\NormalFont\ShortTitle{EXODUS}
{\MTB This book contains the account of God enabling his people, the Israeli people, to escape from Egypt and of giving some laws forthem. We call this book
\par }{\MT Exodus

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH The Egyptians caused the Israeli people to suffer greatly
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
sons
of
Jacob
who
went
to
Egypt
with
him
along
with
their
families
were
\VS{2}Reuben,
Simeon,
Levi,
Judah,
\VS{3}Issachar,
Zebulun,
Benjamin,
\VS{4}Dan,
Naphtali,
Gad,
and
Asher.
\VS{5}Altogether
there
were 70
people
{\ADD{
who
went
with}}
Jacob.
That
included
his
{\ADD{
sons,
his
grandsons,
and
two great-grandsons}}.
{\ADD{
His
son}}
Joseph
was
already
in
Egypt.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}{\ADD{
Eventually}}
Joseph
and
his
{\ADD{
older
and
younger}}
brothers
and
everyone
{\ADD{
else
in
their
family
who
lived}} ◄in
that
generation/at
that
time►
died.
\VS{7}But
Jacob’s
descendants
kept
giving
birth
to
many
children [IDM].
The
number
{\ADD{
of
his
descendants}}
kept
becoming
larger
and
larger.
As
a
result,
there
were
so
many
of
them
that
they
were
everywhere
in
Egypt (OR,
that
they
{\ADD{
became
a
threat}}
to
the
Egyptians).
\VS{8}Then
{\ADD{
several
hundred
years
later}},
a
new
king
began
to
rule [MTY]
in
Egypt.
He
did
not
know
{\ADD{
what}}
Joseph
{\ADD{
had
done
for
the
people
of
Egypt
long
ago}}.
\VS{9}He
said
to
his
people, “Look
{\ADD{
at
what
has
happened}}!
The Israeli
people
have
become
so
numerous
and
so
powerful
that
they
{\ADD{
now
might
conquer}}
us!
\VS{10}We
must
find
a
way
to
control
them!
If
we
do
not
do
that,
their
population
will
continue
to
grow.
Then,
if
enemies [PRS]
attack
us,
they
will
join
with
our
enemies
and
fight
against
us,
and
they
will
escape
from
{\ADD{
our}}
land.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}So
{\ADD{
the
king
and
his
officials}}
put
supervisors
over
the Israeli
people
to
cause
them
to
suffer
very
much
by
{\ADD{
forcing
them}}
to
work
very
hard.
They
forced
{\ADD{
the Israeli
people
to}}
build
{\ADD{
two}}
cities,
Pithom
and Ramses,
in
which
to
store
{\ADD{
supplies
for
the
king/government}}.
\VS{12}But
the
more
cruelly
they
treated
the
{\ADD{Israeli
people}},
the
bigger
the Israeli
{\ADD{
population}}
grew,
and
they
became
more
numerous
all
over
{\ADD{
the
land}}.
So
the
Egyptian
people
began
to
be
afraid
of
the Israeli
people.
\VS{13}They
forced
the Israeli
people
to
work
very
hard,
\VS{14}and
by
making
them
slaves,
they
made
their
lives
miserable.
They
{\ADD{
forced
them}}
to
{\ADD{
build
many
buildings
with}}
mortar
and
bricks.
{\ADD{
They
also
forced
them
to
do}}
other
work
in
the
fields.
{\ADD{
In
making
them
do
all
this
work,
the
Egyptian
officials
treated
them}}
ruthlessly/cruelly.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}There
were
two
Hebrew ◄midwives/women
who
helped
the
women
when
they
were
giving
birth►. [Hebrew
means
the
same
as Israeli.]
The
names
of
the
women
were
Shiphrah
and
Puah.
The
king
of
Egypt
said
to
{\ADD{
those
two
women}},
\VS{16}“When
you
help
the
Hebrew
women
when
they
are
giving
birth [MTY],
if
{\ADD{
the
baby
that
is
born}}
is
a
boy,
you
must
kill
it.
If
{\ADD{
the
baby}}
is
a
girl,
you ◄may
let
it
live/do
not
have
to
kill
them►.”
\VS{17}But
the
midwives
feared/revered
God.
So
they
did
not
do
what
the
king
told
them
to
do.
They
allowed
the
baby
boys
to
live.
\VS{18}So
the
king
summoned
the
{\ADD{
two}}
midwives
and
said
to
them, “Why
are
you
doing
this?
Why
are
you
letting
the
baby
boys
live?”
\VS{19}{\ADD{
One
of}}
the
midwives
replied
to
the
king, “{\ADD{
You
need
to
realize
that}}
the
Hebrew
women
are
not
like
the
Egyptian
women.
The
Hebrew
women
are
very
strong/healthy.
They
give
birth
{\ADD{
to
their
babies}}
before
we
can
get
to
them
{\ADD{
to
help
them}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}So
God
acted
kindly
toward
the
midwives,
and
the
{\ADD{
Hebrew}}
people
became
even
more
numerous
and
strong.
\VS{21}Furthermore,
because
the
midwives
feared/revered
God,
he
enabled
them
also
to
give
birth
to
children.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Then
the
king
commanded
all ◄the
{\ADD{
Egyptian}}
people/his
{\ADD{advisors}}►: “You
must
throw
into
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
every
baby
boy
born
that
the
{\ADD{
Hebrew
women}}
give
birth
to!
But
you
can
allow
the
baby
girls
to
live.”

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH After Moses was born he was later adopted by the king’s daughter
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}◄There
was
a
man
who/My
father►
was
descended
from
{\ADD{
Jacob’s
son}}
Levi.
He
married
a
woman
who
was
{\ADD{
also}}
descended
from
Levi.
\VS{2}She
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to ◄a
baby
boy/me►.
When
she
saw
that
he/I
was
a
good-looking
baby,
she
hid
him/me
for
three
months,
{\ADD{
because
she
was
not
willing
to
do
what
the
king
commanded}}.
\VS{3}When
she
was
unable
to ◄hide
him/me/keep
it
a
secret►
any
longer,
she
got
a
basket
made
from
tall
reeds.
She
covered
the
basket
with
tar ◄{\ADD{
to
make
it waterproof/so
water
could
not
get
in}}►.
Then
she
put
him/me
in
the
basket
and
put
the
basket
in
{\ADD{
the
water}}
in
the
middle
of
the
tall
grass
at
the
edge
of
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}.
\VS{4}His/My
older
sister
was
standing
not
far
away,
{\ADD{
watching
to
see}}
what
would
happen
to
him/me.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}{\ADD{
Soon}}
the
king’s
daughter
went
down
to
the
river
to
bathe.
Her
female
servants
were
walking
along
the riverbank.
She
saw
the
basket
amid
the
tall
grass
{\ADD{
in
the
river}}.
So
she
sent
{\ADD{
one
of}}
her
servants
to
get
it.
\VS{6}When
{\ADD{
the
servant
brought
the
basket
to
her}},
she
opened
it,
and
was
surprised
to
see ◄a
baby
that
was/me►,
crying.
She
felt
sorry
for
him/me,
and
said, “This
{\ADD{
must}}
be
one
of
the
Hebrews’
babies.”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Then ◄the baby’s/my►
{\ADD{
older}}
sister
{\ADD{
approached}}
the
king’s
daughter
and
said, “Do
you
want
me
to
go
and
find
someone
from
among
the
Hebrew
women
who
will
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
nurse
the
baby
for
you?”
\VS{8}The
king’s
daughter
said
to
her, “{\ADD{
Yes}},
go
{\ADD{
and
find
one}}.”
So
the
girl
went
and
summoned ◄the baby’s/my►
mother.
\VS{9}The
king’s
daughter
said
to
her, “{\ADD{
Please}}
take
this
baby
and
nurse
him
for
me.
I
will
pay
you
{\ADD{
for
doing
that}}.”
So ◄the
woman/my
mother►
took
him/me
and
nursed
him/me.
\VS{10}◄{\ADD{
A
few
years
later}}/when ◄the
child/I►
grew
{\ADD{
older}}►,
she
brought
him/me
to
the
king’s
daughter.
She
adopted
him/me
{\ADD{
as
though
I
was}}
her
own
son.
She
named
him/me
Moses,
{\ADD{
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words ‘pull out’}},
because
she
said “I
pulled
him
out
of
the
water.”
\par }{\SH Moses,
after murdering
an
Egyptian,
escaped
to
Midian
and
later
married
Zipporah
\par }{\PP \VS{11}One
day,
after
Moses/I
had
grown
up,
he/I
went
out
{\ADD{
of
the
palace
area}}
to
see
his/my
people,
{\ADD{
the
Hebrews}}.
He/I
saw
how
they
were
being
{\ADD{
forced
to
work}}
very
hard.
He/I
{\ADD{
also}}
saw
an
Egyptian
{\ADD{
man}}
beating
one
of
his/my
Hebrew
people.
\VS{12}He/I
looked
around
{\ADD{
to
see
if
anyone
was
watching}}.
Seeing
no
one,
he/I
killed
the
Egyptian
man
and
buried
his
{\ADD{
body}}
in
the
sand.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}The
next
day
he/I
returned
{\ADD{
to
the
same
place}}.
He/I
was
surprised
to
see
two
Hebrew
men
who
were
fighting
{\ADD{
each
other}}.
He/I
said
to
the
man
who
started
the
fight, “Why
are
you ◄you
should
not
be►
striking
your
fellow
{\ADD{
Hebrew}}.”
\VS{14}The
man
replied, “◄Who
made
you
our
ruler
and
judge?/No
one
made
you
our
ruler
and
judge!► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
You
have
no
right
to interfere
with
us}}
Are
you
going
to
kill
me
just
like
you
killed
that
Egyptian
man
{\ADD{
yesterday}}?”
Then
Moses/I
was
afraid,
{\ADD{
because}}
he/I
thought, “{\ADD{
Since
that
man
knows
what
I
did}},
surely
{\ADD{
other
people}}
know,
{\ADD{
too}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\ADD{
And
that
was
correct}}.
The
king
heard
about
what
he/I
had
done
{\ADD{
to
that
Egyptian.
So
he
ordered
his
soldiers
to}}
execute/kill
Moses/me.
But
he/I
fled
from
the
king
{\ADD{
and
left
Egypt.
He/I
traveled
east
to}}
the
Midian
{\ADD{
region}}
and
started
to
live
there.
\VS{16}The
man
who
was
the ◄priest/one
who
offered
the
people’s
gifts
to
God►
for
the
Midian
people,
{\ADD{
whose
name
was
Jethro}},
had
seven
daughters.
{\ADD{
One
day}}
as
Moses/I
sat
down
beside
a
well,
those
girls
came
{\ADD{
to
the
well}}
and
got
water,
and
filled
the
troughs
in
order
to
give
water
to
their
father’s
flock
{\ADD{
of
sheep}}.
\VS{17}Some ◄shepherds/men
who
took
care
of
other
sheep►
came
and
started
to
chase
away
the
girls.
But
Moses/I
helped/rescued
the
girls,
and
got
water
for
their
sheep.
\VS{18}When
the
girls
returned
to
their
father
{\ADD{
Jethro}},
{\ADD{
whose
other
name
is}}
Reuel,
he
asked
them, “How
is
it
that
you
were
able
to
{\ADD{
give
water
to
the
sheep
and}}
come
home
so
quickly
today?”
\VS{19}They
replied, “A
man
from
Egypt
kept [MTY]
other
shepherds
from
sending
us
away.
He
also
got
water
for
us
{\ADD{
from
the
well}}
and
gave
water
to
the
flock
{\ADD{
of
sheep}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}He
said
to
his
daughters, “Where
is
he? ◄Why
did
you
leave
him
{\ADD{
out
there}}?/You
should
not
leave
him
{\ADD{
out
there}}!► [RHQ]
Invite
him
{\ADD{
in}},
so
he
can
have
something
to
eat [MTY]!”
\VS{21}{\ADD{
So
they
did}},
and
Moses/I
{\ADD{
accepted
and
ate
with
them}}.
And
Moses/I
decided
to
live
there.
Later
Jethro
gave
him/me
his
daughter
Zipporah
{\ADD{
to
be
his/my
wife}}.
\VS{22}Later
she
gave
birth
to
a
son,
and
Moses/I
named
him
Gershom,
{\ADD{
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words
that
mean ‘foreigner’}},
because
he/I
said, “I
am
living
as
a
foreigner
in
{\ADD{
this}}
land.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Many
years
later
the
king
of
Egypt
died.
The Israeli
people
{\ADD{
in
Egypt}}
were
still
groaning
because
of
the
{\ADD{
hard
work
they
had
to
do
as}}
slaves.
They
called
out
for
{\ADD{
someone
to}}
help
them,
and
God
heard
them
call
out [PRS].
\VS{24}He
heard
them
groaning.
And
he ◄thought
about/did
not
forget►
that
he
had
solemnly
promised
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
{\ADD{
to
bless
their
descendants}}.
\VS{25}God
saw
how
the Israeli
people
were
{\ADD{
being
badly
treated}},
and
he
was
concerned
about
them.

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH God talked to Moses from inside a burning bush, and told him to lead his people out of Egypt
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Moses/I
was
taking
care
of
the
sheep
that
belonged
to
his/my
father-in-law
Jethro,
the
priest
of
the
Midian
{\ADD{
people}}.
He/I
led
the
flock
across
the
desert
and
came
to
Horeb,
{\ADD{
the
mountain
that
was
later
called
Sinai}},
the ◄mountain
that
{\ADD{
had
been
dedicated
to}}
God/taboo
mountain►.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
One
day}}
Yahweh ◄appeared/revealed
himself►
to
him/me,
{\ADD{
looking
like}}
an
angel.
The
angel
appeared
in
a
flame
of
fire
in
the
middle
of
a
bush
{\ADD{
that
was
burning}}.
Moses/I
looked
at
it,
and
he/I
was
surprised
that
the
bush
was
burning,
but
it
was
not
burning
up.
\VS{3}Moses/I
thought, “I
will
go
closer
and
try
to
see
this
strange
sight!
Why
is
the
bush
not
burning
up?”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}When
Yahweh
saw
that
he/I
had
come
closer,
he
called
to
Moses/me
from
the
middle
of
the
bush,
saying, “Moses!
Moses!”
He/I
replied, “{\ADD{
Yes}},
here
I
am.”
\VS{5}Yahweh
said, “Do
not
come
closer!
{\ADD{
Because
I
am
God}},
the
ground
on
which
you
are
standing
is
holy/taboo.
So
take
off
your
sandals
{\ADD{
to
show
respect
to
me}}.”
\VS{6}Then
he
said, “I
am
God,
whom
your
ancestors
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
{\ADD{
worshiped}}.”
So
Moses/I
covered
his/my
face,
because
he/I
was
afraid
{\ADD{
that
God
would
kill
him/me}}
if
he/I
looked
at
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Then
Yahweh
said, “I
have
seen
how
cruelly
{\ADD{
they
are treating}}
my
people
in
Egypt.
I
have
heard
them ◄wailing/crying
out►
{\ADD{
for
help}}
because
of
what
the slave-drivers
{\ADD{
are
forcing
them
to
do}}.
I
know
how
my
people
are
suffering.
\VS{8}So
I
have
come
down
{\ADD{
from
heaven}}
to
rescue
them
from
the
Egyptians [SYN].
I
have
come
to
bring
them
up
from
that
land
{\ADD{
to
the highlands
in
Canaan}}.
I
will
bring
them
to
a
land
that
is
good/fertile
and
that
has
plenty
of
space.
It
will
be
very
good
for
raising
livestock
and
growing
crops [MTY].
It
is
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus
{\ADD{
live}}.
\VS{9}Truly
I
have
now
heard
my Israeli
people
crying [PRS].
I
have
seen
how
the
Egyptians
oppress
them.
\VS{10}So
you
go
{\ADD{
back}}
to
Egypt.
I
am
sending
you
to
the
king,
in
order
that
{\ADD{
he
may
permit}}
you
to
bring
my
people,
the Israeli
people,
out
of
Egypt.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}But
Moses/I
replied, “I
am
not
a well-known
person [RHQ]! ◄I
cannot
go
to
the
king
and
{\ADD{
ask
him
to
permit
me}}
to
bring
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt!/How
can
I
go
to
the
king
and
{\ADD{
ask
him
to
allow
me
to}}
bring
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt?►” [RHQ]
\VS{12}God
replied, “I
will
be
with
you.
And
when
you
bring
{\ADD{
my}}
people
out
of
Egypt,
all
of
you
will
worship
me
{\ADD{
right}}
here
on
this
mountain.
That
will
prove
that
I
am
the
one
who
sent
you
{\ADD{
to
them}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Moses/I
said
to
God, “If
I
go
to
the Israeli
people
and
say
to
them, ‘God,
the
one
your
ancestors
{\ADD{
worshiped}},
has
sent
me
to
you,’
and
they
ask
me, ‘What
is
his
name?’,
what
shall
I
say
to
them?”
\VS{14}God
replied, “I
AM
who
I
AM.”
And
he
said, “Tell
the Israeli
people
that
the
one
who
is
{\ADD{
named}} ‘I AM’
has
sent
me
to
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}God
also
said
to
Moses/me, “Say
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘Yahweh
God,
the
one
your
ancestors
{\ADD{
worshiped}},
the
one
that
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob
{\ADD{
worshiped}},
has
sent
me
to
you.’
This
name,
{\ADD{
Yahweh}},
will
be
my
name
forever.
That
is
the
name
that
{\ADD{
people
in}}
all
future
generations
{\ADD{
must
use
when
they
talk
about/to}}
me.
\VS{16}Go
{\ADD{
to
Egypt}}
and
gather
together
the
elders/leaders
of
the Israeli
people,
and
say
to
them, ‘Yahweh
God,
the
one
your
ancestors
{\ADD{
worshiped}},
the
one
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
{\ADD{
worshiped}},
appeared
to
me.
He
said
to
him/me, “I
have
been
watching
closely
what
the
Egyptian
people
have
done
to
you.
\VS{17}I
promise
that
I
will
rescue
you
from
being
oppressed
in
Egypt,
and
{\ADD{
I
will
take
you}}
to
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus
{\ADD{
live}}.
It
is
a
land
good
for
raising
livestock
and
growing
crops [MTY].” ’
\VS{18}My
people
will
do
what
you
say.
Then
you
and
their
leaders
must
go
to
the
king
of
Egypt,
and
you
must
say
to
him, ‘Yahweh,
who
is
God,
the
one
we
Hebrews
{\ADD{
worship}},
has
revealed
himself
to
us.
So
now
we
ask
you
to
allow
us
to
travel
for
three
days
to
{\ADD{
a
place
in}}
the
desert,
in
order
that
there
we
may
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
our
God.’
\VS{19}But
I
know
that
the
king
of
Egypt
will
allow
you
to
go
only
if
he
realizes
I
am
{\ADD{
more}}
powerful [MTY]
{\ADD{
than
he
is}}.
\VS{20}So
I
will
use
my
power [MTY]
to
strike/punish
{\ADD{
the
people
of}}
Egypt [MTY]
by
performing
many
miracles
there.
Then
he
will
allow
you
to
leave.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
When
that
happens}},
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
respect
you.
{\ADD{
The
result
will
be
that}}
when
you
leave
Egypt, ◄you
will
not
go
empty-handed/they
will
give
you
many
{\ADD{
valuable}}
things
to
take
with
you►.
\VS{22}{\ADD{
At
that
time}},
each
{\ADD{Israeli}}
woman
will
ask
her
{\ADD{
Egyptian}}
neighbors
and
each
{\ADD{
Egyptian}}
woman
who
is
living
in
her (OR,
her
neighbor’s)
house
to
{\ADD{
give
her}}
some
silver
and
gold
jewelry
and
some
{\ADD{
nice}}
clothes.
{\ADD{
Each
Egyptian
woman
will
give
them
some}},
and
you
will
put
them
on
your
sons
and
daughters
{\ADD{
to
take
with
you}}.
In
that
way
you
will ◄take
away/confiscate►
the
wealth
of
the
Egyptian
people.”

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH After Moses tried to resist Yahweh’s appointment, Yahweh gave him power to perform miracles
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Moses/I
replied, “But
what
if
{\ADD{
the Israeli
people}} ◄do
not
believe
me/are
not
convinced►
or
not
do
what
I
tell
them?
What
if
they
say, ‘Yahweh
did
not
appear
to
you!’ ”
\VS{2}Yahweh
said
to
him/me, “{\ADD{
Look
at}}
that
thing
you
are
holding
in
your
hand.
What
is
it?”
He/I
replied, “A ◄walking
stick/shepherd’s
stick►.”
\VS{3}He
said, “Throw
it
down
on
the
ground!”
So,
he/I
threw
it
on
the
ground,
and
it
became
a
snake!
And
he/I
ran/jumped
away
from
it.
\VS{4}But
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Reach
down
and
pick
it
up
by
its
tail!”
So
he/I
reached
down
and
caught
it,
and
{\ADD{
when
he/I
picked
it
up}},
it
became
a
stick
in
his/my
hand
{\ADD{
again.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yahweh
said, “{\ADD{
Do
the
same
thing
in
front
of
the Israeli
people}},
in
order
that
they
may
believe
that
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh
God,
the
one
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob
worshiped,
truly
appeared
to
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
again,
saying “Put
your
hand
inside
your
robe [MTY]!”
He/I
did
that.
And
when
he/I
took
it
out
again,
{\ADD{surprisingly}},
his/my
hand
was
white.
It
had
a
skin
disease
{\ADD{
that
made
it}}
as
white
as
snow.
\VS{7}Then
God
said, “Put
your
hand
back
inside
your
robe [MTY]!”
So
he/I
did
that,
and
when
he/I
took
it
out
again, surprisingly,
it
was
normal
again,
just
like
the
rest
of
his/my
body!
\VS{8}God
said, “{\ADD{
You
can
do
that
in
front
of
the Israeli
people,
too}}.
If
they
do
not
pay
attention
to
what
you
say
because
of
{\ADD{
seeing}}
the
first
miracle,
they
will ◄believe
{\ADD{
you/be
convinced►
when
you
perform}}
the
second
miracle.
\VS{9}If
they
do
not
believe
you
or
do
what
you
say,
even
{\ADD{
after
you
perform}}
those
two
miracles,
get
some
water
from
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
and
pour
it
on
the
ground.
{\ADD{
When
you
do
that}},
the
water
from
the
river
that
you
pour
on
the
ground
will
become
blood [MTY] (OR,
{\ADD{
red
like}}
blood).”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Moses/I
replied, “O
Yahweh!
I
am
not
an
eloquent
{\ADD{
speaker}}!
I
was
not
an
eloquent
speaker
before,
and
I
have
not
become
one
since
you
started
talking
to
me!
I
am
not
a
good
speaker [MTY],
and
I
speak
very slowly.”
\VS{11}Then
Yahweh
said
to
him/me, “{\ADD{
You
seem
to
forget}}
who
it
is
that
makes
people
able
to
speak [RHQ]!
Who
is
it
that enables
people
to
be
unable
to
speak
or
unable
to
hear,
or
able
to
see
or
not
to
see?
It
is
I,
Yahweh [RHQ]!
\VS{12}So
start
going
{\ADD{
to
Egypt}},
and
I
will
help
you
to
speak [MTY],
and
I
will
tell
you
what
you
should
say.”
\VS{13}But
he/I
replied, “O,
Yahweh,
I
ask
you,
please
send
someone
else
{\ADD{
instead}}!”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Then
Yahweh
became
very
angry
with
Moses/me.
He
said, “{\ADD{
What
about}}
your
{\ADD{
older}}
brother
Aaron,
who
is
{\ADD{
also}}
a
descendant
of
Levi?
I
know
that
he
is
a
very
good/eloquent
speaker.
He
is
actually
on
his
way
here
{\ADD{
right
now}},
and
he
will
be
very
happy
to
see
you.
\VS{15}You
can
talk
to
him
and
tell
him
what
to
say [MTY],
and
I
will
help
both
of
you [SYN]
to
know
what
to
say [MTY].
And
I
will
tell
you
both
what
you
should
do.
\VS{16}He
will
speak
for
you
to
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people.
He
will
be ◄your
spokesman/as
though
he
was
your
mouth► [MET],
and
you
will
be
to
him
as
though
you
are
{\ADD{
his}}
god.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
Be
sure}}
to
take
with
you
the
walking/shepherd’s
stick
{\ADD{
that
is
in
your
hand}},
because
you
will
perform
miracles
with
it.”
\par }{\SH God’s
instructions
to
Moses
after
Moses
returned
to
Egypt
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Moses/I
returned
to
his/my
father-in-law
Jethro
and
said
to
him, “Please
let
me
go
back
to
Egypt,
to
see
my
fellow Israelis
there.
I
want
to
know
if
they
are
still
alive.”
Jethro
said
to
Moses/me, “Go,
and
may
{\ADD{
God
give
you
inner}}
peace.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me
{\ADD{
before
he/I
left}}
Midian, “You
can
{\ADD{
safely}}
return
to
Egypt,
because
the
men
who
were
wanting
to
kill
you [MTY]
are
{\ADD{
now}}
dead.”
\VS{20}So
Moses/I
took
his/my
wife
and
sons
and
put
them
on
donkeys,
and
they/we
returned
to
Egypt.
And
Moses/I
took
in
his/my
hand
the
stick
that
God
{\ADD{
told
him/me
to
take
along}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “When
you
return
to
Egypt,
be
sure
to
perform
all
the
miracles
that
I
have
given
you
power
{\ADD{
to
do}},
while
the
king
is
watching.
But
I
will
make
him
stubborn [IDM],
with
the
result
that
he
will
not
let
the Israeli
people
leave
{\ADD{
Egypt}}.
\VS{22}Then
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says: “The Israeli
{\ADD{
people}} [MTY]
are
{\ADD{
as
dear
to}}
me
as
firstborn
sons [MET].
\VS{23}I
told
you
to
let
my
people [MTY]
leave
{\ADD{
Egypt}},
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me
{\ADD{
in
the
desert}}.
If
you
refuse
to
let
them
go,
I
warn
you,
I
will
kill
your
firstborn
son!” ’ ”
\par }{\SH Zipporah
circumcised
her
son
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\ADD{
One
night}},
as
they
were
camping
on
the
way
{\ADD{
to
Egypt}},
Yahweh
appeared
to
Moses/me.
He
wanted/threatened
to
kill
Moses/me
{\ADD{
for disobeying
his
command
that
boys/sons
be
circumcised}}.
\VS{25}Then
{\ADD{
his/my
wife}}
Zipporah
took
a
flint
knife
and
circumcised
her
son.
Then
she
touched
the
boy’s
feet (OR,
genitals)
with
the
piece
of
skin
{\ADD{
she
had
cut
off}},
and
she
said, “The
blood
{\ADD{
which
flowed
when
I
circumcised
you}}
will
protect
you
{\ADD{
from
being
harmed
by
Yahweh}} [MET].”
\VS{26}She
said
to
him, “You
are
safe
now [MET]
because
you
have
been
circumcised.”
So
Yahweh
did
not
harm
her
son.
\par }{\SH The Israeli
people
believed
Moses
when
he
and
Aaron
talked
to
them
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Yahweh
said
to
Aaron, “Go
into
the
desert
to
meet/see
Moses!”
So
he
went
{\ADD{
there
from
Egypt}}
and
met
him/me
at
{\ADD{
Sinai}},
the
mountain
dedicated
to
God,
and
{\ADD{
greeted
him/me
by}} kissing
him/me
{\ADD{
on
the
cheek}}.
\VS{28}Moses/I
told
Aaron
everything
that
Yahweh
had
said
to
him/me
when
he
told
him/me
to
return
to
Egypt.
He/I
also
told
Aaron
about
all
the
miracles
that
Yahweh
told
him/me
to
perform.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}{\ADD{
So
Aaron
and
Moses/I}}
returned
{\ADD{
to
Egypt}}.
There
they/we
gathered
together
all
the Israeli
elders/leaders.
\VS{30}Aaron
told
them
everything
that
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me,
and
Aaron
performed
{\ADD{
all}}
the
miracles
as
the
people
watched.
\VS{31}They
believed
{\ADD{
that
what
they/we
were
saying
was
true}}.
When
they
heard
that
Yahweh
had
seen
how
the Israeli
people
were
being
cruelly
oppressed
and
that
he
was
going
to
help
them,
they
bowed
down
and
worshiped
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}.

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH The king refused to let the Israeli people go after Moses and Aaron talked to him
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Aaron
and
Moses/I
went
to
the
king
and
{\ADD{
one
of
them/us}}
said, “Yahweh
God,
whom
{\ADD{
we}} Israeli
people
{\ADD{
worship}},
says
this
{\ADD{
to
you}}: ‘Let
my
people
go
to
the
desert,
in
order
that
they
may
have
a
feast
to
{\ADD{
honor}}
me!’ ”
\VS{2}But
the
king
said, “Who
is
Yahweh?
Why
should
I
pay
attention
to
what
he
says
and
let
the Israeli
{\ADD{
people}} [MTY]
go?
I
do
not
know
Yahweh!
And
furthermore,
I
will
not
let
the Israeli
{\ADD{
people}}
go!”
\VS{3}They/we
replied, “Yahweh
God,
the
one
we
Hebrews
{\ADD{
worship}},
has ◄revealed
himself/appeared►
to
us
{\ADD{
and
told
us
what
to
tell
you}}.
So
we
ask
you
to
{\ADD{
please}}
let
us
go
on
a
three
day
journey
into
the
desert.
We
must
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
God
{\ADD{
there}}.
{\ADD{
If
we
do}}
not
do
that,
he
will
cause
us
to
die [IDM]
from
diseases
or
from
attacks
{\ADD{
by
our
enemies}} [MTY].”
\VS{4}But
the
king
of
Egypt
said
to
them/us, “Moses
and
Aaron, ◄stop
trying
to
keep
the Israeli
people
from
working/why
are
you preventing
the Israeli
people
from
working?► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
Tell
those
slaves}}
to
return
to
work!”
\VS{5}The
king
also
said, “Listen
{\ADD{
to
me!
You
}}
people
{\ADD{
who
now
live}}
in
this
land
are
now
{\ADD{
more}}
numerous,
and
you
want
them
{\ADD{
to
stop
working
and}}
rest!”
\par }{\SH The
king
increased
the
amount
of
work
the Israelis
were
forced
to
do
\par }{\PP \VS{6}That
same
day
the
king
commanded
the
Egyptian
slave
bosses
and
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
men supervising
the
slaves,
\VS{7}“Do
not
continue
to
give
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
straw
for
making
bricks,
as
you
have
done
previously.
Make
them
go
{\ADD{
into
the
fields}}
and
gather
straw
for
themselves.
\VS{8}But
require
them
to
make
the
same
number
of
bricks
that
they
did
before.
Do
not
decrease
the
number
at
all.
They ◄are
lazy/do
not
have
enough
work
to
do►.
That
is
the
reason
they
are
asking
me
to
let
them
go
{\ADD{
into
the
desert}}
to
offer
sacrifices
to
their
god.
\VS{9}Force
the
men
to
work
harder,
so
that
they
will
not
{\ADD{
have
time}}
to
listen
to
lies
{\ADD{
from
their
leaders}}!”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}So
the
slave
bosses
and
supervisors
of
the
slaves
went
to
where
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
were
and
said
to
them, “The
king
has
said
that
he
will
no
longer
give
you
any
straw.
\VS{11}{\ADD{
So}}
you
yourselves
must
go
and
get
straw
wherever
you
can
find
it.
But
you
must
still
keep
working
to
make
the
same
number
of
bricks
as
before.” [LIT]
\VS{12}So
the Israeli
people
went
all
over
Egypt
to
find
straw.
\VS{13}The
slave
bosses
kept
telling
them insistently, “Finish
the
work
you
are
required
to
do
each
day,
{\ADD{
making
the
same
amount
of
bricks}}
as
you
did
{\ADD{
before,
when
we
gave
you}}
straw!”
\VS{14}{\ADD{
When
they
were
not
able
to
do
that}},
the
slave
bosses
had
the
{\ADD{Israeli
supervisors}}
beaten
{\ADD{
with
sticks}},
and
they
asked
them, “Why
have
{\ADD{
all
the
men
you
are supervising}}
not
been
able
to
make
{\ADD{
the
same
number}}
of
bricks
today/now
as
{\ADD{
they
did}}
before [RHQ]?”
\par }{\SH The
king
refused
to
pay
attention
to
the
complaints
of
the Israelis
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
the Israeli
supervisors
went
to
the
king
and
complained,
saying “{\ADD{
Your
Majesty}},
why
are
you treating
us
this
way?
\VS{16}{\ADD{
Now}}
they
are
not
giving
us
any
straw
{\ADD{
for
making
bricks}},
but
they
keep
commanding
us
to
make
bricks.
And
now
sometimes
they
beat
us.
But
it
is
the
fault
of
your
own
slave
bosses
{\ADD{
that
we
cannot
make
as
many
bricks
as
before}}!”
\VS{17}But
the
king
said, “You
are
lazy
and
do
not
{\ADD{
want
to}}
work!
That
is
why
you
keep
saying, ‘Allow
us
to
go
{\ADD{
to
the
desert}}
and
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.’
\VS{18}So
go
and
get
back
to
work!
{\ADD{
We}}
are
not
going
to
give
you
any
straw,
but
you
must
keep
making
the
same
number
of
bricks!”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}The Israeli
supervisors
realized
that
they
were
in
a
difficult
situation,
because
they
had
been
told, “We
are
not
going
to
decrease
the
number
of
bricks
{\ADD{
you
must
make}}
each
day.”
\VS{20}As
they
left
the
king’s
{\ADD{
palace}},
they
met
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
who
were
waiting
for
them
{\ADD{
there}}.
\VS{21}They
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me, “Yahweh
has
seen
{\ADD{
what}}
you
two
{\ADD{
have
done}}
He
will
punish
you [MTY],
because
you
have
caused
the
king
and
his
officials
to
despise
us!
You
have
given
them
an excuse [MTY]
to
kill
us!”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Moses/I
left
them
and
prayed
to
Yahweh
again,
saying, “O
Yahweh,
why
have
you
caused
all
these
evil
things
to
happen
to
your
people [RHQ]?
And
why
did
you
send
me
{\ADD{
here}} [RHQ]?
\VS{23}Ever
since
I
went
to
the
king
and
told
him
what
you
told
me
to
say [MTY],
he
has
treated
your
people
very
cruelly,
and
you
have
not
done
anything
to
help/rescue
them!”

