1  Then YHWH said unto Moses: 'Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him: Thus saith the YHWH, the God of the Hebrews: Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

1  And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharao, and thou shalt say to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews; Send my people away that they may serve me.

1  Then the Lord said to Moses: “Enter to Pharaoh, and say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: Release my people, to sacrifice to me.

2  For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

2  If however thou wilt not send my people away, but yet detainest them

2  But if you still refuse, and you retain them,

3  behold, the hand of YHWH is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain.

3  behold, my hand will be over your fields. And a very grievous pestilence will be upon the horses, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the oxen, and the sheep.

3  Behold, the LORD will smite your cattle which are in the desert, the horses, the asses, the camels, the oxen, and the sheep; there shall be a very severe plague.

4  And YHWH shall make a division between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel.'

4  And the Lord will cause a miracle between the possessions of Israel and the possessions of the Egyptians, so that nothing at all will perish from those things which belong to the sons of Israel.”

5  And YHWH appointed a set time, saying: 'Tomorrow the YHWH shall do this thing in the land.'

5  And God fixed a limit, saying, To-morrow the Lord will do this thing on the land.

5  And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, Tomorrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land. And they are coming Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh, and they are saying to him: Thus says LORD: these Hebrews are mine. Let my people go and they shall serve me. And that if you are refusing to let my people go, and you want to burden them more, behold, the hand of the LORD comes upon cattle of you that is in the field, in horses, and in donkeys, and in camels, and in flock: plague very heavy. And the LORD will distinguish between livestock of Israel and between livestock of Egypt, and not it shall die from plague all that belong to Israel. Tomorrow the LORD will do the plague this in the land.

6  And YHWH did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

6  And the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the cattle of the Egyptians died, but of the cattle of the children of Israel there died not one.

6  Therefore, the Lord accomplished this word the next day. And all the animals of the Egyptians died. Yet truly, of the animals of the sons of Israel, nothing at all perished.

7  And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did not let the people go.

7  And when Pharao saw, that of all the cattle of the children of Israel there died not one, the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

7  And Pharaoh sent to see; neither was there anything dead of those things that Israel possessed. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not release the people.

8  And YHWH said unto Moses and unto Aaron: 'Take to you handfuls of soot of the furnace, and let Moses throw it heavenward in the sight of Pharaoh.

8  And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, Take you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward heaven before Pharao, and before his servants.

8  And the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron: “Take handfuls of ashes from the oven, and let Moses sprinkle it into the air, in the sight of Pharaoh.

9  And it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.'

9  And let it become dust over all the land of Egypt, and there shall be upon men and upon beasts sore blains breaking forth both on men and on beasts, in all the land of Egypt.

9  And let there be dust upon all the land of Egypt. For there will be sores and swelling pustules on men and on beasts, throughout the entire land of Egypt.”

10  And they took soot of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses threw it up heavenward; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast.

10  So he took of the ashes of the furnace before Pharao, and Moses scattered it toward heaven, and it became sore blains breaking forth both on men and on beasts.

10  And they took ashes from the oven, and they stood in the sight of Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkled it in the air. And there came sores with swelling pustules on men and on beasts.

11  And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

11  And the sorcerers could not stand before Moses because of the sores, for the sores were on the sorcerers, and in all the land of Egypt.

11  Neither could the sorcerers stand in the sight of Moses, because of the sores that were on them and on all the land of Egypt.

12  And YHWH hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the YHWH had spoken unto Moses.

12  And the Lord hardened Pharao’s heart, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord appointed.

13  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him: Thus saith the YHWH, the God of the Hebrews: Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

13  And the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharao; and thou shalt say to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Send away my people that they may serve me.

14  For I will this time send all My plagues upon thy person, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the earth.

14  For at this present time do I send forth all my plagues into thine heart, and the heart of thy servants and of thy people; that thou mayest know that there is not another such as I in all the earth.

15  Surely now I had put forth My hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth.

15  For now I will stretch forth my hand and smite thee and kill thy people, and thou shalt be consumed from off the earth.

15  For now, extending my hand, I shall strike you and your people with pestilence, and you will perish from the earth.

16  But in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee My power, and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth.

16  And for this purpose hast thou been preserved, that I might display in thee my strength, and that my name might be published in all the earth.

16  But it was for this reason that I appointed you, so that I may reveal my strength by you, and so that my name may be described throughout all the earth.

17  As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go?

17  Do you still retain my people, and are you still unwilling to release them?

18  Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.

18  Behold, to-morrow at this hour I will rain a very great hail, such as has not been in Egypt, from the time it was created until this day.

18  So then, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will rain down exceedingly great hail, such as has not been in Egypt from the day that it was founded, even until this present time.

19  Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.'

19  Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. And they are coming Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh, and they are saying to him: Thus says LORD: these Hebrews are mine. Let my people go and they shall serve me. That this time I shall send all plagues of me into heart of you, and in servants of you, and in people of you, so that you know that there is no one like me in all the earth. That if I were to send hand of me and smite you and your people in plague, you would be destroyed from the earth. But I'm keeping you to show you vigour of me, and so that numbered names of me in all the earth. Still you extol yourself in my people so as not to let them go, behold, I'm causing rain to come tomorrow; very heavy hail that have not been seen in Egypt from the day of her foundation and until now. And now send for cattle of you, and for all which is yours in the field. All humans and the beast that will be found in the field and not gathered into the houses, when hail falls on them, they will die.

20  He that feared the word of YHWH among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses;

20  He of the servants of Pharao that feared the word of the Lord, gathered his cattle into the houses.

20  He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh caused his servants and cattle to flee together into the houses.

