Israel departs from Egypt. Ordinance of the Passover. Consecration of the First-born a ver. 39 22; 11. 2,3; Ps. 105. 37 d Num. 33. 3, 4 € ch. 38. 26; Num. 1. 46; 2. 32; "their dough before it was leavened, d C 37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children. 38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were *thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victuals. 40 Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was 'four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the *selfsame day it came to pass, that 'all the hosts of Jehovah went out from the land of Egypt. 42 " It is la night to be much observed unto Jehovah for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of Jehovah, to be much observed of all the children of Israel throughout their generations. 43 And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no foreigner eat thereof; 44 but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 45 A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to Jehovah, let all his males be circumeised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one 3 1 Or, a night of watching unto Jehovah 20%, this same night is a night of watching unto Jhorah for all &c. 3 Heb. do it. 11. 21; 26. 51 that is born in the land: but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 One law shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they Num. 11. 451 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that Jehovah did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. ch. 17. 3; Num 20. 19; 32. 1; Dt. 3. 19 ch. 11. 1 Gen. 15. 13, 16; Acts 7. 6; Gal. 3. 17 k ver. 17 6. 6 ch. 3. 8, 10; ch. 13. 10; 34. 18; Dt. 16. 1 " ver. 11 • ver. 48 P Gen. 17. 13; Lev. 22. 11 Num. 9. 12; Jn. 19. 36 Num. 9. 13, 14 'Lev. 24. 22; Num. 15. 15, 16, 29 t ver. 12, 13, 15; ch. 22. 29; Lk. 2. 23 " ch. 3. 20; 6. 1 ch. 12. 19 * ch. 12. 2 ch. 3. 8, 17; ch. 12. 25 a ch. 12. 15-20 13 3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of 'bondage; for "by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place: "there shall no leavened bread be eaten. 4 This day ye go forth in the "month Abib. 5 And it shall be, when Jehovahshall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this Josh. 24.11 service in this month. 6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Jehovah. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders. b ver. 14; ch.8 And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which Jehovah did for me when I came forth out of Egypt. ver. 16; ch. 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of Jehovah may be in thy mouth for with a strong hand hath Jehovah brought thee out of Egypt. 10 Thou shalt therefore ver. 5; ch. keep this ordinance in its season from year to year. Consecration of the First-born. How the People were led. The People are pursued by Pharaoh ling which thou hast that cometh of a beast; the males shall be Jehovah's. 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck: and all the first-born of man among y sons shalt thou redeem. 14 And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: 15 and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem. 16 And dit shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt. 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: 18 but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea : and the children of Israel went up farmed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night: 22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people. 14 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before a ch. 34. 20 27; Dt. 6. 20 ver. 9 d ver. 9 14. 1-4 4. 12, 13 24, 25; A ch. 12. 37; i ch. 14. 19, * Num. 33. *Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and sea. 5 10. 2, 12. 26, the sea, before Baal-zephon: over against it shall ye encamp by the 3 And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4 And Josh. 1. 14; I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah. And they did so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: 7 and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. 8 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: for the children of Israel went out with a high 3; Acts 13. hand. 9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baalzephon. I ver. 17; • ver. 4 P Num. 33. 17 1 ver. 2 r Neh. 9. 9 $ ch. 5. 21; 10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid and the children of Israel cried out unto Jehovah. 11 And they 15. 24; 16.2 said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt? 12 Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 13 And Moses said unto the people, 'Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen t ch. 20. 20; The Egyptian Host destroyed. Song of Moses and Miriam to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 15 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me! speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. C 16 And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. 17 And I, behold, I will 1harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 3. 22 20; 17.5,6; 9, 11; Is. d ver. 4 22 " ver. 16; ch. 7. 19 Josh. 3.17; 9. 11 15.8 " ver. 4, 17 9 Ps. 78. 53; T 106. 11 ver. 22; 4 26 And Jehovah said unto Moses, P Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked upon "dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the seashore. 31 And Israel saw the great 6 work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the peoPs. 106. 12 ple feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses. Ps. 66. 6; 18 And the Egyptians shall know " PB. 106. 12; * Is. 12. 5; y Is. 12. 2 * Ps. 48. 14 b ch. 14. 14 • ch. 3. 15; 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah caused the sea to go back by Jer. 51. 21 a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and 'the waters were divided. 