\par }\Chap{6}{\SH Yahweh promised to rescue them
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Now
you
will
see
what
I
will
do
to
the
king
{\ADD{
and
his
people}}.
I
will powerfully [MTY]
compel
him
to
let
my
people
go.
In
fact,
by
my
power [MTY]
{\ADD{
I
will
force}}
him
to
expel
them
from
his
land!”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}God
also
said
to
Moses/me, “I
am
Yahweh.
\VS{3}I
am
the
one
who
appeared
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
and
{\ADD{
told
them
that
I}}
was
God
Almighty,
but
I
did
not
{\ADD{
tell}}
them
that
my
name
{\ADD{
was
Yahweh}}.
\VS{4}I
also
made
my
solemn
agreement
with
them,
promising
to
give
them
the
Canaan
region.
That
was
the
area
in
which
they
were
living
as
foreigners.
\VS{5}Furthermore,
I
have
heard
the Israeli
people
as
they
were
groaning
{\ADD{
because
of
the
hard
work
that}}
the
Egyptians
forced
them
to
do
as
their
slaves.
I
have
thought
about
that
solemn
promise
{\ADD{
that
I
made}}.
\VS{6}So
tell
the Israeli
people
that
{\ADD{
I
said
this:}} ‘I
am
Yahweh.
I
will
free
you
from
the
burdens
{\ADD{
of
heavy
work}}
that
the
Egyptians
{\ADD{
have
given
you}}.
I
will
free
you
from
being
their
slaves.
With
my
great
power [MTY]
and
by
punishing
them [MTY]
very
severely,
I
will
save
you.
\VS{7}I
will
cause
you
to
be
my
own
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God,
{\ADD{
the
one
you
worship}}.
You
will
truly
know
that
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
the
one
who
has
freed
you
from
the
burdens
{\ADD{
of
work
as
slaves}}
of
the
Egyptians.
\VS{8}And
I
will
bring
you
to
the
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
Abraham,
to
Isaac,
and
to
Jacob.
You
will
possess
it
{\ADD{
forever}}.
I,
Yahweh,
am
{\ADD{
promising
this}}.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Moses/I
told
that
to
the Israeli
people,
but
they
did
not
believe
what
he/I
said.
They
were
very
discouraged [IDM]
because
of
the
hard
work
{\ADD{
that
they
had
been
forced
to
do
as
slaves}}.
\par }{\SH Aaron
and
Moses
gave
God’s
message
to
the
king
again
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{11}“Go
and
tell
the
king
of
Egypt
{\ADD{
again}}
that
he
must
allow
the Israeli
people
to
leave
his
land!”
\VS{12}But
Moses/I
said
to
Yahweh, “Listen
{\ADD{
to
what
I
am
saying}}.
{\ADD{
Even}}
the Israeli
people
have
not
paid
attention
to
what
I
{\ADD{
told
them}}.
But
I
am
a
poor
speaker. [MET, MTY]
So ◄why
should
the
king
pay
attention
to
what
I
tell
him?/the
king
will
certainly
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
{\ADD{
tell
him}}!►” [RHQ]
\VS{13}But
Yahweh
spoke
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
commanded
them/us, “Tell
the Israeli
people
and
the
king
of
Egypt
that
I
have
{\ADD{
commissioned
you
two}}
to
lead
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.”
\par }{\SH The
ancestors
of
Moses
and
Aaron
\par }{\PP \VS{14}◄Here
is/I
will
now
give
you►
a
list
of
the
ancestors
of
{\ADD{
Moses/me
and
Aaron}}:
\par }{\PP The
sons
of
Reuben,
who
was
Jacob’s
oldest
son,
{\ADD{
were}}
Hanoch,
Pallu,
Hezron,
and
Carmi.
They
were
{\ADD{
ancestors
of}}
the
clans
{\ADD{
that
have
those
same
names}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}The
sons
of
Simeon
{\ADD{
were}}
Jemuel,
Jamin,
Ohad,
Jachin,
Zohar,
and
Shaul. Shaul’s
mother
was
a
woman
from
the
Canaan people-group.
Those
men
also
were
{\ADD{
ancestors
of}}
clans
{\ADD{
that
have
those
same
names}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}These
are
the
names
of
the
sons
of
Levi,
in
the
order
in
which
they
were
born:
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
Levi
was 137
years
old
{\ADD{
when
he
died}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}The
sons
of
Gershon
{\ADD{
were}}
Libni
and
Shimei.
They
were
ancestors
of
clans
that
have
those
names.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}The
sons
of
Kohath
{\ADD{
were}}
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
Kohath
was 133
years
old
{\ADD{
when
he
died}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}The
sons
of
Merari
{\ADD{
were}}
Mahli
and
Mushi.
All
of
those
people
whose
names
{\ADD{
I
have
listed}}
belonged
to
tribes/clans
descended
from
Levi,
in
the
order
in
which
they
were
born.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Amram
married
his
father’s
sister,
Jochebed.
She
was
the
mother
of
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
Amram
was 137
years
old
{\ADD{
when
he
died}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}The
sons
of
Izhar
were
Korah,
Nepheg,
and
Zichri.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}The
sons
of
Uzziel
were
Mishael,
Elzaphan,
and
Sithri.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Aaron
married
Elisheba.
She
was
the
daughter
of
Amminadab
and
sister
of
Nahshon.
Elisheba
gave
birth
to
{\ADD{
four
sons}}:
Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}The
sons
of
Korah
{\ADD{
were}}
Assir,
Elkanah,
and
Abiasaph.
They
were
the
ancestors
of
the
Korah people-group.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Aaron’s
son
Eleazar
married
one
of
the
daughters
of
Putiel,
and
she
gave
birth
to
Phinehas.
{\ADD{
That
ends
the
list
of}}
the
families
and
clans
that
were
descended
from
Levi.
\VS{26}Aaron
and
Moses/I
were
the
ones
to
whom
Yahweh
said, “Lead
all
the
families
and
clans
of
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.”
\VS{27}They/We
were
the
ones
who
spoke
to
the
king
of
Egypt
about
bringing
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.
\VS{28}On
the
day
that
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
in
Egypt,
\VS{29}he
said, “I
am
Yahweh.
You
must
tell
the
king
everything
that
I
say
to
you.”
\VS{30}But
Moses/I
said
to
Yahweh, “Listen
to
me.
I
am
not
a
good
speaker. [MET, MTY]
So ◄the
king
will
certainly
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
say/why
should
the
king
pay
attention
to
what
I
tell
him?►!” [RHQ]

\par }\Chap{7}{\SH Yahweh instructed Moses and Aaron
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Listen
{\ADD{
carefully}}.
{\ADD{
Just
like
I
enabled
prophet
to
speak
my
messages}},
I
will
cause
the
king
{\ADD{
to
consider
that}}
you
are
like
a
god,
and
that
Aaron
is
like
a
prophet.
\VS{2}You
must
tell
everything
I
command
you
{\ADD{
to
tell
to
your
older}}
brother
Aaron,
and
he
will
tell
that
to
the
king.
He
must
tell
the
king
to
let
the Israeli
people
leave
his
land.
\VS{3}But
I
will
make
the
king
stubborn [IDM].
As
a
result,
even
though
I
perform
many
kinds
of ◄miracles/terrifying
things► [DOU]
{\ADD{
here}}
in
Egypt,
\VS{4}the
king
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
you
say.
Then
I
will
punish [MTY]
the
people
of
Egypt [MTY]
very
severely [MTY],
and
I
will
lead/bring
the
tribes
of
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.
\VS{5}Then,
when
I
show
my
great
power [MTY]
to
the
Egyptian
people
and
bring
the Israeli
people
out
from
among
them,
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Aaron
and
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
told
them/us
to
do.
They/We
{\ADD{
went
and
spoke
to
the
king}}.
\VS{7}At
that
time,
Moses/I
was 80
years
old,
and
Aaron
was 83
years
old.
\par }{\SH Aaron
made
his
stick
become
a
snake,
but
that
did
not
influence
the
king
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{9}“If
the
king
says
to
you, ‘Prove
{\ADD{
that
God
sent}}
you
by
performing
a
miracle,’
then
say
to
Aaron, ‘Throw
your
stick
down
in
front
of
the
king,
in
order
that
it
may
become
a
snake.’ ”
\VS{10}So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
went
to
the
king
and
did
what
Yahweh
had
commanded
{\ADD{
them/us
to
do}}.
Aaron
threw
his
stick
down
in
front
of
the
king
and
his
officials,
and
it
became
a
snake.
\VS{11}Then
the
king
summoned
his
sorcerers
and
men
who
performed magic.
They
did
the
same
thing,
using
their magic.
\VS{12}They
all
threw
down
their
sticks,
and
they
became
snakes.
But
Aaron’s
stick,
{\ADD{
which
had
become
a
snake}},
swallowed
up
all
their
sticks!
\VS{13}But
the
king
continued
to
be
stubborn [IDM],
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted,
and
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
{\ADD{
what
Aaron
and
Moses/I
said}}.
\par }{\SH Moses
and
Aaron
caused
the
Nile
River
to
become
red
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “The
king
is
very
stubborn [IDM].
He
refuses
to
allow
{\ADD{
my}}
people
to
go.
\VS{15}So
{\ADD{
tomorrow}}
morning,
go
to
him
as
he
is
going
down
to
the
{\ADD{
Nile}}
River
{\ADD{
to
bathe}}.
Wait
for
him
at
the riverbank.
{\ADD{
When
he
comes
out
of
the
water,
show}}
him
the
stick,
the
one
which
became
a
snake.
\VS{16}Say
to
him, ‘Yahweh
God,
the
one
{\ADD{
we}}
Hebrews
{\ADD{
worship}},
sent
me
to
you
to
tell
you
to
let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
him
in
the
desert.
{\ADD{
We
told
you
that}},
but
you
have
not
paid
any
attention
to
it.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
So
now}}
Yahweh
says
this: “This
is
the
way
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do}}.
Watch
this:
I
am
going
to
strike
the
water
that
is
in
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
with
the
stick
that
is
in
my
hand.
{\ADD{
When
I
do
that}},
the
water
will
become
blood (OR,
{\ADD{
red
like}}
blood [MTY]).
\VS{18}Then
the
fish
in
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
will
die,
and
the
{\ADD{
water
in}}
the
river
will
stink,
and
the
Egyptians
will
not
be
able
to
drink
water
from
the
Nile
River.” ’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “{\ADD{
When
you
are
talking
to
the
king}},
say
to
Aaron, ‘Hold
your
stick
out
{\ADD{
as
though
you
were
holding
it}}
over
the
water
in
Egypt—over
the
rivers,
the
canals,
the
ponds,
and
over
the
pools
of
water,
in
order
that
{\ADD{
all
of
it}}
may
become
{\ADD{
red
like}}
blood.’
When
Aaron
does
that,
there
will
be
blood
throughout
Egypt,
even
in
wooden
jars
and
in
stone
jars.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
As
the
king
and
his
officials
were
watching,
Aaron
lifted
up
his
stick
and
then
struck
the
water
in
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
with
it.
And
all
the
water
in
the
river
turned
{\ADD{
red
like}}
blood.
\VS{21}Then
all
the
fish
died.
And
the
water
stank,
with
the
result
that
the
Egyptians
could
not
drink
water
from
the
river.
Everywhere
in
Egypt
{\ADD{
the
water}}
became
{\ADD{
red
like}}
blood.
\VS{22}But
the
men
who
performed magic
did
the
same
thing
using
their magic.
So
the
king
remained
stubborn [IDM],
and
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
Aaron
and
Moses/I
said,
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted.
\VS{23}The
king
turned
and
went
back
to
his
palace,
and
he
did
not
think
anymore
about
it [IDM].
\VS{24}The
Egyptians [HYP]
dug
{\ADD{
into
the
ground}}
near
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
to
get
water
to
drink,
because
they
could
not
drink
the
water
from
the
river.
\par }{\SH Moses
and
Aaron
caused
frogs
to
appear
everywhere
\par }{\PP \VS{25}◄One
week/Seven
days►
passed
after
Yahweh
caused
the
water
in
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River
to
become
red
like
blood}}.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
back
to
the
king
and
tell
him, ‘Yahweh
says
that
you
must
let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
can
worship
me
{\ADD{
in
the
desert}}.
\VS{2}But
if
you
refuse
to
let
them
go,
I
will
punish
you
by
sending
frogs
to
cover
your
country.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
Not
only}}
will
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}
be
full
of
frogs,
{\ADD{
but}}
the
frogs
will
come
up
{\ADD{
out
of
the
river}}
into
your
palace.
They
will
come
into
your
bedroom
and
onto
your
bed.
They
will
be
in
the
houses
of
your
officials
and
all
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
your
people.
They
will
even
get
into
your
ovens
and
your
pans
for
mixing
the materials
for baking
bread.
\VS{4}The
frogs
will
jump
up
on
you
and
your
officials
and
{\ADD{
all
the
rest
of}}
your
people.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
to
Moses/me, “Say
this
to
Aaron: ‘Hold
your
stick
in
your
hand
and
stretch
it
out
{\ADD{
as
though
you
were
stretching
it}}
over
the
river,
the
canals,
and
over
the
pools,
and
cause
frogs
to
come
up
{\ADD{
from
all
this
water
and}}
cover
the
land
of
Egypt.’ ”
\VS{6}{\ADD{
After
Moses/I
told
that
to}}
Aaron,
he
stretched
out
his
hand
{\ADD{
as
though
he
were
stretching
it}}
over
all
the
water
in
Egypt.
And
the
frogs
came
up
{\ADD{
from
the
water
and}}
covered
Egypt.
\VS{7}But
the
men
who
performed magic
did
the
same
thing,
and
they
caused
{\ADD{
more}}
frogs
to
come
up
{\ADD{
from
the
water
onto
the
land}}.
\VS{8}Then
the
king
summoned
Moses/me
and
said, “Ask
Yahweh
to
take
away
these
frogs
from
me
and
my
people.
After
that
happens,
I
will
allow
your
people
to
go,
in
order
that
they
can
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.”
\VS{9}Moses/I
said
to
the
king, “I
will
be
glad
to
pray
for
you
and
for
your
officials
and
for
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
your
people.
{\ADD{
I
will
ask
Yahweh}}
to
get
rid
of
the
frogs
from
all
your
houses.
The
only
frogs
left
will
be
{\ADD{
those}}
in
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}.
Just
tell
me
when
I
should
pray.”
\VS{10}He
replied, “Tomorrow.”
So
Moses/I
said, “{\ADD{
I
will
do}}
what
you
say,
and
then
you
will
know
that
Yahweh
God,
the
one
we
{\ADD{
worship,
is
the
only
true
god}},
and
that
there
is
no
other
god
like
him.
\VS{11}The
frogs
will
leave
you
and
your
officials
and
all
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
your
people.
The
only
ones
left
will
be
in
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Aaron
and
Moses/I
left
the
king.
Then
Moses/I
prayed
to
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
asking
him
to
take
away}}
all
the
frogs
he
had
{\ADD{
brought
to
the
king’s
land}}.
\VS{13}And
Yahweh
did
just
what
Moses/I
{\ADD{
asked
him
to
do}}.
As
a
result,
all
the
frogs
in
the
houses,
in
their
courtyards,
and
in
the
fields
died.
\VS{14}The
people
gathered
together
all
the
dead
frogs
into
big
piles,
and
the
land
stank
{\ADD{
from
the
smell}}.
\VS{15}But
when
the
king
saw
that
{\ADD{
the
problem}}
was
ended,
he
became
stubborn [IDM]
{\ADD{
again}}.
And
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted,
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
Aaron
and
Moses/we
told
him.
\par }{\SH Moses
and
Aaron
caused
the
land
to
be
full
of
gnats
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Tell
Aaron
to
strike
the
ground
with
his
stick.
{\ADD{
When
he
does
that}},
all
the
fine particles
of
ground/dust
will
become
gnats,
all
over
the
land
of
Egypt.”
\VS{17}So
they/we
did
that.
Aaron
struck
the
ground
with
his
stick,
and
all
over
Egypt,
the
fine particles
of
ground/dirt
became
gnats.
The
gnats
covered
the
people
and
all
{\ADD{
their}}
animals.
\VS{18}The
men
who
worked magic
tried
to
cause
gnats
to
appear,
but
they
were
unable
to
do
it.
So
the
gnats
{\ADD{
stayed}}
on
the
Egyptian
people
and
on
their
animals.
\VS{19}The
men
who
worked magic
said
to
the
king, “It
is
God
who
has
done
this
with
his
power [MTY]!”
But
the
king
continued
to
be
stubborn [IDM],
and
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
us,
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted.
\par }{\SH Moses
and
Aaron
caused
the
land
to
be
filled
with
flies
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Get
up
early
{\ADD{
tomorrow}}
morning.
{\ADD{
Go
down}}
to
the
river
and
wait
for
the
king.
{\ADD{
When
he
comes
to
bathe}} [MTY],
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
you: “Let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me
{\ADD{
in
the
desert}}.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
I
warn
you
that}}
if
you
do
not
let
my
people
go,
I
will
send
swarms
of
flies
to
you.
They
will
come
down
on
you
and
on
your
officials
and
on
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
your
people.
The
houses
of
all
you
Egyptians
will
be
full
of
flies.
They
will
{\ADD{
even}}
cover
the
ground.
\VS{22}But
when
that
happens,
I
will
treat
the
Goshen
region,
where
my
people
live, differently.
There
will
be
no
swarms
of
flies
there.
In
that
way,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
am
doing
these
things
{\ADD{
here}}
in
this
land.
\VS{23}I
will
distinguish
clearly
between
{\ADD{
how
I
act
toward}}
my
people
and
{\ADD{
how
I
act
toward}}
your
people.
And
this
plague
is
going
to
happen
tomorrow!” ’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\ADD{
Early
the
next
morning,
Moses/I
told
that
to
the
king,
but
the
king
would
not
pay
any
attention}}.
So
Yahweh
did
what
he
said
he
would
do.
He
sent
great
swarms
of
flies
into
the
palace
of
the
king
and
into
the
houses
of
his
officials.
The
whole
country
of
Egypt
was
ruined
by
the
flies.
\VS{25}Then
the
king
summoned
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
said, “You Israeli
people
can
go
and
offer
sacrifices
to
your
god,
{\ADD{
but
you
must
do
it}}
here
in
{\ADD{
this}}
land.”
\VS{26}But
Moses/I
replied, “It
would
not
be
right
{\ADD{
for
us}}
to
do
that,
because
we
will
be
offering
sacrifices
that
are
very
offensive
to
the
Egyptian
people.
If
we
offer
sacrifices
that
the
Egyptian
people
think
are
disgusting,
they
will
kill
us
by
throwing
stones
at
us [RHQ]!
\VS{27}No,
we
need
to
travel
for
three
days
into
the
desert.
There
we
will
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
the
God
we
worship,
just
as
he
commands (OR,
has
commanded)
us.”
\VS{28}So
the
king
said, “I
will
let
your
people
go
to
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
your
god,
in
the
desert.
But
you
must
not
go
very
far.
{\ADD{
Now}}
pray
for
me!”
\VS{29}Moses/I
said, “Listen
{\ADD{
to
me}}!
After
I
leave
you,
I
will
pray
to
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
asking}}
that
tomorrow
{\ADD{
he
will
cause}}
the
swarms
of
flies
to
leave
you
and
your
officials
and
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
your
people.
But
do
not
deceive
us
again
by
refusing
to
let
our
people
go
to
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh!”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Then
Moses/I
left
the
king
and
prayed
to
Yahweh.
\VS{31}And
Yahweh
did
what
Moses/I
asked,
and
he
got
rid
of
the
swarms
of
flies
from
{\ADD{
around}}
the
king
and
his
officials
and
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
his
people.
No
flies
remained.
\VS{32}But
the
king
was
stubborn [IDM]
this
time
also,
and
he
did
not
allow
the Israeli
people
to
go.

\par }\Chap{9}{\SH Yahweh sent a terrible disease to afflict the Egyptians’ livestock
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
to
the
king
and
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
{\ADD{
we}}
Hebrews
{\ADD{
worship}},
says: “Allow
my
people
to
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me.
\VS{2}If
you
still
keep
refusing
to
let
them
go [DOU],
\VS{3}I
warn
you
that
I
will
punish
you
with
my
power [MTY]
by
sending
a
terrible
disease
on
all
your
animals—on
your
horses,
donkeys,
camels,
on
your
cattle,
and
on
your
flocks
{\ADD{
of
sheep
and
goats}}.
\VS{4}But
I,
Yahweh,
will
distinguish
between
{\ADD{
what
I
do
to}}
the
animals
that
belong
to
the Israeli
people
and
{\ADD{
what
I
do
to}}
your
animals.
The
result
will
be
that
no
animal
that
belongs
to
the Israeli
people
will
die.” ’
\VS{5}{\ADD{
Tell
him
that}}
I
have
determined/decided
that
tomorrow
is
the
day
that
I
will
do
this
in
this
land.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}The
next
day
Yahweh
did
just
what
he
said
{\ADD{
that
he
would
do}}.
A
terrible
disease
afflicted
all
of
the Egyptians’
animals,
and
many
of
them [HYP]
died.
But
none
of
the Israeli
people’s
animals
died.
\VS{7}The
king
sent
{\ADD{
men
to
investigate}},
and
they
were
surprised
{\ADD{
to
see}}
that
none
of
the Israeli
people’s
animals
had
died.
But
{\ADD{
after
they
reported
that
to}}
the
king,
he
continued
to
be
stubborn [IDM],
and
he
did
not
let
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
go.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
caused
the
Egyptian
people
to
be
afflicted
with
boils
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me, “Take
a
few
handfuls
of
ashes/soot
from ◄a
furnace/an
oven
where
they
burn
lime►,
and
let
Moses
throw
them
up
into
the
air,
in
front
of
the
king.
\VS{9}The
{\ADD{
ashes/soot}}
will
spread
all
over
the
country
of
Egypt
like
fine
dust.
And
the
ashes/soot
will
cause
boils
to
afflict
both
the
Egyptian
people
and
their
animals,
all
over
the
land.”
\VS{10}So
they/we
both
got
some
ashes/soot
and
{\ADD{
went
and}}
stood
in
front
of
the
king.
Moses/I
threw
the
ashes/soot
up
into
the
air.
The
ashes/soot
spread
all
over,
causing
boils
to
afflict
the
{\ADD{
Egyptian}}
people
and
their
animals.
All
the
boils
became
open
sores.
\VS{11}Even
the
men
who
worked magic
had
boils.
The
result
was
that
{\ADD{
they
were
suffering
so
much
that}}
they
were
not
able
to
come
to
Moses/me,
because
the
men
who
worked magic
had
boils
just
like
all
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
the
Egyptian
people.
\VS{12}But
Yahweh
caused
the
king
to
{\ADD{
continue
to}}
be
stubborn [IDM].
He
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
they/we
{\ADD{
said}},
just
as
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me
{\ADD{
would
happen}}.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
sent
hail
on
all
the
Egyptian
people
and
their
animals
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Get
up
early
{\ADD{
tomorrow}}
morning.
Go
and
stand
in
front
of
the
king
and
tell
him
that
Yahweh
God,
the
one
that
the
Hebrew
people
{\ADD{
worship}},
says
this: ‘Let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me
{\ADD{
in
the
desert}}.
\VS{14}{\ADD{
If
you
do
not
let
them
go}},
this
time
I
will
{\ADD{
punish}}
with
plagues
{\ADD{
not
only}}
your
officials
and
the
rest
of
your
people,
but
I
will
punish
you
yourself [SYN],
in
order
that
you
will
know
there
is
no
{\ADD{
god}}
like
me
anywhere
in
the
world.
\VS{15}By
this
time
I
could
have
used
my
power [MTY]
to
strike
you
and
your
people
with
terrible
diseases
that
would
have
wiped
you
all
from
the
earth.
\VS{16}But
I
have
let
you
live.
The
reason
I
have
let
you
live
is
to
show
you
my
power,
with
the
result
that
{\ADD{
people}}
all
over
the
earth [HYP]
will
know
how
great
I [MTY]
am.
\VS{17}You
are
still
acting
proudly
and
refusing
to
let
my
people
go.
\VS{18}So
listen
{\ADD{
to
this}}:
About
this
time
tomorrow
I
will
cause
very
heavy
hail
to
fall
{\ADD{
in
Egypt}}.
From
the
time
Egypt
first
became
{\ADD{
a
country}},
there
has
never
been
a hailstorm
{\ADD{
as
bad
as
this
one
will
be}}.
\VS{19}So
you
should
send
{\ADD{
a
message
to
everyone}}
to
put
their
cattle,
and
everything
else
that
they
own
that
is
{\ADD{
out}}
in
the
fields,
under
shelters.
The
hail
will
fall
on
every
person
and
every
animal
that
is
out
in
the
fields
and
that
is
not
put
under
a
shelter,
and
they
will
all
die.’ ”
{\ADD{
So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
said}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Some
of
the
king’s
officials
who
heard
what
Yahweh
had
said
became
very
afraid.
So
they
put
all
their
animals
and
their
slaves
under
shelters.
\VS{21}But
those
who
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
Yahweh
had
said
left
their
slaves
and
their
animals
in
the
fields.
\VS{22}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Raise
your
hand
up
toward
the
sky,
in
order
that
hail
will
fall
all
over
the
land
of
Egypt—on
the
people
and
on
their
animals
and
on
all
the
plants
in
the
fields.”
\VS{23}So
Moses/I
lifted
his/my
stick
up
toward
the
sky.
And
Yahweh
sent
down
hail,
all
over
the
land
of
Egypt.
There
was
also
thunder
and
lightning.
\VS{24}While
very
heavy
hail
was
falling,
there
was
thunder,
and
lightning
struck
the
ground.
There
had
never
been
a hailstorm
like
that
since
Egypt
first
became
a
country.
\VS{25}The
hail
struck
everything
that
was
in
the
fields
all
over
Egypt—every
person
and
every
animal.
The
hail
destroyed
the
plants
in
the
fields
and
stripped
{\ADD{
the
leaves
off}}
the
trees.
\VS{26}Only
in
the
Goshen
region,
where
the Israeli
people
were
{\ADD{
living}},
was
there
no
hail.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Then
the
king
sent
{\ADD{
someone}}
to
summon
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
{\ADD{
When
they/we
came
to
the
king}},
he
said
to
them/us, “This
time
{\ADD{
I
admit
that}}
I
have
sinned.
What
Yahweh
{\ADD{
has
done}}
is
right,
and
what
I
and
my
people
{\ADD{
have
done}}
is
wrong.
\VS{28}◄Pray
to/Plead
with►
Yahweh
{\ADD{
to
cause
it
to
stop}}!
{\ADD{
We}}
cannot
{\ADD{
endure
any
more}}
of
this
thunder
and
hail!
I
will
let
your
people
go;
they
do
not
have
to
stay
{\ADD{
here
in
Egypt}}
any
longer.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Moses/I
replied, “As
soon
as
I
go
out
of
this
city,
I
will
lift
up
my
hands
{\ADD{
and
pray}}
to
Yahweh.
Then
the
thunder
will
cease,
and
no
more
hail
{\ADD{
will
fall}}.
{\ADD{
This
will
happen}}
in
order
that
you
will
know
that
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
not
your
gods}},
controls
everything
{\ADD{
that
happens}}
on
the
earth.
\VS{30}But
as
for
you
and
your
officials,
I
know
that
you
do
not
yet
fear
Yahweh
God.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}When
the
hail
fell,
the
flax
was
ruined
because
the
buds
were
forming,
and
the
barley
was
ruined
because
its
grain
was
ripe.
\VS{32}But
none
of
the
wheat
crops
was
ruined,
because
their
shoots
were
still
very
small.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}So
Moses/I
left
the
king
and
went
outside
the
city.
He/I
lifted
up
his/my
hands
toward
Yahweh
{\ADD{
and
prayed}}.
Then
the
thunder
and
the
hail
stopped,
and
the
rain
also
stopped
falling
on
the
land
{\ADD{
of
Egypt}}.
\VS{34}But
when
the
king
saw
that
the
rain
and
the
hail
and
the
thunder
had
stopped,
he
sinned
again.
He
and
his
officials
continued
to
be
stubborn [IDM].
\VS{35}So,
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted
by
what
he
told
Moses/me,
the
king
did
not
allow
the Israeli
people
to
leave.

\par }\Chap{10}{\SH Yahweh sent locusts to destroy the rest of the Egyptians’ crops
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
to
the
king
{\ADD{
again}}.
I
have
made
him
and
his
officials
stubborn [IDM].
I
have
done
that
in
order
that
I
would
{\ADD{
have
a
good
reason
to}}
perform
all
these
plagues
among
them,
\VS{2}and
also
in
order
that
you
would
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
tell
your
children
and
your
grandchildren
how
I
caused
the
Egyptians
to
act
very
foolishly
{\ADD{
when}}
I
performed
all
these
miracles.
Then
all
of
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
went
into
the
king’s
{\ADD{
palace}}
and
said
to
him, “Yahweh
God,
whom
we
Hebrews
{\ADD{
worship}},
says
this: ‘How
long
will
you
stubbornly
refuse
to
do
what
I
tell
you [MTY]?
Let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me
{\ADD{
in
the
desert}}
\VS{4}If
you
{\ADD{
keep}}
refusing
to
let
them
go,
I
warn
you
that
tomorrow
I
will
bring ◄locusts/{\ADD{
large
flying
insects
called}}
locusts►
into
your
country.
\VS{5}{\ADD{
They
will
completely
cover
the
ground
so
that}}
you
will
not
even
be
able
to
see
the
ground.
They
will
eat
everything
that
the
hail
did
not
{\ADD{
destroy}}.
They
will
eat
{\ADD{
everything
that
is
left
on}}
the
trees.
\VS{6}They
will
fill
your
houses,
and
the
houses
of
all
your
officials,
and
the
houses
of
all
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
the
Egyptians.
{\ADD{
There
will
be
more
locusts}}
than
you
or
your
parents
or
your grandparents
have
ever
seen,
from
the
time
your
ancestors
first
came
to
{\ADD{
this}}
land
until
the
present
time!’ ”
Then
he/I
turned
and
{\ADD{
Aaron
and}}
I
left
the
king.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}The
king’s
officials
said
to
him, “◄How
long
is
this
man
going
to
continue
to
bring
disasters
on
us?/We
must
not
let
this
man
continue
to
cause
trouble
for
us!► [RHQ]
Let
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
men
leave,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
Yahweh,
their
god. ◄Do
you
not
yet
understand
that
{\ADD{
this
man}}
has
ruined
Egypt?/You
ought
to
realize
by
now
that
{\ADD{
this
man}}
has
ruined
Egypt!►” [RHQ]
\VS{8}So
they
brought
Aaron
and
Moses/me
back
to
the
king.
He
said
to
them/us, “{\ADD{
All
right}},
you
can
go
and
worship
Yahweh
your
god.
But
who
are
the
ones
who
will
go?”
\VS{9}Moses/I
replied, “We
{\ADD{
all}}
need
to
go,
everyone,
including
those
who
are
young
and
those
who
are
old.
We
need
to
take
our
sons
and
our
daughters
and
our
flocks
{\ADD{
of
sheep
and
goats}}
and
herds
{\ADD{
of
livestock}},
because
we
must
have
a
festival
to
{\ADD{
honor}}
Yahweh.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}{\ADD{
Moses/I
really
did
not
intend
that
the Israelis
would
ever
return
to
Egypt,
and
the
king
knew
that
also.
So}}
the
king
replied
{\ADD{sarcastically}}, “{\ADD{
If
you
all
leave}},
{\ADD{
it
will
be
clear
that}}
Yahweh
has
helped
you,
but
I
myself
will
never
let
you
{\ADD{
take}}
your
children
{\ADD{
and
your
wives}}
when
you
go!
It
is
clear
that
you
are
wickedly
planning
{\ADD{
not
to
return}}.
\VS{11}So
no,
{\ADD{
I
will
not
let
you
all
go}}.
{\ADD{
The Israeli}}
men
may
go
{\ADD{
and
worship
Yahweh}},
if
that
is
what
you
want.”
Then
the
king
expelled
them/us
from
{\ADD{
his
palace}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Reach
out
your
hand
as
{\ADD{
though
you
were
stretching
it}}
over
the
land
to
welcome
the
locusts.
They
will
come
to
the
country
of
Egypt
and
eat
every
plant
that
is
{\ADD{
left}}
in
the
land,
every
plant
that
the
hail
has
not
destroyed.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}So
Moses/I
held
out
his/my
stick
{\ADD{
as
though
he/I
was
stretching
it}}
over
the
whole
land
of
Egypt.
Then
Yahweh
caused
a
{\ADD{
strong}}
wind
to
blow
from
the
east,
and
it
blew
over
the
land
all
that
day
and
all
that
night.
By
the
{\ADD{
next}}
morning,
it
had
brought
the
locusts.
\VS{14}The
locusts
swarmed
all
over
Egypt.
It
was
larger
than
any
swarm
of
locusts
that
had
ever
{\ADD{
been
seen}},
and
there
will
never
be
{\ADD{
a
swarm
of
locusts
like
that}}
again.
\VS{15}They
covered
the
surface
of
the
ground
and
made
it
{\ADD{
appear}}
black.
They
ate
all
the
plants
in
the
land
and
everything
on
the
trees
that
had
not
been
destroyed
by
the
hail.
Nothing
that
was
green
was
left
on
any
plant
or
on
any
tree,
anywhere
in
Egypt.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}The
king
quickly
summoned
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
said, “I
have
sinned
against
Yahweh,
your
god,
and
against
you
{\ADD{
two}}.
\VS{17}So
now
I
ask
you
to
forgive
me
this
one
time
{\ADD{
for
having}}
sinned,
and
pray
to
Yahweh
your
god
to
stop
{\ADD{
these
locusts}} [MTY]
{\ADD{
from
causing
everything}}
to
die.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}They/We
left
the
king,
and
Moses/I
prayed
to
Yahweh.
\VS{19}Then
Yahweh
changed
the
wind
so
that
it
blew
{\ADD{
strongly}}
from
the
west,
and
it
blew
all
the
locusts
into
the
Red
Sea (OR,
the Gulf
of Suez).
There
was
not
one
locust
left
anywhere
in
the
country
of
Egypt.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}But
Yahweh
made
the
king
stubborn [IDM]
{\ADD{
again}},
and
he
did
not
let
the Israeli
people
go.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
caused
a
great
darkness
to
cover
Egypt
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Reach
your
hand
up
toward
the
sky,
in
order
that
there
will
be
darkness
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
a
darkness
{\ADD{
so
complete}}
that
people
will
have
to
grope
around
{\ADD{
to
know
where
to
walk}}.”
\VS{22}So
Moses/I
reached
his/my
hand
toward
the
sky,
and
it
became
totally
dark
all
over
Egypt
for
three
days
{\ADD{
and
nights}}.
\VS{23}People
could
not
see
each
other.
No
one
left
his
house
during
that
whole
time.
But
there
was
light
in
the
area
where
the Israeli
people
were
living.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}The
king
summoned
Moses/me
and
said, “All
right,
you
may
go
and
worship
Yahweh.
{\ADD{
Your
wives
and}}
your
children
may
go
with
you.
But
your
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
your
herds
of
cattle
must
remain
here.”
\VS{25}But
Moses/I
replied, “{\ADD{
No}},
you
must
let
us
{\ADD{
take
along
the
sheep
and
goats,
in
order}}
that
we
may
have
{\ADD{
some
of
them}}
to
sacrifice
and
give
as
burned
offerings
to
Yahweh,
our
God.
\VS{26}Our
livestock
must
also
go
with
us;
we
are
not
going
to
leave
one
of
them [SYN]
behind.
We
must
take
them
to
worship
Yahweh.
We
will
not
know
{\ADD{
which
animals
to
sacrifice}}
until
we
get
to
where
we
are
going.”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}But
Yahweh
made
the
king
{\ADD{
continue
to
be}}
stubborn [IDM],
and
he
would
not
let
{\ADD{
the Israeli}}
people
go.
\VS{28}The
king
said
to
me, “Get
out
of
here!
Make
sure
that
you
never
come
to
see
me [SYN]
again!
The
day
you
see
me
again,
{\ADD{
I
will
have}}
you
executed!”
\VS{29}Moses/I
replied, “You
are
correct!
You
will
never
see
me [SYN]
again!”

