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ha Sam. 1. 11 Sam-31. 13 Job 2 13

17. Acts & 2

I That is, the mourn ing of the Egyptians.

3. Acts 7 16

there shalt thou bury me. Now there-
fore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury
my father, and I will come again.

6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy
father, according as he made thee swear.

Joseph's age and death.

with him to bury his father, after he had Before buried his father.

CHRIST 1689.

22.

15¶ And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, "they said, m Job 15.21, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

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16 And they sent a messenger unto Heb Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

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17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; "for they did a Prov. 28. unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 18 And his brethren also went and

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7¶ And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the serv-fell down before his face; and they said, p. 37. 7, ants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen : and it was a very great company.

10 And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: 'and he made a mourning for his father seven days,

Behold, we be thy servants.

r Deut. 32.

19. Hebr. 10.

19 And Joseph said unto them, "Fear 9 ch. 45-5not: 'for am I in the place of God? 35 Job 34. 20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass; as it is this day, to much people alive.

21 Now therefore fear ye not: nourish you, and your little ones. he comforted them, and spake unto them,

29. Rom. 12. 30. 2 Kings save P. 5.

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Isai. 10. 7.
t ch.45-5,7-

"I will Acts 3. 13,
And 1415
kindly Matt. 5. 44-

22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

u ch. 47. 12.

+ Heb. to their hearts.

ch. 34. 3.

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y Numb. 32.

z ch. 30. 3+ Heb.

11 And when the inhabitants of the 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning of the third generation: the children x Job 42. 16. in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a also of Machir the son of Manasseh' were grievous mourning to the Egyptians:+brought up upon Joseph's knees. wherefore the name of it was called 24 And Joseph said unto his bre- borne Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan. thren, I die: and God will surely visit ach. 15 1412 And his sons did unto him accord-you, and bring you out of this land unto 48. 21. Exod. ing as he commanded them: the land which he sware to Abraham, Hebr. 11. 22. to Isaac, and to Jacob.

13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which ch. 23 16 Abraham 'bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

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9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

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10 Come on, let us "deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters 'to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom 1and Raamses.

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12 + But the more they afflicted them, + Heb. And the more they multiplied and grew. And Ah, they were grieved because of the children so they mul of Israel. tiplied, &c.

flicted them,

m ch. 2. 23. & 6.9Numb. 20. 15. Acts 7. 19, 34.

13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, "in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the n Ps. 81. 6. field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

cir. 1635.

• Prov. 16.6.

15¶ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

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17 But the midwives feared God, and Dan. 3. 16, did not as the king of Egypt commanded Acts 5. 29. them, but saved the men children alive.

is. & 6. 13.

q See Josh. 2. 4, &c.

2 Sam. 17. 19, 20.

r Prov. 11. 18. Eccles. 8.

18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

20 Therefore God dealt well with the 12. Isai. 3. midwives: and the people multiplied, 10. Hebr. 6. and waxed very mighty.

10.

2. 35- 2 Sam.

• See 1 Sam. 21 And it came to pass, because the 7. 11, 13, 27, midwives feared God, 'that he made them 2.24&11.38 houses.

24. 1 Kings

Ps. 127. 1.

cir. 1573

22 ¶ And Pharaoh charged all his peot Acts 7. 19. ple, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

CHAP. II.

1 Moses is born, 3 and in an ark cast into the

flags. 5 He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter. 11 He slayeth an Egyptian. 13 He reproveth an Hebrew. 15 He fleeth into Midian. 21 He marrieth Zipporah. 22 Gershom is born. 23 God respecteth the Israelites' cry.

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5 And the daughter of Pharaoh d Acts 7. 21. and her maidens walked along by the came down to wash herself at the river; river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

the child: and, behold, the babe wept. 6 And when she had opened it, she saw said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. And she had compassion on him, and

daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, And the maid went and called the child's mother.

Go.

9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto for me, and I will give thee thy wages. her, Take this child away, and nurse it And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he be10 And the child grew, and she brought came her son. And she called his name e Acts 7. 21. him out of the water. Moses: and she said, Because I drew That is,

when Moses was grown, that he went 11 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, burdens: and he spied an Egyptian out unto his brethren, and looked on their smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

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14 And he said, Who made thee ta Acts - 27,
thou to kill me, as thou killedst the E-p
gyptian? And Moses feared, and said, 13 &
Surely this thing is known.

prince. Gen.

1 Acts 7

thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Hebr. S
15 Now when Pharaoh heard this
1Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh,
and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he
sat down by "a well.

16 ¶ "Now the priest of Midian had

m Gen. 2411. & 29 2. n ch. 3- 1.

Or, prince, as Gel-1.

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17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and P. Gen. » helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

19.

4 Namb. in. also Jetien, or, Jether, ch.34.44 18 & 181,

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19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have Gen. 31.54 left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

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4 And when the LORD saw that he Deut. 33 turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Josh 515 Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. gGen. 8. 13- 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: ver. 14 put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the 32 Mark 12 place whereon thou standestisholyground. 6 Moreover he said, "I am the God of S1 Kings thy father, the God of Abraham, the God 1513 of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And 6. 1,5 Neb. 5.9106. Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Luke 20.

I. Acts 7.

22.

+ Acts 7.

