaven is not found in your houses, For anyone eating anything fermented, That person hath been cut off from the company of Israel, Among the sojourners, or among the natives of the land. Anything fermented ye do not eat in all your dwellings, Ye do eat unleavened things. And Moses calleth for all the elders of Israel, And sayeth unto them, Draw out and take for yourselves from the flock, For your families, and slaughter the Passover sacrifice. And ye have taken a bunch of hyssop, And have dipped it in the blood which is in the basin, And have struck it on the lintel, And on the two sideposts from the blood which is in the basin, And ye, ye go not out each from the opening Of his house till morning. And Jehovah hath passed on to smite the Egyptians, And hath seen the blood on the lintel, And on the two sideposts. And Jehovah hath passed over the opening, And doth not permit the destruction To come into your houses to smite. And ye have observed this thing, For a statute to thee, and to thy sons, Unto the age. And it hath been when ye come in unto the land Which Jehovah giveth to you, As he hath spoken, that ye have kept this service. And it hath come to pass when your sons say unto you, What is this service ye have, that ye have said, A sacrifice of Passover it is to Jehovah, Who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt, In his smiting the Egyptians, And our houses he delivered. And the people bow and do obeisance, And the sons of Israel go and do, As Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron. So hath they done. And it cometh to pass at midnight, That Jehovah hath smitten every firstborn In the land of Egypt, From the firstborn of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, Unto the firstborn of the captive who is in the prison house, And every firstborn of beasts. And Pharaoh riseth by night, He and all his servants and all the Egyptians, And there is a great cry in Egypt, For there is not a house where there is not one dead. And he calleth for Moses and for Aaron by night, And sayeth, rise, go out from the midst of my people, Both ye and the sons of Israel, And go, serve Jehovah according to your word, Both your flock and your herd, Take ye as ye have spoken, And go, then ye have blessed also me. And the Egyptians are urgent on the people, Hasten to send them away out of the land, For they said, we are all dead. And the people takeeth up its dough before it is fermented, Their kneading troughs are bound up in their garments on their shoulder. And the sons of Israel have done according to the word of Moses, And they ask from the Egyptians, Vessels of silver and vessels of gold and garments. And Jehovah hath given the grace of the people in the eyes of the Egyptians, And they cause them to ask, and they spoil the Egyptians. And the sons of Israel journey from Ramesses To Sukkoth about six hundred thousand men on foot apart from infants. And a great rabble also hath gone up with them, And flock and herd very much cattle. And they bake with the dough which they have brought out from Egypt, Unleavened cakes, for it hath not fermented. For they have been cast out of Egypt, And have not been able to delay, And also provision they have not made for themselves. And the dwelling of the sons of Israel Which they have dwelt in Egypt is four hundred and thirty years, And it cometh to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, Yea, it cometh to pass in this self-same day, All the hosts of Jehovah have gone out from the land of Egypt. A night of watchings it is to Jehovah To bring them out from the land of Egypt. It is this night to Jehovah of watchings To all the sons of Israel, to their generations. And Jehovah saith unto Moses and Aaron, This is a statute of the Passover. Any son of a stranger doth not eat of it, And any man's servant the purchase of money, When thou hast circumcised him, then he doth eat of it. A settler or hired servant doth not eat of it. In one house it is eaten, Thou dost not carry out of the house Any of the flesh without, And a bone ye do not break of it. All the company of Israel do keep it. And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee, And hath made a Passover to Jehovah, Every mail of his is to be circumcised. And then he doth come near to keep it. And he hath been as a native of the land, But any uncircumcised one doth not eat of it. One law is to a native, And to a sojourner who is sojourning in your midst. And all the sons of Israel do, As Jehovah commandeth Moses and Aaron. So have they done. And it cometh to pass in this self-same day, Jehovah hath brought out the sons of Israel From the land of Egypt by their hosts. From the house of servants, For by strength of hand hath Jehovah brought you out from this, And anything fermented is not eaten. Today ye are going out in the month of Abib. And it hath been when Jehovah bringeth thee in Unto the land of the Canaanite, And of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, And of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, Which he hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee, A land flowing with milk and honey, That thou hast done this service in this month. Seven days thou dost eat unleavened things, And in the seventh day is a feast to Jehovah. Unleavened things are eaten the seven days, And anything fermented is not seen with thee. Yea, leaven is not seen with thee in all thy border. And thou hast declared to thy son in that day, Saying, It is because of what Jehovah did to me, In my going out from Egypt. And it hath been to thee for a sign on thy hand, And for a memorial between thine eyes, So that the law of Jehovah is in thy mouth, For by a strong hand hath Jehovah brought thee out from Egypt, And thou hast kept this statute at its appointed season, From days to days. And it hath been when Jehovah bringeth thee in Unto the land of the Canaanite, As he hath sworn to thee and to thy fathers, And hath given it to thee, That thou hast caused everyone opening a womb To pass over to Jehovah, And every firstling the increase of beasts, Which thou hast, the males, are Jehovah's. And every firstling of an ass thou dost ransom with a lamb, And if thou dost not ransom it, Then thou hast beheaded it, And every firstborn of man among thy sons Thou dost ransom. And it hath been when thy son asketh thee hereafter, Saying, What is this, That thou hast said unto him? By strength of hand hath Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, From a house of servants. Yea, it cometh to pass, When Pharaoh hath been pained to send us away, That Jehovah doth slay every firstborn in the land of Egypt, From the firstborn of man, Even unto the firstborn of beast. Therefore I am sacrificing to Jehovah all, Opening a womb who are males, And every firstborn of my sons I ransom, And it hath been for a token on thy hand, And for frontlets between