\par }\Chap{11}{\SH Yahweh declared that all the oldest sons of the Egyptians would die, and then the king’s officials would plead for the Israeli people to leave Egypt
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “I
will
cause
one
more
disaster
to
strike
the
king
of
Egypt
and
all
his
people [MTY].
After
that,
he
will
let
you
leave.
In
fact,
he
will
expel
you
all.
\VS{2}So
now
speak
to
all
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people.
Tell
them
to
ask
all
their
{\ADD{
Egyptian}}
neighbors,
both
men
and
women,
to
give
them
some
silver
and
gold
jewelry.”
\VS{3}Yahweh
made
the
Egyptians
highly
respect
the Israeli
people.
In
particular,
the
Egyptian
officials
and
all
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
the
people
considered
Moses/me
to
be
a
very
great
man.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Then
Moses/I
{\ADD{
went
to
the
king
and}}
said, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘About
midnight
{\ADD{
tonight}}
I
will
go
throughout
Egypt,
\VS{5}and
I
will
cause
all
the
firstborn/oldest
{\ADD{
sons}}
to
die.
That
will
include
your
oldest
son,
the
oldest
sons
of
the
slave
women
who
grind
grain,
{\ADD{
and
the
oldest
sons
of
everyone
else}}.
I
will
also
kill
the
oldest
males
of
the Egyptians’
livestock.
\VS{6}When
that
happens,
people
all
over
Egypt
will
wail
loudly.
They
have
never
wailed
like
that
before,
and
they
will
never
wail
like
that
again.
\VS{7}But
among
the Israeli
people
{\ADD{
it
will
be
so
quiet
that}}
not
even
a
dog
will
bark!
Then
you
will
know
for
sure
that
I,
Yahweh,
distinguish
{\ADD{
how
I
act
toward}}
the
Egyptians
and
{\ADD{
how
I
act
toward}}
the Israeli
people.
\VS{8}Then
all
these
officials
of
yours
will
come
and
bow
down
before
me
and
will
say, “Please
get
out
{\ADD{
of
Egypt}},
you
and
all
the Israeli
people!” ’
After
that,
I
will
leave
Egypt!”
{\ADD{
After
Moses/I
said
that}},
he/I
very
angrily
left
the
king.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “The
king
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
you
say.
The
result
will
be
that
I
will
perform
more
plagues
in
the
land
of
Egypt.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Aaron
and
Moses/I
performed
all
these
miracles
in
front
of
the
king,
but
Yahweh
made
the
king
stubborn,
and
he
did
not
let
the Israeli
people
leave
his
country.

\par }\Chap{12}{\SH Yahweh instructed Moses and Aaron about the Passover Festival
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
there
in
Egypt,
\VS{2}“{\ADD{
From
now
on}},
this
month
{\ADD{
will
be}}
the
first
month
of
the
year
for
you.
\VS{3}Tell
all
the Israeli
people
that
in
each
family,
the
man
who
heads
the
family
must
select
a
lamb
or
a
young
goat
for
his
household.
\VS{4}If
there
are
not
enough
people
in
his
family
to
eat
a
whole
{\ADD{
cooked}}
lamb,
then
his
family
and
the
family
that
lives
next
door
may
share
one
animal.
Decide
how
many
lambs
you
need
according
to
the
number
of
people
in
each
family,
and
according
to
how
much
each
person
can
eat.
\VS{5}The
lambs
or
goats
that
you
choose
must
be
males, one-year-old,
and
they
must
not
have
any defects.
\VS{6}You
must
take
{\ADD{
special}}
care
of
these
animals
until
the 14th
day
of
the
month.
On
that
day,
all
the Israeli
people
must
slaughter
the
lambs
{\ADD{
or
goats}}
in
the
evening.
\VS{7}Then
they
must
take
some
of
the
blood
{\ADD{
from
the
lambs
or
goats}},
and
they
must
smear
it
on
the
doorposts
and
the ◄lintels/horizontal
beams
above
the
doorways►
of
the
houses
in
which
they
will
eat
the
meat.
\VS{8}They
must
roast
the
animals
immediately
and
eat
the
meat
that
night.
They
must
eat
it
with
bread
that
is
baked
without
yeast
and
with
bitter
herbs.
\VS{9}You
must
not
eat
any
of
the
meat
raw,
and
you
must
not
boil
the
meat.
You
must
roast
it
{\ADD{
whole}},
without
cutting
off
the
head
or
the
legs
or
removing
the
internal
parts.
\VS{10}You
must
eat
all
the
meat
that
evening;
do
not
let
any
of
the
meat
remain
{\ADD{
to
be
eaten}}
the
next
morning.
If
any
of
the
meat
is
left
until
the
next
morning,
you
must
{\ADD{
completely}}
burn
it.
\VS{11}When
you
eat
it,
you
must
be
dressed
ready
to
travel,
and
you
must
eat
it
quickly.
You
must
have
your
sandals
on
your
feet
and
your
walking
stick
in
your
hands.
It
will
be
a
festival
{\ADD{
called}}
Passover
to
{\ADD{
honor}}
me,
Yahweh.
\VS{12}On
that
night
I
will
go
through
all
the
country
of
Egypt,
and
I
will
kill
all
the
oldest
males
in
Egypt,
both humans
and
animals.
{\ADD{
By
doing
this}}
I
will
show
that
all
the
gods
in
Egypt
are
worthless.
{\ADD{
I
can
do
this}},
because
I
am
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
the all-powerful
God}}.
\VS{13}The
blood
{\ADD{
that
you
smear
on
the
doorways
will
be
a
mark
to indicate}}
the
houses
in
which
you
{\ADD{Israelis}}
live.
When
I
see
the
blood,
I
will
{\ADD{
ignore
and}}
pass
by
those
houses,
and
I
will
not
harm
you
{\ADD{Israelis
who
live
there}},
when
I
punish
the
Egyptians.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\ADD{
Each
year}},
you
must
celebrate
this
festival
on
this
day,
to
remember
{\ADD{
what
I}},
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
have
done
for
you}}.
In
all
the
generations
to
come,
{\ADD{
each
year}}
you
must
celebrate
{\ADD{
this
festival}}.
{\ADD{
It
must
continue}}
forever.
\VS{15}For
seven
days
you
must
eat
bread
that
has
no
yeast
in
it.
On
the
first
day
of
that
week
you
must
get
rid
of
all
the
yeast
that
is
in
your
houses.
During
those
seven
days,
if
anyone
eats
bread
that
is
baked
with
yeast
in
it,
{\ADD{
you
must
consider}}
that
person
to
be
no
longer
an Israeli.
\VS{16}On
the
first
day
{\ADD{
of
that
week}},
you
must ◄have
a
holy
meeting/gather
together
to
{\ADD{
worship}}
me►.
You
must
do
the
same
thing
on
the
seventh
day.
People
must
not
work
on
those
two
days.
The
only
work
they
may
do
is
to
prepare
food
for
you
to
eat.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\ADD{
Every
year}}
you
must
keep
celebrating
this
festival
of
eating
bread
that
has
no
yeast
in
it,
because
it
will
remind
you
that
it
was
on
this
day
that
I
brought
all
your
tribal
groups
out
of
Egypt.
So
{\ADD{
every
year}},
in
all
the
generations
to
come,
you
must
celebrate
this
day
as
a
festival.
It
must
continue
forever.
\VS{18-19}In
the
first
month
of
the
year,
on
the 14th
day
of
that
month,
the
only
bread
you
may
eat
is
bread
that
has
no
yeast
in
it.
You
must
keep
doing
that
each
day
until
the 21st
day
of
that
month.
For
those
seven
days
you
must
not
have
any
yeast
in
your
house.
{\ADD{
During
that
time}},
if
anyone,
either
an Israeli
or
a
foreigner,
eats
bread
made
with
yeast,
you
must
consider
that
person
no
longer
to
be
an Israeli.
\VS{20}In
your
houses,
do
not
eat
anything
that
has
yeast
in
it
during
those
seven
days.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
Moses/I
summoned
all
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
people.
He/I
said
to
them, “Each
family
should
select
a
lamb
and
kill
it,
{\ADD{
in
order
that
you
may
eat
it
to
celebrate
the
festival
that
will
be
called}} ‘Passover’.
\VS{22}Let
the lamb’s
blood
{\ADD{
drain
into}}
a
basin.
Get
a
bunch/sprig
of ◄hyssop/a
very
leafy
plant►
and
dip
it
in
the
blood.
Then
smear
some
of
the
blood
on
the
doorposts
and
the ◄lintels/beams
above
the
doorways►
{\ADD{
of
your
houses}}.
The
people
in
each
house
must
all
stay
inside
the
house
until
the
next
morning.
\VS{23}When
Yahweh
goes
throughout
Egypt
to
kill
the
{\ADD{
oldest
male
in
each}}
Egyptian
family,
he
will
see
the
blood
on
the ◄lintels/beams
of
your
doorways►,
and
he
will
{\ADD{
ignore
and}}
pass
by
those
houses.
He
will
not
allow
the
angel
who
causes
people
to
die
to
enter
your
houses
and
kill
{\ADD{
any
of}}
your
{\ADD{
oldest
sons}}.
\VS{24}You
and
your
descendants
must
celebrate
this
festival
forever.
\VS{25}And
when
you
arrive
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
will
be
giving
to
you
as
he
promised,
you
must
keep
celebrating
this
ritual
{\ADD{
every
year}}.
\VS{26}When
your
children
ask
you, ‘What
does
this
ritual
mean?’,
\VS{27}you
must
tell
them, ‘This
ritual
is
{\ADD{
to
remember
how
our
ancestors}}
sacrificed
{\ADD{
lambs}}
on
the
night
that
Yahweh’s
angel
passed
by
the
houses
of
the Israeli
people
{\ADD{
when
they
were}}
in
Egypt.
He
killed
the
{\ADD{
oldest
males/sons
in
all}}
the
Egyptian
houses,
but
he
spared
{\ADD{
the
sons
in}} [MTY]
our
houses.’ ”
After
Moses/I
told
them
this,
they
all
bowed
their
heads
and
worshiped
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}.
\VS{28}Then
the Israeli
people
did
what
Yahweh
had
told
Aaron
and
Moses/me
{\ADD{
to
tell
them
to
do}}.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
killed
all
the
oldest
Egyptian
males
\par }{\PP \VS{29}At
midnight
Yahweh
killed
all
the
oldest
sons
of
the
Egyptian
people,
all
over
Egypt.
That
included
the
king’s
oldest
son,
the
oldest
sons
of
the
prisoners
in
the
dungeon/jail,
and
{\ADD{
the
oldest
sons
of
everyone
else}}.
He
also
killed
the
oldest
males
of
all
the Egyptians’
livestock.
\VS{30}That
night
the
king,
all
his
officials,
and
{\ADD{
all
the
rest
of}}
the
Egyptian
people
awoke
{\ADD{
and
discovered
what
had
happened}}.
They
wailed
loudly
all
over
Egypt,
because
in
every
house,
someone’s
son
had
died.
\par }{\SH The Israeli
people
left
Egypt
\par }{\PP \VS{31}That
night
the
king
summoned
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
said, “You
and
all
the
{\ADD{
other}} Israeli
people,
must
leave
my
country
{\ADD{
immediately}}!
Go
and
worship
Yahweh,
as
you
requested!
\VS{32}Take
your
flocks
{\ADD{
of
sheep
and
goats}}
and
herds
{\ADD{
of
cattle}},
and
leave!
And
ask
Yahweh
to
bless
me,
also!”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}Then
the Israeli
people
did
as
Moses/I
had
told
them.
They
{\ADD{
went
to}}
their
Egyptian
{\ADD{
neighbors}}
and
asked
them
for
silver
and
gold
jewelry
and
clothing.
\VS{34}Yahweh
caused
the
Egyptian
people
to
greatly
respect
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people,
so
they
gave
them
what
they
asked
for.
In
that
way,
they
carried
away
the
wealth
of
the
Egyptian
people.
\VS{35}The
Egyptians
urged
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
to
leave
their
country
quickly.
They
said, “{\ADD{
If
you
do
not
do
that}},
we
will
all
die!”
\VS{36}So
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
{\ADD{
prepared
to
leave
at
once}}.
They
took
the
bowls
in
which
they
mixed
the
dough
to
make
bread,
and
the
dough
that
was
in
the
bowls
without
any
yeast
in
it,
and
they
wrapped
the
bowls
in
their
cloaks.
They
put
the
bowls
on
their
shoulders
{\ADD{
and
left}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{37}The Israeli
people
traveled
from
Rameses
{\ADD{
city}}
to
Succoth
{\ADD{
town}}.
There
were
about 600,000
men
who
went,
in
addition
to
the
women
and
children.
\VS{38}Many
other
people
who
were
not Israelis
went
along
with
them.
There
were
also
livestock,
the
flocks
{\ADD{
of
sheep
and
goats}}
and
herds
{\ADD{
of
cattle}}.
\VS{39}On
their
way,
they
baked
bread
with
the
dough
that
they
carried
with
them
when
they
had
been
expelled
from
Egypt.
The
dough
did
not
have
yeast
in
it,
because
they
were
told
to
leave
Egypt
so
quickly
that
they
did
not
have
enough
time
to
get
food
ready
to
take
with
them,
or
enough
time
to
mix
yeast
in
the
dough.
\par }{\PP \VS{40}The Israeli
people
had
lived
in
Egypt 430
years.
\VS{41}On
the
day
that
those 430
years
ended,
on
that
very
day,
all
the
tribes
of
Yahweh’s
people
left
Egypt.
\VS{42}It
was
a
night
when
Yahweh ◄protected/guarded
over►
them
as
he
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
So
this
same
night
every
year
is
a
night
that
is
dedicated
to
Yahweh,
a
night
when
the Israeli
people
in
every
generation
{\ADD{
remember
how}}
Yahweh
protected
our
ancestors.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
instructed
Moses
and
Aaron
about
future
Passover
festivals
\par }{\PP \VS{43-44}Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me: “These
are
my
instructions
about
the
Passover
ritual:
Do
not
let
foreigners
eat
{\ADD{
the
Passover
meal}}.
But
any
male
slaves
that
you
have
bought
may
eat
it
after
you
have
circumcised
them.
\VS{45}Do
not
let
people
who
are
living
among
you temporarily,
or
servants
whom
you
have
hired,
eat
{\ADD{
the
Passover
meal}}.
\VS{46}Each
family
must
eat
the
Passover
meal
inside
their
own
house.
Do
not
take
any
of
the
food
outside
the
house.
And
do
not
break
any
of
the
bones
of
the
lamb
that
is
sacrificed.
\VS{47}All
the Israeli
people
must
celebrate
this
festival.
\VS{48}When
someone
from
another
country
comes
to
live
with
you
and
wants
to
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival,
circumcise
all
the
males
in
his
household.
Then
they
may
eat
the
Passover
meal,
and
you
should
treat
those
people
as
though
they
were
born
as Israelis.
But
do
not
allow
men
who
have
not
been
circumcised
to
eat
the
Passover
meal.
\VS{49}These
rules
apply
to
people
who
were
born
as Israelis
and
to
foreigners
who
come
and
live
among
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{50}All
the Israeli
people
obeyed
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
did
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\VS{51}On
that
very
day
Yahweh
brought
all
the
tribes
of
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.

\par }\Chap{13}{\SH Yahweh gave Moses instructions about dedicating the firstborn sons
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Set
apart
all
the
firstborn
males
in
order
that
they
may
belong
to
me.
The
firstborn
males
of
the Israeli
people
and
of
their
animals
will
be
mine.”
\par }{\SH Moses
instructed
them
about
future
celebrations
of
the
Festival
of
Unleavened
Bread
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “Do
not
forget
this
day!
This
is
the
day
that
you
are
leaving
Egypt.
This
is
the
day
you
{\ADD{
are
freed
from}}
being
their
slaves.
Yahweh
has
brought
you
out
of
Egypt
by
his
great
power [MTY].
Do
not
eat
any
bread
that
has
yeast
in
it
{\ADD{
whenever
you
celebrate}}
this
day.
\VS{4}You
are
leaving
Egypt
on
this
day,
which
is
the
first
day
of
the
month
that
is
{\ADD{
named}}
Abib.
\VS{5}Later,
when
Yahweh
brings
you
into
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
Heth, Amor, Hiv,
and
Jebus
{\ADD{
now
live}},
the
land
that
he
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
you,
a
land
that
will
be
very
good
for
raising
livestock
and
growing
crops [MTY],
you
must
celebrate
this
festival
during
this
month
{\ADD{
every
year}}.
\VS{6}For
seven
days
the
bread
that
you
eat
must
not
have
any
yeast
in
it.
On
the
seventh
day
there
must
be
a
festival
to
{\ADD{
honor}}
Yahweh.
\VS{7}For
seven
days
do
not
eat
bread
that
has
yeast
in
it.
You
should
not
have
any
yeast
or
bread
made
with
yeast
anywhere
in
your
land.
\VS{8}On
the
day
{\ADD{
the
festival starts}},
you
must
tell
your
children, ‘{\ADD{
We
are
doing
this
to
remember}}
what
Yahweh
did
for
our
ancestors
when
they
left
Egypt.
\VS{9}This
ritual
will
remind
you
how
Yahweh
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt
with
his
great
power [MTY].
{\ADD{
The
ritual
will
be
like
something}}
you
tie
on
your
forehead
or
on
your wrist.
It
will
remind
you
to
recite
to
others
what
Yahweh
has
instructed
you.
\VS{10}So
you
must
celebrate
this
festival
every
year
at
the
time
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}
has
appointed.’
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yahweh
will
bring
you
into
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Canaan
live,
just
as
he
promised
you
and
your
ancestors
that
he
would
do.
When
he
gives
that
land
to
you,
\VS{12}you
must
dedicate
to
Yahweh
the
firstborn
males
of
all
your
animals.
These
all
will
belong
to
Yahweh.
\VS{13}You
may
keep
the
firstborn
male
donkeys,
but
you
must
buy
them
back
by
sacrificing
a
lamb
as
a
substitute
for
the
donkey.
If
you
do
not
want
to
buy
back
the
donkey,
you
must
{\ADD{
kill
it
by}}
breaking
its
neck.
You
must
also
buy
back
every
one
of
your
own
firstborn
sons.
\VS{14}In
the
future,
when
one
of
your
children
asks, ‘What
does
this
mean?’,
you
must
say
to
him, ‘Yahweh
brought
our
ancestors
out
of
Egypt
with
his
great
power [MTY],
and
freed
us
from
being
slaves
there.
\VS{15}The
king
of
Egypt
stubbornly
refused
to
let
them
leave
his
country,
so
Yahweh
killed
all
the
firstborn
males
in
Egypt,
both
the
boys
and
the
firstborn
of
their
livestock.
That
is
why
we
now
sacrifice
to
Yahweh
all
the
firstborn
of
our
livestock,
but
we
buy
back
our
own
firstborn
sons.’
\VS{16}I
repeat
that
this
ritual
will
remind
you
about
how
Yahweh
brought
our
{\ADD{
ancestors}}
out
of
Egypt
by
his
great
power [MTY];
it
will
be
like
something
you
tie
on
your wrist
or
on
your
forehead
{\ADD{
to
remind
you
of
that}}.”
\par }{\SH God
led
them
to detour
through
the
desert
\par }{\PP \VS{17}When
the
king
{\ADD{
of
Egypt}}
let
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
go,
God
did
not
lead
them
to
go
through
the
land
of
the
Philistines.
That
was
a
shorter
way,
but
God
said, “It
would
be
bad
if
my
people
change
their
minds
when
they
realize
that
they
will
have
to
fight
{\ADD{
the
Philistines
to
take
their
land}},
and
then
{\ADD{
decide
to}}
return
to
Egypt.”
\VS{18}Instead,
God
led
them
to
go
around
through
the
desert
toward
the
Red
Sea (OR,
the Gulf
of Suez).
When
the Israeli
people
left
Egypt,
they
were
carrying
weapons
to
fight
{\ADD{
their
enemies}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Moses/I
{\ADD{
had
them}}
take
along
the
bones
of
Joseph
with
them/us,
because
Joseph
long
ago
had
made
the Israeli
people
promise
solemnly
that
they
would
do
that.
He
had
said
to
them, “God
will
enable
your
descendants
to
leave
Egypt.
When
that
happens,
you
must
carry
my
bones
with
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}The Israeli
people
left
Succoth
and
traveled
to
Etham,
at
the
edge
of
the
desert,
and
they
set
up
their
tents
there.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
When
they
traveled}}
during
the
daytime,
Yahweh
went
in
front
of
them
in
a
tall
{\ADD{
white}}
cloud
to
show
them
the
way.
During
the
night,
he
went
in
front
of
them
in
a
tall
cloud
that
looked
like
a
fire.
By
doing
that,
he
enabled
them
to
travel
in
the
daytime
and
also
at nighttime.
\VS{22}The
tall
cloud
did
not
leave
them.
It
was
always
in
front
of
them,
as
a
bright
white
cloud
in
the
daytime
and
like
a
fire
at
night.

\par }\Chap{14}{\SH Yahweh told Moses what he planned to do
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“Tell
the Israeli
people
to
turn
around
and
go
back
and
set
up
their
tents
in
front
of
Pi-Hahiroth
{\ADD{
town}}.
That
town
is
between
Migdol
and
the
sea,
across
from
Baal-Zephon
{\ADD{
town}}.
Set
up
your
tents
there,
close
to
the
sea.
\VS{3}When
the
king
{\ADD{
knows
you
have
done
that}},
he
will
think, ‘The Israeli
people
are
confused.
They
are
wandering
around,
and
the
desert
blocks
their
path.’
\VS{4}But
I
will
make
the
king
stubborn
{\ADD{
again}},
and
he
will
{\ADD{
take
his
army
and}}
pursue
you.
Then
my
people
will
praise/thank
me
for winning
a
victory
over
the
king
and
his
army.
And
the
Egyptians
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do}}.”
So
{\ADD{
Moses/I
told
my
people
that,
and}}
they
did
what
he/I
told
them
to
do.
\par }{\SH The
Egyptian
army
started
to
pursue
the Israelis
\par }{\PP \VS{5}When
someone
told
the
king
that
the Israeli
people
had
left
{\ADD{
during
the
night}},
he
and
his
officials
changed
their
minds
and
said, “◄What
have
we
done?/What
we
have
done
was
stupid!► [RHQ]
The Israeli
people
will
no
longer
be
our
slaves!”
\VS{6}So
the
king
got
his
chariot
and
his
army
ready.
\VS{7}Then
he
selected 600
of
the
best
chariots,
and
in
each
chariot
he
placed
a
driver,
a
soldier,
and
a
commander,
and
they
left.
Other
chariots,
with
a
driver
and
a
soldier
in
each
of
them,
also
went
along.
\VS{8}Because
Yahweh
made
the
king
of
Egypt
so
stubborn
that
he
and
his
army
went
to
pursue
the Israelis,
who
were
leaving
triumphantly,
\VS{9}the
Egyptian
army,
with
all
the
king’s
horses
and
chariots
and
horsemen,
pursued
the Israelis.
They
caught
up
with
them
as
they
were
camped
near
the
sea,
close
to
Pi-Hahiroth,
in
front
of
Baal-Zephon
{\ADD{
town}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}When
the
king’s
army
got
near,
the Israeli
people
were
surprised
to
see
that
the
Egyptians
were
marching
toward
them.
They
were
terrified;
so
they
cried
out
to
Yahweh
{\ADD{
to
help
them}}.
\VS{11}Then
they
said
to
Moses/me, “Is
it
because
there
were
no
places
in
Egypt
{\ADD{
where
we
could}}
be
buried
that
you
have
brought
us
here
to
die
in
this
desert [RHQ]?
Look
what
you
have
done
to
us
by
bringing
us
out
of
Egypt [RHQ]!
\VS{12}That
is
what
we
told
you
when
we
were
in
Egypt!
We
said, ‘Leave
us
alone,
and
let
us
work
for
the
Egyptians [RHQ]!’
It
would
have
been
better
for
us
to
be
slaves
for
the
Egyptians
than
to
die
here
in
the
desert!”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Moses/I
replied
to
the
people, “Do
not
be
afraid!
Be
brave,
and
see
how
Yahweh
will
rescue
you!
He
will
save
you
today,
and
the
result
will
be
that
the
Egyptians
that
you
are
looking
at
today—you
will
never
see
them
again!
\VS{14}Yahweh
will
fight
for
you!
Just
keep
quiet.
There
is
nothing
else
that
you
will
have
to
do.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
caused
the
Egyptian
army
to
drown
in
the
sea
\par }{\PP \VS{15-16}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Tell
the
people
to
stop
crying
out
for
me
{\ADD{
to
help
them}},
and
tell
them
to
go
forward.
Lift
up
your
stick
and
stretch
it
out
toward
the
sea.
The
water
will
divide,
so
that
all
you Israeli
people
can
go
in
the
middle
of
the
sea,
walking
on
dry
ground.
\VS{17}I
will
make
the
Egyptians
stubborn,
so
that
they
will
try
to
follow
you.
And
then
as
a
result
of
{\ADD{
what
I
will
do
to
the}}
king
and
his
army
and
his
chariots
and
his
horsemen,
{\ADD{
my
people}}
will
praise/thank
me.
\VS{18}And
when
I
have
won
a
glorious
{\ADD{
victory}}
over
the
king
and
his
chariots
and
his
horsemen,
the
{\ADD{
other}}
Egyptians
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Then
the
angel
of
God,
who
had
been
in
front
of
the Israeli
people,
moved
and
went
behind
them.
The
tall
bright
cloud
that
had
been
in
front
of
them
also
moved
behind
them,
\VS{20}until
it
was
between
the
Egyptian
army
and
the Israeli
people.
The
cloud
caused
the
Egyptian
army
to
be
in
the
dark
but
it
gave
light
for
the Israelis.
As
a
result,
neither
group
could
come
near
the
other
group
during
the
whole
night.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\ADD{
That
evening}},
Moses/I
stretched
out
his/my
hand
toward
the
sea.
Then
Yahweh
sent
a
strong
wind
from
the
east.
It
blew
all
night
and
pushed
the
water
apart,
and
it
caused
the
ground
between
the
water
to
dry
up.
\VS{22}Then
we Israeli
people
went
on
the
dry
land
in
the
middle
of
the
sea.
The
water
was
like
a
wall
on
each
side
of
us,
on
the
right
side
and
on
the
left
side.
\VS{23}Then
the
Egyptian
army
pursued
them,
and
went
after
them
into
the
middle
of
the
sea,
with
their
horses
and
their
chariots
and
the chariot-drivers.
\VS{24}Just
before
dawn,
Yahweh
looked
down
from
the
fiery
cloud,
and
then
he
caused
the
Egyptian
army
to
panic.
\VS{25}He
caused
the
wheels
of
the
chariots
to
get
stuck
{\ADD{
in
the
mud}},
so
that
they
could
hardly
move.
So
the
Egyptians
said, “Yahweh
is
fighting
for
the Israelis
and
against
us;
let’s
get
out
of
here!”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Stretch
out
your
arm
toward
the
sea
again.
Then
the
water
will
come
back
on
the
Egyptians
and
on
their
chariots
and
their
horsemen.”
\VS{27}So
Moses/I
stretched
out
his/my
arm,
and
as
the
sun
was
rising,
the
water
returned
to
its
normal
level.
The
Egyptians
tried
to
escape,
but
Yahweh
hurled
them
back
into
the
sea.
\VS{28}The
water
returned
and
covered
the
chariots
and
the
horsemen
and
the
whole
Egyptian
army
that
had
tried
to
follow
us Israelis
into
the
sea.
Every
one
of
the
Egyptians
drowned.
\VS{29}But
we Israeli
people
had
already
crossed
through
the
sea
by
walking
on
dry
ground,
with
the
water
being
{\ADD{
like
two}}
walls,
one
on
the
right
side
and
one
on
the
left
side.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}That
is
the
way
Yahweh
saved theIsraeli
people
from
the
Egyptian
army
on
that
day.
The Israeli
people
saw
the
Egyptians
lying
dead,
{\ADD{
with
their
bodies
washed
up}}
on
the
shore.
\VS{31}The Israelis
saw
what
Yahweh
did
to
the
Egyptians
by
his
great
power [MTY],
and
they
were
in
awe
of
Yahweh.
They
trusted
in
Yahweh
and
they
also
trusted
Moses/me.

\par }\Chap{15}{\SH The Israelis celebrated being rescued
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Moses/I
sang
this
song,
and
the Israeli
people
sang
with
him:
\par }{\Q “I
will
sing
to
Yahweh,
because
he
has
triumphed
gloriously;
\par }{\QB He
has
thrown
the
horses
and
their
riders
into
the
sea!
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Yahweh
is
the
one
who
makes
me
strong,
and
he
is
the
one
I
sing
about.
\par }{\QB He
is
the
one
who
has
saved
me.
\par }{\Q He
is ◄my
God/God,
the
one
I
worship►,
and
I
will
praise
him.
\par }{\QB He
is
the
one
my
father
worshiped,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
tell
{\ADD{
others}}
how
great
he
is.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Yahweh
is
a
warrior;
\par }{\QB Yahweh
is
his
name.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
has
thrown
the
king’s
chariots
and
his
army
\par }{\QB into
the
sea;
\par }{\Q His
best
officers
\par }{\QB all
drowned
in
the
Red
Sea (OR, Gulf
of Suez).
\par }{\Q \VS{5}The
{\ADD{
water
covered
them
like}}
a
flood;
\par }{\QB they
sank
to
the
bottom
like
a
stone.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}O
Yahweh,
your
right
arm
has
awesome
power;
\par }{\QB with
that
power [MTY],
O
Yahweh,
you
have
crushed/smashed
the
enemy
into
pieces.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}You
have
gloriously
defeated
your
enemies.
\par }{\Q Because
you
were
angry
with
them,
you
have
{\ADD{
destroyed
them}}
\par }{\QB like
a
fire
burns
up
straw [SIM].
\par }{\Q \VS{8}You
blew
on
the
sea,
\par }{\QB and
the
water
piled
up
high;
\par }{\Q the
water
stood
up
like
two
walls.
\par }{\Q In
the deepest
part
of
the
sea
{\ADD{
the
water}}
became
thick/solid,
\par }{\QB {\ADD{
as
though}}
it
was
frozen.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}{\ADD{
Our}}
enemies
said, ‘We
will
pursue
them
\par }{\QB and
catch
up
to
them.
\par }{\Q We
will
draw
our
swords
\par }{\QB and
strike
them.
\par }{\Q After
we
defeat
them,
\par }{\QB we
will
divide
up
the
spoils.
\par }{\Q We
will
take
{\ADD{
from
them}}
all
we
want.’
\par }{\Q \VS{10}But
you
blew
on
them
with
your
breath,
\par }{\QB and
then
the
sea
covered
them.
\par }{\Q They
sank
like
lead/rocks
in
the
big
waves.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Yahweh,
among
their
gods,
there
is
no
god
like
you [RHQ]!
\par }{\QB You
are
glorious,
completely
different
from
all
that
you
made.
\par }{\Q ◄There
is
no
god
like
you!/What
god
is
like
you?► [RHQ]
\par }{\QB There
is
no
one
who
can
perform
all
kinds
of
miracles [DOU]
like
you
do [RHQ]!
\par }{\Q \VS{12}When
you
stretched
out
your
right
hand,
\par }{\QB the
earth
swallowed
up
{\ADD{
our
enemies}}
\par }{\Q \VS{13}You
faithfully
loved
the
people
you
rescued;
\par }{\QB with
your
power
you
are
leading
them
to
the
land
that
you
have
set
apart.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}The
people
of
{\ADD{
other}}
nations
will
hear
{\ADD{
what
you
have
done}};
\par }{\QB and
they
will
tremble.
\par }{\Q The
people
in
Philistia
will
be
terrified.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}The
chiefs
in
Edom
will
be
dismayed.
\par }{\QB The
leaders
in
Moab
will
be
so
afraid,
they
will
shake.
All
those
who
live
in
Canaan
will
faint.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}They
will
be
terrified
and
fearful
because
of
your
great
strength [MTY].
\par }{\QB But
they
will
be
as
silent
as
stones
\par }{\QB until
your
people
march
past
them,
\par }{\QB the
people
you
freed
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt,
\par }{\QB \VS{17}to
go
to
{\ADD{
Canaan
land}}.
\par }{\Q You
will
enable
them
to
live [MET]
on
your
hill,
\par }{\QB at
the
place
that
you,
O
Yahweh,
have
chosen
to
be
your
home,
\par }{\Q in
the ◄holy
place/temple►
\par }{\QB that
you
yourself
will
build.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}O
Yahweh,
you
will
rule
forever!
\par }{\PP \VS{19}The Israeli
people
walked
through
the
middle
of
the
sea
on
dry
ground.
But
when
the
king’s
horses
and
chariots
and
horsemen
tried
to
go
through
the
sea,
Yahweh
caused
the
water
to
come
back
and
cover
them.”
\VS{20}Then
Miriam,
who
was
Aaron’s
older
sister
and
a ◄prophetess/woman
who
spoke
messages
that
came
directly
from
God►,
picked
up
her
tambourine,
\VS{21}and
she
sang
this
song
to
Yahweh:
\par }{\Q “Sing
to
Yahweh,
\par }{\QB because
he
has
triumphed
gloriously
{\ADD{
over
his
enemies}}.
\par }{\Q He
has
thrown
the
horses
and
their
riders
into
the
sea.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
made
bitter
water
become
good
water
to
drink
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Then
Moses/I
led
the Israeli
people
away
from
the
Red
Sea (OR, Gulf
of Suez).
They/we
went
to
the
desert
at
Shur.
They/We
walked
for
three
days,
but
they/we
could
not
find
any
water.
\VS{23}So
they/we
{\ADD{
went
on
and}}
came
to
a
{\ADD{
place
named}}
Marah.
{\ADD{
There
was}}
water
{\ADD{
there,
but}}
they/we
could
not
drink
it,
because
it
was
bitter.
That
is
why
they
named
the
place
Marah,
{\ADD{
which
is
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘bitter’}}.
\VS{24}The
people
complained
to
Moses/me,
saying, “What
are
we
going
to
drink?”
\VS{25}So
Moses/I
prayed
earnestly
to
Yahweh.
Then
Yahweh
showed
him/me
a
tree.
So
he/I
cut
off
{\ADD{
one
of
the
branches}}
and
threw
it
into
the
water,
and
the
water
became
good
to
drink.
There
at
Marah,
Yahweh
gave
them
various
laws
to
direct
their
lives.
He
also
tested
them
there,
to
determine
if
they
would
obey
him,
\VS{26}by
saying, “I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
If
you
will
carefully
obey
me
when
I
speak
{\ADD{
to
you}},
and
do
those
things
that
I
know
are
right,
and
pay
close
attention
to
all
the
things
that
I
command
you,
I
will
keep
you
from
being
afflicted
by
all
the
diseases
that
I
brought
on
the
Egyptians.
Do
not
forget
that
I
am
the
one
who
heals
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\ADD{
After
they/we
left
Marah}},
they/we
came
to
a
{\ADD{
place
named}}
Elim.
There
were
twelve
springs
of
water
and 70
palm
trees
there.
So
they/we
camped
there.