34

CHRIST

1491.

and sendeth him to deliver Israel. 7 ¶ And the LORD said, I have surely Before seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by ich. 2-23, 24, reason of their taskmasters; for I know k ch. 1.11, their sorrows;

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1 Gen. 18. 21. ch. 2. 25

7. & 18. 21.

n ch. 6. 6, 8. o Deut. 1.25& 8. 7, 8, 9.

p ver. 17. ch. Numb. 13.

8 And "I am come down to "deliver Gen. 11.5, them out of the hand of the Egyptians, & so. 24. and to bring them up out of that land & 12.1. unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, 'the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

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10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

11 ¶ And Moses said unto God, "Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee,that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

3533.3. 27. Dent. 26. & 32. 22.

9, 15. Jer. 11. Ezek. 20. 6. q Gen. 15. 18.

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14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I y ch. 6.3. AM hath sent me unto you.

John 8. 58. 2 Cor. 1. 20. Hebr. 13. &

15¶ And God said moreover unto Mo- Rev.1.4 ses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

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16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

P. 135. 13. ch. 4. 29.

Hos. 12. 5.

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Moses' rod is turned into a serpent.

Before CHRIST 1491.

EXODUS.

Before

Aaron appointed to assist Moses days' journey into the wilderness, that we | which thou takest out of the river + shall may sacrifice to the LORD our God. become blood upon the dry land.

19 ¶ And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, || no, not by Or, but by a mighty hand.

ch. 5.2.& 7.4

strong hand. h ch. 6. 6. &

20 And I will stretch out my hand, 7.5. &9.15 and smite Egypt with all my wonders ich. 7.3.& which I will do in the midst thereof: and 6.22. Neh. k after that he will let you go.

11. 9. Deut.

9. 10. Ps. 105.

27. & 135.9.

Jer. 32. 20.

21 And 'I will give this people favour Acts 7. 36. in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall

See ch. 7. to ch. 13.

k ch. 12. 31. not go empty:

1 ch. 11. 3. & 12.36. Ps.

16.7.

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CHRIS 1491.

10 ¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, Heb, sho O my Lord, I am not † eloquent, neither be and sha +heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken +Heb.a unto thy servant: but I am slow of words. speech, and of a slow tongue.

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11 And the LORD said unto him, " Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

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22 But every woman shall borrow of 106.46. Prov. her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth Gen. 15. in her house, jewels of silver, and jewelspray & 12. 35, 36. of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and "ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

14. ch. 11. 2.

n Job 27. 17. Ezek. 39. 10. | Or, Egypt.

Prov. 13.22

CHAP. IV.

1 Moses's rod is turned into a serpent. 6 His
hand is leprous. 10 He is loth to be sent.
14 Aaron is appointed to assist him. 18
Moses departeth from Jethro. 21 God's
message to Pharaoh. 24 Zipporah circum-
ciseth her son. 27 Aaron is sent to meet
Moses. 31 The people believeth them.

AND Moses answered and said, But,

behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

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man of

+ Heb. six yesterday, nor since t third day. g ch. 6. 12. Jer. 1.6. b Ps. 94-9

Isa. 50.

Jer. 1.9. Matt. 10. Mark 13

Luke 12. 12 & 21,

15. k See Jon 1.3. 1 Or, shou

14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is est. not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, 1he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

ver. 27. 3,5

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15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and "put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, what you and will teach shall do. ye 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he 31. shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and Pthou shalt be to him instead of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in q ver. 2. thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 18¶ And Moses went and returned to

p ch. 7. 1 18. 19.

Jether.

2 And the LORD said unto him, What is a ver. 17, 20. that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it be-Jethro his father in law, and said unto Heb came a serpent; and Moses fled from be- him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

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21 And the LORD said unto Moses, 9 When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders be- tch. 3. 20 fore Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but "I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, ' even my firstborn:

23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

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24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

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9. 12,

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2:30. Jos 63. 17. J

11. 20. Isa

12. 40. R 9. 18.

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Rom. 9.

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James
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& 12. 29.

Numb. "

b Gen. 17 14.

3.

c Josh. 5.

25 Then Zipporah took a sharp ||stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and Or, knij

Aaron sent to meet Moses.

Before CHRIST 1.191.

+ Heb. made it touch.

d ver. 14

CHAP. V. VI.
+cast at his feet, and said, Surely a |-
bloody husband art thou to me.

26 So he let him go: then she said, A
bloody husband thou art, because of the
circumcision.

27 And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. ech And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

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29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had 1visited the children of Israel, and that he "had looked upon their affliction, then "they bowed their heads and worshipped.

CHAP. V.

1 Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron for their message. 5 He increaseth the Israelites task. 15 He checketh their complaints. 19 They cry out upon Moses and Aaron, 22 Moses complaineth to God.

ND afterward Moses and Aaron AND afterward told search, Thus

saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my 2 ch. 10. 9 people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

b2 Kings 18. 35 Job 21.

15

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2 And Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

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3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

6¶ And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought

The Israelites task increased.

Before

9 +Let there more work be laid upon CHRIST the men, that they may labour therein; 1491. and let them not regard vain words.

+ Heb. Let

heavy upon

10 ¶ And the taskmasters of the people the work be went out, and their officers, and they the men. spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your † daily Heb. a tasks, as when there was straw.

14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrificere ye

18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh :

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