thine eyes, For by strength of hand hath Jehovah brought us out of Egypt. And it cometh to pass in Pharaoh's sending the people away, That God hath not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, For it is near. For God said, Lest the people repent in their seeing war, And have turned back towards Egypt, And God turneth round the people the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea, And by fifties have the sons of Israel gone up from the land of Egypt. And Moses taketh the bones of Joseph with him, For he certainly caused the sons of Israel to swear, Saying, God doth certainly inspect you, And ye have brought up my bones from this with you. And they journey from Sukkoth and encamp in Epham At the extremity of the wilderness, And Jehovah is going before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, To lead them in the way, And by night in a pillar of fire to give light to them, To go by day and by night. He removeeth not the pillar of the cloud by day, And the pillar of the fire by night, From before the people. Chapter 14 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the sons of Israel, And they turn back and encamp before Pai Haharoff, Between Migdal and the sea before Baal Ziphon, Over against it ye do encamp by the sea, And Pharaoh hath said of the sons of Israel, They are entangled in the land, The wilderness hath shut upon them, And I have strengthened the heart of Pharaoh, And he hath pursued after them, And I am honored on Pharaoh and on all his force, And the Egyptians have known that I am Jehovah. And they do so. And it is declared to the king of Egypt That the people hath fled, And the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants Is turned against the people, And they say, What is this we have done, That we have sent Israel away from our service? And he harnesseth his chariot, And his people he hath taken with him, And he taketh six hundred chosen chariots, Even all the chariots of Egypt, And captains over them all. And Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, King of Egypt, And he pursueth after the sons of Israel, And the sons of Israel are going out with a high hand, And the Egyptians pursue after them, And all the chariot horses of Pharaoh, And his horsemen and his force, Overtake them encamping by the sea, By Pai Hahairof, before Baal Zifan. And Pharaoh hath drawn near, And the sons of Israel lift up their eyes, And lo, the Egyptians are journeying after them, And they fear exceedingly, And the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, And they say unto Moses, Because there are no graves in Egypt, Has thou taken us away to die in a wilderness? What is this thou hast done to us, To bring us out from Egypt? Is not this the word which we spake unto thee in Egypt, Saying, Seize from us, And we serve the Egyptians, For better for us to serve the Egyptians Than to die in a wilderness? And Moses saith unto the people, Fear not, station yourselves, And see the salvation of Jehovah, Which he doth for you today, For, as ye have seen the Egyptians today, He add no more to see them to the age. Jehovah doth fight for you, And ye keep silent. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, What? Thou cryest unto me? Speak unto the sons of Israel, And they journey, And thou lift up thy rod, And stretch out thy hand towards the sea, And cleave it, And the sons of Israel go Into the midst of the sea on dry land. And I, lo, I am strengthening the heart of the Egyptians, And they go in after them, And I am honored on Pharaoh, And on all his force, On his chariots, And on his horsemen. And the Egyptians have known that I am Jehovah, In my being honored on Pharaoh, On his chariots, And on his horsemen. And the messenger of God, Who is going before the camp of Israel, Journeyeth and goeth at their rear, And the pillar of the cloud journeyeth From their front, And standeth at their rear, And cometh in between the camp of the Egyptians, And the camp of Israel, And the cloud and the darkness are, And he enlighteneth the night, And the one hath not drawn near Unto the other all the night. And Moses stretcheth out his hand Towards the sea, And Jehovah causeth the sea To go on by a strong east wind all the night, And maketh the sea become dry ground, And the waters are cleaved, And the sons of Israel go Into the midst of the sea on dry land, And the waters are to them a wall On their right and on their left, And the Egyptians pursue And go in after them, All the horses of Pharaoh, His chariots and his horsemen, Unto the midst of the sea, And it cometh to pass in the morning watch That Jehovah looketh unto the camp of the Egyptians Through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, And troubleeth the camp of the Egyptians, And turneth aside the wheels of their chariots, And they lead them with difficulty, And the Egyptians say, Let us flee from the face of Israel, For Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians! And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward the sea, And the waters turn back on the Egyptians, On their chariots and on their horsemen, And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the sea, And the sea turneth back at the turning of the morning To its perennial flow, And the Egyptians are fleeing at its coming, And Jehovah shakeeth off the Egyptians In the midst of the sea, And the waters turn back And cover the chariots and the horsemen, Even all the force of Pharaoh Who are coming in after them into the sea, There hath not been left of them even one. And the sons of Israel have gone on dry land In the midst of the sea, And the waters are to them a wall On their right and on their left, And Jehovah sayeth Israel in that day Out of the hand of the Egyptians, And Israel seeeth the Egyptians dead on the seashore, And Israel seeeth the great hand With which Jehovah hath wrought against the Egyptians, And the people fear Jehovah, And remain steadfast in Jehovah, And in Moses his servant. Chapter 15 Then singeth Moses and the sons of Israel This song to Jehovah, And they speak, saying, I sing to Jehovah, For triumphing he hath triumphed, The horse and its rider he hath thrown into the sea. My strength and song is jaw, And he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I glorify him, God of my Father, and I exalt him. Jehovah is a man of battle. Jehovah is his name. Chariots of Pharaoh and his force, He hath cast into the sea, And the choice of his captains Have sunk in the Red Sea. The depths do cover them. They went down into the depths as a stone. Thy right hand, O Jehovah, Is become honorable in power. Thy right hand, O Jehovah, Doth crush an enemy. And in the abundance of thine excellency Thou throwest down thy withstanders, Thou sentest forth thy wrath. It consumeth them as stubble. And by the spirit of thine anger Have waters been heaped together, Stood