21  and he that regarded not the word of YHWH left his servants and his cattle in the field.

21  And he that did not attend in his mind to the word of the Lord, left the cattle in the fields.

21  But he who neglected the word of the Lord released his servants and cattle into the fields.

22  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Stretch forth thy hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.'

22  And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thine hand to heaven, and there shall be hail on all the land of Egypt, both on the men and on the cattle, and on all the herbage on the land.

23  And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven; and YHWH sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and the YHWH caused to hail upon the land of Egypt.

23  And Moses extended his staff into the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and also lightning dashing across the earth. And the Lord rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.

24  So there was hail, and fire flashing up amidst the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

24  And the hail and intermingled fire drove on together. And it was of such magnitude as had never before been seen in the entire land of Egypt, from the time when that nation was formed.

25  And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.

25  And the hail struck, throughout all the land of Egypt, everything that was in the fields, from man even to beast. And the hail struck down every plant of the field, and it broke every tree of the region.

26  Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

27  And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them: 'I have sinned this time; YHWH is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

28  Entreat YHWH, and let there be enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.'

28  Pray then for me to the Lord, and let him cause the thunderings of God to cease, and the hail and the fire, and I will send you forth and ye shall remain no longer.

29  And Moses said unto him: 'As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread forth my hands unto YHWH; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is the YHWH'S.

29  And Moses said to him, When I shall have departed from the city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord, and the thunderings shall cease, and the hail and the rain shall be no longer, that thou mayest know that the earth is the Lord’s.

29  Moses said: “When I have departed from the city, I will extend my hands to the Lord, and the thunders will cease, and the hail will not be, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord.

30  But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear YHWH God.'--

30  But I know that both you and your servants do not yet fear the Lord God.”

30  But as for you and your servants, I know that you have not yet feared the LORD God.

31  And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

31  And so, the flax and the barley were damaged, because the barley was growing, and the flax was already developing grains.

32  But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late.--

33  And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread forth his hands unto YHWH; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

33  And Moses, departing from Pharaoh out of the city, reached out his hands toward the Lord. And the thunders and hail ceased, neither did there drop any more rain upon the land.

34  And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

34  Then Pharaoh, seeing that the rain, and the hail, and the thunders had ceased, added to his sin.

35  And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the children of Israel go; as YHWH had spoken by Moses.

35  And his heart was weighed down, along with that of his servants, and it was hardened exceedingly. Neither did he release the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had instructed by the hand of Moses.

10:1  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these My signs in the midst of them;

1  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go in to Pharao: for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that these signs may come upon them; in order

10:2  and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what I have wrought upon Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am YHWH.'

2  And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD. God of you. And say to Pharaoh: Thus says the LORD:These Hebrews are mine. Until death you will refuse to answer before faces of me? Let my people go and they shall serve me. Because if you refuse to let people go with me, behold, I will bring tomorrow locusts in boundary of you. And it will cover all the earth and the earth will not be seen, and it will eat up all remains from the hail, and it will eat all herbage of the earth, and all fruit of the tree of the field. And it will fill houses you, and houses of your servants, and houses of all Egypt. And it will be such as your fathers and fathers of your fathers have not seen from day they came to the land and until now.

10:3  And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him: 'Thus saith YHWH, the God of the Hebrews: How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before Me? let My people go, that they may serve Me.

3  Therefore, Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh, and they said to him: “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long will you be unwilling to be subject to me? Release my people to sacrifice to me.

10:4  Else, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border;

4  But if thou wilt not send my people away, behold, at this hour to-morrow I will bring an abundance of locusts upon all thy coasts.

4  But if you resist, and you are unwilling to release them, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders.

10:5  and they shall cover the face of the earth, that one shall not be able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field;

10:6  and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day.' And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh.

6  And they will fill your houses, and those of your servants and of all the Egyptians: so many as your fathers and ancestors have not seen, from the time that they rose up over the earth, even until this present day.” And he turned himself away, and he departed from Pharaoh.

6  And they shall fill your houses and the houses of your servants and the houses of all the Egyptians such as neither your fathers nor your grand fathers have seen, from the day that they were upon the earth even to this day. And they turned, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.

10:7  And Pharaoh's servants said unto him: 'How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve YHWH their God, knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?'

7  Then the servants of Pharaoh said to him: “How long must we endure this scandal? Release the men, in order to sacrifice to the Lord their God. Do you not see that Egypt is perishing?”

10:8  And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh; and he said unto them: 'Go, serve YHWH your God; but who are they that shall go?'

8  And they called back Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh, who said to them: “Go, sacrifice to the Lord your God. Who are they who would go?”

8  So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh; and he said to them, Go, serve before the LORD your God; but who are they that are going?

10:9  And Moses said: 'We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds we will go; for we must hold a feast unto YHWH.'

9  And Moses said, We will go with the young and the old, with our sons, and daughters, and sheep, and oxen, for it is a feast of the Lord.

9  Moses said: “We will travel with our little ones and our elderly, with our sons and daughters, with our sheep and herds. For it is a solemnity of the Lord our God.”

10:10  And he said unto them: 'So be YHWH with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones; see ye that evil is before your face.

10  And Pharaoh responded: “So let the Lord be with you. But if I were to release you and your little ones, who would doubt that you intend some great wickedness?

10  And Pharaoh said to them, Let the LORD be with you, but when I let you and your little ones go, look to it; perhaps you have evil intent.

10:11  Not so; go now ye that are men, and serve YHWH; for that is what ye desire.' And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

11  It will not be so. However, go only with the men, and sacrifice to the Lord. For this, too, is what you yourselves requested.” And immediately they were cast out from the sight of Pharaoh.