\par }\Chap{16}{\SH Yahweh gave them quail and manna to eat
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}They/We
left
Elim,
and
all
the Israeli
people
came
to
the
desert
{\ADD{
named}}
Sin.
That
is
between
Elim
and
Sinai
{\ADD{
Mountain}}.
That
was
on
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
second
month
after
they/we
left
Egypt.
\VS{2}There
in
the
desert,
the Israeli [HYP]
people
complained
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
\VS{3}They
said
to
them/us, “We
wish
that
Yahweh
had
killed
us
in
Egypt!
There
we
had
meat
to
eat,
and
all
the
bread
that
we
wanted.
But
you
have
brought
us
into
this
desert
in
order
that
we
will
all
starve
to
death!”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Listen
to
what
I
am
going
{\ADD{
to
do}}.
I
am
going
to
send
something
from
the
sky
that
will
{\ADD{
take
the
place
of}}
bread
for
all
of
you.
When
I
do
that,
the
people
must
go
out
of
their
tents
every
day
and
gather
just
enough
to
eat
on
that
day.
{\ADD{
When
I
do
that}},
I
will
find
out
whether
they
will
obey
my
instructions
or
not.
\VS{5}On
the
sixth
day
{\ADD{
after
I
start
doing
that}},
they
will
be
able
to
gather
twice
as
much
as
on
the
other
days,
{\ADD{
and
not
have
to
gather
any
on
the
seventh
day}}.
Then
they
can
prepare
it
{\ADD{
to
eat
it
on
the 6th
and 7th
days}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
said
to
all
the Israeli
people, “This
evening
you
will
know
that
it
was
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
not
we}},
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt.
\VS{7}And
tomorrow
morning
you
will
see
how
great
Yahweh
is,
because
he
has
heard
what
you
have
complained
about.
He
is
the
one
whom
you
have
really
complained
to,
because
we
are
just
his
servants.” [RHQ]
\VS{8}Then
Moses/I
also
said, “{\ADD{
From
now
on,
each}}
evening
Yahweh
will
give
you
meat
to
eat,
and
{\ADD{
each}}
morning
he
will
give
you
{\ADD{
something
that
will
take
the
place
of}}
bread,
because
he
has
heard
what
you
have
complained
about.
Yahweh
is
the
one
to
whom
you
have
really
complained,
not
us.
We
are
just
his
servants.” [RHQ]
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
Moses/I
said
to
Aaron, “Tell
all
the Israeli
people, ‘Come
and
stand
here
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
because
he
has
heard
what
you
have
been
complaining
about.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}So
Aaron
told
them
that.
And
as
Aaron
was
talking
to
all
the Israeli
people,
they
looked
toward
the
desert,
and
were
surprised
to
see
the ◄dazzling
light/incredible
brightness►
of
Yahweh
in
the
cloud
{\ADD{
that
had
been
leading
them}}.
\VS{11}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{12}“I
have
heard
what
the Israeli
people
have
been
complaining
about.
So
say
to
them, ‘From
now
on,
each
evening,
you
will
have
meat
to
eat.
And
each
morning
you
will
have
something
that
will
take
the
place
of
bread.
You
will
have
all
you
want
of
it
to
eat.’
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}That
evening, ◄quails/small
plump
birds►
appeared,
and
{\ADD{
there
were
so
many
that}}
they
covered
the campsite.
The
next
morning
there
was
{\ADD{
something
like}}
dew
all
around
the campsite.
\VS{14}When
the
dew
evaporated,
on
the
surface
of
the
desert
there
was
a
thick
layer
of
something
that
looked
like
white
flakes.
It
looked
like
frost.
\VS{15}When
the Israeli
people
saw
it,
since
they
{\ADD{
had
never
seen
it
before
and}}
did
not
know
what
it
was,
they
said
to
each
other, “What
is
it?”
Moses/I
replied
to
them, “It
is
something
Yahweh
has
given
you
to
eat,
to
take
the
place
of
bread.
\VS{16}This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded: ‘Each
of
you
should
gather
as
much
as
you
need
to
eat.
Gather
two quarts/liters
for
each
person
who
lives
in
your
tents.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}So
that
is
what
the Israeli
people
did.
Some
gathered
more
and
some
gathered
less.
\VS{18}But
when
they
measured
{\ADD{
what
they
had
gathered}},
those
that
had
gathered
a
lot
did
not
have
anything
left
over.
And
those
that
gathered
less
still
had
enough
to
eat.
Each
person
gathered
just
what
they
needed.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Moses/I
said
to
them, “Do
not
leave
any
of
it
to
eat
tomorrow
morning!”
\VS{20}But
some
of
them
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
Moses/I
said.
They
kept
some
of
it
until
the
next
morning.
But
it
was
full
of
maggots
and
smelled
rotten.
And
that
made
Moses/me
angry.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Each
morning
they
gathered
as
much
as
they
needed.
But
{\ADD{
later}},
when
the
sun
got
hot,
{\ADD{
what
was
left
on
the
ground}}
melted.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}On
the
sixth
day
after
they
started
gathering
it,
each
person
was
able
to
gather
four quarts/liters,
which
was
twice
{\ADD{
as
much
as
they
gathered
on
the
other
days}}.
When
the
leaders
of
the
people
came
to
Moses/me
and
told
him/me
{\ADD{
about
that}},
\VS{23}Moses/I
said
to
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded: ‘Tomorrow
will
be
a
day
for
you
to
rest
completely.
It
will
be
a
day
dedicated
to
Yahweh.
So
today,
bake
or
boil
what
you
will
{\ADD{
need
for
today
and
for
tomorrow}}.
Whatever
is
left
{\ADD{
this
evening}},
you
should
put
aside
and
keep
it
{\ADD{
to
eat}}
tomorrow.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}So
they
did
what
Moses/I
commanded.
What
was
left
over,
they
kept
until
the
next
day.
It
did
not
spoil
and
did
not
get
maggots
in
it!
\VS{25}{\ADD{
On
that
day}},
Moses/I
said, “Eat
today
{\ADD{
what
you
have
saved
from
yesterday}},
because
today
is
a
day
dedicated
to
Yahweh.
Today
you
will
not
find
any
of
that
food
outside.
\VS{26}{\ADD{
Every
week}},
you
must
gather
it
for
six
days;
but
on
the
seventh
day,
which
will
be
a
day
of
rest,
you
will
not
find
any.”
\VS{27}On
the
seventh
day,
some
of
the
people
went
outside
their
tents
to
gather
some
of
that
food,
but
there
was
none.
\VS{28}Then
Yahweh
{\ADD{
told
Moses/me
to
say
this
to}}
the
people: “How
long
will
you
people
refuse
to
do
all
the
things
that
I
tell
you?
\VS{29}Listen!
Yahweh
has
given
you
a
day
of
rest.
So
on
the
sixth
day
{\ADD{
of
each
week}},
he
will
be
giving
you
enough
of
this
food
for
two
days.
Each
of
you
should
stay
in
his
tent
{\ADD{
and
do
no
work}}
on
the
seventh
day!”
\VS{30}So
the
people
rested
on
the
seventh
day.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}The Israeli
people
called
this
food
manna,
{\ADD{
which
sounds
like
the
words
in
their
language
that
mean ‘what
is
it}}?’
It
looked
like
small
seeds
{\ADD{
called}}
coriander,
but
it
was
white,
and
it
tasted
like
thin
wafers/biscuits
made
with
honey.
\VS{32}Moses/I
said, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded: ‘You
must
keep
two quarts/liters
of
it
for
all
future
generations,
so
that
they
can
see
the
{\ADD{
food
that
took
the
place
of}}
bread
that
I
gave
to
your
{\ADD{
ancestors}}
when
I
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.’ ”
\VS{33}And
he/I
said
to
Aaron, “Take
a
jar,
and
put
two quarts
of
manna
in
it.
Then
put
it
{\ADD{
in
a
place}}
where
Yahweh
can
see
it.
It
is
to
be
kept
like
that
for
all
future
generations.”
\VS{34}{\ADD{
Many
years
later}},
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me,
Aaron
put
the
jar
in
front
of
the
box
{\ADD{
that
contained
the
stone slabs
on
which}}
the
Ten
Commandments
{\ADD{
were
written}}.
\VS{35}The Israeli
people
were
able
to
eat
manna
{\ADD{
every
day}}
for 40
years,
until
they
came
to
the
border
of
Canaan
land.
\VS{36}(The
standard
measure
{\ADD{
that
they
used
at
that
time}}
held 20 quarts/liters.)

\par }\Chap{17}{\SH Yahweh provided water gushing from a rock
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Obeying
what
Yahweh
commanded,
all
the Israeli
people
moved
from
the
Sin
Desert.
They/We
traveled
from
one
place
to
another.
They/We
camped
at
{\ADD{
a
place
named}}
Rephidim,
but
there
was
no
water
there
for ◄the
people/us►
to
drink.
\VS{2}So
the
people
complained
to
Moses/me
again,
saying, “Give
us
water
to
drink!”
Moses/I
replied
to
them, “Why
are
you ◄criticizing/arguing
with►
me [RHQ]?
And
why
are
you
trying
to
determine
whether
Yahweh
{\ADD{
has
the
power
to
provide
for
you}}?”
\VS{3}But
the
people
were
very
thirsty,
and
they
continued
to
complain
to
Moses/me.
They
were
saying
things
like “Why
did
you
bring
us
out
of
Egypt?”,
and “Did
you
bring
us
here
to
cause
us
and
our
children
and
livestock
to
die ◄from
thirst/because
we
had
no
water
to
drink► [RHQ]?”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}So
Moses/I
prayed
earnestly
to
Yahweh.
He/I
said, “◄How
shall
I
deal
with
these
people?/I
do
not
know
how
to
deal
with
these
people!► [RHQ]
They
are
almost
ready
to
{\ADD{
kill
me
by
throwing}}
stones
at
me!”
\VS{5}Yahweh
replied
to
Moses/me, “Take
some
of
the
elders/leaders
of
the Israeli
people
with
you
and
{\ADD{
tell
the
rest
of}}
the
people
to
follow
you
{\ADD{
to
Sinai
Mountain}}.
Take
along
the
stick
with
which
you
struck
the
Nile
{\ADD{
River}}.
\VS{6}Listen
carefully:
I
will
stand
in
front
of
you
on
top
of
a
{\ADD{
large}}
rock
at
the
foot
of
the
mountain.
Strike
the
rock
with
your
stick.
{\ADD{
When
you
do
that}},
water
for
the
people
to
drink
will
flow
out
of
the
rock.”
{\ADD{
When
they/we
arrived
at
the
mountain}},
Moses/I
did
that
while
the Israeli
elders
were
watching,
{\ADD{
and
water
flowed
from
the
rock}}.
\VS{7}Moses/I
gave
that
place
two
names
{\ADD{
in
the
Hebrew
language:}}
Massah,
{\ADD{
which
means ‘testing’}},
and
Meribah,
{\ADD{
which
means ‘complaining’}}.
He/I
gave
it
the
name
Massah
because
the Israeli
people
were
testing
Yahweh,
saying “Is
Yahweh
really
among
us
{\ADD{
and
able
to
help
us}},
or
not?”,
and
he/I
gave
it
the
name
Meribah
because
they
were
{\ADD{
continually}}
complaining.
\par }{\SH God
enabled
the Israeli
men
to
defeat
the
Amalekites
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
the
descendants
of
the
Amalek people-group
came
and
fought
against
the Israeli
people
at
Rephidim.
\VS{9}Moses/I
said
to
Joshua,
{\ADD{
who
was
one
of
our
army/Israeli
leaders}}, “Choose
some
men
to
go
out
and
fight
against
the
Amalek people-group
tomorrow.
I
will
stand
on
the
top
of
the
hill,
holding
the
stick
that
God
told
me
to
carry.”
\VS{10}So
Joshua
did
what
Moses/I
told
him
to
do.
He
took
some
men
to
fight
against
the
Amalek people-group.
{\ADD{
While
they
were
fighting}},
Aaron,
Hur,
and
Moses/I
went
up
to
the
top
of
the
hill
{\ADD{
so
that
they/we
could
see
the
whole
battle
area}}.
\VS{11}Whenever
Moses/I
lifted
up
his/my
arms,
the Israeli
men
started
to
win
{\ADD{
the
battle}}.
And
whenever
he/I
lowered
his/my
arms,
the
Amalek people-group
started
to
win.
\VS{12}But
his/my
arms
became
tired.
So
Aaron
and
Hur
{\ADD{
rolled}}
a
{\ADD{
large}}
stone
for
Moses/me
to
sit
on.
{\ADD{
While
he/I
was
sitting
on
it}},
those
two
held
up
his/my
arms,
{\ADD{
one
on
one
side
and
the
other
on
the
other
side}}.
In
that
way,
they
kept
his/my
arms
lifted
up,
and
his/my
arms
held steaady
until
the
sun
went
down.
\VS{13}So
Joshua
and
the
men
with
him
completely
defeated
the
Amalek people-group,
using
their
swords
{\ADD{
to
fight
against
them}}.
\VS{14}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Write
an
account
of
this
battle,
and
then
read
it
to
Joshua.
{\ADD{
Also
write
that
some
day}}
I
will
completely
get
rid
of
the
Amalek people-group.”
\VS{15}Then
Moses/I
built
a
{\ADD{
stone}}
altar
there
and
named
it ‘Yahweh
is
{\ADD{
like}}
my flag’.
\VS{16}He/I
said, “Hold
high
Yahweh’s
flag!
Yahweh
will
continue
to
fight
against
the
Amalek people-group ◄forever/in
all
future
generations►!”

\par }\Chap{18}{\SH Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, came to visit him
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Jethro,
who
was
the
priest
for
the
Midian people-group,
and
who
was
also
Moses’/my
father-in-law,
heard
about
all
that
God
had
done
for
the Israeli
people.
He
heard
about
how
Yahweh
had
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
\VS{2}Moses/I
had
{\ADD{
previously}}
sent
his/my
wife
Zipporah
{\ADD{
back
home
when
he/I
was
returning
to
Egypt}}.
But
now
Jethro
came
to
him/me,
\VS{3}bringing
Zipporah
and
their/our
two
sons.
One
son
was
named
Gershom,
{\ADD{
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘foreigner’}},
because
he/I
had
said, “I
have
been
a
foreigner
living
in
another
land.”
\VS{4}Her
other
son
was
named
Eliezer,
{\ADD{
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words
that
mean ‘God
helps me’}},
because
{\ADD{
he/I}}
had
said “God,
whom
my
father
{\ADD{
worshiped}},
has
helped
me
and
saved
{\ADD{
me}}
from
being
killed [MTY]
by
the
king
{\ADD{
of
Egypt}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}While
Moses/I
was
camped
{\ADD{
with
the Israeli
people}}
in
the
desert
{\ADD{
near
Sinai}},
God’s
sacred/holy
mountain,
Jethro
came
to
him/me,
bringing
along
Moses’/my
wife
and
our
{\ADD{
two}}
sons.
\VS{6}Jethro
had
sent
a
message
to
Moses/me, “I,
your
father-in-law,
Jethro,
am
coming
to
see
you,
bringing
along
your
wife
and
your
two
sons!”
\VS{7}So
Moses/I
went
out
of
the campsite
to
meet
his/my
father-in-law.
He/I
bowed
before
him,
and
kissed
him
{\ADD{
on
the
cheek}}. ◄They
both/We►
asked
each
other, “Have
you
been
healthy?”
Then
they/we
went
into
{\ADD{
Moses’/my}}
tent.
\VS{8}Moses/I
told
Jethro
everything
that
Yahweh
had
done
to
the
king
and
all
the
{\ADD{
other}}
people
in
Egypt
for
the
sake
of
the Israeli
people.
He/I
also
told
him
about
the
troubles/problems
they/we
had
experienced
on
the
way,
and
how
Yahweh
had
helped
them/us.
\VS{9}Jethro
rejoiced
when
he
heard
all
that
Yahweh
had
done
for
the Israeli
people.
\VS{10}He
said, “Praise
Yahweh,
who
has
rescued
you
from
the
powerful [MTY]
Egyptian
king
and
his
army!
\VS{11}Now
I
realize
that
Yahweh
is
greater
than
all
other
gods,
because
he
rescued
you
all
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
proud
Egyptians
when
{\ADD{
they}}
were
causing
you
{\ADD{
to
suffer}}.”
\VS{12}Then
Jethro
sacrificed
an
animal
by
burning
it
completely
on
the
altar
{\ADD{
as
an
offering}},
and
he
also
offered
other
sacrifices
to
God.
Aaron
and
the Israeli
elders/leaders
went
with
them/us
to
eat
a
sacred
meal
with
Jethro.
\par }{\SH Jethro
gave
Moses
some
good
advice
about appointing
judges
\par }{\PP \VS{13}The
next
day,
Moses/I
sat
down
at
the
place
where
he/I
settled
disputes
among
the
people.
The
people
were
continually
bringing
their
disputes
to
Moses/me,
from
morning
until
evening.
\VS{14}When
Jethro
saw
everything
that
Moses/I
was
doing
for
the
people,
he
said, “◄Why
are
you
doing
all
this
for
the
people?/You
should
not
be
doing
all
this
for
the
people!► [RHQ]
Why
are
you
doing
this
by
yourself,
and
all
the
people
are crowding
around
you,
from
morning
until
evening,
{\ADD{
asking
you
to
make
decisions
for
them}} [RHQ]?”
\VS{15}Moses/I
replied, “{\ADD{
I
am
doing
this}}
because
the
people
keep
coming
to
me
to
find
out
what
God
desires.
\VS{16}When
they
have
a
dispute
about
something,
they
come
to
me,
and
they
ask
me
to
decide
which
of
them
is
right.
I
also
tell
them
all
of
God’s
laws
and
instructions.”
\VS{17}Jethro
said
to
him/me, “What
you
are
doing
is
not
good
{\ADD{
for
you
or
for
the
people}}.
\VS{18}You
and
these
people
will ◄wear
yourselves
out/become
exhausted►!
This
work
is
too
much
for
one
person.
You
are
not
able
to
do
it
by
yourself.
\VS{19}Now
listen
to
some
good
advice [MTY]
I
will
give
to
you.
{\ADD{
If
you
do
what
I suggest}},
God
will
help
you.
You
should
continue
to
speak
to
God
and
tell
him
about
the
people’s
disputes.
\VS{20}You
should
{\ADD{
also}}
teach
the
people
what
God
has
commanded
and
instructed
you.
You
should
also
explain
to
them
how
they
should
conduct
their
lives,
and
the
things
that
they
should
do.
\VS{21}But
in
addition,
you
should
choose
some
{\ADD{
other
men
to
help
you}}.
Choose
men
who
have
reverence
for
God
and
who
will
not
accept
bribes.
Appoint
some
of
them
to
make
decisions
{\ADD{
for
groups
of}}
ten
people,
{\ADD{
some
for
groups
of}} 50
{\ADD{
people}},
{\ADD{
some
for
groups
of}} 100
{\ADD{
people}},
{\ADD{
and
some
for
groups
of}} 1,000
{\ADD{
people}}.
\VS{22}Allow
them
to
serve
permanently
to
settle
disputes
for
the
people.
The
difficult
matters
the peeole
can
bring
to
you;
but
the
matters
that
are
not
difficult,
they
can
decide
themselves.
That
will
make
the
work
easier
for
you,
as
they
help
you
do
that
work.
\VS{23}If
you
do
that,
and
{\ADD{
I
think
that}}
God
is
telling
you
to
do
it (OR,
if
God
tells
you
to
do
it),
you
will
not
become
exhausted,
and
all
the
people
will
be
able
to
go
home feeling
satisfied
about
the deecisios,
{\ADD{
with
their
disputes
settled
quickly”}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Moses/I
accepted
what
his/my
father-in-law
{\ADD{
Jethro}}
suggested.
\VS{25}Moses/I
chose
capable
men
from
among
the Israeli
people.
\VS{26}They
were
appointed
permanently
to
make
decisions
about
the
people’s
disputes.
They
brought
the
difficult
cases
to
Moses/me,
but
they
decided
the
matters
that
were
not
difficult
by
themselves.
\VS{27}Then
Moses/I
said goodbye
to
his/my
father-in-law,
and
Jethro
returned
home.

\par }\Chap{19}{\SH Yahweh gave instructions to Moses at Sinai Mountain.
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1-2}The Israeli
people
then
left
Rephidim,
and
exactly
two
months
after
leaving
Egypt,
they/we
came
to
the
desert
near
Sinai
{\ADD{
Mountain}}.
They/We
set
up
their/our
tents
at
the
base
of
the
mountain.
\VS{3}Moses/I
climbed
up
the
mountain
{\ADD{
to
talk
with}}
God.
Yahweh
called
to
{\ADD{
him/me}}
from
{\ADD{
the
top
of}}
the
mountain
and
said, “This
is
what
I
want
you
to
say
to
the Israeli
people,
the
descendants
of
Jacob:
\VS{4}‘You
have
seen
what
I
did
to
the
Egyptians.
You
have
seen
{\ADD{
what
I
did
for
all
of
you}}
and
how
I
brought
you
here
to
me.
It
was
as
though
I
{\ADD{
lifted
you
up
as}}
an
eagle
{\ADD{
carries
its
young eaglets}}
on
its
wings [MET].
\VS{5}So
now,
if
you
will
do
what
I
tell
you
and
obey
all
that
I
command
you,
you
will
be
my
own
people.
All
the people-groups
on
the
earth
are
mine,
but
you
will
be ◄dearer/more
special►
to
me
than
all
the
other people-groups.
\VS{6}You
will
be
people
over
whom
I
will
rule,
and
you
will
all ◄be
like
priests/represent
me
to
other
nations
as
priests
represent
me
to
one
nation► [MET],
and
you
will
be
completely
dedicated
to
me.’
That
is
what
you
must
tell
the Israeli
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}So
Moses/I
went
{\ADD{
down
the
mountain}}
and
summoned
the
elders/leaders
of
the
people.
He/I
told
them
everything
that
Yahweh
had
told
him/me
to
tell
them.
\VS{8}The
people
all
said, “We
will
do
everything
that
Yahweh
has
told
us
to
do.”
Then
Moses/I
{\ADD{
climbed
back
up
the
mountain
and}}
reported
to
Yahweh
what
the
people
had
said.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “{\ADD{
Listen
carefully}}:
I
am
going
to
appear
to
you
from
inside
a
thick
cloud.
When
I
am
speaking
to
you,
the
people
will
hear
it,
and
they
will
always
trust
in
you.”
Then
Moses/I
went
{\ADD{
down
the
mountain
and
reported
to
the
people
what
Yahweh
said.
Then
he/I
went
back
up
the
mountain
and}}
told
Yahweh
what
the
people
replied.
\VS{10}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
{\ADD{
back
down}}
to
the
people
{\ADD{
again}}.
{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
purify
themselves
today
and
tomorrow.
{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
wash
their
clothes,
too.
\VS{11}They
must
do
that
to
be
ready
on
the
day
after
tomorrow.
On
that
day
I
will
come
down
to
Sinai
Mountain
to
where
all
the
people
can
see
me.
\VS{12}You
must
make
a
boundary
around
the
base
of
the
mountain,
and
tell
them, ‘Be
sure
that
you
do
not
climb
the
mountain
or
even
go
near
it.
Anyone
who
even
touches
the
base
of
the
mountain
must
be
executed.’
\VS{13}Do
not
let
anyone
touch
any
person
or
any
animal
that
touches
the
mountain.
You
must
{\ADD{
kill
any
person
or
animal
that
touches
the
mountain}}
by
throwing
stones
at
it
or
shooting
it
{\ADD{
with
arrows}}.
But
when
you
hear
a
long
{\ADD{
loud}}
trumpet
sound,
the
people
can
come
close
to
the
{\ADD{
base
of
the}}
mountain.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}So
Moses/I
went
down
the
mountain
{\ADD{
again}}
and
told
the
people
to
purify
themselves.
They
did
what
Moses/I
told
them
to
do,
and
they
also
washed
their
clothes.
\VS{15}Then
Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “Be
ready
on
the
day
after
tomorrow.
And
{\ADD{
you
men}}
must
not
have
sex
with [EUP]
{\ADD{
your
wives}}
until
after
then.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Two
days
later,
during
the
morning,
there
was
thunder
and
lightning,
and
a
very
dark
cloud
on
the
mountain.
A
trumpet
sounded
very
loudly,
with
the
result
that
the
people
in
the
camp
shook/trembled
because
they
{\ADD{
were
very
afraid}}.
\VS{17}Then
Moses/I
led
the
people
outside
the
camp
to
meet
with
God.
They
stood
at
the
base
of
the
mountain.
\VS{18}All
of
Sinai
Mountain
was
covered
in
smoke,
because
Yahweh
had
descended
on
it,
surrounded
by
a
fire.
The
smoke
rose
up
like
the
smoke
from
{\ADD{
the
chimney
of}}
a
furnace,
and
the
whole
mountain
shook
violently.
\VS{19}As
the
sound
of
the
trumpet
continued
to
become
louder,
Moses/I
spoke
{\ADD{
to
Yahweh}},
and
Yahweh
answered
{\ADD{
him/me}}
in
{\ADD{
a
loud
voice
that
sounded
like}}
thunder.
\VS{20}Then
Yahweh
came
down
{\ADD{
again}}
onto
the
top
of
Sinai
Mountain,
and
he
summoned
Moses/me
to
come
up
to
the
top
of
the
mountain.
So
Moses/I
went
up.
\VS{21}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
down
again
and
warn
the
people
not
to
cross
the
boundary
in
order
to
look
{\ADD{
at
me}}.
If
they
{\ADD{
do}}
that,
many
of
them
will
die.
\VS{22}Also,
the
priests
who habitually
come
near
me
must
purify
themselves.
If
they
do
not
do
that,
I
will
punish
them.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Then
Moses/I
said
to
Yahweh, “The
people
will
not
climb
the
mountain,
because
you
commanded
them,
saying, ‘Set
a
boundary
around
the
mountain,
to
make
it
sacred/taboo.’ ”
\VS{24}Yahweh
replied, “Go
down
the
mountain,
and
bring
Aaron
back
up
with
you.
But
do
not
allow
the
priests
or
other
people
to
cross
the
boundary
to
come
up
to
me.
If
they
cross
it,
I
will
punish
them.”
\VS{25}So
Moses/I
went
down
the
mountain
{\ADD{
again}}
and
told
the
people
{\ADD{
what
Yahweh
had
said}}.

\par }\Chap{20}{\SH God gave the people the Ten Commandments
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
God siaid
this
{\ADD{
to
the Israeli
people:}}
\VS{2}“I
am
Yahweh
God,
the
one
you
{\ADD{
worship}}.
I
am
the
one
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt.
I
am
the
one
who
freed
you
from
being
slaves
{\ADD{
there}}.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
So}}
you
must
worship
{\ADD{
only}}
me;
you
must
not
worship
any
other
god.
\VS{4}You
must
not
carve/make
for
yourselves
any
idol
that represents
anything
in
the
sky
or
that
is
on
the
ground
or
that
is
in
the
water
under
the
ground/earth.
\VS{5}You
must
not
bow
down
to
any
idol
and
worship
it,
because
I
am
Yahweh
God,
and
I ◄am
very
jealous/want
you
to
worship
me
only►.
I
will
punish
those
who
sin
and
hate
me.
I
will
punish
not
only
them,
but
I
will
punish ◄their
descendants,
down
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation/their
children
and
grandchildren
and great-grandchildren►.
\VS{6}But
I
will steadfastly
love
thousands
of
generations
of
those
who
love
me
and
obey
my
commandments (OR,
I
will
love
for
thousands
of
generations.)
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Do
not
use
my
name
carelessly (OR,
for
wrong/evil
purposes),
because
I
am
Yahweh
God,
the
one
whom
you
{\ADD{
should
worship}},
and
I
will
certainly
punish
those
who
use
my
name
for
wrong/evil
purposes [LIT].
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Do
not
forget
that
the
seventh
day
{\ADD{
of
every
week}}
is
mine,
so
dedicate
those
days
to
me.
\VS{9}There
are
six
days
each
week
for
you
to
do
all
your
work,
\VS{10}but
the
seventh
day
is
a
day
of
rest,
a
day
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh
God,
the
one
whom
you
{\ADD{
should
worship}}.
On
that
day
you
must
not
do
any
work.
You
and
your
sons
and
daughters
and
your
male
and
female
slaves
must
not
work.
You
must
not
even
force
your
livestock
to
work,
and
you
must
not
allow
foreigners
to
work,
those
who
are
living
in
your
country.
\VS{11}I,
Yahweh,
created
the
sky,
the
earth,
the
ocean,
and
everything
that
is
in
them,
in
six
days.
Then
I
stopped
my
work
of
creating
everything,
and
rested
on
the
seventh
day.
That
is
the
reason
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
blessed
the
rest
day
and
set
it
apart
{\ADD{
to
be
a
sacred/special
day}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Honor/Respect
your
fathers
and
your
mothers,
in
order
that
you
may
live
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
I,
Yahweh
God,
will
give
you.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Do
not
murder
anyone.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Do
not ◄commit
adultery/have
sex
with
anyone
other
than
your
spouse►.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Do
not
steal
anything.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Do
not
falsely
accuse
anyone
{\ADD{
of
committing
a
crime}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Do
not ◄covet/desire
to
have►
someone
else’s
house,
someone
else’s
wife,
someone
else’s
male
or
female
slave,
someone
else’s
livestock,
someone
else’s
donkeys,
or
anything
else
that
some
other
person
owns.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}When
the
people
heard
the
thunder
and
saw
the
lightning,
and
when
they
heard
the
sound
of
the
trumpet
and
saw
the
smoke
on
the
mountain,
they
were
afraid
and
trembled.
They
stood
at
a
distance,
\VS{19}and
said
to
Moses/me, “If
you
speak
to
us,
we
will
listen.
But
do
not
let
God
speak
anymore
to
us.
{\ADD{
We
are
afraid
that}}
if
he
speaks
{\ADD{
anymore}}
to
us,
we
will
die.”
\VS{20}Moses/I
replied, “Do
not
be
afraid!
God
has
come
to
determine/test
{\ADD{
how
you
will
behave}}.
He
wants
you
to
revere
him,
and
to
not
sin.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then,
as
the
people
{\ADD{
watched
from}}
a
distance,
Moses/I
went
close
to
the
black
cloud
where
God
was.
\par }{\PP \VS{22-23}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Say
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘You
have
heard
how
I,
Yahweh,
have
spoken
to
you
from
heaven.
I
told
you
that
you
must
not
make
any
idols
of
silver
or
gold
{\ADD{
that
you
will
worship
instead}}
of
me.
\VS{24}Make
for
me
an
altar
from
dirt.
Sacrifice
on
it
the
animals
that
you
will
burn
completely.
Also
sacrifice
on
it
the
animals
that
you
will
not
burn
completely,
to mainatin
fellowship
with
me.
Worship
me [MTY]
in
any
place
that
I
choose
for
you
to
honor/worship
me;
and
if
you
do
that,
I
will
come
to
you
and
bless
you.
\VS{25}If
you
make
for
me
an
altar
from
stones,
do
not
make
it
from
stones
that
you
have
cut
{\ADD{
to
make
them
look
nice}},
because
you
will
make
the
altar unsuitable
for
{\ADD{
worshiping}}
me
if
you
use
tools
to
cut
the
stones.
\VS{26}Do
not
make
an
altar
that
has
steps
in
front
of
it,
because
if
you
do
that,
{\ADD{
people}}
could
see
your
naked
{\ADD{
buttocks}}
as
you
go
up
the
steps.’ ”