22 * And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and 'the waters were a wall unto them on their right ach. 3. 6, 15 hand, and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his char- & ch. 14. 6, 7, iots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass in the morning watch, that "Jehovah looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians. 25 And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the 9 Ps. 2.9 face of Israel; 'for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians. Song of Moses and Miriam. Israel at Marah. Bitter Waters made sweet. Israel at Elim and the Wilderness of Sin Thou sendest forth thy wrath,d Ps. 78. 13 it consumeth them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nos ch. 14. 6 / ch. 14. 27 y ver. 5 For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with trils the waters were piled ch. 8.10; 9. his horsemen into the sea, and 14; Dt. 3. 24; Ps. 71. 19; Mic. 7. 18 1 Is. 6. 3; Rev. 4. 8 * Ps. 22. 23 Ps. 72. 18; 136. 4 Tver. 6 " ver. 16; Jehovah brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea. 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out Neh. 9. 12; after her with timbrels and with dances. 21 And Miriam answered them, Ps. 77. 15, 20 • ver. 17; Ps. 78. 54 I will draw my sword, my hand P Dt. 2. 25; shall destroy them. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty waters. 11 Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Hab. 3. 7 9 Gen. 36. 15 * Num. 22. 3, 4; Ps. 114. 4, 6, 7 * Josh. 2. 9, 11, 24 t ch. 23. 27 25. 37 " ver. 13; Ps. 74. 2 * ch. 23. 20; 32. 34 * Fearful in praises, 'doing Ps. 44. 2; wonders? m 12 Thou stretchedst out " thy right hand, The earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in thy lovingkindness hast "led the people that thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation. 14 The peoples have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them : All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away. 16 Terror and dread falleth upon them; By the greatness of thine arm Till the people pass over that 80. 8, 15 * Ps. 2. 6; 78. 54, 68 a Pg. 68. 16: 76. 2; 132. 14 'Sing ye to Jehovah, for he Shath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 0 22 * And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went "ver. 6; 18. out into 'the wilderness of "Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 And when they came to " Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called 4 Marah. 24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? 25 And he cried unto Jehovah; and Jehovah showed him "a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them; 26 and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, 'I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am "Jehovah that healeth thee. Quails and Manna sent. The Gathering of the Manna The People marmar for Food. Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness: 3 and the children of Israel said unto them, "Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. d Neh. 9. 16; Ps. 78. 23 d ch. 15. 25 ver. 12 9 Num. 14. Num. 16. 11 iNum. 16. 16 k ver. 7 Num. 11. 31; Ps. 78. 25; 105. 40 m Num. 11. 7-9 " ver. 31 • ver. 4 the face of the wilderness "a small 2 round thing, small as the hoarfrost on the ground. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, 3 What is it? for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, "It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat. 16 This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded. Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent. 17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less. 18 And when they measured it much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. 19 And Moses said 4 ver. 23; ch. unto them, "Let no man leave of it till the morning. 20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was wroth with them. 12. 10; 23. 18 4 Then said Jehovah unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not. 5 And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which Cor. 8. 15 with an omer, "he that gathered they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that Jehovah hath brought you out from the land of Egypt; 7 and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of Jehovah; for that he heareth your murmurings against Jehovah: and what are we, that ye murmur against us? 8 And Moses said, This shall be, when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him; and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah. 9 And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before Jehovah; for he hath heard your murmurings. 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of Jehovah appeared in the cloud. 11 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, 'At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God. r ver. 5 น ch. 34. 31 t ch. 20. 8; 9. 14 ver. 19 21 And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. 22" And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 And he said unto them, This is that which Jehovah hath spoken, To-morrow is a 23. 12; Neh. solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto Jehovah bake that which ye will bake, and boil that which ye will boil; and "all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. 24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm therein. 25 And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field. 26 Six days ye shall gather it but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be 27 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people to gather, and they found none. 28 And Jehovah said unto Moses, *How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? 29 See, " ver. 20 * Ps. 78. 10 none. 2 Or, flake 3 Or, It is manna Heb. man hu. |