as a heap have flowings. Congealed have been depths in the heart of a sea. The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake, I apportion spoil, Filled is my soul with them. I draw out my sword, My hand destroyeth them. Thou hast blown with thy wind, The sea hath covered them. They sank as lead in mighty waters. Who is like thee among the gods, O Jehovah? Who is like thee honorable in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou hast stretched out thy right hand, Earth swalloweth them. Thou hast led forth in thy kindness The people whom thou hast redeemed. Thou hast led on in thy strength Unto thy holy habitation. Peoples have heard, they are troubled. Pain hath seized inhabitants of Philistia. Then have chiefs of Edom been troubled. Mighty ones of Moab, trembling doth seize them. Melted have all inhabitants of Canaan. Fallen them doth terror and dread. By the greatness of thine arm They are still as a stone Till thy people pass over, O Jehovah, Till the people pass over whom thou hast purchased. Thou dost bring them in, And dost plant them in a mountain Of thine inheritance. A fixed place for thy dwelling Thou hast made, O Jehovah. A sanctuary, O Lord, thy hands have established. Jehovah reigneth to the age and for ever. For the horse of Pharaoh Have gone in with his chariots And with his horsemen into the sea, And Jehovah turneth back on them The waters of the sea, And the sons of Israel have gone On dry land in the midst of the sea. And Miriam, the inspired one, Sister of Aaron, Taketh the timbrel in her hand, And all the women go out after her With timbrels and with choruses. And Miriam answereth to them, Sing ye to Jehovah, For triumphing he hath triumphed. The horse and its rider he hath thrown Into the sea. And Moses causeth Israel to journey From the Red Sea, And they go out unto the wilderness of Shure, And they go three days in the wilderness, And have not found water, And they come into Marah, And have not been able to drink The waters of Marah, For they are bitter. Therefore hath one called its name Marah. And the people murmur against Moses saying, What do we drink? And he cryeth unto Jehovah, And Jehovah shoeeth him a tree, And he casteth unto the waters, And the waters become sweet. There he hath made for them a statute And an ordinance, And there he hath tried them, And he saith, If thou dost really hearken To the voice of Jehovah thy God, And dost that which is right in his eyes, And hast hearkened to his commands, And kept all his statutes, None of the sickness which I laid on the Egyptians Do I lay on thee, For I, Jehovah, am healing thee. And they come to Elim, And there are twelve fountains of water, And seventy palm trees, And they encamp there by the waters. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain, Recording by Mark Penfold. Chapters 16-20 of the Book of Exodus From the Young's Literal Translation. CHAPTER 16 And they journey from Elim, And all the company of the sons of Israel Come in unto the wilderness of Sin, Which is between Elim and Sinai, On the fifteenth day of the second month Of their going out from the land of Egypt. And all the company of the sons of Israel Murmur against Moses, And against Aaron in the wilderness, And the sons of Israel say unto them, Oh, that we had died by the hand of Jehovah In the land of Egypt, In our sitting by the fleshpot, In our eating bread to satiety, For ye have brought us out unto this wilderness To put all this assembly to death with hunger. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Lo, I am reigning to you bread from the heavens, And the people have gone out and gathered The matter of a day in its day, So that I try them whether they walk in my law or not, And it hath been on the sixth day That they have prepared that which they bring in, And it hath been double above that which they gather day by day. And Moses sayeth, Aaron also, Unto all the sons of Israel, Evening, And ye have known that Jehovah Hath brought you out from the land of Egypt, And mourning, And ye have seen the honor of Jehovah In his hearing your murmurings against Jehovah, And what are we that ye murmur against us? And Moses sayeth, In Jehovah's giving to you in the evening flesh to eat, And bread in the morning to satiety, In Jehovah's hearing your murmurings, Which ye are murmur against him, And what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, But against Jehovah. And Moses sayeth unto Aaron, Say unto all the company of the sons of Israel, Come ye near before Jehovah, For he hath heard your murmurings. And it cometh to pass when Aaron is speaking unto all the company of the sons of Israel, That they turn towards the wilderness, And lo, the honor of Jehovah is seen in the cloud, And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the sons of Israel, Speak unto them, saying, Between the evenings ye eat flesh, And in the morning ye are satisfied with bread, And ye have known that I am Jehovah your God. And it cometh to pass in the evening, That the quail cometh up, and covereth the camp, And in the morning there hath been the lying of dew Round about the camp, And the lying of the dew goeth up, And lo, on the face of the wilderness, A thin bear thing, thin as whorfrost on the earth, And the sons of Israel see, and say one unto another, What is it? For they have not known what it is, And Moses sayeth unto them, It is the bread which Jehovah hath given to you for food, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Gather of it each according to his eating, An omer for a pole, And the number of your persons Take ye each for those in his tent, And the sons of Israel do so, And they gather, he who is gathering much, And he who is gathering little, And they measure with an omer, And he who is gathering much, Hath nothing over, And he who is gathering little, Hath no lack, Each according to his eating they have gathered, And Moses sayeth unto them, Let no man leave of it till morning, And they have not hearkened unto Moses, And some of them do leave of it till morning, And it bringeth up worms and stinketh, And Moses is wroth with them, And they gather it morning by morning, Each according to his eating, When the sun hath been warm, Then it hath melted, And it cometh to pass on the sixth day, They have gathered a second bread, Two omers for one, And all the princes of the company come in, And declare to Moses, And he sayeth unto them, It is that which Jehovah hath spoken of, A rest, a holy Sabbath to Jehovah, Is to Morrow, That which ye bake, bake, And that which ye boil, boil, And all that is over, Let rest for yourselves in charge till the morning, And they let it rest until the morning, As Moses hath commanded, And it hath not stink, And a worm hath not been in it. And Moses sayeth, Eat it today, For today is a Sabbath to Jehovah, Today ye find it not in the field, Six days ye do gather