The plague of locusts. EXODUS, XI. shall eat the f residue of that which B. C. 1491. is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: 6 And they shall fill thy houses, g and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh. .f ch.9.32. g ver. 14. 15. h ch.23.33. 1Sa. 18.21. Pr.29.6. 7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be h 2 who, and a snare unto us? let the men go, who, &c. that they may serve the LORD their i ch.7.19. God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but 2 who are they that shall go? k Ps.78.26. 107.25. Mat.8.27. I Ps.78.46. 9 And Moses said, We will go with m Joel 2.2. our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, 3 hastened with our flocks and with our herds will we go: for we must hold a feast unto the LORD. 10 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. to call. n ch.9.27. o 1Ki. 13.6. 4 fastened. 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven p Joel 2. 20. out from Pharaoh's presence. 105.28. Pr.4.19. Ec.2.14:6. 12 T And the LORD said unto Mo- q Ps.35.6. ses, Stretch i out thine 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. Is.8.22. 4. 5 that one r Is.42.16. Col.1.13. 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the k east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over 6 into our all the land of Egypt, and rested in hands. all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them theres Ho.5.6. were no such locusts m as they, neither after them shall be such. Zec. 14.20. 15 For they covered the face of t ver. 1,20. the whole earth, so that the land ch.14.4,8. was darkened; and they did eatu Chr.16.10. 25.16. Am.7.13. Heb. 11.27. any green thing in the trees, or in 39. 16 T Then Pharaoh 3 called for a ch.12.31Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against n the Pharaoh yet hardened. LORD your God, and against you. 17 Now, therefore, forgive, 1 pray thee, my sin only o' this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only. 18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and 4 cast them p into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. 21 T And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness q over the land of Egypt, 5 even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had r light in their dwellings. 24 T And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give 6 us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 26 Our cattle s also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind: for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither. 27 But the LORD hardened t Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more: u for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, v I will see thy face again no more. CHAPTER XI. 1 God's message to the Israelites, to borrow jewels of their neighbours. 4 The death of the firstborn threatened. The Passover EXODUS, XII. of his neighbour, and every woman B. C. 1491. of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. b ch.12.36. Ps. 106.46. Est.9.4. Rev.3.9. 3 And the LORD gave the people b favour in the sight of the Egyptians. c 2Sa.7.9. Moreover, the man Moses was very great c in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and ind Job 34.20. sight of the people. 4 And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight d will I go out into the midst of Egypt: Mic.2.10. Zec. 14.3. e Am.4.10. 5 And all the firstborn in the land fch.12.30. Am.5.17. of Egypt shall die, e from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon g Jos. 10.21. his throne, even unto the firstborn h ch.12.31,33. of the maidservant that is behind 1 i. e. at thy the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6 And there shall be a great cryf throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. feet. IKI.20.10. 2 heat of anger. i ch.7.3. is instituted. blemish, a male 2 of the first year; ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: 6 And ye shall keep it up until the c fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it 3 in the evening. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side-posts and on the upper door-post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and d unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. all with water, but roast with fire; 9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it e remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the 7 But against any of the children k ch.10.20,27. morning ye shall burn with fire. of Israel shall not a dog move his g tongue, against man or beast; that 1Sam.6.6. Rom.2.5. 11 T And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on ye may know how that the LORD (CHAP. 12.) your feet, and your staff in your doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8 And all these thy servants h shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people 1 that follow thee and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in 2 a great anger. 9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may i be multiplied in the land of Egypt. 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh : and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's c Lev.23.5. heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land. CHAPTER XII. 3 The passover instituted. 29 The firstborn slain. 31 The Israelites are driven out of the land. 3 Num.9.3. 28.16. De.16.1,6. between the two evenings. the LORD d ch.34.25.3 and Aaron in the land of Egypt, Deut. 16.3. saying, 1Co.5.8. 2 This a month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 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 1 lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: e ch.23.18. 4 or, princes. f Nu.33.4, Ps.82.1. for a destruction. g Lev.23.4,5. 2Ki.23.21. 1C0.5.8. 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and hish neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls: every man, according to his eating, shall make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be b without | ch.13.6,&c. i Nu.9.13. hand; and ye shall eat it in haste; it is the LORD's passover. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the 4 gods of EgyptƒI will execute judgment: I am the LORD. 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 the plague shall not be upon you 5 to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast g to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. 15 Seven days h shall ye eat unleavened bread; even 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, i that soul shall be cut off from Israel. 16 And in the first day there shall be an holy k convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every 6 man must eat, that only may be done of you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this self-same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. 18¶ In the first month, on the four Firstborn of the teenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. 21 ¶ Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a 7 lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. m EXODUS, XII. 7 ch.23.15 or, kid. m Jos.5.10. Egyptians slain. Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and v bless me also. 33 And the Egyptians were urMat.26.18. gent w upon the people, that they Mar. 14.12. might send them out of the land in Lu. 22.7,&c haste; for they said, We be all n Lev.14.6,7. dead men. 0 Ps.51.7. Heb. 12.24. P 2Sa.24.16. Eze.9.4,6. 9.4. ch.13.8,14. r ch.4.31. 22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike n the lin-q tel and the two side-posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the LORD will pass throughs Nu.3.13. to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood o upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and p will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. 24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, q What mean ye by this service? t 8.17. 33.4. Ps.78.51. 105.36. He.11.28. house of Pr.21. 13. 27 That ye shall say, It is the sav Ge.27.34. crifice of the LORD's passover, who w Ps. 105.38. passed over the houses of the chil-9 or, dough. dren of Israel in Egypt, when he x Ge.39.21. smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed 11.3. the head, and r worshipped. y Nu.33.3,5. ch.3.21. 28 And the children of Israel wentz Nu. 1.46. away, and did as the LORD had 11.21. commanded Moses and Aaron, so 10 a great did they. 29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote s all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat mixture. a Nu. 11.4. observa- 34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 36 And the LORD & gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required: and they spoiled the Egyptians. 37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses y to Succoth, about 2 six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. 38 And 10 a mixed multitude a went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. 40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was b four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the self-same day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is 11 a night to be much c observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. 43 And the LORD said unto Moses of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: on his throne, unto the firstborn 11 a night of and Aaron, This is the ordinance d of the captive that was in the 8 dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and c De.16.1,6. all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry t in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 And he called u for Moses and d Nu.9.14. 44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast e circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 45 Af foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. Israelites depart from Egypt. 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. g They encamp in Etham, EXODUS, XIII. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall 12 keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, 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: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 One law h shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And it came to pass the selfsame i day, that the LORD did bring the childen of Israel out of the land of Egypt k by their armies. CHAPTER XIII. g Nu.9.12. 36. 12 do it. a ver. 12. Luke 2.23. 1 servants, De. 16.1,3. e ch. 12. 15. fch. 12. 19. h ver. 16. 11.18. Pr.1.9. 6.21. Cant.8.6. 2 Sanctify unto me all the a firstborn,whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. 3T And Moses said unto the people, Remember this b day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the i ch.12.14,24. house of 1 bondage; for by strength 2 cause to of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no lea- 3 or, kid. vened bread be eaten. 4 This day came ye out, c in the month Abib. 5 And it shall be, when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he d sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. 6 Seven days e thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days and there shall f no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. 8 And thou shalt shew thy son g in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. 9 And it shall be for h a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a pass over. k Deut.6.20. 4 to-morrow. / Deut.26.8. m ch.14.11, 12. Nu. 14.1-4. n Deut. 17. 16. s or, by five in a rank. p Ge.50.25. Jos.24.32. Acts 7.16. q Num.33.6. 11 And it shall be, when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, the LORD all that openeth the ma12 That thou shalt 2 set apart unto trix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S. 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a 3 lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. 14 And it shall be, when thy son k asketh thee 4 in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem. 16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt. 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people m repent when they see war, and they return n to Egypt: 18 But God o led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea. And the children of Israel went up 5 harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Num.9.15- Joseph with him; for he had 23. straitly sworn the children of Israel, 10.34. saying, p God will surely visit you; 14.14. and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. Deut. 1.33. 99.7. 20 And they took their journey q from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the LORD went before them r by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night EXODUS, XIV. Moses divideth the sea. B. C. 1491. | Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wil (CHAP. 14.) a Num.33.7. b Jer.44.1. c Ps.3.2. 11. d ch.4.21,&c. 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encampe Ps. 105.25. before a Pi-hahiroth, between b Migdol and the sea, over against fch.15.4. Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. g Num.33.3. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, c They are en-h Jos.24.7. tangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. Ne.9.9. Ps.34.17. 106.44. 107.6. 6.9. 4 And I will harden d Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them: and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; ch.5.21. that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his & servants was turned e against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: And he took six hundred chosen chariots, f and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high g hand. 9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, (all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army,) and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. 10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted 1 Num. 14.9. 2 Ch.20.15, 17. Ps.27.1,2. 46.1-3. Is.41.10 14. or, for derness. 13 And Moses said unto the [people, Fear ye not. k stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: 1 for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 11 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19 And the angel m of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: 20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light the Egyp-by night to these: so that the one tians to came not near the other all the night. have seen up their eyes, and, behold, the m Nu.20.16. wall unto them on their right hand |