\par }\Chap{21}{\SH Instructions for treating slaves
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“Here
are
some
{\ADD{
other}}
instructions
to
give
to
{\ADD{
the Israeli
people}}:
\VS{2}When/If
you
buy
a
Hebrew
slave,
he
is
to
serve
you
for
{\ADD{
only}}
six
years.
In
the
seventh
year
you
must
free
him
{\ADD{
from
being
your
slave}},
and
he
is
not
required
to
pay
you
anything
{\ADD{
for
setting
him
free}}.
\VS{3}If
he
was
not
married
before
he
became
your
slave,
and
if
he
marries
{\ADD{
someone
while
he
is
your
slave}},
his
wife
is
not
to
be
set
free
{\ADD{
with
him}}.
But
if
he
was
married
before
he
became
your
slave,
you
must
free
both
him
and
his
wife.
\VS{4}If
a
slave’s
master
gives
him
a
wife,
and
she
gives
birth
to
sons
or
daughters
{\ADD{
while
her
husband
is
a
slave}},
only
the
man
is
to
be
freed.
His
wife
and
children
will
continue
to
be
slaves
of
their
master.
\VS{5}But
when
it
is
time
for
the
slave
to
be
set
free,
if
the
slave
says, ‘I
love
my
master
and
my
wife
and
my
children,
and
I
do
not
want
to
be
set
free,’
\VS{6}then
his
master
must
take
him
to
{\ADD{
the
place
where
they
worship}}
God (OR,
to
{\ADD{
the owner’s}}
house).
There
he
must
make
the
slave
stand
against
the
door
or
the
doorpost.
Then
the
master
will
use
an ◄awl/pointed
metal
rod►
to
make
a
hole
in
the
slave’s
ear.
Then
{\ADD{
he
will
fasten
a tag
to
the
slave’s
ear
to indicate
that}} ◄he
will
own
that
slave
for
the
rest
of
his
life/he
will
own
the
slave
as
long
as
the
slave
lives►.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}If
a
man
sells
his
daughter
to
become
a
slave,
she
should
not
be
set
free
{\ADD{
after
six
years}},
as
the
male
slaves
are.
\VS{8}If
the
man
who
bought
her
wanted
her
to
be
his
wife,
but
if
{\ADD{
later}}
he
is
not
pleased
with
her,
he
must
sell
her
back
to
her
father.
He
must
not
sell
her
to
a
foreigner,
because
that
would
be
breaking
the contract/agreement
{\ADD{
he
made
with
the
girl’s
father}}.
\VS{9}If
the
man
who
buys
her
wants
her
to
be
a
wife
for
his
son,
he
must
then
treat
her
as
though
she
were
his
own
daughter.
\VS{10}If
the
master
takes
another
slave
girl
to
be
another
wife
for
himself,
he
must
continue
to
give
the
first
slave
wife
the
same
amount
of
food
and
clothing
that
he
gave
to
her
before,
and
he
must
continue
to
have
sex [EUP]
with
her
as
before.
\VS{11}If
he
does
not
do
all
these
three
things
for
her,
he
must
free
her
{\ADD{
from
being
a
slave}},
and
she
is
not
required
to
pay
anything
{\ADD{
for
being
set
free}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}You
must
execute
anyone
who
strikes
another
person
with
the
result
that
the
person
who
is
struck
dies.
\VS{13}But
if
the
one
who
struck
the
other
did
not
intend
to
kill
that
person,
the
one
who
struck
him
can
escape
to
a
place
that
I
will
choose
for
you,
{\ADD{
and
he
will
be
safe
there}}.
\VS{14}But
if
someone
gets
angry
with
another
person
and
kills
him,
even
if
the
murderer
runs
to
the
altar,
{\ADD{
a
place
that
God
designated
as
a
place
to
be
safe}},
you
must
execute
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Anyone
who
strikes
his
father
or
mother
must
surely
be
executed.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Anyone
who
kidnaps
another
person,
either
in
order
to
sell
that
person
or
to
keep
him
as
a
slave,
must
be
executed.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Anyone
who
reviles/curses
his
father
or
his
mother
must
be
executed.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Suppose
two
people
fight,
and
one
strikes
the
other
with
a
stone
or
with
his
fist.
And
suppose
the
person
he
strikes
does
not
die
but
is
injured
and
has
to
stay
in
bed
{\ADD{
for
a
while}},
\VS{19}and
later
he
is
able
to
walk
outside
using
a
cane.
Then
the
person
who
struck
him
does
not
have
to
be
punished.
However,
he
must
pay
the
injured
person
the
money
he
could
not earn
{\ADD{
while
he
was recovering}},
and
he
must
also
pay
the
injured
person’s medical
expenses
until
that
person
is
well.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}If
someone
strikes
his
male
or
female
slave
with
a
stick,
if
the
slave
dies ◄immediately/as
a
result► [IDM],
the
one
who
struck
him
must
be
punished.
\VS{21}But
if
the
slave
lives
for
a
day
or
two
after
he
is
struck
{\ADD{
and
then
dies}},
you
must
not
punish
the
one
who
struck
him.
Not
having
that
slave
to
be
able
to
work
for
him
any
longer
is
enough
punishment.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Suppose
two
people
are
fighting
and
they
hurt
a
pregnant
woman
with
the
result
that ◄she
has
a
miscarriage/her
baby
is
born
prematurely
and
dies►.
If
the
woman
is
not
harmed
in
any
other
way,
the
one
who
injured
her
must
pay
a
fine.
He
must
pay
whatever
the
woman’s
husband
demands,
after
a
judge
approves
of
the
fine.
\VS{23}But
if
the
woman
is
injured
in
some additional
way,
the
one
who
injured
her
must
be
caused
to
suffer
in
exactly
the
same
way
{\ADD{
that
he
caused
her
to
suffer}}.
If
she
dies,
he
must
be
executed.
\VS{24-25}If
her
eye
is
injured
or
destroyed,
or
if
he
knocks
out
one
of
her
teeth,
or
her
hand
or
foot
is
injured,
or
if
she
is
burned
or
bruised,
the
one
who
injured
her
must
be
injured
in
the
same
way.
\VS{26}If
the
owner
of
a
slave
strikes
the
eye
of
his
male
or
female
slave
and
ruins
it,
he
must
free
that
slave
because
of
{\ADD{
what
he
did
to}}
the
slave’s
eye.
\VS{27}If
someone
knocks
out
one
of
his
slave’s
teeth,
he
must
free
the
slave
because
of
{\ADD{
what
he
did
to}}
the
slave’s
tooth.
\par }{\PP \VS{28}If
a
bull
gores
a
man
or
woman
with
the
result
that
the
person
dies,
you
{\ADD{
must
kill
the
bull
by}}
throwing
stones
at
it,
but
you
must
not
punish
the
owner
of
the
bull.
\VS{29}But
suppose
the
bull
had
attacked
people
several
times
before,
and
its
owner
had
been
warned,
but
he
did
not
keep
the
bull
inside
a
fence.
Then
you
{\ADD{
must
kill
the
bull
by}}
throwing
stones
at
it,
but
you
must
also
execute
its
owner.
\VS{30}However,
if
the
owner
of
the
bull
is
allowed
to
pay
a
fine ◄to
save
his
own
life/in
order
not
to
be
executed►,
he
must
pay
the
full
amount
that
the
judges
say
that
he
must
pay.
\VS{31}If
someone’s
bull
attacks
and
gores
another
person’s
son
or
daughter,
you
must
treat
the bull’s
owner
according
to
that
same
rule.
\VS{32}If
a
bull
attacks
and
gores
a
male
or
female
slave,
its
owner
must
pay
to
the
slave’s
owner 30
pieces
of
silver.
Then
you
must
{\ADD{
kill
the
bull
by}}
throwing
stones
at
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}Suppose
someone
has
a
pit/cistern
and
does
not
keep
it
covered,
and
someone’s
bull
or
donkey
falls
into
it
{\ADD{
and
dies}}.
\VS{34}Then
the
owner
of
the
pit/cistern
must
pay
for
the
animal
that
died.
He
must
give
the
money
to
the
animal’s
owner,
but
then
he
can
take
away
the
animal
that
died
and
{\ADD{
do
whatever
he
wants
to
with
it}}.
\VS{35}If
someone’s
bull
hurts
another
person’s
bull
with
the
result
that
it
dies,
the
owners
of
both
bulls
must
sell
the
bull
that
is
living,
and
they
must
divide
{\ADD{
between
them}}
the
money
{\ADD{
that
they
receive}}
for
it.
They
must
also
divide
{\ADD{
between
them
the
meat
of}}
the
animal
that
died.
\VS{36}However,
if
people
know
that
the
bull
often
attacked
other
animals
previously,
and
its
owner
did
not
keep
it
inside
a
fence,
then
the
owner
of
that
bull
must
give
the
owner
of
the
bull
that
died
one
of
his
own
bulls,
but
he
can
take
away
the
animal
that
died
{\ADD{
and
do
with
it
whatever
he
wants
to
do}}.”

\par }\Chap{22}{\SH Laws regarding possessions
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
also
said, “If
someone
steals
a
bull
or
a
sheep,
and
then
slaughters
it
{\ADD{
to
sell
it
or
to
sacrifice
it}}
or
sells
its
{\ADD{
meat
to
someone
else}},
he
must
pay
five
bulls
for
the
bull
{\ADD{
that
he
stole}},
and
{\ADD{
he
must
pay}}
four
sheep
for
the
sheep
{\ADD{
that
he
stole}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}If
a
thief
is
caught
while
he
is
breaking
into
someone
else’s
house
{\ADD{
at
night}},
if
{\ADD{
the
one
who
catches
him}}
kills
the
thief,
he
is
not
guilty
of murdering
him.
\VS{3}But
if
that
happens
during
the
daytime,
{\ADD{
the
one
who
killed
the
thief}}
is
guilty
of murdering
him.
The
thief
must
pay
for
what
he
stole.
If
he
has
no
{\ADD{
animals
with
which
to
pay
for
the
one
that
he
stole}},
he
must
be
sold
to
{\ADD{
become
someone’s
else’s
slave
and
the
money
must
be
used}}
to
pay
for
what
he
stole.
\VS{4}If
the
thief
still
has
the
animal
when
he
is
caught,
whether
it
is
a
bull
or
a
donkey
or
a
sheep,
and
it
is
still
alive,
the
thief
must
give
back
{\ADD{
the
stolen
animal
as
well
as
giving}}
two
{\ADD{additional}}
animals
for
each
one
that
he
stole.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}If
someone
allows
his
animals
to ◄graze/eat
the
grass►
in
his
field
or
in
his
vineyard,
and
if
they
stray
away
and
eat
the
crops
in
another
person’s
field,
the
owner
of
the
animals
must
pay
{\ADD{
the
owner
of
those
crops}}
by
giving
him
the
best
crops
from
his
own
field
or
vineyard.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Suppose
someone starts
a
fire
in
his
own
field,
and
the
fire
spreads
through
the
grass
and starts
burning
in
someone
else’s
field,
and
the
fire
burns
grain
that
is
growing
or
grain
that
is
already
{\ADD{
cut
and}}
stacked.
Then
the
person
who
started
the
fire
must
pay
completely
for
the
damage.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Suppose
someone
gives
to
another
person
some
money
or
other
valuable
goods
and
asks
him
to
guard
them
{\ADD{
in
his
house
for
a
while}}.
If
those
things
are
stolen
from
that
person’s
house,
if
the
thief
is
caught,
he
must
pay
back
twice
{\ADD{
as
much
as
he
stole}}.
\VS{8}But
if
the
thief
is
not
caught,
the
owner
of
the
house
{\ADD{
from
which
the
things
were
stolen}}
must
stand
before
the
judges,
so
that
the
judges
can
determine
whether
{\ADD{
the
owner
of
the
house}}
was
the
one
who
took
the
other
man’s
goods
{\ADD{
and
sold
them
to
someone
else}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}If
two
people
argue
about
which
one
of
them
owns
a
bull
or
a
donkey
or
a
sheep
or
some
clothing,
or
something
else
that
has
been
lost,
the
two
people
who
each
claim/say
that
the item
belongs
to
them
must
stand
before
the
judges.
The
one
whom
the
judges
declare
is
lying
must
pay
back
{\ADD{
to
the real
owner}}
twice
as
many
bulls
or
donkeys
or
sheep
or
pieces
of
clothing.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Suppose
someone
gives
his
donkey
or
bull
or
sheep
or
some
other
animal
to
someone
else
and
asks
him
to
take
care
of
it
{\ADD{
for
a
while}},
and
the
animal
dies
or
is
injured
or
is
stolen
while
no
one
is
watching.
\VS{11}Then
the
person
{\ADD{
who
was
taking
care
of
the
animal}}
must ◄swear/solemnly
declare►,
knowing
that
God
is
listening,
that
he
did
not
steal
the
animal.
If
he
did
not
steal
it
the
owner
of
the
animal
must
accept/believe
that
the
other
person
is
telling
the
truth,
and
the
other
person
will
not
have
to
pay
anything
back
to
the
owner.
\VS{12}But
if
the
animal
was
stolen
{\ADD{
while
he
was supposed
to
be
taking
care
of
it}},
the
man
who
promised
to
take
care
of
it
must
pay
back
the
owner
for
the
animal.
\VS{13}If
{\ADD{
he
says
that}}
the
animal
was
killed
by
wild
animals,
he
must
bring
back
the
remains
of
the
animal
that
was
killed
and
show
it
to
the
animal’s
owner.
If
he
does
that,
he
will
not
have
to
pay
anything
for
the
animal.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}If
someone
borrows
an
animal,
and
if
that
animal
is
hurt
or
dies
when
its
owner
is
not
there,
the
one
who
borrowed
it
must
pay
the
owner
for
the
animal.
\VS{15}But
if
that
happens
when
the
owner
of
the
animal
is
there,
the
one
who
borrowed
it
will
not
have
to
pay
back
anything.
If
the
man
who
borrowed
it
only rented
it,
the
money
that
he
paid
to
rent
it
will
be
enough
to
pay
for
the
animal
{\ADD{
dying
or
being
injured}}.”
\par }{\SH Laws
concerning everyday
life
\par }{\PP \VS{16}“If
a
man persuades
a
girl/woman
to
have
sex
with
him,
a
girl/woman
who ◄is
a
virgin/has
never
had
sex
with
any
man►
and
who
is
not
engaged
to
be
married,
he
must
pay
the
bride
price
for
her
and
marry
her.
\VS{17}But
if
her
father
refuses
to
allow
her
to
marry
him,
he
must
pay
to
the
woman’s
father
the
amount
of
money
that
is
equal
to
the
amount
of
bride
price
money
that
men
pay
for
virgins.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}You
must
execute
any
woman
who ◄practices
sorcery/is
a shaman►.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}You
must
execute
any
person
who
has
sex
with
an
animal.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}You
{\ADD{
must
offer
sacrifices}}
only
to
Yahweh.
You
must
execute
anyone
who
offers
a
sacrifice
to
any
{\ADD{
other}}
god.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}You
must
not
mistreat
a
foreigner
{\ADD{
who
comes
to
live
among
you}}.
Do
not
forget
that
you
were
previously
foreigners
in
Egypt.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}You
must
not
mistreat
any
widow
or
any
orphan.
\VS{23}If
you
mistreat
them
and
they
cry
out
to
me
{\ADD{
for
help}},
I
will
hear
them.
\VS{24}And
I
will
be
angry
with
you,
and
I
will
cause
you
to
be
killed
in
a
war [MTY].
Your
wives
will
become
widows,
and
your
children
will
no
longer
have
fathers.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}If
you
lend
money
to
any
of
my
people
who
are
poor,
do
not
act
like
a moneylender
and
require
him
to
pay
interest
on
the
money.
\VS{26}If
he
gives
you
his
cloak
to
guarantee
{\ADD{
that
he
will
pay
the
money
back}},
you
must
give
the
cloak
back
to
him
before
the
sun
goes
down,
\VS{27}because
he
needs
it
to
keep
him
warm
{\ADD{
during
the
night}}. ◄That
is
the
only
covering
that
poor
people
have
when
they
sleep
at
night./What
else
will
he
cover
himself
with
during
the
night?► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
If
you
do
not
act mercifully
toward
him
by
returning
his
cloak}},
when
he
cries
out
to
me
asking
for
my
help,
I
will
help
him,
because
I
{\ADD{
always
act}} mercifully.
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Do
not ◄revile/speak
evil
about►
me,
and
do
not ◄curse/ask
me
to
do
harmful
things
to►
any
ruler
of
your
people.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}◄Do
not
withhold
from/Give►
me
the
best
parts
of
the
grain
that
you
harvest
and
of
the
olive
oil
and
the
wine
that
you
produce.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}You
must
dedicate
your
firstborn
sons
to
me.
Similarly,
your
firstborn
{\ADD{
male}}
cattle
and
sheep
belong
to
me.
After
those
animals
are
born,
allow
them
to
stay
with
their
mothers
for
seven
days.
On
the
eighth
day,
offer
them
to
me
{\ADD{
as
a
sacrifice}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}You
are
people
who
are ◄completely
dedicated
to/set
apart
for►
me.
{\ADD{
And
I
detest}}
the
meat
of
any
animal
that
has
been
killed
by
wild
animals.
Therefore
you
should
not
eat
such
meat.
Instead,
throw
it
where
the
dogs
{\ADD{
can
eat
it}}.”

\par }\Chap{23}{\SH Treat people and animals fairly
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“Do
not
tell
to
others ◄false
rumors/untrue
reports►
about
other
people.
Do
not
help
someone
who
is
guilty
by ◄testifying
falsely/lying►
{\ADD{
about
what
happened}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Do
not
join
a
group
of
people
who
are
planning
to
do
something
evil.
Do
not
testify
the
way
the
{\ADD{
crowd
wants
you
to}},
if
that
will
prevent
{\ADD{
the
judge
from deciding
the
case}}
justly/fairly.
\VS{3}When
a
poor
person
is
on
trial,
do
not
{\ADD{
testify
in}}
his
favor
{\ADD{
just}}
because
he
is
poor
{\ADD{
and
you
feel
sorry
for
him}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}If
you
see
someone’s
bull
or
donkey
when
it
is
wandering
away
{\ADD{
loose}},
take
it
back
to
{\ADD{
its
owner,
even
if
the
owner}}
is
your
enemy.
\VS{5}If
you
see
someone’s
donkey
that
has
fallen
down
{\ADD{
because
of
its
heavy
load}},
help
the
owner
to
get
the
donkey
up
again,
{\ADD{
even
if}}
he
is
someone
who
hates
you.
Do
not
just
walk
away
{\ADD{
without
helping
him}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Decide
the
cases
of
poor
people
who
are
on
trial
{\ADD{
as}}
fairly
{\ADD{
as
you
decide
the
cases
of
other
people}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Do
not
accuse
people
falsely.
Do
not
decide
that
innocent
and
righteous [DOU]
people
should
be
executed,
because
I
will ◄punish/not
forgive►
people
who
do
such
an
evil
thing.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Do
not
accept
money
that
is
a
bribe,
because
officials
who
accept
bribes
are
not
able
to [MTY]
decide
what
is
right
to
do,
and
they
do
not
allow
innocent
people
to
be
treated
fairly.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Do
not
mistreat
foreigners
{\ADD{
who
live
among
you}}.
You
know
{\ADD{
how
people
often
treat}}
foreigners,
because
the
Egyptians
{\ADD{
did
not
treat
you
well
when}}
you
were
foreigners
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Plant
{\ADD{
seeds}}
in
your
ground
and
gather
the
harvest
for
six
years.
\VS{11}But
during
the
seventh
year
you
must
not
plant
anything.
{\ADD{
If
things
grow
without
your
planting
seeds}},
allow
poor
people
{\ADD{
to
harvest
and}}
eat
the
crops.
If
there
are
still
crops ◄left
over/that
they
do
not
harvest►,
allow
wild
animals
to
eat
them.
Do
the
same
thing
with
your grapevines/vineyards
and
your
olive
trees.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\ADD{
You
may}}
work
for
six
days
{\ADD{
each
week}},
but
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
rest
{\ADD{
and
not
work}}.
And
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
allow
your
work
animals
and
your
slaves
and
the
foreigners
{\ADD{
who
live
among
you}}
also
{\ADD{
to
rest
and}}
be
refreshed.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Make
certain
that
you
obey
everything
that
I
have
commanded
{\ADD{
you
to
do}}.
Do
not
pray
to [MTY]
other
gods.
Do
not
even
mention
their
names.”
\par }{\SH Rules
about
three
annual
festivals
\par }{\PP \VS{14}“Every
year
you
must
celebrate
three
festivals
to
{\ADD{
honor}}
me.
\VS{15}{\ADD{
The
first
one}}
is
the
Festival
of
Bread
That
Has
No
Yeast.
Celebrate
it
in
the
month
{\ADD{
that
is
named}}
Abib.
That
is
the
month
in
which
you
left
Egypt.
Celebrate
it
in
the
way
that
I
commanded
you.
And
always
bring [LIT]
an
offering
when
you
come
to
worship
me.
\VS{16}The
second
one
is
the
Festival
of
Harvesting.
During
that
festival
you
must
offer
to
me
the
first
parts/harvest
of
your
crops
that
grow
from
the
seeds
that
you
planted.
The
third
one
is
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
That
will
be
after
you
finish
harvesting
your
grain
and
grapes
and
fruit.
\VS{17}Every
year,
at
each
of
these
times,
all
the
men
must
gather
together
to
worship
me,
Yahweh
God.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}When
you
sacrifice
an
animal
{\ADD{
and
offer
it}}
to
me,
you
must
not
offer
bread
that
has
been
baked
with
yeast.
{\ADD{
When
you}}
offer
sacrifices,
{\ADD{
burn}}
the
fat
{\ADD{
from
the
animals
on
that
same
day}}.
Do
not
allow
any
fat
to
remain
until
the
next
morning.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Each
year,
when
you
harvest
your
crops,
bring
to
the
place
where
you
worship
me,
Yahweh
God,
the
first
part
of
what
you
harvest.
When
you
kill
a ◄young
animal/kid
{\ADD{
or
lamb
or
calf►}},
do
not
{\ADD{
prepare
to
eat
it
by}}
boiling
it
in
its
mother’s
milk.”
\par }{\SH Yahweh
gave
the Israeli
people
several
promises
\par }{\PP \VS{20-21}“Note
this:
I
am
going
to
send
an
angel
ahead
of
you,
to
guard
you
as
you
travel
and
to
bring
you
safely
to
the
place
that
I
have
prepared
{\ADD{
for
you}}.
Pay
attention
to
what
he
says
and
obey
him.
Do
not
rebel
against
him,
because
he
will
have
my
authority [MTY]
and
he
will ◄punish/not
forgive► [LIT]
you
if
you
rebel
against
him.
\VS{22}But
if
you
pay
attention
to
what
he
says
and
if
you
do
all
that
I
tell
you
{\ADD{
to
do}},
I
will
fight
strongly [DOU]
against
all
of
your
enemies.
\VS{23}My
angel
will
go
ahead
of
you,
and
will
take
you
to
where
the Amor
and
Heth
and Periz
and
Canaan
and Hiv
and
Jebus people-groups
live,
and
I
will
completely
get
rid
of
them.
\VS{24}Do
not
bow
down
before
their
gods/idols
or
worship
them.
And
do
not
do
the
things
{\ADD{
that
they
think
that
their
gods
want}}
them
to
do.
Completely
destroy
their
gods/idols,
and
smash
to
pieces
their
sacred
stones.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}You
must
worship
me,
Yahweh
God.
{\ADD{
If
you
do
that}},
I
will
bless
your (OR,
bless
{\ADD{
you
by
giving
you}})
food
and
water,
and
I
will
protect
you
from
becoming
sick.
\VS{26}No
women
in
your
land
will
have ◄miscarriages/babies
that
will
die
after
being
born
prematurely►,
and
no
women
will
be
unable
to
become
pregnant.
And
I
will
enable
you
to
live
a
long
time.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}I
will
cause
the
people
who
oppose
you
to
become
very
afraid
of
me.
I
will
cause
the
people
whom
you
fight
against
to
become
very
confused.
And
then
I
will
cause
them
to
turn
around
and
run
away
from
you.
\VS{28}I
will
cause
your
enemies
to
become
terrified.
And
I
will
expel
the Hiv,
Canaan,
and
Heth people-groups
from
your
land.
\VS{29}I
will
not
expel
{\ADD{
all
of}}
them
in
less
than
one
year.
If
I
did
that,
your
land
would
become
deserted,
and
there
would
be
very
many
wild
animals ◄{\ADD{
that
would
attack
you/you
would
not
be
able
to
control}}►.
\VS{30}I
will
expel
those people-groups slowly,
a
few
at
a
time,
until
the
number
of
your
people
increases
and
you
are
able
to
live
everywhere
in
the
land.
\VS{31}I
will
cause
the
borders
of
your
land
to
extend
from
the ◄Red
Sea/Gulf
of Aqaba►
{\ADD{
in
the
southeast}}
to
the Mediterranean
Sea
{\ADD{
in
the northwest}},
and
from
the
{\ADD{
Sinai}}
Desert
{\ADD{
in
the southwest}}
to
the
{\ADD{
Euphrates}}
River
{\ADD{
in
the northeast
of
the
country}}.
I
will
enable
you [MTY]
to
expel
the
people
who
live
there,
so
that
you
will
expel
them
as
you
occupy
more
of
the
country.
\VS{32}You
must
not
make
any
agreement/treaty
with
those
people
or
with
their
gods.
\VS{33}Do
not
allow
{\ADD{
those
people}}
to
live
in
your
land,
in
order
that
they
do
not
cause
you
to
sin
against
me.
If
you
worship
their
gods,
{\ADD{
you
will
not
be
able
to
escape
from
worshiping
them
and
sinning
against
me,
just
like
someone
caught}}
in
a
trap
{\ADD{
is
unable
to
escape}} [MET].”

\par }\Chap{24}{\SH Yahweh’s agreement is confirmed
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Come
to
me,
up
{\ADD{
on
top
of
this
mountain}},
you
and
Aaron
and
{\ADD{
his
sons}}
Nadab
and
Abihu.
Also
{\ADD{
take
along}} 70
of
the Israeli
elders/leaders.
While
you
are
still
some
distance
{\ADD{
from
the
top
of
the
mountain}},
prostrate
yourselves
{\ADD{
on
the
ground}}
and
worship
me.
\VS{2}Moses,
{\ADD{
I
will
allow}}
you
alone
to
come
near
to
me.
The
others
must
not
come
near,
and
the
{\ADD{
rest
of
the}}
people
must
not
come
up
the
mountain.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Moses/I
went
and
told
the
people
everything
that
Yahweh
had
said
and
all
that
he
had
commanded.
The
people
all
replied
together,
saying, “We
will
do
everything
that
Yahweh
has
told
us
{\ADD{
to
do}}.”
\VS{4}Then
Moses/I
wrote
down
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded.
Early
the
next
morning
Moses/I
built
a
{\ADD{
stone}}
altar.
He/I
also
set
up
twelve
stones,
one
for
each
of
the Israeli
tribes.
\VS{5}He/I
also
selected
some
young
men.
They
burned
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
and
they
also
sacrificed
some
cattle
{\ADD{
that
they
did
not
burn
completely}},
for
the
purpose
of maintaining
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
\VS{6}Moses/I
took
half
of
the
blood
of
the
animals
that
were
slaughtered
and
put
it
in
bowls.
The
other
half
of
the
blood
{\ADD{
he/I}}
threw/splashed
against
the
altar.
\VS{7}Then
he/I
took
the
scroll
on
which
he/I
had
written
{\ADD{
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
in}}
the
agreement
that
he
had
made,
and
he/I
read
it
{\ADD{
aloud}},
while
all
the
people
were
listening.
Then
all
the
people
said, “We
will
do
all
that
Yahweh
has
told
us
to
do.
We
will
obey
{\ADD{
everything}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
Moses/I
took
the
blood
{\ADD{
that
was
in
the
bowls}}
and
threw/splashed
it
on
the
people.
He/I
said, “This
is
the
blood
{\ADD{
that ◄confirms/puts
into
effect►}}
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
made
with
you
when
he
gave
you
all
these
commands.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
Moses/I,
along
with
Aaron,
Nadab,
Abihu,
and
the 70 Israeli
elders/leaders,
went
up
{\ADD{
the
mountain}},
\VS{10}and
they/we
saw
God,
the
one
whom
the Israeli
people
worship.
Under
his
feet
was
something
like
a
pavement
{\ADD{
made
of expensive
blue
stones
called}}
sapphires.
They
were
as
clear
as
the
sky
is
{\ADD{
when
there
are
no
clouds}}.
\VS{11}God
did
not
harm [MTY]
those Israeli
elders/leaders
{\ADD{
because
of
their
having
seen
him}}.
They
saw
God,
and
they
ate
and
drank
together!
{\ADD{
Then
we
all
went
back
down
the
mountain}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Come
up
to
me
{\ADD{
again}}
on
{\ADD{
top
of
this}}
mountain.
While
you
are
here,
I
will
give
you
{\ADD{
two}}
stone slabs
on
which
I
have
written
all
the
laws [DOU]
that
I
have
given
to
you
to
instruct/teach
{\ADD{
the
people}}.”
\VS{13-14}So
Moses/I
told
the
elders, “Stay
here
{\ADD{
with
the
other
people}}
until
we
return!
Do
not
forget
that
Aaron
and
Hur
will
be
with
you.
So
if
anyone
has
a
dispute
{\ADD{
while
I
am
gone}},
he
can
go
to
those
two
men.”
Then
Moses/I
went
with
his/my
servant
Joshua
{\ADD{
part
of
the
way}}
up
the
mountain
that
{\ADD{
was
dedicated
to}}
God.
\VS{15}Then
Moses/I
went
the
{\ADD{
rest
of
the
way}}
up
the
mountain.
A
cloud
covered
the
mountain.
\VS{16}The ◄glory/brilliant
light►
of
Yahweh
came
down
on
the
mountain
and
covered
it
for
six
days.
On
the
seventh
day,
Yahweh
called
to
Moses/me
from
the
middle
of
the
cloud.
\VS{17}When
the Israeli
people
{\ADD{
looked
at}}
the
top
of
the
mountain,
the
glory
of
Yahweh
was
like
a
big
fire
that
was
burning
{\ADD{
there}}.
\VS{18}Moses/I
went
into
the
cloud
on
top
of
the
mountain.
He/I
was
there
for 40
days
and
nights.

\par }\Chap{25}{\SH Yahweh gave Moses instructions about a big Sacred Tent for their worship
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “There
{\ADD{
are
many
things
that
I
want}}
you
to
tell
to
the Israeli
people.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Tell
them
that
they
must
give
offerings/gifts
to
me.
Receive
from
the
people
every
offering/gift
that
they
want
to
give
to
me.
\VS{3}These
are
the
things
that
they
may
offer/give:
Gold,
silver,
bronze,
\VS{4}blue,
purple,
and
scarlet
yarn/wool,
fine ◄linen/white
cloth►,
goats’
hair
for
making
{\ADD{
cloth}},
\VS{5}rams’
skins
that
have
been ◄tanned/dyed
red►, goatskins,
{\ADD{
hard}}
wood
from
acacia
{\ADD{
trees}},
\VS{6}olive
oil
{\ADD{
to
burn}}
in
the
lamps,
spices
to
{\ADD{
put
in}}
the
olive
oil
for
anointing
{\ADD{
the
priests}}
and
in
the sweet-smelling
incense,
\VS{7}{\ADD{expensive quartz}}
stones
{\ADD{
called}}
onyx,
and
other expensive
stones
to
be
fastened
{\ADD{
to
the
priest’s vest}}
and
put
on
the pouches
{\ADD{
that
are
to
be
fastened
to
the vest}}.
\VS{8}Tell
the
people
to
make
a
big
Sacred
Tent
for
me,
so
that
I
can
live
in
it
among
them.
\VS{9}They
must
make
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
inside
it
according
to
the
plan/model
that
I
will
show
you.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
making
the
sacred
chest
\par }{\PP \VS{10}“{\ADD{
Tell
the
people
to}}
make
a
{\ADD{
sacred}}
chest
from
acacia
wood.
It
is
to
be ◄45
in./110 cm.►
long, ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide,
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
high.
\VS{11}Cover
it
with
pure
gold
inside
and
outside,
and
put
a
gold
border
around
the
top
of
it.
\VS{12}{\ADD{
They
must}}
make/cast
four
rings
from
gold
and
fasten
them
to
the
legs
of
the
chest.
Put
two
rings
on
each
side
of
the
chest.
\VS{13}{\ADD{
They
must}}
make
{\ADD{
two}}
poles
from
acacia
wood,
and
they
must
cover
them
with
gold.
\VS{14}{\ADD{
They
must}}
put
the
poles
into
the
rings
on
the
sides
of
the
chest,
so
that
the
chest
can
be
carried
by
the
poles.
\VS{15}The
poles
must
always
be
left
in
the
rings;
they
must
not
take
the
poles
out
{\ADD{
of
the
rings}}.
\VS{16}Put
inside
the
chest
the
{\ADD{
two
stone slabs
that
I
will
give
you,
on
which}}
I
have
written
my
commandments.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
a
lid
for
the
chest
from
pure
gold.
{\ADD{
It
will
be
the
place
where
I
will}}
forgive
people’s
sins.
It
{\ADD{
also}}
is
to
be ◄45
in./110 cm.►
long
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide.
\VS{18}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
hammer
{\ADD{
huge
lump
of}}
gold
into
the
form
of
two
creatures
that
have
wings.
\VS{19}One
of
these
is
to
be
put
at
each
end
of
the
chest,
but
the
gold
{\ADD{
from
which}}
they
{\ADD{
are
made}}
must
be
joined
to
the
gold
from
which
the
lid
{\ADD{
is
made}}.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to
place
the}}
winged
creatures
so
that
their
wings
touch
each
other
and
spread
out
over
the
lid.
\VS{21}Put
inside
the
chest
the
stone slabs
that
I
will
give
you.
Then
fasten
the
lid
onto
the
top
of
the
chest.
\VS{22}I
will
set
times
to
talk
with
you
there.
From
above
the
lid
of
the
chest,
between
the
two
winged
creatures,
I
will
tell
to
you
all
my
laws
that
{\ADD{
you
must
tell}}
to
the Israeli
people.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
table
for
the
sacred
bread
\par }{\PP \VS{23}“{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
a
table
from
acacia
wood.
It
is
to
be ◄36
in./88 cm.►
long, ◄18
in./66 cm.►
wide,
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
high.
\VS{24}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
cover
it
with
pure
gold
and
put
a
gold
border
around
it.
\VS{25}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
a
rim
all
around
it, ◄3
in./7.5 cm.►
wide,
and
put
a
gold
border
around
the
rim.
\VS{26}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make/cast
four
rings
from
gold
and
fasten
the
rings
to
the
four
corners
of
the
table,
one
ring
close
to
each
leg
{\ADD{
of
the
table}}.
\VS{27}The
rings
should
be
fastened
to
the
table
near
the
rim.
\VS{28}Make
two
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
cover
them
with
gold.
The
poles
for
carrying
the
table
are
to
be
inserted
in
the
rings.
\VS{29}Also
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
plates,
cups,
jars,
and
bowls
to
be
used
{\ADD{
when
the
priests}}
pour
out
wine
{\ADD{
to
offer
to
me}}.
They
must
all
be
made
from
pure
gold.
\VS{30}On
the
table,
in
front
of
the
chest,
there
must
always
be
the
loaves
of
sacred
bread
{\ADD{
that
the
priests
have
offered}}
to
me.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
lampstand
\par }{\PP \VS{31}“{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
a
lampstand
from
pure
gold.
They
must
hammer
{\ADD{
one
large
lump
of}}
gold
to
make
its
base
and
its
shaft.
{\ADD{
The
branches
of
the
lampstand}},
the
cups
for
holding
the
oil,
the
flower
buds
and
the
{\ADD{
flower}} petals
{\ADD{
that
decorate
the
branches
of
the
lamp,
the
base,
and
the
shaft
are
all
to
be
hammered
from}}
one
{\ADD{
big}}
lump
of
gold.
\VS{32}There
are
to
be
six
branches
on
the
lampstand,
three
on
each
side
{\ADD{
of
the
shaft}}.
\VS{33}Each
of
the
branches
is
to
have
on
it
three
{\ADD{
gold decorations
that
will
look
like}}
almond
blossoms.
These decorations
must
also
have
flower
buds
and
{\ADD{
flower}} petals.
\VS{34}On
the
{\ADD{
shaft
of
the}}
lampstand
there
are
to
be
four
{\ADD{
gold decorations
that
also
look
like}}
almond
blossoms,
each
one
with
flower
buds
and petals.
\VS{35}On
each
side,
there
is
to
be
one
{\ADD{
flower}}
bud
beneath
each
of
the
branches.
\VS{36}All
these
buds
and
branches,
along
with
the
shaft,
are
to
be
hammered
from
one
large
lump
of
pure
gold.
\VS{37}Also
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
seven
small
cups
{\ADD{
for
holding
oil.
One
is
to
be
put
on
top
of
the
shaft
and
the
others
are
to
be
put
on
top
of
the
branches}}.
Place
these
cups
so
that
{\ADD{
when
the
lamps
are
lit}},
the
light
will
shine
toward
the ◄front
of
the
lampstand/entrance►.
\VS{38}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
tongs
from
pure
gold,
{\ADD{
to
remove
the
burned wicks}}
and
trays
{\ADD{
in
which
to
put
the
burned wicks}}.
\VS{39}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
use ◄75
pounds/35 kg.►
of
pure
gold
to
make
the
lampstand
and
the
tongs
and
the
trays.
\VS{40}Make
sure
that
they
make
these
things
according
to
the
instructions
that
I
am
giving
you
{\ADD{
here}}
on
{\ADD{
this}}
mountain.”