it, And in the seventh day the Sabbath, In it there is none. And it cometh to pass on the seventh day, Some of the people have gone out together, And have not found, And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, How long have ye refused To keep my commands and my laws? See, because Jehovah hath given To you the Sabbath, Therefore he is giving to you on the sixth day, Bread of two days, Abide ye each in his place, No one doth go out from his place On the seventh day, And the people rest on the seventh day, And the house of Israel call its name Manna, And it is as coriander seed white, And its taste is as a cake with honey. And Moses sayeth, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Fill the omer with it, For a charge for your generations, So that they see the bread which I have caused you To eat in the wilderness, In my bringing you out from the land of Egypt. And Moses sayeth unto Aaron, Take one pot, And put there the fullness of the omer of manna, And let it rest before Jehovah, For a charge for your generations. As Jehovah hath given commandment unto Moses, So doth Aaron let it rest before the testimony, For a charge. And the sons of Israel have eaten the manna Forty years until they're coming in unto the land to be inhabited, The manna they have eaten till they're coming in Unto the extremity of the land of Canaan. And the omer is a tenth of the effa. Chapter 17 And all the company of the sons of Israel journey From the wilderness of Sin, On their journeyings, By the command of Jehovah, And encamp in Refideem, And there is no water for the people to drink, And the people strive with Moses and say, Give us water, and we drink! And Moses sayeth to them, What, ye strive with me? What, ye try Jehovah? And the people thirst there for water, And the people murmur against Moses and say, Why is this? Thou hast brought us about of Egypt, To put us to death, Also our sons and our cattle with thirst! And Moses cryeth to Jehovah saying, What do I do this people, Yet a little, and they have stoned me? And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Pass over before the people, And take with thee of the elders of Israel, And thy rod with which thou hast smitten the river, Take in thy hand, and thou hast gone. Lo, I am standing before thee there on the rock in Horeb, And thou hast smitten on the rock, And waters have come out from it, And the people have drunk. And Moses doth so before the eyes of the elders of Israel, And he calleth the name of the place Masa and Meriba, Because of the strife of the sons of Israel, And because of their trying Jehovah, Saying, Is Jehovah in our midst or not? And Amalek cometh, And fighteth with Israel in Refedim, And Moses sayeth unto Joshua, Choose for us men and go out, Fight with Amalek, Tomorrow I am standing on the top of the hill, And the rod of God in my hand. And Joshua doth as Moses hath said to him, To fight with Amalek, And Moses, Aaron, and Hur, Have gone up to the top of the height, And it hath come to pass, When Moses lifteth up his hand, That Israel hath been mighty, And when he leteth his hands rest, That Amalek hath been mighty, And the hands of Moses are heavy, And they take a stone, And set it under him, And he sitteth on it, And Aaron and Hur have taken hold on his hands, On this side one, And on that one, And his hands are steadfast till the going in of the sun, And Joshua weakeneth Amalek and his people By the mouth of the sword, And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Write this a memorial in a book, And set it in the ears of Joshua, That I do utterly wipe away the remembrance Of Amalek from under the heavens, And Moses buildeth an altar, And calleth its name Jehovah Nisi, And sayeth, Because a hand is on the throne of Jah, War is to Jehovah with Amalek from generation, Generation. Chapter 18 And Jethro, Priest of Midian, Father-in-law of Moses, Heareth all that God hath done for Moses, And for Israel his people, That Jehovah hath brought out Israel from Egypt. And Jethro, Father-in-law of Moses, Takeeth Zipporah, Wife of Moses, Besides her parents and her two sons, Of whom the name of the one is Gersham, For he said, A sojourner I have been in a strange land, And the name of the other is Eliezer, For the God of my father is for my help, And doth deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh. And Jethro, Father-in-law of Moses, Cometh and his sons and his wife unto Moses, Unto the wilderness where he is encamping, The mount of God. And he sayeth unto Moses, I thy father-in-law Jethro am coming unto thee, And thy wife and her two sons with her. And Moses goeth out to meet his father-in-law, And boweth himself and kisseth him, And they ask one at another of welfare, And come into the tent. And Moses recounteth to his father-in-law all That Jehovah hath done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians, On account of Israel, All the travail which hath found them in the way, And Jehovah doth deliver them. And Jethro rejoiceth for all the good which Jehovah hath done to Israel, Whom he hath delivered from the hand of the Egyptians. And Jethro sayeth, Blessed is Jehovah who hath delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, And from the hand of Pharaoh, Who hath delivered this people from under the hand of the Egyptians. Now I have known that Jehovah is greater than all the gods, For in the thing they have acted proudly, He is above them. And Jethro, Father-in-law of Moses, Takeeth a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. And Aaron cometh in, and all the elders of Israel, To eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God. And it cometh to pass on the morrow, That Moses sitteth to judge the people, And the people stand before Moses from the morning Unto the evening, And the father-in-law of Moses seeeth all That he is doing to the people, And sayeth, What is this thing which thou art doing to the people? Wherefore art thou sitting by thyself, And all the people standing by thee From morning till evening? And Moses sayeth to his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to seek God, When they have a matter it hath come unto me, And I have judged between a man and his neighbor, And made known the statutes of God and his laws, And the father-in-law of Moses sayeth unto him, The thing which thou art doing is not good, Thou dost surely wear away, Both thou and this people which is with thee, For the thing is too heavy for thee, Thou art not able to do it by thyself. Now, hearken to my voice I counsel thee, And God is with thee, Be thou for the people over against God, And thou hast brought in the things unto God, And thou hast warned them concerning the statutes and the laws, And hast made known to them the way in which they go, And the work which they do, And thou dost provide out of all the people Men of ability, fearing God, Men