11  Let it not be so; go now, the older men, and serve before the LORD; for it is the rest that you desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

10:12  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.'

12  And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt, and let the locust come up on the land, and it shall devour every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail left.

12  Then the Lord said to Moses: “Extend your hand over the land of Egypt, toward the locusts, so that they may rise up over it, and devour every plant which remains from the hail.”

10:13  And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and YHWH brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

13  And Moses extended his staff over the land of Egypt. And the Lord brought a burning wind all that day and night. And when morning came, the burning wind lifted up the locusts.

10:14  And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

14  and brought them up over all the land of Egypt. And they rested in very great abundance over all the borders of Egypt. Before them there were not such locusts, neither after them shall there be.

14  And they ascended over the entire land of Egypt. And they settled into all the parts of the Egyptians: innumerable, such as had not been before that time, nor ever would be thereafter.

10:15  For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left; and there remained not any green thing, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

15  And they covered the entire face of the land, laying waste to all things. And the plants of the land were devoured, along with whatever fruits were on the trees, which the hail had left behind. And nothing at all of the greenery remained on the trees or on the plants of the earth in all of Egypt.

10:16  Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned against YHWH your God, and against you.

16  And Pharao hasted to call Moses and Aaron, saying, I have sinned before the Lord your God, and against you;

16  For this reason, Pharaoh hurriedly called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them: “I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.

10:17  Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat YHWH your God, that He may take away from me this death only.'

17  pardon therefore my sin yet this time, and pray to the Lord your God, and let him take away from me this death.

10:18  And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated YHWH.

18  And Moses went forth from Pharao, and prayed to God.

10:19  And YHWH turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.

19  And the Lord brought in the opposite direction a strong wind from the sea, and took up the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea, and there was not one locust left in all the land of Egypt.

10:20  But YHWH hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

20  And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he did not send away the children of Israel.

20  But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

10:21  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.'

21  Then the Lord said to Moses: “Extend your hand into the sky. And let there be a darkness over the land of Egypt, so dense that they may be able to feel it.”

10:22  And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;

22  And Moses extended his hand into the sky. And there came a horrible darkness in the entire land of Egypt for three days.

10:23  they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

23  And for three days no man saw his brother, and no man rose up from his bed for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in all the places where they were.

23  No one saw his brother, nor moved himself out of the place where he was. But wherever the sons of Israel were living, there was light.

10:24  And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said: 'Go ye, serve YHWH; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed; let your little ones also go with you.'

24  And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go, serve the Lord your God, only leave your sheep and your oxen, and let your store depart with you.

24  And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them: “Go, sacrifice to the Lord. Only let your sheep and herds remain behind. Your little ones may go with you.”

10:25  And Moses said: 'Thou must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto YHWH our God.

25  Moses said: “You must also permit us victims and holocausts, which we may offer to the Lord our God.

25  Then Moses said to Pharaoh. You must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

10:26  Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve YHWH our God; and we know not with what we must serve the YHWH, until we come thither.'

26  And our cattle shall go with us, and we will not leave a hoof behind, for of them we will take to serve the Lord our God: but we know not in what manner we shall serve the Lord our God, until we arrive there.

26  All the flocks shall travel with us. Not one hoof of them shall remain behind. For they are necessary for the worship of the Lord our God, especially since we do not know what ought to be immolated, until we arrive at the very place.”

10:27  But YHWH hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.

27  But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he would not let them go.

10:28  And Pharaoh said unto him: 'Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.'

28  And Pharao says, Depart from me, beware of seeing my face again, for in what day thou shalt appear before me, thou shalt die.

10:29  And Moses said: 'Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face again no more.'

29  And Moses says, Thou hast said, I will not appear in thy presence again.

29  Moses responded: “So be it, just as you have said. I will no longer see your face.”

11:1  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence; when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

1  And the Lord said to Moses, I will yet bring one plague upon Pharao and upon Egypt, and after that he will send you forth thence; and whenever he sends you forth with every thing, he will indeed drive you out.

1  And the Lord said to Moses: “I will touch Pharaoh and Egypt with one more plague, and after these things he will release you, and he will compel you to go out.

11:2  Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.'

2  Speak therefore secretly in the ears of the people, and let every one ask of his neighbour jewels of silver and gold, and raiment.

2  Therefore, you will tell all the people to ask, a man of his friend, and a woman of her neighbor, for vessels of silver and of gold.

11:3  And YHWH gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

3  And the LORD gave the people favour for their requests in the sight of the Egyptians. And in the middle of the night I will go in midst of the land of Egypt and I will kill all firstborn in the land of Egypt. From firstborn of Pharaoh who is sitting on the throne of him, and unto the firstborn of the slave-woman that is behind the millstones, and unto the firstborn of all beasts. And great cry will become in Egypt such that was not and such that will not be. And to all sons of Israel not even the dog will stir its tongue, from man and until the beast, so that you are knowing that differentiates the LORD between Egypt and between Israel. And moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. And he is saying Moses to the Pharaoh: Thus speaks the LORD: mine are the firstborn sons of Israel. And he says let my sons go and they shall serve me. And if you are refusing to let them go, behold, the LORD will kill all your firstborn sons.

11:4  And Moses said: 'Thus saith YHWH: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt;

4  And he said: “Thus says the Lord: ‘In the middle of the night I will enter into Egypt.

11:5  and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.

5  And every firstborn in the land of the Egyptians shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the handmaid, who is at the millstone, and all the firstborn of the beasts of burden.

11:6  And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

6  And there will be a great outcry throughout the entire land of Egypt, such as has not been before, nor ever will be afterward.