\par }\Chap{26}{\SH Instructions for the coverings for the Sacred Tent
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“{\ADD{
Tell
the
people
to}}
make
the
Sacred
Tent
using
ten
long
strips
of
fine
linen.
They
must
take
blue,
purple,
and
red
thread (OR,
weave
the
strips
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
thread),
and
{\ADD{
a
skilled
craftsman}}
must
embroider
these
strips
with
{\ADD{
designs
that
represent}}
the
winged
creatures
{\ADD{
that
are
above
the
chest}}.
\VS{2}Each
strip
is
to
be ◄14
yards/twelve meters►
long
and ◄2
yards/1.8 meters►
wide.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
sew
five
strips
together
to
make
one
set,
and
sew
the
other
five
strips
together
to
make
another
set.
\VS{4}For
each
set,
{\ADD{
they
must}}
make
loops
of
blue
{\ADD{
cloth}}
and
fasten
them
along
the
outer
edge
of
the
strip,
at
the
end
of
each
set.
\VS{5}{\ADD{
They
must}}
put 50
loops
on
the
edge
of
the
first
set,
and 50
loops
on
the
edge
of
the
second
set.
\VS{6}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make 50
gold
clasps/fasteners,
to
fasten
both
of
the
sets
together.
As
a
result,
the
inside
of
the
Sacred
Tent
will
be
{\ADD{
as
though
it
was}}
one
piece.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Also,
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
a
cover
for
the
Sacred
Tent
from
eleven
pieces
of
cloth
made
from
goats’
hair.
\VS{8}Each
piece
of
cloth
is
to
be ◄15
yards/13.5 meters►
long
and ◄2
yards/1.8 meters►
wide.
\VS{9}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
sew
five
of
these
pieces
of
cloth
together
to
make
one
set,
and
sew
the
other
six
pieces
of
cloth
together
to
make
another
set.
{\ADD{
They}}
must
fold
the
sixth
piece
{\ADD{
of
cloth}}
in
half
to
make
it
double
over
the
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make 100
loops
{\ADD{
of
blue
cloth}},
and
to
fasten 50
of
them
to
the
outer
edge
of
the
one
set
and
fasten 50
to
the
outer
edge
of
the
other
set.
\VS{11}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
fifty
bronze
clasps/fasteners
and
put
them
in
the
cloth
loops
to
join
the
two
sets
together.
As
a
result,
the
cover
for
the
Sacred
Tent
will
be
{\ADD{
as
though
it
was}}
one
piece.
\VS{12}{\ADD{
Let}}
the extra
part
of
the
cover,
the
part
that
extends
beyond
{\ADD{
the
linen
cloth}},
hang
over
the
back
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{13}The extra
half yard/meter
of
each
cover,
the
part
that
extends
beyond
{\ADD{
the
linen
cloth}}
on
each
side,
must
hang
over
the
two
sides
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
to
protect
the
sides.
\VS{14}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
two
more
covers
for
the
Sacred
Tent.
One
is
to
be
made
from
rams’
skins
that
have
been ◄tanned/dyed
red►,
and
the
top
cover
is
to
be
made
from goatskin
leather.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
framework
for
the
Sacred
Tent
\par }{\PP \VS{15}“{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
{\ADD{48}}
frames
from
acacia
wood,
frames
that
will
be
set
up
{\ADD{
from
which
to
hang
the
Sacred
Tent
covers}}.
\VS{16}Each
frame
is
to
be ◄five
yards/four meters►
long
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
They}}
must
make
two
projections
at
the
bottom
of
each
frame.
These
will
be
to
fasten
the
frames
to
the
bases
underneath
them.
They
must
make
these
projections
at
the
bottom
of
each
frame.
\VS{18}Make 20
frames
for
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{19}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make 40
silver
bases
to
go
underneath
them.
Two
bases
will
go
under
each
frame.
The
projections
{\ADD{
at
the
bottom}}
of
each
frame
are
{\ADD{
to
be
made}}
to
fit
into
the
bases.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
Similarly}},
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
twenty
frames
for
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
They}}
must
make 40
silver
bases
for
them
also,
with
two
bases
to
be
put
under
each
frame.
\VS{22}For
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
west
side,
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
six
frames.
\VS{23}Also,
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
two extra
frames,
one
for
each
corner
of
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
{\ADD{
to
provide extra
support}}.
\VS{24}The
two
corner
frames
must
be
joined
from
the
bottom
to
the
top (OR,
joined
at
both
the
bottom
and
the
top).
At
the
top
of
each
of
the
two
corner
frames
there
must
be
a
gold
ring
for
holding
the crossbar.
\VS{25}In
that
way,
{\ADD{
for
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent}}
there
will
be
eight
frames,
and
there
will
be 16
bases,
two
under
each
frame.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make 15 crossbars
from
acacia
wood.
\VS{27}Five
of
them
will
be
for
the
frames
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
five
will
be
for
the
south
side,
and
five
for
the
frames
at
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
west
side.
\VS{28}Tell
them
to
fasten
the crossbars
on
the
north,
south,
and
west
sides
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
middle
of
the
frames.
The
two
long
ones
must
extend
from
one
end
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
other,
and
the crossbar
on
the
west
side
must
extend
from
one
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
other.
\VS{29}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
cover
the
frames
with
gold,
and
make
gold
rings
to
fasten
the crossbars
to
the
frames.
The crossbars
must
{\ADD{
also}}
be
covered
with
gold.
\VS{30}Erect
the
Sacred
Tent
in
the
way
that
I
have
shown
you
{\ADD{
here}}
on
{\ADD{
this}}
mountain.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
Very
Holy
Place
and
the
curtain
\par }{\PP \VS{31}“{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
a
curtain
from
fine
linen.
A
skilled
craftsman
must
embroider
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread,
making
{\ADD{
designs
to
represent}}
the
winged
creatures
{\ADD{
that
are
above
the
chest}}.
\VS{32}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}} suspend/hang
the
curtain
from
four
posts
made
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
with
gold.
Set
{\ADD{
each}}
post
in
a
silver
base.
\VS{33}{\ADD{
They}}
must suspend/hang
the
{\ADD{
top
of
the}}
curtain
by
hooks
that
are
fastened
to
the
roof
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Behind
the
curtain,
in
the
{\ADD{
room
called
the}}
Very
Holy
Place,
{\ADD{
they}}
must
put
the
chest
containing
the
{\ADD{
two
stone slabs
on
which
I
have
written
my}}
commandments.
That
curtain
will
separate
the
Holy
Place
from
the
Very
Holy
Place.
\VS{34}On
top
of
the
chest
in
the
Very
Holy
Place
{\ADD{
they}}
must
put
the
lid
which
will
be
the
place
where
{\ADD{
blood
will
be
sprinkled
to}}
forgive
people’s
sins.
\VS{35}{\ADD{
In
the
room
that
is}}
outside
of
the
Very
Holy
Place,
{\ADD{
they}}
must
put
the
table
{\ADD{
for
the
sacred}}
bread
on
the
north
side,
and
put
the
lampstand
on
the
south
side.
\VS{36}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
a
curtain
to
{\ADD{
cover}}
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
must
make
it
from
fine
linen,
and
a
skilled
weaver
must
embroider
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
\VS{37}To
hold
up
this
curtain,
{\ADD{
they}}
must
make
five
posts
from
acacia
wood.
{\ADD{
They}}
must
cover
them
with
gold,
and
fasten
gold
clasps/fasteners
to
them.
Also
{\ADD{
they}}
must
make
a
bronze
base
for
each
of
these
posts.”

\par }\Chap{27}{\SH Instructions for the altar
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“Tell
them
to
make
an
altar
from
acacia
wood.
It
is
to
be
square, ◄7-1/2
feet/2.2 meters►
on
each
side,
and
make
it ◄4-1/2
feet/1.3 meters►
high.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
They}}
must
make
{\ADD{
a
projection
that
looks
like}}
a
horn
on
each
of
the
top
corners.
The
projections
must
be
carved
from
the
same
block
of
wood
as
the
altar.
{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
cover
the
whole
altar
with
gold.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
They
must}}
make
pans
in
which
to
put
the
{\ADD{
greasy}}
ashes
{\ADD{
from
the
animal
sacrifices}}.
Also
{\ADD{
they
must}}
make
shovels
for cleaning
out
the
ashes,
basins
and
forks
for
turning
the
meat
as
it
cooks,
and
buckets
for
carrying
hot
coals/ashes.
All
of
these
things
must
be
made
from
bronze.
\VS{4}Also
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
a
bronze
grating
to
hold
the
wood
and
burning
coals.
They
must
fasten
to
each
of
the
corners
of
the
altar
a
bronze
ring
for
carrying
the
altar.
\VS{5}{\ADD{
They
must}}
put
the
grating
under
the
rim
that
is
around
the
altar.
{\ADD{
They
must}}
make
it
so
that
it
is
{\ADD{
inside
the
altar}},
halfway
down.
\VS{6}For
{\ADD{
carrying}}
the
altar,
{\ADD{
they
must}}
make
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
cover
them
with
bronze.
\VS{7}{\ADD{
They
must}}
put
the
poles
through
the
rings
on
each
side
of
the
altar.
The
poles
are
for
carrying
the
altar.
\VS{8}The
altar
will
be
like
a
box,
made
from
boards
{\ADD{
of
acacia
wood}}.
{\ADD{
They
must}}
make
it
according
to
these
instructions
that
I
am
giving
you
{\ADD{
here}}
on
{\ADD{
this}}
mountain.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
courtyard
\par }{\PP \VS{9}“Around
the
Sacred
Tent
there
is
to
be
a
courtyard.
To
form
the
courtyard,
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
curtains
of
fine
linen.
On
the
south
side,
the
curtain
is
to
be ◄50
yards/44 meters►
long.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
To
support/hang
the
curtain}},
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
twenty
bronze
posts,
and
one
bronze
base
for
each
post.
To
fasten
the
curtains
to
the
posts,
{\ADD{
they
must}}
make
silver
hooks,
and
{\ADD{
metal}}
rods
{\ADD{
covered
with}}
silver
{\ADD{
to
fasten
the
curtains
to
the
hooks}}.
\VS{11}{\ADD{
They
must}}
make
the
same
kind
of
curtains
for
the
north
side
of
the
courtyard.
\VS{12}On
the
west
side
{\ADD{
of
the
courtyard}}
they
must
make
a
curtain ◄25
yards/22 meters►
long.
The
curtains
are
to
be
supported
by
ten
posts,
with
a
base
under
{\ADD{
each}}
post.
\VS{13}On
the
east
side,
{\ADD{
where
the
entrance
is}},
the
courtyard
must
also
be ◄25
yards/22 meters►
wide.
\VS{14-15}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
a
curtain ◄22-1/2
feet/6.6 meters►
wide
for
each
side
of
the
entrance
{\ADD{
to
the
courtyard}}.
\VS{16}They
must
make
a
curtain ◄30
feet/9 meters►
long
for
the
entrance.
A
skilled
weaver
must
embroider
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
It
must
be ◄supported
by/hung
from►
four
posts,
each
one
with
a
base
under
it.
\VS{17}All
the
posts
around
the
courtyard
must
be
connected
with
metal
rods
covered
with
silver.
The
clasps/fasteners
must
be
made
of
silver,
and
the
bases
must
be
made
of
bronze.
\VS{18}The
whole
courtyard,
{\ADD{
from
the
east
entrance
to
the
west
end}},
must
be ◄50
yards/44 meters►
long,
and
the
curtains
that enclose
it
must
be ◄7-1/2
feet/2.3 meters►
high.
All
the
curtains
must
be
made
of
fine
linen,
and
all
the
bases
{\ADD{
under
the
posts}}
must
be
made
of
bronze.
\VS{19}All
the
things
{\ADD{
that
are
not
made
of
gold}}
that
are
to
be
used
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
in
the
courtyard,
and
all
the
tent
pegs
to
support
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
curtains,
must
be
made
of
bronze.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}“ommand
the Israeli
people
that
they
must
bring
to
you
the
best
kind
of
olive
oil
to
{\ADD{
burn
in}}
the
lamps.
{\ADD{
They
must
bring
this
oil
to
you
continually}},
in
order
that
the
lamps
can
burn
continually.
\VS{21}They
must
put
the
lampstand
outside
of
the
curtain
which
is
in
front
of
{\ADD{
the
sacred
chest
which
contains
the
stone slabs
on
which
I
have
written}}
my
commandments.
Aaron
must
take
care
of
the
lamps.
{\ADD{
After
he
dies}},
his
descendants
must
do
this
work.
The
lamps
are
to
burn
every
night,
from
evening
until
morning.
The Israeli
people
must
obey
this
regulation
throughout
all
future
generations.”

\par }\Chap{28}{\SH Instructions for the priests’ clothing
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“Summon
your
{\ADD{
older}}
brother
Aaron
and
his
sons—Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar. ◄{\ADD{
Set
them
apart/They
are
the
ones
whom
I
have
chosen}}►
from
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
the Israeli
people,
in
order
that
they
can
serve
me
{\ADD{
by
being}}
priests.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
Tell
the
people
to}}
make
beautiful
clothes
for
Aaron,
clothes
that
are
{\ADD{
suitable
for
one
who}}
has
this dignified
and
sacred
{\ADD{
work}}.
\VS{3}Talk
to
all
the
skilled
workmen,
those
to
whom
I
have
given
special
ability.
{\ADD{
Tell
them
}}
to
make
clothes
for
Aaron,
for
him
to
wear
when
he
is ◄set
apart/dedicated►
{\ADD{
to
become}}
a
priest
to
serve
me.
\VS{4}These
are
the
clothes
that
they
are
to
make:
A
sacred
pouch
for
Aaron
to
wear
over
his
chest,
a
sacred apron,
a
robe,
an
embroidered
tunic/gown,
a ◄turban/cloth
to
wrap
around
his
head►,
and
a
sash/waistband.
These
are
the
clothes
that
your
{\ADD{
older}}
brother
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
wear
as
they
serve
me
{\ADD{
by
doing
the
work
that}}
priests
do.
\VS{5}The
skilled
workmen
must
use
fine
linen
and
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread
to
make
these
clothes.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
sacred apron
\par }{\PP \VS{6}“The
skilled
workmen
must
make
the
sacred apron
from
fine
linen,
and
skillfully
embroider
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
\VS{7}It
must
have
two
shoulder straps,
to
join
the
front
part
to
the
back
part.
\VS{8}A carefully-woven
sash,
which
must
be
made
from
the
same materials
as
the
sacred apron,
must
be
{\ADD{sewn}}
onto
the
sacred apron.
\VS{9}{\ADD{
A
skilled
workman}}
must
take
two
{\ADD{expensive}}
onyx
stones
and
engrave
on
them
the
names
of
the
twelve
sons
of
Jacob.
\VS{10}He
must
engrave
the
names
in
the
order
in
which
Jacob’s
sons
were
born.
He
must
engrave
six
names
on
one
stone,
and
the
other
six
names
on
the
other
stone.
\VS{11}A gem-cutter
should
engrave
these
names
on
the
stones.
Then
he
should enclose
the
stones
in ◄settings/tiny
gold
frames►.
\VS{12}Then
he
should
fasten
the
stones
onto
the
shoulder straps
{\ADD{
of
the
sacred apron}},
to
represent
the
twelve Israeli
tribes.
In
that
way,
Aaron
will
carry
the
names
of
the
tribes
on
his
shoulders
in
order
that
{\ADD{
I}},
Yahweh,
will
never
forget
{\ADD{
my
people}} (OR,
in
order
that
{\ADD{
he
will
always}}
remember
that
{\ADD{
those
tribes
belong
to}}
Yahweh).
\VS{13}The
settings
for
the
stones
must
be
made
from
gold.
\VS{14}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
two tiny
chains
that
are
braided
like
cords,
and
fasten
the
chains
to
the
settings.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
sacred
pouch
\par }{\PP \VS{15}“{\ADD{
Tell
the
skilled
workman
to}}
make
a
sacred
pouch
for
Aaron
to
wear
over
his
chest.
{\ADD{
He
will
use
the
things
he
puts
into
the
pouch}}
to
determine
{\ADD{
my
answers
to
the
questions
he
asks}}.
It
must
be
made
of
the
same materials
as
the
sacred apron,
and
embroidered
in
the
same
way.
\VS{16}It
is
to
be
square,
and
the
material
must
be
folded
double,
so
that
it
is ◄9
in./22 cm.►
on
each
side.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
The
skilled
workman
must}}
fasten
four
rows
of
valuable
stones
onto
the
pouch.
In
the
first
row
he
must
put
a
{\ADD{
red}}
ruby,
a
{\ADD{
yellow}}
topaz,
and
a
{\ADD{
red}} garnet.
\VS{18}In
the
second
row
he
must
put
a
{\ADD{
green}}
emerald,
a
{\ADD{
blue}}
sapphire,
and
a
{\ADD{
clear/white}}
diamond.
\VS{19}In
the
third
row
he
must
put
a
{\ADD{
red}}
jacinth,
a
{\ADD{
white}}
agate,
and
a
{\ADD{
purple}}
amethyst.
\VS{20}In
the
fourth
row
he
must
put
a
{\ADD{
yellow}}
beryl,
a
{\ADD{
red}} carnelian,
and
a
{\ADD{
green}}
jasper.
\VS{21}A gem-cutter
should
engrave
on
each
of
these
twelve
stones
the
name
of
one
of
the
sons
of
Jacob.
These
names
will
represent
the
twelve Israeli
tribes.
\VS{22}The
two
{\ADD{
chains}}
that
are
made
from
pure
gold
and
braided
like
cords
are
for
{\ADD{
attaching}}
the
sacred
pouch
{\ADD{
to
the
sacred apron}}.
\VS{23}{\ADD{
The
workman
must}}
make
two
gold
rings,
and
attach
them
to
the
upper
corners
of
the
sacred
pouch.
\VS{24}{\ADD{
He
must
make}}
two
gold
cords,
and
fasten
one
end
of
each
cord
to
one
of
the
rings.
\VS{25}He
must
fasten
the
other
end
of
each
cord
to
the
two
settings
{\ADD{
that enclose
the
stones}}.
In
that
way,
the
sacred
pouch
will
be
attached
to
the
shoulder straps
of
the
sacred apron.
\VS{26}Then
{\ADD{
he
must}}
make
two
more
gold
rings,
and
attach
them
to
the
lower
corners
of
the
sacred
pouch,
on
the
inside
edges,
next
to
the
sacred apron.
\VS{27}{\ADD{
He
must}}
make
two
more
gold
rings,
and
attach
them
to
the
lower
part
of
the
front
of
the
shoulder straps,
near
to
where
{\ADD{
the
shoulder straps}}
are
joined
{\ADD{
to
the
sacred apron}},
just
above
the carefully-woven
sash/waistband.
\VS{28}The
skilled
workman
must
tie
the
rings
on
the
sacred
pouch
to
the
rings
on
the
sacred apron
with
a
blue
cord,
so
that
the
sacred
pouch
is
above
the
sash/waistband
and
does
not
come
loose
from
the
sacred apron.
\VS{29}In
that
way,
Aaron
will
have
the
names
of
the
twelve Israeli
tribes
in
the
sacred
pouch
close
to
his
chest
when
he
enters
the
Holy
Place.
This
will
remind
him
that
I,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
will
never
forget
my
people}} (OR,
{\ADD{
that
he represents
my
people
when
he talks
to
me,
Yahweh}}).
\VS{30}Put
into
the
sacred
pouch
the
two
things
that
the
priest
will
use
to
determine
my
answers
to
the
questions
he
asks.
In
that
way,
they
will
be
close
to
his
chest
when
he
enters
{\ADD{
the
Holy
Place
to
talk}}
to
me.
He
will
use
them
to
find
out
what
is
my
will
for
the Israeli
people.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
other
clothes
for
the
priests
\par }{\PP \VS{31}“{\ADD{
Tell
the
workmen
to}}
use
only
blue
{\ADD{
cloth}}
to
make
the
robe
that
is
to
be
worn
underneath
the
priest’s
sacred apron.
\VS{32}It
is
to
have
an
opening
through
which
{\ADD{
the
priest}}
can
put
his
head.
They
must
sew
a
border
around
this
opening,
to
keep
the
material
from
tearing.
\VS{33}At
the
lower
edge
on
the
robe,
they
must
fasten
{\ADD{decorations
that
look
like}}
pomegranate
fruit.
They
must
be
{\ADD{
woven
from}}
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
\VS{34}Between
each
of
these decorations,
they
must
fasten
a tiny
gold
bell.
\VS{35}When
Aaron
enters
the
Holy
Place
{\ADD{
in
the
Sacred
Tent}}
to
do
his
work
as
a
priest
and
when
he
leaves
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
bells
will
ring
{\ADD{
as
he
walks}}.
As
a
result,
he
will
not
die
{\ADD{
because
of disobeying
my
instructions}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}“{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
a tiny
ornament
of
pure
gold,
and
tell
a ◄skilled
workman/gem-cutter►
to
engrave
on
it
the
words, ‘Dedicated
to
Yahweh.’
\VS{37}They
should
fasten
this
ornament
to
the
front
of
the
turban
by
a
blue
cord.
\VS{38}Aaron
must
always
wear
this
on
his
forehead.
In
that
way,
Aaron
himself
will
show
{\ADD{
that
he
accepts}}
the
guilt
if
the Israeli
people
offer
{\ADD{
their
sacrifices}}
to
me
in
a
way
that
is
not
correct,
and
I,
Yahweh,
will
accept
their
sacrifices.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}“{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
weave
the
long-sleeved
tunic/gown
from
fine
linen.
Also,
they
must
make
from
fine
linen
a
turban
and
a
sash/waistband,
and
embroider
{\ADD{
designs
on
it}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{40}“{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
beautiful
long-sleeved
tunics/gowns,
sashes,
and
caps
for
Aaron’s
sons.
Make
ones
that
will
be
suitable
for
those
who
have
this dignified
work.
\VS{41}Put
these
clothes
on
your
{\ADD{
older}}
brother
Aaron
and
on
his
sons.
Then ◄set
them
apart/dedicate
them►
for
this
work
by
anointing
them
{\ADD{
with
olive
oil}},
in
order
that
they
may
serve
me
{\ADD{
by
being}}
priests.
\VS{42}Also
{\ADD{
tell
them
to}}
make
linen undershorts
for
them.
The undershorts
should
extend
from
their waists
to
their
thighs,
in
order
that
no
one
can
see
their
private
parts.
\VS{43}Aaron
and
his
sons
must
always
wear
those undershorts
when
they
enter
the
Sacred
Tent
or
when
they
come
near
to
the
altar
to
offer
sacrifices
in
the
Holy
Place.
If
they
do
not
obey
this
command,
I
will
cause
them
to
die.
Aaron
and
all
his
male
descendants
must
obey
this
rule
forever.”

\par }\Chap{29}{\SH Instructions for dedicating the priests
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“This
is
what
you
must
do
to
dedicate
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
serve
me
{\ADD{
by
being}}
priests:
Select
one
young
bull
and
two
rams
that
do
not
have
any defects.
\VS{2}Bake
three
{\ADD{
kinds
of
bread}}
using finely-ground
wheat
flour,
but
without
yeast:
Bake
some
loaves
that
do
not
have
any
olive
oil
in
them,
bake
some
loaves
that
have
olive
oil
in
the
dough,
and
bake
some
thin
wafers
that
will
be
smeared
with
olive
oil
{\ADD{
after
they
are
baked}}.
\VS{3}Put
them
in
a
basket
and
offer
them
{\ADD{
to
me}}
when
you
sacrifice
the
young
bull
and
the
two
rams.
\VS{4}Take
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
wash
them
{\ADD{ritually}}.
\VS{5}Then
put
the
special
clothes
on
Aaron—the
long-sleeved
tunic/gown,
the
robe
that
will
be
worn
underneath
the
sacred apron,
the
sacred apron,
the
sacred
pouch,
and
the
sash/waistband.
\VS{6}Place
the
turban
on
his
head,
and
fasten
to
the
turban
the
ornament
that
has
the
words ‘Dedicated
to Yahweh’
engraved
on
it.
\VS{7}Then
take
the
oil
and
pour
some
on
his
head
to ◄dedicate
him/set
him
apart►.
\VS{8}Then
bring
his
sons
and
put
the
long-sleeved
tunics/gowns
on
them.
\VS{9}Put
the
sashes/waistbands
around
their waists
and
the
caps
on
their
heads.
That
is
the
ritual
by
which
you
are
to ◄dedicate
them/set
them
apart►
to
be
priests.
Aaron
and
his
male
descendants
must
serve
me
{\ADD{
by
being}}
priests
forever.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}“hen
bring
the
young
bull
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
put
their
hands
on
the
head
of
the
young
bull.
\VS{11}Then,
while
they
do
that,
kill
the
young
bull
{\ADD{
by slitting
its
throat}},
and
catch/drain
the
blood
in
a
bowl.
\VS{12}Take
some
of
that
blood
with
your
finger
and
smear
it
on
the
projections
of
the
altar.
Throw/Splash
the
rest
of
the
blood
against
the
base
of
the
altar.
\VS{13}Take
all
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
organs
of
the
young
bull,
the
best
part
of
the
liver,
and
the
two
kidneys
with
the
fat
on
them,
and
burn
all
these
on
the
altar
{\ADD{
as
an
offering
to
me}}.
\VS{14}But
the
meat
of
the
young
bull
and
its
hide
and
intestines
must
be
burned
outside
the
camp.
That
will
be
an
offering
to
forgive
the
guilt
of
your
sins.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}“hen
select
one
of
the
rams,
and
tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
put
their
hands
on
the
head
of
the
ram.
\VS{16}Then
kill
the
ram
{\ADD{
by slitting
its
throat}}.
Catch/Drain
some
of
the
blood
and
splash
it
against
all
four
sides
of
the
altar.
\VS{17}Then
cut
the
ram
into
pieces.
Wash
its
inner
organs
and
its
rear
legs
and
put
those
with
the
head
\VS{18}and
burn
those
pieces
{\ADD{
completely}}
on
the
altar
with
the
rest
of
the
ram.
That
will
be
an
offering
to
me,
Yahweh,
and
the
smell
will
please
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}“ake
the
other
ram
{\ADD{
that
was
selected
for
these rituals}},
and
tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
put
their
hands
on
the
ram’s
head.
\VS{20}Then
kill
the
ram
by slitting
its
throat,
and
drain
the
blood
{\ADD{
into
a
bowl}}.
Smear
some
of
the
blood
on
the
lobe
of
the
right
ears
of
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
on
the
thumbs
of
their
right
hands,
and
on
the
big
toes
of
their
right
feet.
Throw/Splash
the
rest
of
the
blood
against
the
four
sides
of
the
altar.
\VS{21}Wipe
up
some
of
the
blood
that
is
on
the
altar,
mix
it
with
some
of
the
oil
for
anointing,
and
sprinkle
it
on
Aaron
and
his
clothes,
and
on
his
sons
and
their
clothes.
By
doing
that,
you
will
dedicate
them
and
their
clothes
{\ADD{
to
me}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}“lso,
cut
off
the
ram’s
fat
and
its
fat
tail
and
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
organs,
the
best
part
of
the
liver,
the
two
kidneys
with
the
fat
on
them,
and
the
right
thigh.
\VS{23}Take
also
one
of
each
of
the
kinds
of
bread
{\ADD{
that
was
baked}}—one
made
with
no
oil,
one
with
oil,
and
one
thin
wafer.
\VS{24}Put
all
these
things
in
the
hands
of
Aaron
and
his
sons.
{\ADD{
Then
tell
them
to}}
lift
them
up
{\ADD{
high}}
to
dedicate
them
to
me.
\VS{25}Then
take
them
from
their
hands
and
burn
them
on
the
altar,
on
top
of
the
other
things
{\ADD{
that
were
placed
there}}.
That
{\ADD{
also}}
will
be
an
offering
to
me,
and
its
smell
will
please
me.
\VS{26}Then
take
the
meat
of
the
ribs
of
the
second
ram
that
was
killed,
and
lift
it
up
{\ADD{
high}}
as
an
offering
to
me.
But
then
this
part
of
the
animal
will
be
for
you
{\ADD{
to
eat}}.
\VS{27}Then
take
the
meat
of
the
ribs,
the
other
thigh
of
the
first
ram
that
was
sacrificed
to ◄dedicate/set
apart►
the
priests,
and
the
ram
whose
other
parts
were
lifted
high
to
show
that
they
were
an
offering
to
me;
and
set
the
meat
of
the
ribs
and
thigh
apart
for
Aaron
and
his
sons,
for
them
to
eat.
\VS{28}In
the
future,
whenever
the Israeli
people
present
to
me,
Yahweh,
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me,
the
ribs
and
the
thigh
{\ADD{
of
animals
that
they
sacrifice}}
will
be
for
Aaron
and
his
male
descendants
{\ADD{
to
eat}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}“fter
Aaron
{\ADD{
dies}},
the
special
clothes
that
he
wore
will
belong
to
his
sons.
They
are
to
wear
those
clothes
when
they
are ◄set
apart/dedicated►
{\ADD{
to
become
priests}}.
\VS{30}Aaron’s
son
who
becomes
The Supreme
Priest
and
enters
the
Sacred
Tent
and
performs rituals
in
the
Holy
Place
must
{\ADD{
stay
in
the
Sacred
Tent}},
wearing
these
special
clothes,
for
seven
days.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}“ake
the
meat
of
the
other
ram
that
was
sacrificed
to ◄set
apart/dedicate►
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
boil
it
in
the
courtyard.
\VS{32}After
it
is
cooked,
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
eat
it,
along
with
the
bread
that
is
left
in
the
basket,
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{33}They
must
eat
the
meat
of
the
ram
that
was
sacrificed
to
forgive
them
for
{\ADD{
their
sins}}
when
they
were
dedicated
to
do
this
work.
They
are
the
only
ones
who
are
permitted
to
eat
this
meat.
{\ADD{
Those
who
are
not
priests
are
not
allowed
to
eat
it}},
because
it
is
dedicated
to
me.
\VS{34}If
any
of
this
meat
or
some
of
the
bread
is
not
eaten
that
night,
no
one
is
permitted
to
eat
any
of
it
the
next
day.
It
must
be
completely
burned,
because
it
is
sacred/dedicated
to
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}“hose
are
the rituals
that
you(sg)
must
perform
during
those
seven
days
when
you
dedicate
Aaron
and
his
sons
for
this
work.
You
must
do
everything
that
I
have
commanded
you.
\VS{36}Each
of
those
seven
days
you
must
also
sacrifice
a
young
bull
as
an
offering
to
me,
in
order
that
I
may
forgive
sins.
Also,
you
must
make
another
offering ◄to
make
the
altar
pure
in
my
sight/in
order
that
I
will
consider
the
altar
to
be
pure►.
You
must
also
anoint
the
altar
with
olive
oil,
to ◄set
it
apart/dedicate
it►.
\VS{37}Perform
these rituals
every
day
for
seven
days,
to ◄set
apart/dedicate►
the
altar
and
make
it
pure.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
anyone
or
anything
that
touches
the
altar
will
become taboo.
\par }{\PP \VS{38}“ou
must
also
sacrifice
lambs
and
burn
them
on
the
altar.
Each
of
those
{\ADD{
seven}}
days
you
must
sacrifice
two
lambs.
\VS{39}One
lamb
must
be
sacrificed
in
the
morning,
and
one
must
be
sacrificed
in
the
evening.
\VS{40}With
the
first
lamb,
also
offer ◄2
pounds/1 kilogram►
of finely-ground
wheat
flour
mixed
with
one quart/liter
of
the
best
kind
of
olive
oil,
and
one quart/liter
of
wine
as
an
offering.
\VS{41}In
the
evening,
when
you
sacrifice
the
other
lamb,
offer
the
same
amounts
of
flour,
olive
oil,
and
wine
as
you
did
in
the
morning.
This
will
be
an
offering
to
me,
Yahweh,
that
will
be
burned,
and
its
smell
will
please
me.
\VS{42}You
{\ADD{
and
your
descendants}}
must
continue
making
these
offerings
to
me,
Yahweh,
throughout
all
future
generations.
You
must
offer
them
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
That
is
where
I
will
meet
with
you
and
speak
to
you.
\VS{43}That
is
where
I
will
meet
with
the Israeli
people,
and
the brilliant
light
of
my
presence
will
cause
that
place
to
be
holy/sacred.
\VS{44}I
will
dedicate
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar.
I
will
also
dedicate
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
serve
me
{\ADD{
by
being}}
priests.
\VS{45}I
will
live
among
the Israeli
people,
and
I
will
be
their
God.
\VS{46}They
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
their
God,
am
the
one
who
brought
them
out
of
Egypt
in
order
that
I
might
live
among
them.”