of truth, hating dishonest gain, And hast placed these over them, Heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, Heads of fifties, and heads of tens, And they have judged the people at all times, And it hath come to pass, Every great matter they bring in unto thee, And every small matter they judge themselves, And lighten it from off thyself, And they have borne with thee. If thou dost this thing, and God hath commanded thee, Then thou hast been able to stand, And all this people also go within unto its place in peace. And Moses harkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, And doth all that he said, And Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, And maketh them chiefs over the people, Heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, Heads of fifties, and heads of tens, And they have judged the people at all times, The hard matter they bring in unto Moses, And every small matter they judge themselves, And Moses sendeth his father-in-law away, And he goeth away unto his own land. In the third month of the going out of the sons of Israel From the land of Egypt, In this day they have come into the wilderness of Sinai, And they journey from Raphadim, And enter the wilderness of Sinai, And encamp in the wilderness, And Israel encampeth there before the mount. And Moses hath gone up unto God, And Jehovah calleth unto him out of the mount, Saying, Thus dost thou say to the house of Jacob, And declare to the sons of Israel, Ye, ye have seen that which I have done to the Egyptians, And I bear you on eagle's wings, And bring you in unto myself. And now, if ye really harken to my voice, Then ye have kept my covenant, And been to me a peculiar treasure, More than all the peoples, For all the earth is mine, And ye, ye are to me a kingdom of priests, And a holy nation. These are the words which thou dost speak Unto the sons of Israel. And Moses cometh, and calleth for the elders of the people, And seteth before them all these words, Which Jehovah hath commanded him. And all the people answer together and say, All that Jehovah hath spoken, we do! And Moses returneth the words of the people unto Jehovah. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Lo, I am coming unto thee in the thickness of the cloud, So that the people here in my speaking with thee, And also believe in thee to the age. And Moses declareeth the words of the people unto Jehovah. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Go unto the people, And thou hast sanctified them to-day and to-morrow, And they have washed their garments, And have been prepared for the third day. For on the third day doth Jehovah come down, Before the eyes of all the people on Mount Sinai. And thou hast made a border for the people round about, Saying, Take heed to yourselves, Going up into the mount, Or coming against its extremity. Whoever is coming against the mount is certainly put to death. A hand cometh not against him, For he is certainly stoned or shot through, Whether beast or man it liveth not. In the drawing out of the jubilee cornet, They go up into the mount. And Moses cometh down from the mount unto the people, And sanctifyeth the people, And they wash their garments. And he sayeth unto the people, Be ye prepared for the third day. Come not nigh unto a woman. And it cometh to pass on the third day, While it is morning, That there are voices and lightnings, And a heavy cloud on the mount, And the sound of a trumpet very strong, And all the people who are in the camp do tremble. And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, And they station themselves at the lower part of the mount. And Mount Sinai is holy a smoke From the presence of Jehovah, Who hath come down on it in fire, And its smoke goeth up as smoke of the furnace, And the whole mount trembleth exceedingly. And the sound of the trumpet is going on, And very strong. Moses speaketh, And God doth answer him with a voice. And Jehovah cometh down on Mount Sinai, Unto the top of the mount, And Jehovah calleth for Moses unto the top of the mount, And Moses goeth up. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Go down, protest to the people, Lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, And many of them have fallen, And also the priests who are coming nigh unto Jehovah Do sanctify themselves, Lest Jehovah break forth on them. And Moses sayeth unto Jehovah, The people is unable to come up unto Mount Sinai, For thou hast protested to us saying, Make a border for the mount, Then thou hast sanctified it, And Jehovah sayeth unto him, Go, descend, Then thou hast come up, Thou and Aaron with thee, And the priests and the people do not break through To come up unto Jehovah, Lest he break forth upon them. And Moses goeth down unto the people, And sayeth unto them, Chapter 20 And God speaketh all these words, saying, I am Jehovah thy God, Who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, Out of a house of servants. Thou hast no other gods before me, Thou dost not make to thyself a graven image, Or any likeness which is in the heavens above, Or which is in the earth beneath, Or which is in the waters under the earth. Thou dost not bow thyself to them, Nor serve them, For I, Jehovah thy God, Am a zealous God, Charging iniquity of fathers on sons, On the third generation, And on the fourth of those hating me, And doing kindness to thousands of those loving me, And keeping my commands. Thou dost not take up the name Of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, For Jehovah acquitteth not him Who taketh up his name for a vain thing. Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it, Six days thou dost labor, And hast done all thy work, And on the seventh day is a Sabbath to Jehovah thy God, Thou dost not do any work, Thou and thy son and thy daughter, Thy manservant and thy handmaid, And thy cattle and thy sojourner, Who is within thy gates. For six days hath Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, The sea and all that is in them, And resteth in the seventh day. Therefore hath Jehovah blessed the Sabbath day, And doth sanctify it. Honor thy father and thy mother, So that thy days are prolonged on the ground, Which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee. Thou dost not murder, Thou dost not commit adultery, Thou dost not steal, Thou dost not answer against thy neighbor A false testimony. Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbor, Thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbor, Or his manservant, or his handmaid, Or his ox, or his ass, Or anything which is thy neighbor's. And all the people are seeing the voices, And the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, And the mount smoking, and the people see, And move, and stand afar off, And say unto Moses, Speak thou with us, And we hear, and let not God speak with us, Lest we die. And Moses saith unto the people, Fear not, For to dry you hath God come, And in order that his fear may be before your faces, That ye sin not. And the people stand afar off, And Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness Where God is. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel, Ye, ye have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you, Ye do not make with me gods of silver, Even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves. An altar of earth thou dost make for me, And thou hast sacrificed on it thy burnt offerings, And thy peace offerings, Thy flock and thy herd. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered, I come in unto thee, and have blessed thee. And if an altar of stones thou dost make to me, Thou dost not build them of hewn work, When thy tool thou hast waved over it, Then thou dost pollute it. Neither dost thou go up by steps on mine altar, That thy nakedness be not revealed upon it. Chapter 21 And these are the judgments which thou dost set before them. When thou biased a Hebrew servant, Six years he doth serve, And in the seventh he goeth out as a freeman for naught. If by himself he cometh in, by himself he goeth out. If he is owner of a wife, Then his wife hath gone out with him. If his Lord give to him a wife, And she hath borne to him sons or daughters, The wife and her children are her lords, And he goeth out by himself. And if the servant really say, I have loved my Lord, my wife and my sons, I do not go out free, Then hath his Lord brought him nigh unto God, And hath brought him nigh unto the door, Or unto the sidepost, And his Lord hath bored his ear with an awl, And he hath served him to the age. And when a man selleth his daughter for a handmaid, She doth not go out according to the going out of the men's servants. If evil in the eyes of her Lord, So that he hath not betrothed her, Then he hath let her be ransomed. To a strange people he hath not power to sell her, In his dealing treacherously with her. And if to his son he betroth her, According to the rite of daughters, he doth to her. If another woman he take for him, Her food, her covering, and her habitation, He doth not withdraw. And if these three he do not to her, Then she hath gone out for not without money. He who smitheth a man so that he hath died Is certainly put to death, As to him who hath not laid weight, And God hath brought to his hand, I have even set for thee a place whether he doth flee. And when a man doth presume against his neighbor To slay him with subtlety, From mine altar thou dost take him to die. And he who smitheth his father or his mother Is certainly put to death. And he who steeleth a man and hath sold him, And he hath been found in his hand, Is certainly put to death. And he who is reviling his father or his mother Is certainly put to death. And when men contend, And a man hath smitten his neighbor With a stone or with the fist, And he die not but hath fallen on the bed, If he rise and hath gone up and down without on his staff, Then hath the smiter been acquitted, Only his cessation he giveth, And he is thoroughly healed. And when a man smitheth his manservant Or his handmaid with a rod, And he hath died under his hand, He is certainly avenged. Only if he remain a day or two days He is not avenged, For he is his money. And when men strive and have smitten A pregnant woman and her children have come out, And there is no mischief he is certainly find As the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, And he hath given through the judges. And if there is mischief, Then thou hast given life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, Hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, Stripe for stripe. And when a man smitheth the eye of his manservant Or the eye of his handmaid, And hath destroyed it, As a free man he doth send him away For his eye. And if a tooth of his manservant Or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, As a free man he doth send him away For his tooth. And when an ox doth gore man or woman, And they have died, The ox is certainly stoned, And his flesh is not eaten, And the owner of the ox is acquitted. And if the ox is one accustomed To gore heretofore, And it hath been testified to its owner, And he doth not watch it, And it hath put to death a man or a woman, The ox is stoned, And its owner also is put to death. If atonement is laid upon him, Then he hath given the ransom of his life According to all that is laid upon him. Whether it gore a son or gore a daughter According to his judgment, It is done to him. If the ox gore a manservant or a handmaid, Thirty silver shekels he doth give to their lord, And the ox is stoned. And when a man doth open a pit, Or when a man doth dig a pit, And doth not cover it, And an ox or ass have fallen thither, The owner of the pit doth repay, Money he doth give back to its owner, And the dead is his. And when a man's ox doth smite the ox of his neighbor, And it hath died, Then they have sold the living ox, And halved its money, And also the dead one they do have. Or it hath been known that the ox is one accustomed To gore heretofore, And its owner doth not watch it, He certainly repayeth ox for ox, And the dead is his. CHAPTER XXII When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, And hath slaughtered it or sold it, Five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, And four of the flock for the sheep. If in the breaking through the thief is found, And he hath been smitten and hath died, There is no blood for him. If the son hath risen upon him, Blood is for him, He doth certainly repay. If he have nothing, Then he hath been sold for his theft. If the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, Whether ox or ass or sheep, Double he repayeth. When a man depastureth a field or vineyard, And hath sent out his beast, And it hath pastured in the field of another, Of the best of his field, And the best of his vineyard, He doth repay. When fire goeth forth, And hath found thorns, And a stack or the standing corn, Or the field hath been consumed, He who causeth the burning doth certainly repay. When a man doth give unto his neighbor silver Or vessels to keep, And it hath been stolen out of the man's house, If the thief is found, He repayeth double. If the thief is not found, Then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, Whether he hath not put forth his hand Against the work of his neighbor. For every matter of transgression, For ox, for ass, for sheep, For raiment, for any lost thing Of which it is said that it is his, Unto God cometh the matter of them both, He whom God doth condemn, He repayeth double to his neighbor. When a man doth give unto his neighbor an ass, Or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, And it hath died, or hath been hurt, Or taken captive, none seeing, An oath of Jehovah is between them both, That he hath not put forth his hand Against the work of his neighbor, And its owner hath accepted, And he doth not repay. But if it is certainly stolen from him, He doth repay to its owner. If it is certainly torn, he bringeth it in, A witness, the torn thing he doth not repay. And when a man doth ask anything from his neighbor, And it hath been hurt, or hath died, Its owner not being with it, He doth certainly repay. If its owner is with it, he doth not repay. If it is a hired thing, it hath come for its hire. And when a man doth entice a virgin Who is not betrothed and hath lain with her, He doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife. If her father utterly refused to give her to him, Money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins, A witch thou dost not keep alive. Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death. He who is sacrificing to a god, Saved to Jehovah alone, is devoted. And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, Nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been In the land of Egypt. Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict, If thou dost really afflict him, Surely if he at all cry unto me, I certainly hear his cry, And mine anger hath burned, And I have slain you by the sword, And your wives have been widows, And your sons orphans. If thou dost lend my poor people with thee money, Thou art not to him as a usurer, Thou dost not lay on him usury. If thou dost at all take in pledge The garment of thy neighbor, During the going in of the sun, Thou dost return it to him, For it alone is his covering, It is his garment for his skin. Wherein doth he lie down, And it hath come to pass, When he doth cry unto me, That I have heard, for I am gracious. God, thou dost not revile, And a prince among thy people, Thou dost not curse. Thy fullness and thy liquids, Thou dost not delay, The first born of thy sons, Thou dost give to me. So thou dost to thine ox, To thy sheep. Seven days it is with its dam, On the eighth day, Thou dost give it to me, And ye are holy men to me, And flesh torn in the field, Ye do not eat, To a dog ye do cast it. Chapter 23 Thou dost not lift up a vain report, Thou dost not put thy hand With a wicked man to be a violent witness, Thou art not after many to evil, Nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, To turn aside after many to cause others to turn aside, And a poor man thou dost not honor in his strife. When thou meetest thine enemy's ox, Or his ass going astray, Thou dost certainly turn it back to him. When thou seeest the ass of him Who is hating thee, Crouching under its burden, Then thou hast ceased from leaving it to it, Thou dost certainly leave it with him. Thou dost not turn aside the judgment Of thy needy one in his strife. From a false matter, Thou dost keep far off, And an innocent and righteous man, Thou dost not slay, For I do not justify a wicked man. And a bribe thou dost not take, For the bribe bindeth the open-eyed, And perverteth the words of the righteous. And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, And ye, ye have known the soul of the sojourner, For sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt. And six years thou dost so thy land, And hast gathered its increase, And the seventh thou dost release it, And hast left it, And the needy of thy people have eaten, And they're leaving doth the beast of the field eat. So dost thou to thy vineyard, To thine olive-yard. Six days thou dost do thy work, And on the seventh day thou dost rest, So that thine ox and thine ass doth rest, And the son of thine handmaid, And the sojourner is refreshed. And in all that which I have said unto you, Ye do take heed, And the name of other gods, Ye do not mention, It is not heard on thy mouth. Three times thou dost keep a feast to me in a year, The feast of unleavened things thou dost keep, Seven days thou dost eat unleavened things, As I have commanded thee, At the time appointed in the month of Abib, For in it thou hast come forth out of Egypt, And ye do not appear in my presence empty, And the feast of harvest, The first fruits of thy works, Which thou sowest in the field, And the feast of the ingathering, In the outgoing of the year, In thy gathering thy works out of the field. Three times in a year do all thy males Appear before the face of the Lord Jehovah. Thou dost not sacrifice on a fermented thing The blood of my sacrifice, And the fat of my festival doth not remain till morning. The beginning of the first fruits of thy ground Thou dost bring into the house of Jehovah by God. Thou dost not boil a kid in its mother's milk. Lo, I am sending a messenger before thee To keep thee in the way, And to bring thee in unto the place which I have prepared. Be watchful because of his presence, And hearken to his voice, Rebel not against him, For he beareth not with your transgression, For my name is in his heart. For if thou diligently hearken to his voice, And hast done all that which I speak, Then I have been at enmity with thine enemies, And have distressed those distressing thee. For my messenger goeth before thee, And hath brought thee in unto the Amorite, And the Hittite, and the Parasite, and the Canaanite, The Hivite, and the Jebusite, And I have cut them off. Thou dost not bow thyself to their gods, Nor serve them, nor do according to their doings, But dost utterly devote them, And thoroughly break their standing pillars. And ye have served Jehovah your God, And he hath blessed thy bread and thy water, And I have turned aside sickness from thine heart. There is not a miscarrying and barren one in thy land, The number of thy days I fulfill. My terror I send before thee, And I have put to death all the people Among whom thou comest, And I have given the neck of all thine enemies unto thee. And I have sent the Hornet before thee, And it hath cast out the Hivite, The Canaanite, and the Hittite from before thee. I cast them not out from before thee in one year, Lest the land be a desolation, And the beast of the field hath multiplied against thee. Little by little I cast them out from before thee, Till thou art fruitful, and hast inherited the land. And I have set thy border from the Red Sea, Even unto the sea of the Philistines, And from the wilderness unto the river, For I give into your hand the inhabitants of the land, And thou hast cast them out from before thee. Thou dost not make a covenant with them and with their gods. They do not dwell in thy land, Lest they cause thee to sin against me When thou serviced their gods, When it becomeeth a snare to thee. And unto Moses he said, Come up unto Jehovah, thou and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, And ye have bowed yourselves afar off. And Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah, And they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him. And