11:7  But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that YHWH doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

7  But among all the sons of Israel there shall not be even a mutter from a dog, from man, even to cattle, so that you may know how miraculously the Lord divides the Egyptians from Israel.’

7  But of the children of Israel no one shall be harmed, not even a dog shall bark against man or animals; that you may know that the LORD distinguishes between the Egyptians and Israel.

11:8  And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down unto me, saying: Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee; and after that I will go out.' And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

8  And all these, your servants, shall descend to me and shall reverence me, by saying: ‘Depart, you and all the people who are subject to you.’ After these things, we will depart.”

11:9  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.'

9  And Moses went forth from Pharao with wrath. And the Lord said to Moses, Pharao will not hearken to you, that I may greatly multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.

11:10  And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and YHWH hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

10  And Moses and Aaron wrought all these signs and wonders in the land of Egypt before Pharao; and the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he did not hearken to send forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

10  Now Moses and Aaron did all the wonders that are written, in the sight of Pharaoh. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh; neither did he release the sons of Israel from his land.

12:1  And YHWH spoke unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying

1  The Lord also said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt

12:2  'This month shall be unto you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.

2  “This month will be for you the beginning of the months. It will be first in the months of the year.

12:3  Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying: In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household;

3  Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, On the tenth of this month let them take each man a lamb according to the houses of their families, every man a lamb for his household.

3  Speak to the entire assembly of the sons of Israel, and say to them: On the tenth day of this month, let everyone take a lamb, by their families and houses.

12:4  and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb.

4  And if they be few in a household, so that there are not enough for the lamb, he shall take with himself his neighbour that lives near to him, —as to the number of souls, every one according to that which suffices him shall make a reckoning for the lamb.

4  But if the number is less than may suffice to be able to consume the lamb, he shall accept his neighbor, who has been joined with his house according to the number of souls that may suffice to be able to eat the lamb.

12:5  Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year; ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats;

5  It shall be to you a lamb unblemished, a male of a year old: ye shall take it of the lambs and the kids.

5  And it shall be a lamb without blemish, a one year old male. According to this rite, you shall also take a young goat.

12:6  and ye shall keep it unto the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk.

6  And it shall be kept by you till the fourteenth of this month, and all the multitude of the congregation of the children of Israel shall kill it toward evening.

12:7  And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it.

12:8  And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

8  And that night they shall eat the flesh, roasted by fire, and unleavened bread with wild lettuce.

12:9  Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.

9  Ye shall not eat of it raw nor sodden in water, but only roast with fire, the head with the feet and the appurtenances.

9  You shall not consume anything from it raw, nor boiled in water, but only roasted by fire. You shall devour the head with its feet and entrails.

12:10  And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

10  Nothing shall be left of it till the morning, and a bone of it ye shall not break; but that which is left of it till the morning ye shall burn with fire.

10  Neither shall there remain anything from it until morning. If anything will have been left over, you shall burn it with fire.

12:11  And thus shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste--it is YHWH'S passover.

11  Now you shall consume it in this way: You shall gird your waist, and you shall have shoes on your feet, holding staves in your hands, and you shall consume it in haste. For it is the Passover (that is, the Crossing) of the Lord.

12:12  For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am YHWH.

12  And I will cross through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man, even to cattle. And I will bring judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.

12:13  And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

13  But the blood will be for you as a sign in the buildings where you will be. And I will see the blood, and I will pass over you. And the plague will not be with you to destroy, when I strike the land of Egypt.

12:14  And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to YHWH; throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

14  Then you shall have this day as a memorial, and you shall celebrate it as a solemnity to the Lord, in your generations, as an everlasting devotion.

12:15  Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; howbeit the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

15  For seven days, you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day there shall be no leaven in your houses. Whoever will consume anything leavened, from the first day, even until the seventh day, that soul shall perish from Israel.

15  Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; and from the first day you shall put away leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eats leavened bread from your houses from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall perish from Israel.

12:16  And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.

16  The first day shall be holy and solemn, and the seventh day shall be venerated with the same festivity. You shall do no work in these days, except that which pertains to the eating.

12:17  And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever.

17  And ye shall keep this commandment, for on this day will I bring out your force out of the land of Egypt; and ye shall make this day a perpetual ordinance for you throughout your generations.

17  And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. For on this same day, I will lead your army out of the land of Egypt, and you shall keep this day, in your generations, as a perpetual ritual.

12:18  In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

18  Beginning the fourteenth day of the first month, ye shall eat unleavened bread from evening, till the twenty-first day of the month, till evening.

12:19  Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses; for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land.

19  Seven days leaven shall not be found in your houses; whosoever shall eat anything leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, both among the occupiers of the land and the original inhabitants.

19  For seven days, there shall not be found leaven in your houses. Whoever will eat leaven, his soul will perish from the assembly of Israel, as much with the newcomers as with the natives of the land.

12:20  Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.'

20  You shall not consume any leaven. In all your dwelling places, you shall eat unleavened bread.”

12:21  Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them: 'Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover lamb.

21  And Moses called all the elders of the children of Israel, and said to them, Go away and take to yourselves a lamb according to your kindreds, and slay the passover.

12:22  And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.

22  And dip a little bundle of hyssop in the blood which is at the entrance, and sprinkle the upper threshold with it, and both of the door posts. Let none of you go out of the door of his house until morning.

12:23  For YHWH will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the YHWH will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

23  And the Lord shall pass by to smite the Egyptians, and shall see the blood upon the lintel, and upon both the door-posts; and the Lord shall pass by the door, and shall not suffer the destroyer to enter into your houses to smite you.