\par }\Chap{30}{\SH Instructions for the incense altar
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}“{\ADD{
Tell
the
skilled
workers
to}}
make
an
altar
from
acacia
wood,
for
burning
incense.
\VS{2}It
is
to
be
square, ◄18
in./45 cm.►
on
each
side.
It
is
to
be ◄3
feet/90 cm.►
high.
{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
{\ADD{
a
projection
that
looks
like}}
a
horn
on
each
of
the
top
corners.
The
projections
must
be
carved
from
the
same
block
of
wood
that
the
altar
{\ADD{
is
made
from}}.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
They
must}}
cover
the
top
and
the
four
sides,
including
the
projections,
with
pure
gold.
Put
a
gold
border
around
the
altar,
{\ADD{
near
the
top}}.
\VS{4}{\ADD{
They
must}}
make
two
gold
rings
for
carrying
the
altar.
{\ADD{
They
must}}
attach
them
to
the
altar
below
the
border,
one
on
each
side
of
the
altar.
These
rings
are
for
the
poles
for
carrying
the
altar.
\VS{5}{\ADD{
Tell
them
to}}
make
these
{\ADD{
two}}
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
cover
them
with
gold.
\VS{6}{\ADD{
They
must}}
put
this
altar
outside
the
curtain
that
hangs
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest
and
its
lid.
That
is
the
place
where
I
will
talk
with
you.
\VS{7}Aaron
must
burn sweet-smelling
incense
on
this
altar.
He
must
burn
some
every
morning
when
he
takes
care
of
the
lamps,
\VS{8}and
he
must
burn
some
in
the
evening
when
he
lights
the
lamps.
The
incense
must
be
burned
continually,
throughout
all
future
generations.
\VS{9}The
priests
must
not
burn
on
the
altar
any
incense
that
I
have
not
told
you
to
burn,
or
burn
any
animal
on
it,
or
any
grain
offering
for
me,
or
pour
any
wine
on
it
as
an
offering.
\VS{10}One
time
every
year
Aaron
must
perform
the
ritual
for
making
this
altar
pure.
He
must
do
it
by
putting
on
its
four
projections
some
of
the
blood
from
the
animal
that
was
sacrificed ◄to
remove
the
guilt
of
the
people’s
sins/so
that
the
people
would
no
longer
be
guilty
for
sins►.
This
ritual
is
to
be
done
by
Aaron
and
his
descendants
throughout
all
future
generations.
This
altar
must
be
completely
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
money
to
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{12}“When
your
{\ADD{
leaders}} ◄take
a
census
of/count►
the Israeli
people,
each
man
{\ADD{
who
is
counted}}
must
pay
to
me
a
price
to
save
his
life.
They
must
do
this
in
order
that
no
disaster
will
happen
to
them
while
the
people
are
being
counted.
\VS{13}Every
man
who
is
counted
must
pay
to
me ◄0.2 ounces/5.7 grams►
of
silver.
They
must
use
the
official
standard
when
they
weigh
the
silver.
\VS{14}All
the
men
who
are
at
least 20
years
old
must
pay
this
amount
to
me
when
the
people
are
counted.
\VS{15}Rich
men
must
not
pay
more
than
this
amount,
and
poor
men
must
not
pay
less
than
this
amount,
when
they
pay
this
money
to
save
their
lives.
\VS{16}Your
leaders
must
collect
this
money
from
the Israeli
people
and
give
it
to
{\ADD{
those
who
will}}
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
This
money
is
the
payment
for
the
lives
of
those
who
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent, ◄to
enable
me
not
to
forget
them/and
then
I
will
remember
to
protect
them►.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the washbasin
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{18}“{\ADD{
Tell
the
skilled
workers
to}}
make
a
bronze washbasin
and
a
bronze
base
for
it.
{\ADD{
They
must}}
put
it
between
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar,
and
fill
it
with
water.
\VS{19}Aaron
and
his
sons
must ritually
wash
their
hands
and
their
feet
with
this
water
\VS{20}before
they
enter
the
Sacred
Tent
and
before
they
come
to
the
altar
to
sacrifice
offerings
that
will
be
burned
on
it.
If
{\ADD{
they
do
that}},
they
will
not
die
{\ADD{
because
of disobeying
my
instructions}}.
\VS{21}They
must
wash
their
hands
and
their
feet,
in
order
that
they
will
not
die.
They
and
the
males
descended
from
them
must
obey
this
ritual
throughout
all
generations.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
oil
for
anointing
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{23}“{\ADD{
Tell
the
people
to}}
collect
some
of
the
finest
spices— ◄12
pounds/6 kg.►
of ◄liquid
myrrh/sweet-smelling
sap
named
myrrh►, ◄6
pounds/3 kg.►
of sweet-smelling
cinnamon, ◄6
pounds/3 kg.►
of
a sweet-smelling
cane/reed,
\VS{24}and ◄12
pounds/6 kg.►
of ◄cassia/a sweet-smelling
bark
named
cassia►.
{\ADD{
Be
sure}}
that
they
use
the
official
standard
when
they
weigh
these
things.
Tell
an
expert
perfumer
to
mix
these
with ◄one gallon/four liters►
of
olive
oil
\VS{25}to
make
sacred
oil
for
anointing.
\VS{26}Use
this
oil
for
anointing
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
sacred
chest,
\VS{27}the
table
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
with
it,
the
lampstand
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
to
take
care
of
it,
the
altar
for
{\ADD{
burning}}
incense,
\VS{28}and
the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
will
be
burned,
along
with
its
bases
and
the washbasin
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
with
it.
\VS{29}Dedicate
them
by
anointing
them,
in
order
that
they
will
be
completely
holy/sacred.
Anyone
or
anything
that
touches
the
altar
will
become taboo.
\VS{30}And
anoint
Aaron
and
his
sons.
{\ADD{
By
doing
that}},
you
will
dedicate
them
to
serve
me
{\ADD{
by
being}}
priests.
\VS{31}And
tell
the Israeli
people, ‘This
oil
will
be
my
sacred
anointing
oil
that
must
be
used
throughout
all
future
generations.
\VS{32}You
must
not
pour
it
on
the
bodies
of
people
who
are
not
priests,
and
you
must
not
make
other
oil
to
be
like
it
by
mixing
the
same
amount
of
those
things.
This
oil
is
sacred,
and
you
must
consider
it
to
be
sacred.’
\VS{33}I
will
consider
that
anyone
who
makes
ointment
like
this
{\ADD{
for
any
other
purpose}},
and
anyone
who
puts
any
of
this
ointment
on
someone
who
is
not
a
priest,
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me, “{\ADD{
Tell
the
people
to}}
take
equal
parts
of
several
sweet
spices—stacte,
onycha,
galbanum,
and
pure
frankincense—
\VS{35}and
tell
an
expert
perfumer
to
mix
them
together
to
make
some
perfume.
Add
some
salt
to
keep
it
pure
and
make
it
holy.
\VS{36}Beat
some
of
it
into
a
fine
powder.
Then
take
some
of
it
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and
sprinkle
it
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest.
You
must
all
consider
this
incense
to
be
very
holy.
\VS{37}The
people
must
not
mix
the
same
spices
to
make
incense
for
themselves.
This
incense
must
be
completely
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh.
\VS{38}I
will
consider
that
anyone
who
makes
incense
like
this
to
use
it
for
perfume
will
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.”

\par }\Chap{31}{\SH Instructions for the work to be done by Bezalel and Oholiab
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1-2}Yahweh
{\ADD{
also}}
said
to
Moses/me, “Note
that
I
have
chosen
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri
and
grandson
of
Hur,
from
the
tribe
of
Judah,
{\ADD{
for
special
tasks}}.
\VS{3}I
have
caused
him
to
be
completely
controlled/empowered
by
my
Spirit,
and
I
have
given
him
special
ability
{\ADD{
to
make
things}}
and
have
enabled
him
to
know
how
to
do
very
skilled
work.
\VS{4}He
can
engrave
skillful
designs
in
gold,
silver,
and
bronze.
\VS{5}He
can
cut ◄jewels/valuable
stones►
and enclose
them
{\ADD{
in tiny
gold
settings/frames}}.
He
can
carve
things
from
wood
and
do
other
skilled
work.
\VS{6}Note
that
I
have
also
appointed
Oholiab,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
to
work
with
him.
I
have
also
given
special
ability
to
other
men,
in
order
that
they
can
make
all
the
things
that
I
have
commanded
you
{\ADD{
to
be
made}}.
\VS{7}That includes
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
sacred
chest
and
its
lid,
all
the
other
things
that
will
be
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
\VS{8}the
table
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
with
it,
the
pure
gold
lampstand
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
to
take
care
of
it,
the
altar
{\ADD{
for
burning}}
incense,
\VS{9}the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
will
be
burned
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
with
it,
the washbasin
and
its
base,
\VS{10}all
the
beautiful
sacred
clothes
for
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
wear
when
they
work
as
priests,
\VS{11}the
oil
for
anointing,
and
the sweet-smelling
incense
for
the
Holy
Place.
{\ADD{
The
skilled
workers}}
must
make
all
these
things
exactly
as
I
have
told
you
to
do.”
\par }{\SH Instructions
for
the
day
of
rest
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{13}“Tell
the Israeli
people, ‘Obey
my
instructions
regarding
the ◄rest
days/Sabbath
days►.
Those
days
will
remind
you
{\ADD{
and
your
descendants}},
throughout
all
future
generations,
that
I,
Yahweh,
have ◄set
you
apart/chosen
you►
to
be
my
people.
\VS{14}You
must
obey
{\ADD{
my
rules
about}}
the
Sabbath
days
because
they
are
holy/sacred.
Those
who
treat
those
days
in
an irreverent
way
by
working
on
those
days
must
be
executed
{\ADD{
to
show
that}}
I
no
longer
consider
them
to
belong
to
my
people.
\VS{15}You
may
work
for
six
days
{\ADD{
each
week}},
but
the
seventh
day
{\ADD{
of
each
week}}
is
a
solemn
day
of
rest,
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh.
Anyone
who
does
any
work
on
a
day
of
rest
is
to
be
executed
{\ADD{
because
I
no
longer
want
them
to
be
able
to
associate
with
my
people}}.
\VS{16}You Israeli
people
must
respect
the
rest
day,
and
you
{\ADD{
and
your
descendants}}
must ◄celebrate
it/keep
it
holy►
throughout
all
future
generations.
{\ADD{
It
will
remind
you}}
of
the
agreement
that
I
have
made
with
you
that
will
last
forever.
\VS{17}It
will
remind
you Israeli
people
and
remind
me
{\ADD{
of
that
agreement
}}
because
I,
Yahweh,
created
the
heavens
and
the
earth
in
six
days,
and
on
the
seventh
day
I
stopped
doing
that
work
and relaxed.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}When
Yahweh
finished
talking
with
Moses/me
on
the
top
of
Sinai
Mountain,
he
gave
him/me
the
two
stone slabs
on
which
he
had
engraved
his
commandments
with
his
own
fingers.

\par }\Chap{32}{\SH The Israelis made a golden calf to worship
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{◄Moses/I►
stayed
on
top
of
the
mountain
a
long
time}}.
When
the
people
realized
that
he/I
was
not
returning
quickly,
they
gathered
near
Aaron
and
said
to
him, “We
do
not
know
what
has
happened
to
that
man
Moses
who
brought
us
here
out
of
Egypt.
So
quickly,
make
us ◄{\ADD{
an
idol/a
statue
of
a
god}}►
who
will
lead
us!”
\VS{2}Aaron
replied
to
them, “All
right,
{\ADD{
I
will
do
that,
but}}
tell
your
wives
and
your
sons
and
your
daughters
to
take
off
all
their
gold
earrings
and
bring
them
to
me.”
\VS{3}So
the
people
did
that.
They
took
off
all
their
gold
earrings
and
brought
them
to
Aaron.
\VS{4}He
took
all
those
gold
earrings
and
melted
them
in
a
fire.
He
{\ADD{
poured
the
gold
into
a
mold
and}}
made
a
statue
that
looked
like
a
young
bull.
The
people
saw
it
and
said, “This
is
the
god
of
us Israeli
people!
This
is
the
one
who
brought
us
up
from
the
land
of
Egypt!”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}When
Aaron
saw
{\ADD{
what
was happening}},
he
built
an
altar
in
front
of
the
{\ADD{
statue
of
the}}
young
bull.
Then
he
announced, “Tomorrow
we
will
have
a
festival
to
honor
Yahweh!”
\VS{6}So
the
people
got
up
early
the
next
morning
and
brought
animals
to
kill
and
burn
as
sacrifices
on
the
altar.
They
also
brought
sacrifices
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
Then
they
sat
down
to
eat
and
drink
{\ADD{
wine}}.
Then
they
got
up
and
started
dancing
in
a
very immoral
way.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
threatened
to
destroy
the Israeli
people
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
back
down
from
the
mountain,
because
your
people,
the
ones
that
you
brought
up
here
from
Egypt,
have
{\ADD{
already}} ◄become
very
depraved/wicked►!
\VS{8}They
have
already ◄left
the
road
that
I
showed
them/stopped
obeying
me►!
They
have
made
{\ADD{
a
statue
of}}
a
young
bull
from
melted
gold.
They
have
worshiped
it
and
offered
sacrifices
to
it.
And
they
are
saying, ‘This
is
the
god
of
us Israeli
people!
This
is
the
one
who
brought
us
up
from
Egypt!’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “I
have
seen
that
these
people
are
very
stubborn.
\VS{10}I
am
very
angry
with
them,
and
so
I
am
going
to
get
rid
of
them.
Do
not
try
to
stop
me!
Then
I
will
cause
you
and
your
descendants
to
become
a
great
nation.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}But
Moses/I
pleaded
with
his/my
God,
Yahweh,
and
said, “Yahweh, ◄you
should
not
be
very
angry
with
your
people!/why
are
you
so
angry
with
your
people [RHQ]?►
These
are
the
people
whom
you
rescued
from
Egypt
with
very
great
power [MTY, DOU]!
\VS{12}Do
not
{\ADD{
do
anything
that
would}}
allow
the
people
of
Egypt
to
say, ‘Their
god
led
them
out
from
our
country,
but
{\ADD{
he
did
that}}
only
{\ADD{
because
he
wanted}}
to
kill
them
in
the
mountains
and
get
rid
of
them
completely [RHQ]!’
Stop
being
so
angry! ◄Change
your
mind/Do
not
do
what
you
have
told
me
that
you
will
do►!
Do
not
do
to
your
people
this
terrible
thing
{\ADD{
that
you
have
just
said
that
you
will
do}}
\VS{13}Think
about
your
servants
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob.
You
solemnly
promised
them, ‘I
will
enable
you
to
have
as
many
descendants
as
there
are
stars
in
the
sky.’
You
said
to
them, ‘I
will
give
to
your
descendants
all
the
land
that
I
am
promising
to
give
them.
It
will
be
their
land
forever.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}So
Yahweh
changed
his
mind.
He
did
not
do
to
his
people
the
terrible
thing
that
he
said
he
would
do.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Moses/I
turned
away
from
God
and
went
down
the
mountain,
carrying
in
his
hands
the
two
stone slabs
on
which
Yahweh
had
engraved
his
commandments.
He
had
written
on
both
sides
of
the slabs.
\VS{16}God
{\ADD{
himself}}
had
made
the slabs,
and
he
was
the
one
who
had
engraved
the
commandments
on
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Joshua
heard
the
very
loud
noise
of
the
people
shouting.
So
when
he
and
I
got
near
the
camp,
Joshua
said, “There
is
a
noise
in
the
camp
that
sounds
like
{\ADD{
the
noise
of}}
a
battle!”
\VS{18}But
Moses/I
replied,
{\ADD{“No}},
that
is
not
the
shouting
that
people
do
when
they
have
won
a
victory
or
when
they
have
been
defeated
{\ADD{
in
a
battle}}
What
I
hear
is
the
sound
of
{\ADD{
loud}}
singing!”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}As
soon
as
Moses/I
came
close
to
the
camp
and
saw
the
statue
of
the
young
bull
and
saw
the
people
dancing,
he/I
became
extremely
angry.
He/I
threw
the
stone
tablets
that
he/I
was
carrying
down
onto
the
ground,
there
at
the
base
of
the
mountain.
\VS{20}Then
he/I
took
the
statue
of
the
young
bull
that
they
had
made
and
melted
it
in
the
fire.
{\ADD{
When
it cooled}},
he/I
ground
it
into
{\ADD{
fine}}
powder.
Then
he/I
mixed
the
powder
with
water
and
forced
the Israeli
people
to
drink
it.
\VS{21}Then
he/I
said
to
Aaron, “What
did
these
people
do
to
you,
with
the
result
that
you
have
made
them
commit
such
a
terrible
sin?”
\VS{22}Aaron
replied, “Please
do
not
be
angry
with
me,
sir.
You
know
that
these
people
are
very
determined
to
do
evil
things.
\VS{23}They
said
to
me, ‘As
for
that
man
Moses,
the
one
who
brought
us
up
here
from
the
land
of
Egypt,
we
do
not
know
what
has
happened
to
him.
So
make
for
us
an
idol
that
will
lead
us!’
\VS{24}So
I
said
to
them, ‘Everyone
who
is
wearing
{\ADD{
gold
earrings}}
should
take
them
off.’
So
they
{\ADD{
took
them
off
and}}
gave
them
to
me.
I
threw
them
into
the
fire,
and
out
came
this
statue
of
a
young
bull!”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Moses/I
saw
that
Aaron
had
allowed
the
people
to
become
completely
out
of
control
and
to
do
things
that
would
make
their
enemies
think
the Israeli
people
were
foolish.
\VS{26}So
he/I
stood
at
the
entrance
to
the
camp
and
shouted, “Everyone
who
is
loyal
to
Yahweh
should
come
{\ADD{
closer}}
to
me!”
So
the
descendants
of
Levi
gathered
around
him/me.
\VS{27}Then
he/I
said
to
them, “Yahweh,
the
God
of
us Israeli
people,
commands
that
every
one
of
you
should
fasten
your
sword
to
your
side,
and
then
go
through
the
camp
from
this
entrance
to
the
other
one,
and
kill
some
of
your
relatives
and
your
companions
and
your
neighbors.”
\VS{28}The
descendants
of
Levi
did
what
Moses/I
told
them
to
do,
and
they
killed 3,000
men
on
that
day.
\VS{29}Moses/I
said
to
the
descendants
of
Levi, “Today
you
have
dedicated
yourselves
to
serving
Yahweh
by ◄killing/not
sparing►
{\ADD{
even}}
your
own
sons
and
brothers,
and
as
a
result
Yahweh
will
bless
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}The
next
day,
Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “You
have
committed
a
terrible
sin.
But
I
will
now
climb
up
the
mountain
again
to
talk
with
Yahweh.
Perhaps
I
can
{\ADD{
persuade
him}}
to
forgive
you
for
sinning
{\ADD{
like
this}}.”
\VS{31}So
Moses/I
went
back
up
the
mountain
and
said
to
Yahweh, “I
am
sorry
to
admit
that
these
people
have
committed
a
terrible
sin.
They
have
made
for
themselves
a
gold
idol
and
have
worshiped
it.
\VS{32}But
now
I
ask
you
to
please
forgive
them
for
having
sinned.
If
you
will
not
forgive
them,
then erase
my
name
from
the
book
in
which
you
have
written
{\ADD{
the
names
of
your
people}}.”
\VS{33}But
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “It
is
{\ADD{
only}}
those
who
have
sinned
against
me
whose
names
I
will erase
from
that
book.
\VS{34}Now
you
go
back
down
and
lead
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
to
the
place
that
I
told
you
about.
Keep
in
mind
that
my
angel
will
go
in
front
of
you.
But,
at
the
time
that
I
determine,
I
will
punish
them
for
their
sin.”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}{\ADD{
Later}}
Yahweh
caused
a
plague
to
strike
the
people
because
they
had
told
Aaron
to
make
the
gold
{\ADD{
statue
of
a}}
young
bull.

\par }\Chap{33}{\SH Yahweh further rebuked and warned the Israeli people
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Leave
this
place
and
go
with
the
people
whom
you
led
out
of
Egypt.
Go
to
the
land
that
I
promised
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
that
I
would
give
to
their
descendants.
\VS{2}I
will
send
my
angel
ahead
of
you
all,
and
I
will
expel
{\ADD{
from
that
land}}
the
Canaan, Amor,
Heth, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus people-groups.
\VS{3}You
will
go
to
a
land
that
will
be
very
good
for
raising
livestock
and
growing
crops [IDM].
But
I
will
not
go
with
you
myself,
because
{\ADD{
if
I
did
that}},
I
might
get
rid
of
you
while
you
are
traveling,
because
you
are
very
stubborn [IDM]
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4-5}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Tell
the Israeli
people, ‘You
are
very
stubborn [IDM].
If
I
would
go
with
you
for
even
a
moment,
I
would
completely ◄get
rid
of
you/wipe
you
out►.
Now
take
off
your
jewelry
{\ADD{
to
show
that
you
are
sorry
for
having
sinned}}.
Then
I
will
decide
how
I
will
punish
you (OR,
if
I
should
punish
you).’ ”
So
when
Moses/I
told
to
the
people
what
God
said,
they
started
to
mourn,
and
they
all
took
off
their
jewelry.
\VS{6}After
the Israeli
people
left
Sinai
Mountain,
they
did
not
wear
jewelry
anymore.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\ADD{
When
the Israeli
people
traveled}},
whenever
they
stopped
and
set
up
their
tents,
Moses/I
had
them
set
up
a
tent
outside
the
camp,
far
from
the
camp.
I
called
it ‘the
Sacred
Tent
where
God
and
I
talk together’.
Everyone
who
wanted
Yahweh
to
decide
something
for
them
would
go
out
of
the
camp
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{8}Whenever
Moses/I
went
out
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
all
the
people
would
stand
at
the
entrances
of
their
tents
and
watch
him/me
until
he/I
had
entered
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{9}When
Moses/I
entered
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
tall
cloud
that
looked
like
a
fire
would
come
down
and
stay
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
then
Yahweh
would
talk
with
Moses/me.
\VS{10}When
the
people
saw
the
tall
cloud
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
they
would
all
prostrate
themselves
on
the
ground
and
worship
Yahweh.
\VS{11}Yahweh
would
speak
to
Moses/me
directly,
like
someone
speaks
to
his
friend.
Then
Moses/I
would
return
to
the
camp.
But
his/my
young
helper,
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
stayed
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\SH Yahweh
promised
to
be
with
his
people
and
to
let
Moses
see
his
glory
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Moses/I
said
to
Yahweh, “It
is
true
that
you
have
told
me, ‘Lead
the
people
to
the
land
{\ADD{
that
I
will
show
you}},’
and
you
have
said
that
you
know
me
well
and
that
you
are
pleased
with
me,
but
you
have
not
told
me
whom
you
will
send
with
me!
\VS{13}So
now,
if
you
are
truly
pleased
with
me,
I
ask
you,
tell
me
the
things
that
you
intend/plan
to
do,
in
order
that
I
will
know
you
{\ADD{
better}}
and
continue
to
please
you.
Also,
do
not
forget
that
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
are
the
people
whom
you
chose
to
belong
to
you.”
\VS{14}Yahweh
replied, “I
will
go
with
you,
and
I
will
give
you
inner
peace.”
\VS{15}Moses/I
replied, “If
you
do
not
go
with
me,
do
not
force
us
to
leave
this
place.
\VS{16}The
only
way
that
{\ADD{
other}}
people
will
know
that
you
are
pleased
with
me
and
with
your
people
is
if
you
go
with
us [RHQ]! ◄If
you
go
with
us,
{\ADD{
that
will
show
that}}
we
are
different
from
all
the
other
people
on
the
earth./If
you
do
not
go
with
us,
what
will
show
that
we
are
different
from
all
the
other
people
on
the
earth?►” [RHQ]
\VS{17}Yahweh
replied
to
Moses/me, “What
you
have
asked
is
exactly
what
I
will
do,
because
I
know
you
well
and
I
am
pleased
with
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Then
Moses/I
said, “Please
let
me
see
your
glorious
presence!”
\VS{19}Yahweh
replied, “I
will
let
you
see
how
great
and
glorious
I
am,
and
I
will
tell
you
clearly
that
my
name
is
Yahweh.
I
will
act
very
kindly
and
be
merciful
to
all
those
whom
I
choose.
\VS{20}But
you
are
not
allowed
to
see
my
face,
because
anyone
who
sees
my
face
will ◄die/not
continue
to
stay
alive►.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
But
look}}!
Here
is
a
place
close
to
me
where
you
can
stand
on
a
{\ADD{
large}}
rock.
\VS{22}When
my
glorious
presence
comes
past
you,
I
will
put
you
in
a
large
crevice/opening
in
the
rock,
and
I
will
cover
your
face
with
my
hand
until
I
have
passed
by.
\VS{23}Then
I
will
take
my
hand
away,
and
you
will
see
my
back,
but
you
will
not
see
my
face.”

\par }\Chap{34}{\SH Yahweh gave Moses another copy of his commandments
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Cut
two slabs
of
stone
that
will
be
like
the
first slabs,
the
ones
that
you
broke.
Then
I
will
engrave
on
them
the
words
that
were
on
the
first slabs.
\VS{2}Get
ready
tomorrow
morning,
and
come
up
to
the
top
of
Sinai
Mountain
again
to
talk
with
me
there.
\VS{3}Do
not
allow
anyone
to
come
up
with
you.
I
do
not
want
anyone
{\ADD{
else}}
to
be
anywhere
on
the
mountain.
Do
not
allow
any
sheep
or
cattle
to
graze ◄at
the
base
of/near►
the
mountain.”
\VS{4}So
Moses/I
cut
two slabs
of
stone
that
were
like
the
first
ones.
He/I
arose
early
the
next
morning.
He/I
took
the slabs
and
carried
them
in
his/my
hands
up
to
the
top
of
Sinai
Mountain,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\VS{5}Then
Yahweh
descended
in
the
{\ADD{
tall}}
cloud
and
stood
with
Moses/me
there.
He
proclaimed
that
it
was
he,
Yahweh,
{\ADD{
who
was
going
to
speak
to
Moses/me}}.
\VS{6}Then
Yahweh
passed
in
front
of
him/me
and
proclaimed, “I
am
Yahweh
God.
I
always
act mercifully
and
kindly
{\ADD{
toward
people}}.
I
do
not
get
angry
quickly.
I
{\ADD{
truly}}
love
{\ADD{
people}}
and
I
do
what
I
promise
to
do
for
them,
without
changing.
\VS{7}I
love
people
for
thousands
of
generations.
I
forgive
people
for
all
kinds
of
sins [TRI].
But
I
will
certainly
punish [LIT]
those
who
are
guilty.
I
will
punish
not
only
them,
but
I
will
punish ◄their
descendants,
down
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation/their
children
and
grandchildren
and great-grandchildren►.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Moses/I
quickly
prostrated
himself/myself
on
the
ground
and
worshiped
{\ADD{
Yahweh}}.
\VS{9}He/I
said, “Yahweh,
if
you
are
now
pleased
with
me,
I
ask
that
you
go
with
us.
These
people
are
very
stubborn [IDM],
but
forgive
us
for
all
our
sins [DOU],
and
accept
us
to
be
people
who
belong
to
you
{\ADD{
forever}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Yahweh
replied, “Note
this:
I
am
going
to
make
a
solemn
agreement
{\ADD{
with
the Israeli
people}}.
As
they
are
watching,
I
will
perform
great
miracles.
They
will
be
miracles
that
no
one
has
ever
done
on
the
earth
in
any
nation.
All
the
people
who
are
near
you
will
see
the
great
things
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
do.
I
will
do
awesome
things
for
you
{\ADD{
all}}.
\VS{11-12}{\ADD{
Each Israeli}}
person
must
obey
what
I
am
commanding
you
this
day.
Do
not
forget
that
{\ADD{
if
you
obey
me}},
I
will
expel
the Amor,
Canaan,
Heth, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus people-groups
{\ADD{
from
the
land}}.
But
be
careful
that
you
do
not
make
any
{\ADD{
peace}} agreements
with
any
of
the
people
who
live
in
the
land
into
which
you
are
going,
because
if
you
do
that,
{\ADD{
you
will
begin
to
do
the
evil
things
that
they
do}}.
It
will
be
{\ADD{
like}}
falling
into
a
trap.
\VS{13}You
must
tear
down
their
altars,
destroy
their
sacred
pillars,
and
cut
down
{\ADD{
the
poles
that
they
use
to
worship
their
female
goddess}}
Asherah.
\VS{14}You
must
worship
only
me,
{\ADD{
and}}
not
worship
any
other
god,
because
I,
Yahweh,
cannot
endure
any rivals.
\VS{15}Do
not
make
peace agreements
with
{\ADD{
any
group}}
that
lives
in
that
land.
When
they
worship
their
gods
and
offer
sacrifices
to
their
gods,
and
they
invite
you
to
join
them,
do
not
join
them.
If
{\ADD{
you
join
them}},
you
will
eat
the
food
that
they
sacrifice
to
their
gods,
and
{\ADD{
you
will
not
be
faithful
to
me.
You
will
be
like
people
who}}
commit
adultery,
{\ADD{
who
are
not
being
faithful
to
their
spouses}} [MET].
\VS{16}If
you
take
some
of
their
women
to
be
wives
for
your
sons,
and
these
women
worship
their
own
gods,
they
will
persuade
your
sons
also
to
worship
their
gods.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Do
not
pour
melted
metal
into molds
to
make
statues
for
you
to
worship.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\ADD{
Each
year}},
during
the
month
{\ADD{
of/named}}
Abib,
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Eating
Bread
Made
Without
Yeast.
{\ADD{
During
that
festival}},
for
seven
days
you
must
not
eat
bread
made
with
yeast,
as
I
commanded
you,
because
it
was
in
that
month
that
you
left
Egypt.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Your
firstborn
sons
and
the
firstborn
{\ADD{
male}}
animals
of
your
cattle
and
sheep
{\ADD{
and
goats}}
belong
to
me.
\VS{20}The
firstborn
of
your
{\ADD{
male}}
donkeys
{\ADD{
also
belong
to
me}}.
But
you
may
buy
them
back
by
{\ADD{
offering
to
me}}
lambs
{\ADD{
in
their
place}}.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
you
must
{\ADD{
kill
these
animals
by}}
breaking
their
necks.
You
must
also
buy
back
your
firstborn
sons.
You
must
bring
an
offering
to
me [LIT]
each
time
you
come
to
{\ADD{
worship}}
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\ADD{
Each
week}}
you
may
work
for
six
days,
but
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
rest.
{\ADD{
Even}}
during
the
times
when
you
plow
{\ADD{
the
ground}}
and
harvest
{\ADD{
your
crops}},
you
must
rest
{\ADD{
on
the
seventh
day}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\ADD{
Each
year}}
celebrate
the
Harvest
Festival,
when
you
begin
to
harvest
the
first
crop
of
wheat,
and
also
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters,
when
you
finish
harvesting
{\ADD{
the
grain
and
fruit}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Three
times
each
year
all
the
men
must
come
to
worship
me,
Yahweh,
the
God
of
the Israeli
people.
\VS{24}I
will
expel
the people-groups
that
live
in
the
land
{\ADD{
where
you
will
be}},
and
I
will
cause
your
territory
to
become
very
large.
As
a
result,
no
group
will
try
to
conquer
your
country
if
you
come
to
worship
me
each
year
during
those
three
festivals.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}When
you
sacrifice
an
animal [MTY]
to
me,
do
not
offer
with
it
bread
that
is
made
with
yeast.
And
during
the
Passover
Festival,
when
you
sacrifice
lambs,
do
not
keep
any
of
the
meat
until
the
next
morning.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}I
am
Yahweh
God.
You
must
bring
to
my
Sacred
Tent
the
first
part
of
the
grain
that
you
harvest
each
year.
When
you
kill
a
young
animal/kid
{\ADD{
either
a
lamb
or
a
calf}},
do
not
{\ADD{
prepare
to
eat
it
by}}
boiling
it
in
its
mother’s
milk.”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me, “Write
down
the
words
that
I
have
told
you.
By
giving
you
these
commands,
I
have
made
a
solemn
agreement
with
you
and
with
the
{\ADD{
other}} Israeli
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Moses/I
was
there
{\ADD{
on
the
top
of
the
mountain}}
with
Yahweh
for 40
days
and
nights.
During
that
time
he/I
did
not
eat
or
drink
anything [SYN].
He/I
engraved
on
the
stone slabs
the
words
of
the
Ten
Commandments,
{\ADD{
which
were
part
of
Yahweh’s}}
solemn
agreement.
\par }{\SH Moses’
face
was
shining
as
he
returned
to
the
people
\par }{\PP \VS{29}When
Moses/I
came
back
down
the
mountain,
carrying
in
his/my
hand
the
two
stone slabs
on
which
were
written
the
Ten
Commandments,
his/my
face
was
shining
because
he/I
had
been
talking
with
Yahweh,
but
he/I
did
not
know
that
his/my
face
was
shining.
\VS{30}When
Aaron
and
the
{\ADD{
other}} Israeli
people
saw
Moses/me,
they
were
amazed/surprised
that
his/my
face
was
shining.
So
they
were
afraid
to
come
near
him/me.
\VS{31}But
Moses/I
called
to
them.
Then
Aaron
and
the
other Israeli
leaders
came
to
him/me,
and
he/I
talked
with
them.
\VS{32}Afterwards,
all
the
other Israeli
people
came
near,
and
he/I
told
them
all
the
laws
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
him/me
on
Sinai
Mountain.
\VS{33}When
Moses/I
finished
talking
to
the
people,
he/I
put
a
veil
over
his/my
face.
\VS{34}But
whenever
Moses/I
entered
the
Sacred
Tent
to
talk
with
Yahweh,
he/I
removed
the
veil.
When
he/I
came
back
out,
he/I
would
always
tell
to
the Israeli
people
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me
{\ADD{
to
tell
them}}.
\VS{35}The Israeli
people
would
see
that
Moses’/my
face
was
{\ADD{
still}}
shining.
Then
he/I
would
put
the
veil
back
on
his/my
face
again
until
the
next
time
that
he/I
went
into
{\ADD{
the
Sacred
Tent}}
to
talk
with
Yahweh.

\par }\Chap{35}{\SH Regulations for the day of rest
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Moses/I
gathered
all
the Israeli
people
together
and
said
to
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded
you
to
do:
\VS{2}{\ADD{
Each
week}}
you
may
work
for
six
days,
but
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
rest.
It
is
a
sacred
day,
dedicated
to
Yahweh.
Anyone
who
does
any
work
on
the
seventh
day
must
be
executed.
\VS{3}Do
not
{\ADD{
even}}
light
a
fire
in
your
homes
on
days
of
rest.”
\par }{\SH Gifts
for
constructing
the
Sacred
Tent
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Moses/I
also
said
to
all
the Israeli
people, “This
is
{\ADD{
also}}
what
Yahweh
has
commanded:
\VS{5}Make
offerings
to
Yahweh.
Everyone
who
wants
to
should
bring
to
Yahweh
an
offering.
{\ADD{
These
are
the
things
that
they
may
offer}}:
Gold,
silver,
bronze,
\VS{6}fine
white
linen,
blue
or
purple
or
red
cloth,
{\ADD{
cloth
made
from}}
goats’
hair,
\VS{7}rams’
skins
that
are ◄tanned/dyed
red►,
fine
leather
made
from goatskins,
wood
from
acacia
{\ADD{
trees}},
\VS{8}oil
for
the
lamps,
spices
to
put
in
the
olive
oil
for
anointing
and
in
the sweet-smelling
incense,
\VS{9}{\ADD{
valuable}}
onyx
stones
or
{\ADD{
other}}
valuable
stones
to
fasten
onto
the
{\ADD{
priest’s}}
sacred apron
and
put
on
his
sacred
chest
pouch.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}“ll
the
skilled
workers
among
you
should
come
and
make
all
the
things
that
Yahweh
has
commanded:
\VS{11}The
Sacred
Tent
and
its
covering,
its fasteners
and
its
frames,
its crossbars,
its
posts,
its
bases,
\VS{12}the
sacred
chest
with
its
poles
and
its
lid,
the
curtain
that
will
separate
the
Holy
Place
from
the
Very
Holy
Place,
\VS{13}the
table
with
the
poles
{\ADD{
for
carrying
it}}
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
with
the
table,
the
sacred
bread
that
will
be
offered
to
God,
\VS{14}the
lampstand
for
the
lamps
with
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
to
take
care
of
them,
the
oil
for
the
lamps,
\VS{15}the
altar
for
{\ADD{
burning}}
incense,
and
the
poles
{\ADD{
for
carrying
that
altar}},
the
oil
for
anointing
and
the sweet-smelling
incense,
the
curtain
for
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
\VS{16}the
altar
for
offering
{\ADD{
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely}}
burned
and
its
bronze
grating,
the
poles
{\ADD{
for
carrying}}
that
altar
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
with
it,
the washbasin
and
its
base,
\VS{17}the
curtains
{\ADD{
to
surround}}
the
courtyard
and
the
posts
and
bases
{\ADD{
for
the
posts
from
which
to
hang
the
curtains}},
the
curtain
for
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard,
\VS{18}the
pegs
and
ropes
for
the
Sacred
Tent
and
for
the
courtyard,
\VS{19}and
the
beautiful
clothes
that
Aaron
and
his
sons
are
to
wear
when
they
do
their
work
in
the
Holy
Place.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
all
the Israeli
people
returned
{\ADD{
to
their
tents}}.
\VS{21}Everyone
who
wanted
to
brought
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
They
brought
some
of
the
things
that
would
be
used
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
other
items
that
would
be
used
in
the rituals,
and
the materials
to
make
the
sacred
clothes
{\ADD{
for
the
priests}}.
\VS{22}All
the
men
and
women
who
wanted
to
brought
gold
ornaments,
earrings,
rings,
necklaces,
and
many
other
kinds
of
things
made
of
gold,
and
they
dedicated
them
to
Yahweh.
\VS{23}And
many [HYP]
people
who
had
blue,
purple,
or
red
cloth
or
fine
white
linen
or
cloth
made
from
goats’
hair
or
rams’
skins
that
were ◄tanned/dyed
red►
or
leather
made
from goatskins
brought
some
of
these
things.
\VS{24}All
those
who
had
silver
or
bronze
brought
them
as
offerings
to
Yahweh.
All
those
who
had
some
acacia
wood
that
could
be
used
for
any
of
the
work
brought
it.
\VS{25}All
the
women
who
were
skilled
to
make
cloth
brought
fine
linen
thread
and
blue,
purple,
or
red
yarn/thread
that
they
had
made/spun.
\VS{26}And
all
the
women
who
wanted
to
made/spun
thread
from
goats’
hair.
\VS{27}All
the
leaders
brought
valuable
onyx
stones
and
other
valuable
stones
to
be
fastened
to
Aaron’s
sacred apron
and
his
sacred
chest
pouch.
\VS{28}They
also
brought
spices
{\ADD{
to
put
in
the sweet-smelling
incense}},
and
they
brought
olive
oil
for
the
lamps
and
for
the
oil
for
anointing
and
for
putting
in
the sweet-smelling
incense.
\VS{29}All
the Israeli
men
and
women
who
wanted
to
brought
these
things
to
offer
them
to
Yahweh,
for
doing
the
work
that
he
had
commanded
Moses/me
to
do.
\par }{\SH Moses’
instructions
regarding
Bezalel
and
Oholiab
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Moses/I
said
to
the Israeli
people, “Listen
carefully.
Yahweh
has
chosen
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri
and
grandson
of
Hur,
from
the
tribe
of
Judah.
\VS{31}Yahweh
has
enabled
his
Spirit
to
completely
control
Bezalel
and
has
given
him
ability
and
enabled
him
to
know
how
to
do
very
skilled
work.
\VS{32}He
can
engrave
skillful
designs
in
gold,
silver,
and
bronze.
\VS{33}He
can
cut ◄jewels/valuable
stones►
and enclose
them
{\ADD{
in tiny
gold
frames}}.
He
can
carve
things
from
wood
and
do
other
skilled
work.
\VS{34}Yahweh
has
also
given
to
him
and
to
Oholiab,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
the
ability
to
teach
their skills
to
others.
\VS{35}He
has
given
to
them
the
ability
to
do
all
kinds
of
work
that
is
done
by
craftsmen—those
who
create
artistic
things,
those
who
make
fine
white
linen,
those
who
embroider
designs
using
blue
or
purple
or
red
yarn/thread,
and
those
who
make
other
cloth.
They
are
able
to
do
many [HYP]
kinds
of
skillful
work.