Moses cometh in and recounteth to the people All the words of Jehovah, and all the judgments, And all the people answer one voice and say, All the words which Jehovah hath spoken, we do. And Moses righteth all the words of Jehovah, And riseth early in the morning, And buildeth an altar under the hill, And twelve standing pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sendeth the youths of the sons of Israel, And they cause burnt offerings to ascend, And sacrifices of peace offerings to Jehovah, calves. And Moses taketh half of the blood, And puteth in basins, And half of the blood hath he sprinkled on the altar. And he taketh the book of the Covenant, And proclaimeth in the ears of the people, And they say, All that which Jehovah hath spoken, we do and obey. And Moses taketh the blood, And sprinkleeth on the people, And sayeth, Lo, the blood of the Covenant, Which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these things. And Moses goeth up, Aaron also, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, And they see the God of Israel, And under his feet is as the white work of the sapphire, And as the substance of the heavens for purity, And unto those of the sons of Israel who are near, He hath not put forth his hand, And they see God and eat and drink. And Jehovah sayeth unto Moses, Come up unto me to the mount and be there, And I give to thee the tables of stone, And the law and the command which I have written, To direct them. And Moses riseth, Joshua his minister also, And Moses goeth up unto the mount of God, And unto the elders he hath said, Abide ye for us in this place, Until that we turn back unto you, And lo, Aaron and Hur are with you, He who hath matters doth come nigh unto them. And Moses goeth up unto the mount, And the cloud covereth the mount. And the honor of Jehovah doth tapernacle on Mount Sinai, And the cloud covereth it six days, And he calleth unto Moses on the seventh day From the midst of the cloud, And the appearance of the honor of Jehovah Is as a consuming fire on the top of the mount Before the eyes of the sons of Israel, And Moses goeth into the midst of the cloud, And goeth up unto the mount, And Moses is on the mount forty days and forty nights. Chapter 25 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the sons of Israel, And they take for me a heave offering, From every man whose heart impelleth him, Ye do take my heave offering. And this is the heave offering which ye take from them, Gold and silver and brass, And blue and purple and scarlet and linen and goat's hair, And ram's skins made red, And badger's skins and shit him wood, Oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, And for the perfume of the spices, Shoham stones and stones for setting for an ephod, And for a breast plate. And they have made for me a sanctuary, And I have tabernacled in their midst, According to all that which I am shoeing thee, The pattern of the tabernacle, And the pattern of all its vessels, Even so ye do make it. And they have made an ark of shit him wood, Two cubits and a half its length, And a cubit and a half its breadth, And a cubit and a half its height, And thou hast overlaid it with pure gold, Within and without thou dost overlay it, And thou hast made on it a ring of gold round about, And thou hast cast for it four rings of gold, And hast put them on its four feet, Even two rings on its one side, And two rings on its second side, And thou hast made staves of shit him wood, And hast overlaid them with gold, And hast brought the staves into the rings On the sides of the ark, To bear the ark by them, In the rings of the ark are the staves, They are not turned aside from it, And thou hast put unto the ark the testimony Which I give unto thee, And thou hast made a mercy seat of pure gold, Two cubits and a half its length, And a cubit and a half its breadth, And thou hast made two cherubs of gold, Beat and work dost thou make them, At the two ends of the mercy seat, And make thou one cherub at the end on this side, And one cherub at the end on that, At the mercy seat ye do make the cherubs, On its two ends. And the cherubs have been spreading out wings on high, Covering the mercy seat over with their wings, And their faces are one towards another, Towards the mercy seat are the faces of the cherubs, And thou hast put the mercy seat on the ark above, And unto the ark thou dost put the testimony Which I give unto thee. And I have met with thee there, And have spoken with thee from off the mercy seat, From between the two cherubs, Which are on the ark of the testimony, All that which I command thee concerning the sons of Israel. And thou hast made a table of shittimwood, Two cubits its length, And a cubit its breadth, And a cubit and a half its height, And hast overlaid it with pure gold, And hast made for it a crown of gold round about, And hast made for it a border of a hand breadth round about, And hast made a crown of gold to its border round about, And thou hast made to it four rings of gold, And hast put the rings on the four corners Which are to its four feet. Over against the border are the rings For places for staves to bear the table, And thou hast made the staves of shittimwood, And hast overlaid them with gold, And the table hath been borne with them. And thou hast made its dishes, And its bowls, and its covers, And its cups with which they pour out, Of pure gold thou dost make them, And thou hast put on the table Bread of the presence before me continually. And thou hast made a candlestick of pure gold, Of beaten work is the candlestick made, Its base, and its branch, its calyxes, Its knobs, and its flowers are of the same. And six branches are coming out of its sides, Three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, And three branches of the candlestick out of the second side. Three calyxes made like almonds in the one branch, A knob and a flower, And three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, A knob and a flower, So for the six branches which are coming out from the candlestick, And in the candlestick are four calyxes made like almonds, Its knobs and its flowers, And a knob under two branches of the same, And a knob under two branches of the same, And a knob under two branches of the same, Are to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick, Their nobs and their branches are of the same, all of it one beaten work of pure gold, and thou hast made it seven lamps, and one hath caused its lights to go up, and it hath given light over against its front, and its snuffers and its snuff-dishes are of pure gold, of a talent of pure gold he doth make it with all these vessels, and see thou and do them by their pattern which thou art shun in the mount. The end of chapters twenty-one through twenty-five of the book of Exodus from the Young's literal translation. Recording by Mark Penfold.