23  For the Lord will cross through, striking the Egyptians. And when he will see the blood on the upper threshold, and on both the door posts, he will pass over the door of the house and not permit the Striker to enter into your houses or to do harm.

12:24  And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

24  And keep ye this thing as an ordinance for thyself and for thy children for ever.

24  You shall keep this word as a law for you and for your sons, forever.

12:25  And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which YHWH will give you, according as He hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

25  And if ye should enter into the land, which the Lord shall give you, as he has spoken, keep this service.

25  And when you have entered into the land that the Lord will give to you, just as he has promised, you shall observe these ceremonies.

12:26  And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you: What mean ye by this service?

26  And when your sons will say to you, ‘What is the meaning of this religious observance?’

12:27  that ye shall say: It is the sacrifice of YHWH'S passover, for that He passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when He smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.' And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

27  You shall say to them: ‘It is the victim of the crossing of the Lord, when he passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt, striking the Egyptians, and freeing our houses.’ ” And the people, bowing down, worshipped.

12:28  And the children of Israel went and did so; as YHWH had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

28  And the people bowed and worshipped. And the children of Israel departed and did as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

28  And the sons of Israel, departing, did just as the Lord had instructed Moses and Aaron.

12:29  And it came to pass at midnight, that YHWH smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.

29  Then it happened, in the middle of the night: the Lord struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the captive woman who was in prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

12:30  And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

12:31  And he called for Moses and Aaron by night and said: 'Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve YHWH, as ye have said.

31  And Pharaoh, calling Moses and Aaron in the night, said: “Rise up and go forth from among my people, you and the sons of Israel. Go, sacrifice to the Lord, just as you say.

31  And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron that night, and said to them, Rise up and get out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as you have said.

12:32  Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.'

32  And take with you your sheep, and your oxen: bless me also, I pray you.

32  Your sheep and herds take along with you, as you requested, and as you go away, bless me.”

12:33  And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said: 'We are all dead men.'

33  And the Egyptians constrained the people, so that they cast them out of the land with haste, for they said, We all shall die.

33  And the Egyptians urged the people to go away from the land quickly, saying, “We will all die.”

12:34  And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

34  Therefore, the people took bread dough before it was leavened. And tying it in their cloaks, they placed it on their shoulders.

12:35  And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment.

35  And the sons of Israel did just as Moses had instructed. And they petitioned the Egyptians for vessels of silver and of gold, and very many garments.

12:36  And YHWH gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And they despoiled the Egyptians.

36  And the Lord gave his people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, and they lent to them; and they spoiled the Egyptians.

36  Then the Lord granted favor to the people in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they bestowed on them. And they despoiled the Egyptians.

12:37  And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, beside children.

12:38  And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

38  And a great mixed company went up with them, and sheep and oxen and very much cattle.

38  But also an innumerable mix of common people ascended with them, sheep and herds and animals of diverse kinds, exceedingly many.

12:39  And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

39  And they baked the bread, which a little while ago they had taken out of Egypt as dough. And they made unleavened bread baked under ashes. For it was not able to be leavened, with the Egyptians compelling them to leave and not permitting them to cause any delay. Neither did they have occasion to prepare any meat.

39  And they baked on a griddle unleavened bread of the dough which they had brought forth out of the land of Egypt, for it was not leavened: because the Egyptians drove them out. and they could not make it into flat loaves, neither had they prepared for themselves any provisions for the journey.

12:40  Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.

40  And the sojourning of the children of Israel, while they sojourned in the land of Egypt and the land of Chanaan, was four hundred and thirty years.

40  Now the habitation of the sons of Israel, while they remained in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

12:41  And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the host of YHWH went out from the land of Egypt.

41  Having been completed, on the same day all the army of the Lord departed from the land of Egypt.

12:42  It was a night of watching unto YHWH for bringing them out from the land of Egypt; this same night is a night of watching unto the YHWH for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.

42  It is a watch kept to the Lord, so that he should bring them out of the land of Egypt; that very night is a watch kept to the Lord, so that it should be to all the children of Israel to their generations.

42  This night is a worthy observance of the Lord, when he led them out of the land of Egypt. This all the sons of Israel must observe in their generations.

12:43  And YHWH said unto Moses and Aaron: 'This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof;

43  And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, This is the law of the passover: no stranger shall eat of it.

43  Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover; no foreigner shall eat of it;

12:44  but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

44  And every slave or servant bought with money—him thou shalt circumcise, and then shall he eat of it.

44  But every bought servant shall be circumcised, and so he may eat from it.

12:45  A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof.

45  The newcomer and the hired hand shall not eat from it.

45  A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

12:46  In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

46  In one house it shall be eaten; you shall not carry its flesh outside, nor shall you break its bone.

12:47  All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

47  The entire assembly of the sons of Israel shall do this.

12:48  And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to YHWH, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

48  And if any proselyte shall come to you to keep the passover to the Lord, thou shalt circumcise every male of him, and then shall he approach to sacrifice it, and he shall be even as the original inhabitant of the land; no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.

48  And if any sojourner will be willing to cross over into your settlement, and to keep the Passover of the Lord, all his males shall first be circumcised, and then he shall celebrate the rite. And he shall be just like a native of the land. But if any man is not circumcised, he shall not eat from it.

12:49  One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.'

49  There shall be one law to the native, and to the proselyte coming among you.

49  The law shall be the same for the native born and for the settler who sojourns with you.”

12:50  Thus did all the children of Israel; as YHWH commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

50  And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron for them, so they did.

50  And all the sons of Israel did just as the Lord had instructed Moses and Aaron.

12:51  And it came to pass the selfsame day that YHWH did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.