\par }\Chap{36}{\PP \VerseOne{1}“Bezalel
and
Oholiab,
and
all
the
other
men
to
whom
Yahweh
has
given
ability
and
enabled
them
to
understand
how
to
do
all
the
work
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent,
must
make
everything
just
as
Yahweh
has
commanded.”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}So
Moses/I
summoned
Bezalel
and
Oholiab
and
all
the
other
skilled
men
to
whom
Yahweh
had
given
special
ability
and
who
wanted
to
do
some
of
the
work.
\VS{3}Moses/I
gave
them
all
the
things
that
the
people
had
brought
as
offerings
to
Yahweh
for
making
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
the
people
continued
bringing
more
things
every
morning.
\VS{4}As
a
result,
the
skilled
men
who
were
doing
various
things
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent
came
to
Moses/me
\VS{5}and
said, “The
people
are
bringing
more
than
we
need
to
do
the
work
that
Yahweh
has
commanded
us!”
\VS{6}So
Moses/I
gave
the
skilled
men
this
message
that
was
proclaimed
throughout
the
camp: “No
one
should
bring
anything
more
as
an
offering
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent!”
When
the
people
{\ADD{
heard
that}},
they
did
not
bring
anything
more.
\VS{7}What
they
had
already
brought
was
enough
to
do
all
the
work.
{\ADD{
In
fact}},
it
was
more
than
was
needed!
\par }{\SH They
made
the
curtains
and
coverings
for
the
Sacred
Tent
\par }{\PP \VS{8}All
the
most
skilled
men
among
the
workmen
made
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made
it
from
ten
strips
of
fine
linen,
and
carefully
embroidered
it
using
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread
to
make
figures
that
resembled
the
winged
creatures.
\VS{9}Each
strip
was ◄14
yards/twelve meters►
long
and ◄2
yards/1.8 meters►
wide.
\VS{10}They
sewed
five
strips
together
to
make
one
set,
and
they
sewed
the
other
five
strips
together
to
make
the
other
set.
\VS{11}For
each
set,
they
made
loops
of
blue
{\ADD{
cloth}}
and
fastened
them
on
the
outer
edge
of
the
strip,
at
the
end
of
each
set.
\VS{12}They
put 50
loops
on
the
edge
of
the
first
set,
and 50
loops
on
the
edge
of
the
second
set.
\VS{13}They
made 50
gold
clasps/fasteners,
to
fasten
both
of
the
sets
together.
In
that
way,
the
inside
of
the
Sacred
Tent
was
{\ADD{
as
though
it
was}}
one
piece.
\VS{14}They
made
a
cover
for
the
Sacred
Tent
from
eleven
pieces
of
cloth
made
from
goats’
hair.
\VS{15}Each
piece
of
cloth
was ◄15
yards/13.5 meters►
long
and ◄2
yards/1.8 meters►
wide.
\VS{16}They
sewed
five
of
these
pieces
of
cloth
together
to
make
one
set,
and
they
sewed
the
other
six
pieces
of
cloth
together
to
make
another
set.
\VS{17}They
made 100
loops
{\ADD{
of
blue
cloth}}.
They
fastened 50
of
them
to
the
outer
edge
of
the
one
set
and
they
fastened 50
to
the
outer
edge
of
the
other
set.
\VS{18}They
made 50
bronze
clasps/fasteners
and
joined
the
two
sets
together
with
them.
In
that
way
it
formed
one
cover.
\VS{19}They
made
two
more
covers
for
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made
one
from
rams’
skins
that
had
been ◄tanned/dyed
red►,
and
they
made
the
top
cover
from goatskin
leather.
\VS{20}They
made
{\ADD{48}}
frames
from
acacia
wood
and
set
them
up
{\ADD{
to
support
the
covers
for
the
Sacred
Tent}}.
\VS{21}Each
frame
was ◄15
feet/4.5 meters►
long
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide.
\VS{22}They
made
two
projections
at
the
bottom
of
each
frame.
These
were
for fastening
the
frames
to
the
bases
underneath
them.
Each
frame
had
these
projections.
\VS{23}The
skilled
workmen
made
twenty
frames
for
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{24}They
made 40
silver
bases
to
go
underneath
them.
Two
bases
went
under
each
frame.
The
projections
on
each
frame
fit
into
these
bases.
\VS{25}{\ADD{
Similarly}},
they
made 20
frames
for
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{26}They
made 40
silver
bases
for
them
also,
with
two
bases
for
under
each
frame.
\VS{27}For
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
west
side,
they
made
six
frames.
\VS{28}They
also
made
two extra
frames,
one
for
each
corner
of
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
{\ADD{
to
provide extra
support}}.
\VS{29}The
two
corner
frames
were
joined
from
the
bottom
to
the
top (OR,
joined
at
both
the
bottom
and
the
top).
At
the
top
of
each
of
the
two
corner
frames
they
fastened
a
gold
ring
for
holding
the crossbar.
\VS{30}In
that
way,
{\ADD{
for
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent}}
there
were
eight
frames,
and
there
were 16
bases,
two
bases
under
each
frame.
\VS{31}The
workmen
made 15 crossbars
from
acacia
wood.
\VS{32}Five
of
them
were
for
the
frames
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
five
for
the
south
side,
and
five
for
the
frames
at
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
west
side.
\VS{33}The crossbars
on
the
north,
south,
and
west
sides
of
the
Sacred
Tent
were
fastened
to
the
middle
of
the
frames.
The
two
long crossbars
extended
from
one
end
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
other,
and
the crossbar
on
the
west
side
extended
from
one
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
other
side.
\VS{34}The
workmen
covered
the
frames
with
gold
and
fastened
gold
rings
to
the
poles.
The crossbars
{\ADD{
were
put}}
into
the
rings.
The crossbars
were
{\ADD{
also}}
covered
with
gold.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}They
made
a
curtain
from
fine
white
linen.
Skilled
craftsmen
embroidered
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread,
making
designs
{\ADD{
that
resembled}}
the
winged
creatures.
\VS{36}They suspended/hung
the
curtain
from
four
posts
that
were
made
from
acacia
{\ADD{
wood}}
and
covered
with
gold.
They
set
{\ADD{
each}}
post
in
a
silver
base.
\VS{37}They
made
a
curtain
to
{\ADD{
cover}}
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made
it
from
fine
linen,
and
a
skilled
weaver
embroidered
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
\VS{38}{\ADD{
To
support
this
curtain}},
they
also
made
five
posts
from
acacia
wood
and
fastened
gold
clasps/fasteners
to
them.
They
completely
covered
the
posts
with
gold.
They
also
made
a
bronze
base
for
each
of
those
posts.

\par }\Chap{37}{\SH Bezalel made the altar for burning sacrifices
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Bezalel
made
the
{\ADD{
sacred}}
chest
from
acacia
wood.
It
was ◄45
in./110 cm.►
long, ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide,
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
high.
\VS{2}He
covered
it
with
pure
gold
inside
and
outside
the
chest,
and
he
made
a
gold
border
around
the
top
of
it.
\VS{3}He
made/cast
four
rings
from
gold
{\ADD{
and
fastened
them}}
to
the
legs
of
the
chest.
He
put
two
rings
on
each
side
of
the
chest.
\VS{4}He
made
{\ADD{
two}}
poles
from
acacia
wood,
and
covered
them
with
gold.
\VS{5}He
put
the
poles
into
the
rings
on
the
sides
of
the
chest,
in
order
that
the
chest
could
be
carried
{\ADD{
by
means
of
the
poles}}.
\VS{6}He
made
a
lid
for
the
chest.
That
was
{\ADD{
the
place
where
Yahweh
would}}
forgive
people’s
sins.
It
{\ADD{
also}}
was ◄45
in./110 cm.►
long
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide.
\VS{7}He
made
two
winged
creatures
from
hammered
gold.
\VS{8}One
of
these
was
put
at
each
end
of
the
chest.
The
gold
{\ADD{
with
which
they
were
made}}
was
joined
to
the
gold
from
which
the
lid
{\ADD{
was
made}}.
\VS{9}{\ADD{
He
placed}}
the
winged
creatures
facing
each
other
so
that
their
wings
touched
each
other
and
spread
out
over
the
lid.
\par }{\SH Bezalel
made
the
table
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Bezalel
made
a
table
from
acacia
wood.
It
was ◄36
in./88 cm.►
long, ◄18
in./44 cm.►
wide,
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
high.
\VS{11}He
covered
it
with
pure
gold,
and
he
put
a
gold
border
around
it.
\VS{12}He
made
a
rim
all
around
it, ◄3
in./7 cm.►
wide.
He
put
a
gold
border
around
the
rim.
\VS{13}He
made/cast
four
rings
from
gold
and
fastened
the
rings
to
the
four
corners
of
the
table,
one
ring
close
to
each
leg
{\ADD{
of
the
table}}.
\VS{14}The
rings
were
fastened
to
the
table
near
the
rim.
\VS{15}He
made
two
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
them
with
gold.
These
poles
for
carrying
the
table
were
then
inserted
into
the
rings.
\VS{16}He
also
made
from
pure
gold
all
the
things
to
be
put
on
the
table.
He
made
the
plates,
the
cups,
and
the
jars
and
bowls
to
be
used
{\ADD{
when
the
priests}}
poured
out
wine
{\ADD{
as
an
offering
to
Yahweh}}.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
He}}
made
the
lampstand
from
pure
gold.
Its
base
and
its
shaft
were
hammered
from
{\ADD{
one
large
lump
of}}
gold.
{\ADD{
The
branches
of
the
lampstand}},
the
cups
for
holding
the
oil,
the
flower
buds
and
the petals
{\ADD{
that
decorated
the
branches
of
the
lamp,
the
base,
and
the
shaft
were
all
hammered
from}}
one
{\ADD{
big}}
lump
of
gold.
\VS{18}There
were
six
branches
on
the
lampstand,
three
on
each
side
{\ADD{
of
the
shaft}}.
\VS{19}Each
of
the
branches
had
on
it
three
{\ADD{
gold decorations
that
looked
like}}
almond
blossoms.
These decorations
also
had
flower
buds
and
{\ADD{
flower}} petals.
\VS{20}On
the
{\ADD{
shaft
of
the}}
lampstand
there
were
four
{\ADD{
gold decorations
that
also
looked
like}}
almond
blossoms,
each
one
with
flower
buds
and
{\ADD{
flower}} petals.
\VS{21}On
each
side,
beneath
and
extending
from
each
of
the
branches,
there
was
one
{\ADD{
flower}}
bud.
\VS{22}All
these
{\ADD{
flower}}
buds
and
branches,
along
with
the
shaft,
were
hammered
from
one
large
lump
of
pure
gold.
\VS{23}Bezalel
also
made
seven
small
cups
{\ADD{
for
holding
oil.
He
put
one
cup
on
top
of
the
shaft
and
he
put
the
others
on
top
of
the
branches}}.
He
made
from
pure
gold
the
tongs
{\ADD{
for
removing
the
burned wicks}}
and
the
trays
{\ADD{
in
which
to
put
the
burned wicks}}.
\VS{24}He
used ◄75
pounds/35 kg.►
of
pure
gold
to
make
the
lampstand
and
all
the
things
that
were
used
to
take
care
of
it.
\par }{\SH Bezalel
made
the
altar
for
burning
incense
\par }{\PP \VS{25}From
acacia
wood,
Bezalel
made
the
altar
{\ADD{
for
burning}}
incense.
It
was
square, ◄18
in./45 cm.►
on
each
side.
It
was ◄3 ft./90 cm.►
high.
He
made
{\ADD{
a
projection
that
looked
like}}
a
horn
on
each
of
the
top
corners.
The
projections
were
carved
from
the
same
block
of
wood
that
the
altar
was
made
of.
\VS{26}He
covered
the
top
and
the
four
sides,
including
the
projections,
with
pure
gold.
He
put
a
gold
border
around
the
altar,
{\ADD{
near
the
top}}.
\VS{27}He
made
two
gold
rings
for
carrying
the
altar.
Then
he
attached
them
to
the
altar
below
the
border,
one
on
each
side
of
the
altar.
The
poles
by
means
of
which
the
altar
was
to
be
carried
were
to
be
inserted
into
those
rings.
\VS{28}He
made
those
{\ADD{
two}}
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
them
with
gold.
\VS{29}He
also
made
the
sacred
oil
for
anointing
and
the
pure sweet-smelling
incense.
He
mixed
the
incense
together
as
a
skilled
perfumer
would.

\par }\Chap{38}{\SH They made the altar for burning sacrifices, and they made the washbasin
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Several
men
helped}}
Bezalel
to
make
the
altar
for
burning
sacrifices.
They
made
it
from
acacia
wood.
It
was
square, ◄7-1/2
feet/2.2 meters►
on
each
side,
and
it
was ◄4-1/2
feet/1.3 meters►
high.
\VS{2}They
made
{\ADD{
a
projection
that
looked
like}}
a
horn
on
each
of
the
top
corners.
The
projections
were
carved
from
the
same
block
of
wood
that
the
altar
{\ADD{
was
made
of}}.
They
covered
the
whole
altar
with
bronze.
\VS{3}They
made
the
pans
in
which
to
put
the
greasy
ashes
{\ADD{
from
the
animal
sacrifices}}.
They
also
made
the
shovels
for cleaning
out
the
ashes.
They
made
the
basins
and
forks
for
turning
the
meat
as
it
cooked,
and
buckets
for
carrying
hot
coals/ashes.
All
of
those
things
were
made
from
bronze.
\VS{4}They
also
made
a
bronze
grating
to
hold
the
wood
and
burning
coals.
They
put
the
grating
under
the
rim
that
went
around
the
altar.
{\ADD{
They}}
made
it
so
that
it
was
{\ADD{
inside
the
altar}},
halfway
down.
\VS{5}They
made
bronze
rings
in
which
to
put
the
poles
{\ADD{
for
carrying
the
altar}},
and
fastened
one
of
them
to
each
of
the
corners
of
the
altar.
\VS{6}They
made
the
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
them
with
bronze.
\VS{7}They
put
the
poles
through
the
rings
on
each
side
of
the
altar.
The
poles
were
for
carrying
the
altar.
\VS{8}The
altar
was
{\ADD{
hollow}}
like
an
empty
box.
It
was
made
from
boards
{\ADD{
of
acacia
wood}}.
\par }{\PP They
made/cast
the washbasin
and
its
base
from
bronze.
The
bronze
was
from
the
mirrors
that
belonged
to
the
women
who
worked
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\par }{\SH They
made
curtains
to
surround
the
courtyard
\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\ADD{
Around
the
Sacred
Tent}}
Bezalel
and
his
helpers
made
a
courtyard.
To
form
the
courtyard,
they
made
curtains
of
fine
white
linen.
On
the
south
side,
the
curtain
was ◄150
feet/46 meters►
long.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
To
hang
the
curtain}},
they
made 20
bronze
posts
and 20
bronze
bases,
{\ADD{
one
for
under
each
post}}.
{\ADD{
To
fasten
the
curtains
to}}
the
posts,
they
made
silver
hooks,
and
{\ADD{
they
made
metal}}
rods
{\ADD{
covered
with}}
silver.
\VS{11}They
made
the
same
kind
of
curtains,
posts,
bases,
and
hooks
for
the
north
side
of
the
courtyard.
\VS{12}On
the
west
side
{\ADD{
of
the
courtyard}},
they
made
a
curtain ◄75
feet/23 meters►
long.
They
also
made
ten
posts
on
which
to
hang
the
curtains,
and
ten
bases,
with
silver
hooks
and
{\ADD{
metal}}
rods
{\ADD{
covered
with}}
silver.
\VS{13}On
the
east
side,
{\ADD{
where
the
entrance
is}},
the
courtyard
was ◄75
feet/23 meters►
wide.
\VS{14-15}On
each
side
of
the
entrance,
they
made
a
curtain ◄22-1/2
feet/6.6 meters►
wide.
On
each
side
they
{\ADD{
were
hung
from}}
three
posts,
and
one
base
was
under
each
post.
\VS{16}All
the
curtains
around
the
courtyard
were
made
from
fine
white
linen.
\VS{17}All
the
posts
around
the
courtyard
were
made
of
bronze,
but
the
tops
were
covered
with
silver.
The
posts
were
connected
with
{\ADD{
metal}}
rods
{\ADD{
covered
with}}
silver.
The
clasps/fasteners
and
hooks
were
made
of
silver.
\VS{18}For
the
entrance
of
the
courtyard,
they
made
a
curtain
from
fine
white
linen,
and
a
skilled
weaver
embroidered
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
The
curtain
was ◄30
feet/9 meters►
long
and ◄7-1/2
feet/2.3 meters►
high,
just
like
the
other
curtains
around
the
courtyard.
\VS{19}All
the
curtains
were
made
of
fine
white
linen.
They
were
supported
by
four
posts,
and
{\ADD{
under
each
post}}
was
a
base
made
of
bronze.
All
the
posts
around
the
courtyard
were
connected
with
{\ADD{
metal}}
rods
{\ADD{
covered
with}}
silver.
The
clasps/fasteners
were
made
of
silver,
and
the
tops
of
the
posts
were
covered
with
silver.
\VS{20}All
the
tent
pegs
to
support
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
curtains
around
the
courtyard
were
made
of
bronze.
\par }{\SH A
list
of
the materials
used
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Here
is
a
list
of
the
amounts
of
metal
used
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent.
Moses/I
told
{\ADD{
some
men
from}}
the
tribe
of
Levi
to
{\ADD{
count
all
the materials
used
and}}
write
down
the
amounts.
Ithamar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest,
supervised
those
men.
\VS{22}Bezalel
the
son
of
Uri
and
grandson
of
Hur
made
all
the
things
that
Yahweh
commanded
Moses/me
to
be
made.
\VS{23}Bezalel’s
helper
was
Oholiab,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
of
the
tribe
of
Dan.
Oholiab
was
a
skilled
engraver
who
made
artistic
things.
He
made
fine
white
linen,
and
he
embroidered
designs
using
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
He
also
made
other
cloth.
\VS{24}All
the
gold
that
was
used
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent
weighed ◄2,195
pounds/1,000 kg.►.
They
used
the
official
standard
when
they
weighed
the
gold.
\VS{25}All
the
silver
that
the
people
contributed
when
the
leaders ◄took
the
census/counted
the
men►
weighed ◄7,500
pounds/3,400 kg.►.
They
also
used
the
official
standard
when
they
weighed
the
silver.
\VS{26}All
the
men
who
were
at
least 20
years
old
were
counted,
and
they
each
paid
the
required
amount.
That
was
a
total
of 603,550
men.
\VS{27}They
used ◄75
pounds/34 kg.►
of
silver
for
making/casting
each
of
the 100
bases
to
{\ADD{
put
under
the
posts
to
support}}
the
curtains
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{28}Bezalel
{\ADD{
and
his
helpers}}
used
the ◄50
pounds/30 kg.►
of
silver
that
was
not
used
for
the
bases
to
make
the
rods
and
the
hooks
for
the
posts,
and
to
cover
the
tops
of
the
posts.
\VS{29}The
bronze
that
the
people
contributed
weighed ◄5,310
pounds/2,425 kg.►.
\VS{30}With
the
bronze,
Bezalel
and
his
helpers
made
the
bases
for
under
the
posts
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
also
made
the
altar
for
burning
sacrifices,
the
grating
for
it
and
the
tools
used
with
it,
\VS{31}the
bases
for
the
posts
{\ADD{
that
supported
the
curtains}}
that
surrounded
the
courtyard
and
the
bases
for
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard,
and
the
pegs
for
the
Sacred
Tent
and
for
{\ADD{
the
curtains
around}}
the
courtyard.

\par }\Chap{39}{\SH They made the sacred clothes for Aaron
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Bezalel,
Oholiab,
and
the
other
skilled
workmen
made
the
beautiful
clothes
for
Aaron
to
wear
while
he
did
his
work
as
a
priest
in
the
Holy
Place.
They
made
them
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
cloth,
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\VS{2}They
made
the
sacred apron
from
fine
white
linen
and
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
cloth.
\VS{3}They
hammered
some
thin
sheets
of
gold
and
cut
them
into
thin
strips
which
they
embroidered
into
the
fine
linen
and
into
the
blue,
purple,
and
red
cloth.
\VS{4}The apron
had
two
shoulder straps,
to
join
the
front
part
to
the
back
part
at
the
shoulders.
\VS{5}A carefully-woven
sash,
which
was
made
from
the
same materials
as
the
sacred apron,
was
{\ADD{sewn}}
onto
the
sacred apron.
This
was
made
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\VS{6}They
cut
two
valuable
onyx
stones
and
enclosed
them
in
a tiny
gold
frame,
and
a
skilled gem-cutter
engraved
on
the
stones
the
names
of
the
twelve
sons
of
Jacob.
\VS{7}They
fastened
the
stones
to
the
shoulder straps
of
the
sacred apron,
to
represent
the
twelve Israeli
tribes,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\VS{8}They
made
the
sacred
chest
pouch.
They
made
it
of
the
same materials
as
the
sacred apron
and
embroidered
it
in
the
same
way.
\VS{9}It
was
square,
and
the
material
was
folded
double,
so
that
it
was ◄9
in./22 cm.►
long
and ◄9
in./22 cm.►
wide.
\VS{10}They
fastened
four
rows
of
valuable
stones
onto
the
pouch.
In
the
first
row,
they
put
a
{\ADD{
red}}
ruby,
a
{\ADD{
yellow}}
topaz,
and
a
{\ADD{
red}} garnet.
\VS{11}In
the
second
row,
they
put
a
{\ADD{
green}}
emerald,
a
{\ADD{
blue}}
sapphire,
and
a
{\ADD{
clear/white}}
diamond.
\VS{12}In
the
third
row
they
put
a
{\ADD{
red}}
jacinth,
a
{\ADD{
white}}
agate,
and
a
{\ADD{
purple}}
amethyst.
\VS{13}In
the
fourth
row,
they
put
a
{\ADD{
yellow}}
beryl,
a
{\ADD{
red}} carnelian,
and
a
{\ADD{
green}}
jasper.
They
set
each
of
the
stones
in tiny
gold
frames.
\VS{14}On
each
of
the
twelve
stones
they
engraved
the
name
of
one
of
the
sons
of
Jacob,
to
represent
one
of
the
twelve Israeli
tribes.
\VS{15}They
made
two
{\ADD{
chains}}
from
pure
gold
and
braided
them
like
cords,
to
{\ADD{
attach}}
the
sacred
pouch
{\ADD{
to
the
sacred apron}}.
\VS{16}They
made
two
gold
rings,
and
they
attached
them
to
the
upper
corners
of
the
sacred
pouch.
\VS{17}They
fastened
one
end
of
each
cord
to
one
of
the
rings.
\VS{18}They
fastened
the
other
end
of
each
cord
to
the
two ◄settings/tiny
frames►
{\ADD{
that
enclosed
the
stones}}.
Then
they
attached
the
sacred
pouch
to
the
shoulder straps
of
the
sacred apron.
\VS{19}Then
they
made
two
more
gold
rings
and
attached
them
to
the
lower
corners
of
the
sacred
pouch,
on
the
inside
edges,
next
to
the
sacred apron.
\VS{20}They
made
two
more
gold
rings
and
attached
them
to
the
lower
part
of
the
front
of
the
shoulder straps,
near
to
where
{\ADD{
the
shoulder straps}}
were
joined
{\ADD{
to
the
sacred apron}},
just
above
the carefully-woven
sash/waistband.
\VS{21}They
tied
the
rings
on
the
sacred
pouch
to
the
rings
on
the
sacred apron
with
a
blue
cord,
so
that
the
sacred
pouch
was
above
the
sash/waistband
and
would
not
come
loose
from
the
sacred apron.
\par }{\SH They
made
other
special
clothes
for
the
priests
\par }{\PP \VS{22}They
made
the
robe
that
is
to
be
worn
underneath
the
priest’s
sacred apron,
using
only
blue
{\ADD{
cloth}}.
\VS{23}It
had
an
opening
through
which
{\ADD{
the
priest}}
would
put
his
head.
They
sewed
a
border
around
this
opening,
to
prevent
the
material
from
tearing.
\VS{24}At
the
lower
edge
on
the
robe,
they
fastened
{\ADD{decorations
that
resembled}}
pomegranate
fruit.
The decorations
were
{\ADD{
woven
from}}
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
\VS{25}Between
each
of
these decorations,
they
fastened
a tiny
bell
made
from
pure
gold,
so
there
was
a
bell
and
a
pomegranate,
a
bell
and
a
pomegranate, alternating
all
around
the
hem
of
the
robe
\VS{26}for
{\ADD{
Aaron
to
wear
while}}
he
did
his
work
as
a
priest.
They
made
all
these
things
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}They
wove
long-sleeved
tunics/gowns
from
fine
white
linen,
for
Aaron
and
his
sons.
\VS{28}They
also
made
a
turban
of
fine
linen
{\ADD{
for
Aaron
to
wear
around
his
head}}.
They
made
the
caps
and
the undershorts
{\ADD{
for
Aaron’s
sons}}
from
fine
linen.
\VS{29}They
made
the
embroidered
sash/waistband
{\ADD{
for
Aaron}}
from
fine
linen
and
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
cloth,
and
they
embroidered
designs
on
it
using
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\VS{30}They
also
made
the tiny
ornament
of
pure
gold
and
had
a
skilled
workman
engrave
on
it
the
words, ‘Dedicated
to Yahweh’.
\VS{31}They
fastened
this
to
the
front
of
the
turban
by
a
blue
cord,
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}Finally
they
finished
all
the
work
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
brought
to
Moses/me
all
the
things
that
they
had
made.
They
had
made
them
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
me.
\VS{33}They
brought
to
him/me
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
things
that
were
used
with
it:
the
hooks,
the
frames,
the crossbars,
the
posts
and
their
bases,
\VS{34}the
coverings
for
the
Sacred
Tent
that
were
made
of tanned/dyed
rams’
skins
and goatskins,
the
curtains,
\VS{35}the
sacred
chest
that
contained
the
stone slabs
{\ADD{
on
which
the
commandments
were
written}},
the
poles,
the
lid
for
the
chest,
\VS{36}the
table
with
all
the
things
that
were
used
with
it,
the
sacred
bread
{\ADD{
that
was
offered}}
to
God,
\VS{37}the
lampstand
made
of
pure
gold
and
all
its
lamps
and
all
the
things
that
were
to
be
used
to
take
care
of
it,
the
oil
for
the
lamps,
\VS{38}the
golden
altar
{\ADD{
for
burning
incense}},
the
oil
for
anointing,
the sweet-smelling
incense,
the
curtain
for
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
\VS{39}the
bronze
altar
{\ADD{
for
burning
sacrifices}}
and
its
bronze
grating,
the
poles
{\ADD{
for
carrying}}
it,
and
all
the
other
things
that
were
used
with
it,
the washbasin
and
its
base,
\VS{40}the
curtains
{\ADD{
that
surrounded}}
the
courtyard,
the
posts
and
bases
that
supported
them,
the
curtain
for
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard
and
its
ropes,
the
tent
pegs,
and
all
the
other
things
that
would
be
used
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
\VS{41}the
beautiful
sacred
clothes
for
Aaron
to
wear
when
he
did
his
work
in
the
Holy
Place,
and
the
special
clothes
for
his
sons
to
wear
as
they
did
their
work
as
priests.
\VS{42}The Israeli
people
had
done
all
this
work
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\VS{43}Then
Moses/I
saw
all
the
work
that
they
had
done.
Truly,
they
had
done
everything
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
{\ADD{
that
it
should
be
done}}.
Then
Moses/I
{\ADD{
asked
God
to}}
bless
them.

\par }\Chap{40}{\SH They set up the Sacred Tent
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
\VS{2}“On
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
next
year,
{\ADD{
tell
the
people
to}}
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{3}Put
inside
it
the
sacred
chest
{\ADD{
that
contains
the
stone slabs
on
which
are
engraved}}
the
Ten
Commandments,
and
hang
the
curtain
in
front
of
it.
\VS{4}Bring
the
table
into
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
place
on
it
all
the
things
that
are
to
be
used
with
it.
Bring
in
the
lampstand
and
fasten
the
lamps
to
it.
\VS{5}Put
the
gold
altar
for
{\ADD{
burning}}
incense
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest,
and
set
up
the
curtain
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{6}Put
the
altar
for
burning
sacrifices
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{7}Put
the washbasin
between
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar,
and
fill
it
with
water.
\VS{8}Hang
the
curtains
that
will
surround
the
courtyard,
and
hang
the
curtain
at
its
entrance.
\VS{9}Then
take
the
oil
for
anointing,
and
anoint
the
Sacred
Tent
and
everything
that
is
in
it,
to ◄set
it
apart/dedicate
it►
to
me.
Then
it
will
be
holy/sacred.
\VS{10}Also
anoint
the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely
burned,
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
with
it,
and
set
it
apart.
Then
it
also
will
be
holy/sacred.
\VS{11}Also
anoint
the washbasin
and
its
base,
to
set
it
apart.
\VS{12}Then
bring
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
wash
them
{\ADD{ritually}}
with
water.
\VS{13}Then
put
on
Aaron
his
sacred
clothes
to ◄set
him
apart/dedicate
him►,
in
order
that
he
can
serve
me
as
a
priest.
\VS{14}Also
bring
his
sons
there.
Put
their
sacred
tunics/gowns
on
them
\VS{15}and
anoint
them
just
as
you
anointed
their
father,
in
order
that
they
also
may
serve
me
by
working
as
priests.
By
anointing
them
{\ADD{
and
their
descendants}},
you
will
cause
them
and
their
descendants
to
be
priests
throughout
all
coming
generations.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Moses/I
did
all
these
things
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
\VS{17}On
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
of
the
next
year (OR,
second
year
{\ADD{
after
they/we
left
Egypt}}),
the
people
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{18}Following
Moses’/my
instructions,
they
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent
and
its
bases,
set
up
the
frames,
attached
the crossbars,
and
put
up
the
posts
{\ADD{
for
the
curtains}}.
\VS{19}Then
they
spread
out
the
coverings
over
the
Sacred
Tent,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\VS{20}Then
he/I
took
the
two
stone slabs
{\ADD{
on
which
the
commandments
were
written}}
and
put
them
in
the
sacred
chest.
He/I
put
the
carrying
poles
{\ADD{
in
the
rings}}
on
the
chest
and
put
the
lid
on
top
of
the
chest.
\VS{21}Then
he/I
took
the
chest
into
{\ADD{
the
Very
Holy
Place
inside}}
the
Sacred
Tent
and
hung
the
curtain.
In
that
way,
he/I
prevented
the
people
who
were
outside
from
seeing
the
chest.
He/I
did
all
this
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
\VS{22}He/I
set
the
table
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
north
side,
outside
the
curtain.
\VS{23}He/I
placed
on
the
table
the
bread
that
was
offered
to
Yahweh,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\VS{24}He/I
set
the
lampstand
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
south
side,
opposite
the
table.
\VS{25}Then
he/I
fastened
the
lamps
to
the
lampstand
in
Yahweh’s
presence,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
\VS{26}He/I
set
the
golden
altar
for
burning
incense
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
front
of
the
curtain
{\ADD{
that
separated
the
Holy
Place
from
the
Very
Holy
Place}},
\VS{27}and
he/I
burned
some sweet-smelling
incense
on
it,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
\VS{28}He/I
hung
the
curtain
at
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{29}At
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
he/I
set
the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
were
to
be
burned
completely.
Then
he/I
offered
on
it
the
meat
that
was
to
be
burned
completely
and
the
grain
offering,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
\VS{30}He/I
set
the washbasin
between
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
{\ADD{
bronze}}
altar,
and
he/I
filled
the washbasin
with
water.
\VS{31-32}Every
time
Moses/I
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
went
into
the
Sacred
Tent
or
went
to
the
altar,
they/we
washed
their/our
hands
and
feet
{\ADD{ritually}},
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
\VS{33}Following
Moses’/my
instructions,
they
hung
the
curtains
that
surrounded
the
courtyard
and
the
altar,
and
they
hung
the
curtain
at
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard.
So
Moses/I
finished
that
work.
\par }{\SH Yahweh’s brilliant
light
filled
the
Sacred
Tent
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Then
the
{\ADD{
tall
bright}}
cloud
covered
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
Yahweh’s ◄glory/brilliant
light►
filled
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{35}Because
that
light
was
very
bright,
Moses/I
was
not
able
to
enter
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{36}From
that
day,
whenever
the Israeli
people
wanted
to
move
to
another
place,
they
went
only
when
the
bright
cloud
rose
from
above
the
Sacred
Tent.
\VS{37}If
the
cloud
did
not
rise,
they
stayed
where
they
were
and
did
not
go
on
until
the
cloud
rose.
\VS{38}Wherever
they
traveled,
the
bright
cloud
that
{\ADD{indicated}}
Yahweh’s
{\ADD{
presence}}
was
above
the
Sacred
Tent
during
the
day,
and
a
{\ADD{
bright}}
fire
was
inside
the
cloud
at
night,
with
the
result
that
all
the Israeli
people [MTY]
could
see
it
{\ADD{
at
any
time}}.
\par }