51  And on the same day, the Lord led the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their companies.

13:1  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

1  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

13:2  'Sanctify unto Me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast, it is Mine.'

2  Sanctify to me every first-born, first produced, opening every womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast: it is mine.

2  “Sanctify to me every firstborn which opens the womb among the sons of Israel, as much of men as of cattle. For they are all mine.”

13:3  And Moses said unto the people: 'Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand YHWH brought you out from this place; there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

3  And Moses said to the people: “Remember this day, on which you were taken away from Egypt and from the house of servitude. For with a strong hand the Lord has led you away from this place. Thus, you shall eat no leavened bread.

13:4  This day ye go forth in the month Abib.

4  For on this day ye go forth in the month of new corn.

4  And this day came ye out in the month Abib.

13:5  And it shall be when YHWH shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

5  And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Evites, and Jebusites, and Gergesites, and Pherezites, which he sware to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt perform this service in this month.

5  And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers that he would give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you will celebrate this manner of sacred rites in this month.

13:6  Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to YHWH.

6  Six days ye shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a feast to the Lord.

6  For seven days, you shall feed on unleavened bread. And on the seventh day, it will be the solemnity of the Lord.

13:7  Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.

7  You shall consume unleavened bread for seven days. There shall not be seen anything leavened with you, nor in all your parts.

13:8  And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying: It is because of that which YHWH did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.

8  And you will explain to your son in that day, saying: ‘This is what the Lord did for me when I was taken away from Egypt.’

8  And you shall tell your son on that day, This is done because of what my God did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.

13:9  And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of YHWH may be in thy mouth; for with a strong hand hath the YHWH brought thee out of Egypt.

9  And it will be like a sign in your hand and like a memorial before your eyes. And so may the law of the Lord be always in your mouth. For with a strong hand, the Lord led you away from the land of Egypt.

13:10  Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

10  You will keep this observance, at the established time, from day to day.

13:11  And it shall be when YHWH shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, as He swore unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

11  And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite, just as he swore to you and to your fathers, and when he will give it you,

13:12  that thou shalt set apart unto YHWH all that openeth the womb; every firstling that is a male, which thou hast coming of a beast, shall be the YHWH'S.

12  then you shall set aside for the Lord all that opens the womb and all that is first to go forth among your cattle. Whatever you will have of the male sex, you shall consecrate to the Lord.

13:13  And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck; and all the first-born of man among thy sons shalt thou redeem.

13  Every offspring opening the womb of the ass thou shalt change for a sheep; and if thou wilt not change it, thou shalt redeem it: every first-born of man of thy sons shalt thou redeem.

13  The firstborn of a donkey you will exchange for a sheep. And if you will not redeem it, you shall put it to death. But every firstborn of man among your sons, you shall redeem with a price.

13:14  And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying: What is this? that thou shalt say unto him: By strength of hand YHWH brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage;

14  And if thy son should ask thee hereafter, saying, What is this? then thou shalt say to him, With a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

14  And when your son will question you tomorrow, saying, ‘What is this?’ you will respond, ‘With a strong hand the Lord led us away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude.

13:15  and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go that YHWH slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast; therefore I sacrifice to the YHWH all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.

15  And when Pharao hardened his heart so as not to send us away, he slew every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man and the first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice every offspring that opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons I will redeem.

15  For when Pharaoh had been hardened and was unwilling to release us, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man, even to the firstborn of beasts. For this reason, I immolate to the Lord all of the male sex that opens the womb, and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

13:16  And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes; for by strength of hand YHWH brought us forth out of Egypt.'

16  Therefore, it will be like a sign in your hand and like something hanging between your eyes as a remembrance, because with a strong hand the Lord has led us away from Egypt.”

16  And it shall be as a token on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes; for by a strong hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

13:17  And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said: 'Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt.'

17  And when Pharao sent forth the people, God led them not by the way of the land of the Phylistines, because it was near; for God said, Lest at any time the people repent when they see war, and return to Egypt.

17  And so, when Pharaoh had sent the people away, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, which is nearby, considering that perhaps they might relapse, if they saw wars rise up against them, and then they might return to Egypt.

13:18  But God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

18  And God led the people round by the way to the wilderness, to the Red Sea: and in the fifth generation the children of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt.

18  But he led them around by the way of the desert, which is next to the Red Sea. And so the sons of Israel ascended, armed, out of the land of Egypt.

13:19  And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying: 'God will surely remember you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.'

19  Also, Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because he had sworn to the sons of Israel, saying: “God will visit you. Carry my bones away from here with you.”

13:20  And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

20  And the children of Israel departed from Socchoth, and encamped in Othom by the wilderness.

20  And setting out from Soccoth, they encamped at Etham, in the most distant parts of the wilderness.

13:21  And YHWH went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night

21  And God led them, in the day by a pillar of cloud, to show them the way, and in the night by a pillar of fire.

21  Now the Lord preceded them to show them the way, by day with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire, so that he might be the leader of their journey at both times.

13:22  the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.

22  These never failed: a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night, in the sight of the people.

14:1  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

1  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

14:2  'Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal- zephon, over against it shall ye encamp by the sea.

2  “Speak to the sons of Israel. Let them turn back and encamp away from the region of Pihahiroth, which is between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon. In its sight you shall place your camp, above the sea.

2  Speak to the children of Israel that they turn back and encamp by the inlet of Kheritha, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; opposite it shall you encamp by the sea.

14:3  And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel: They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

3  And Pharao will say to his people, As for these children of Israel, they are wandering in the land, for the wilderness has shut them in.

14:4  And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am YHWH.' And they did so.

4  And I will harden his heart, and so he will pursue you. And I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in all his army. And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.

4  And the LORD said to Moses, I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them; and I will triumph over Pharaoh, and over all his army; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD. And they did so.

14:5  And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned towards the people, and they said: 'What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

5  And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled: and the heart of Pharao was turned, and that of his servants against the people; and they said, What is this that we have done, to let the children of Israel go, so that they should not serve us?

14:6  And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him.

6  So Pharao yoked his chariots, and led off all his people with himself

6  Therefore, he harnessed his chariot, and he took all his people with him.

14:7  And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.

7  having also taken six hundred chosen chariots, and all the cavalry of the Egyptians, and rulers over all.

14:8  And YHWH hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.

8  And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao king of Egypt, and of his servants, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went forth with a high hand.

14:9  And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

9  And when the Egyptians followed the footsteps of those who preceded them, they found them in a camp above the sea. All the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and the entire army, were in Pihahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.

14:10  And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid; and the children of Israel cried out unto YHWH.

10  And Pharao approached, and the children of Israel having looked up, beheld, and the Egyptians encamped behind them: and they were very greatly terrified, and the children of Israel cried to the Lord;

10  And when Pharaoh had drawn near, the sons of Israel, lifting up their eyes, saw the Egyptians behind them. And they were very afraid. And they cried out to the Lord.

14:11  And they said unto Moses: 'Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt?

11  and said to Moses, Because there were no graves in the land of Egypt, hast thou brought us forth to slay us in the wilderness? What is this that thou hast done to us, having brought us out of Egypt?

11  And they said to Moses: “Perhaps there were no graves in Egypt, for which reason you took us to die in the wilderness. What is it that you intended to do, in leading us out of Egypt?

14:12  Is not this the word that we spoke unto thee in Egypt, saying: Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.'

14:13  And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of YHWH, which He will work for you to- day; for whereas ye have seen the Egyptians to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

13  And Moses said to the people: “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and see the great wonders of the Lord, which he will do today. For the Egyptians, whom you now see, will never again be seen, forever.

14:14  YHWH will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.'

14  The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

14  The Lord will fight on your behalf, and you will remain silent.”

14:15  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Wherefore criest thou unto Me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.

15  and the Lord said to Moses, Why criest thou to me? speak to the children of Israel, and let them proceed.

14:16  And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

16  Now, lift up your staff, and extend your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the sons of Israel may walk through the midst of the sea on dry ground.

16  And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the sea.

14:17  And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

14:18  And the Egyptians shall know that I am YHWH, when I have gotten Me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.'

18  And all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I am glorified upon Pharao and upon his chariots and his horses.

18  And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, when I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in his chariots, as well as in his horsemen.”

14:19  And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them;

19  And the Angel of God, who preceded the camp of Israel, lifting himself up, went behind them. And the pillar of cloud, together with him, left the front for the rear

14:20  and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness here, yet gave it light by night there; and the one came not near the other all the night.

20  and stood between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. And it was a dark cloud, yet it illuminated the night, so that they could not succeed at approaching one another at any time all that night.

14:21  And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and YHWH caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

21  And when Moses had extended his hand over the sea, the Lord took it away by an intense burning wind, blowing throughout the night, and he turned it into dry ground. And the water was divided.

14:22  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

22  And the sons of Israel went in through the midst of the dried sea. For the water was like a wall at their right hand and at their left hand.

14:23  And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

14:24  And it came to pass in the morning watch, that YHWH looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians.

24  And now the morning watch had arrived, and behold, the Lord, looking down upon the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, put to death their army.

24  And it came to pass that in the morning watch the LORD appeared to the Egyptians army in a pillar of fire and of cloud, and threw the Egyptian army into confusion,

14:25  And He took off their chariot wheels, and made them to drive heavily; so that the Egyptians said: 'Let us flee from the face of Israel; for YHWH fighteth for them against the Egyptians.'

25  And he overturned the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. Therefore, the Egyptians said: “Let us flee from Israel. For the Lord fights on their behalf against us.”

25  Thus clogging their chariot wheels that they drew heavily, so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from before the house of Israel; for the LORD fights for them against Egypt.

14:26  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.'

26  And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth tine hand over the sea, and let the water be turned back to its place, and let it cover the Egyptians coming both upon the chariots and the riders.

26  And the Lord said to Moses: “Extend your hand over the sea, so that the waters may return on the Egyptians, over their chariots and horsemen.”

14:27  And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and YHWH overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

27  And when Moses had extended his hand opposite the sea, it was returned, at first light, to its former place. And the fleeing Egyptians met with the waters, and the Lord immersed them in the midst of the waves.

14:28  And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.

14:29  But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

14:30  Thus YHWH saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore.

30  So the Lord delivered Israel in that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead by the shore of the sea.

30  And so the Lord freed Israel on that day from the hand of the Egyptians.

14:31  And Israel saw the great work which YHWH did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared the YHWH; and they believed in the LORD, and in His servant Moses.

31  And they saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea and the great hand that the Lord had exercised against them. And the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in Moses his servant.

15:1  Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto YHWH, and spoke, saying: I will sing unto the YHWH, for He is highly exalted; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.

1  Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and they said: “Let us sing to the Lord, for he has been gloriously magnified: the horse and the rider he has cast into the sea.

15:2  YHWH is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation; this is my God, and I will glorify Him; my father's God, and I will exalt Him.

2  He is mighty and glorious, The LORD JEHOVAH has become our Saviour; he is our God, and we will praise him; our father's God, and we will exalt him.

15:3  YHWH is a man of war, The YHWH is His name.

3  The Lord bringing wars to nought, the Lord is his name.

3  The Lord is like a fighting man. Almighty is his name.

15:4  Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.

4  He has cast the chariots of Pharao and his host into the sea, the chosen mounted captains: they were swallowed up in the Red Sea.

4  The chariots of Pharaoh, and his army, he has cast into the sea; his elect leaders have been submerged in the Red Sea.

15:5  The deeps cover them--they went down into the depths like a stone.

5  He covered them with the sea: they sank to the depth like a stone.

5  The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

15:6  Thy right hand, O YHWH, glorious in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.

6  Your right hand, O Lord, has been magnified in strength. Your right hand, O Lord, has struck down the enemy.

15:7  And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.

7  And in the abundance of thy glory thou hast broken the adversaries to pieces: thou sentest forth thy wrath, it devoured them as stubble.

7  And in the multitude of your glory you have put down your adversaries. You sent out your wrath, which devoured them like stubble.

15:8  And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up--the floods stood upright as a heap; the deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

8  And by the breath of thine anger the water parted asunder; the waters were congealed as a wall, the waves were congealed in the midst of the sea.

8  And by the breath of your fury, the waters were gathered together. The flowing waves stood still. The abyss was gathered into the midst of the sea.

15:9  The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'

15:10  Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

10  Your breath blew, and the sea covered them. They were submerged like lead into the mighty waters.

15:11  Who is like unto Thee, O YHWH, among the mighty? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

11  Who is like to thee among the gods, O Lord? who is like to thee? glorified in holiness, marvellous in glories, doing wonders.

11  Who is like you in strength, O Lord? Who is like you: magnificent in sanctity, terrible and yet praiseworthy, accomplishing miracles?

15:12  Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand--the earth swallowed them.

12  You extended your hand, and the earth devoured them.

12  Thou didst lift up thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.

15:13  Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation.

13  Thou hast guided in thy righteousness this thy people whom thou hast redeemed, by thy strength thou hast called them into thy holy resting-place.

13  In your mercy, you have been a leader to the people whom you have redeemed. And in your strength, you have carried them to your holy dwelling place.

15:14  The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

14  The nations heard and were angry, pangs have seized on the dwellers among the Phylistines.

14  Peoples rose up and became angry. Sorrows took hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.

15:15  Then were the chiefs of Edom affrighted; the mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.

15  Then the leaders of Edom were stirred up, and trembling took hold of the robust of Moab. All the inhabitants of Canaan were petrified.

15:16  Terror and dread falleth upon them; by the greatness of Thine arm they are as still as a stone; till Thy people pass over, O YHWH, till the people pass over that Thou hast gotten.

16  Let fear and dread fall upon them, by the magnitude of your arm. Let them become immobilized like stone, until your people cross through, O Lord, until this, your people whom you possess, cross through.

15:17  Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, the place, O YHWH, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established.

17  Bring them in and plant them in the mountain of their inheritance, in thy prepared habitation, which thou, O Lord, hast prepared; the sanctuary, O Lord, which thine hands have made ready.

17  You shall lead them in and plant them, on the mountain of your inheritance, in your most firm dwelling place, which you have formed, O Lord, your sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have made firm.

15:18  YHWH shall reign for ever and ever.

18  The Lord reigns for ever and ever and ever.

18  The Lord will reign in eternity and beyond.

15:19  For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and YHWH brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.

19  For the rider Pharaoh, with his chariots and horsemen, was brought into the sea. And the Lord brought back upon them the waters of the sea. But the sons of Israel walked across dry ground in its midst.”

15:20  And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

20  Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with timbrels.

15:21  And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to YHWH, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.

21  And Mariam led them, saying, Let us sing to the Lord, for he has been very greatly glorified: the horse and rider has he cast into the sea.

21  And she prophesied, saying: “Let us sing to the Lord, for he has been gloriously magnified. The horse and its rider, he has thrown into the sea.”

15:22  And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

22  So Moses brought up the children of Israel from the Red Sea, and brought them into the wilderness of Sur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water to drink.

22  Then Moses took Israel from the Red Sea, and they went forth into the desert of Shur. And they wandered for three days through the wilderness, and they found no water.

15:23  And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.

23  and they came to Merrha, and could not drink of Merrha, for it was bitter; therefore he named the name of that place, Bitterness.

23  And they arrived at Marah. They were unable to drink the waters of Marah because they were bitter. Therefore, he also established a name befitting the place, calling it ‘Marah,’ that is, bitterness.

15:24  And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?'

15:25  And he cried unto YHWH; and the YHWH showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them;

25  And Moses cried to the Lord, and the Lord shewed him a tree, and he cast it into the water, and the water was sweetened: there he established to him ordinances and judgements, and there he proved him,

25  So he cried out to the Lord, who showed him a tree. And when he had cast it into the waters, they were turned into sweetness. In that place, he established instructions for him, and also judgments. And he tested him there,

15:26  and He said: 'If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of YHWH thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His eyes, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians; for I am the YHWH that healeth thee.'

26  and said, If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and do things pleasing before him, and wilt hearken to his commands, and keep all his ordinances, no disease which I have brought upon the Egyptians will I bring upon thee, for I am the Lord thy God that heals thee.

26  saying: “If you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in his sight, and obey his commands, and keep all his precepts, I will not bring upon you any of the distress that I imposed on Egypt. For I am the Lord, your healer.”

15:27  And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and three score and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there by the waters.

27  Then the sons of Israel arrived in Elim, where there were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm trees. And they camped next to the waters.