Category Archives: Exodus

The Plague on Livestock 1 Then theLordsaid to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what theLord, the God of the Hebrews, says: “Let my people go, so that they may worship me.” 2 If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, 3 the hand of theLordwill […]

The Plague of Locusts 1 Then theLordsaid to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among them 2 that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed […]

The Plague on the Firstborn 1 Now theLordhad said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely. 2 Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors […]

The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread 1 TheLordsaid to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. 3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lambfor […]

Consecration of the Firstborn 1 TheLordsaid to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.” 3 Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because […]

1 Then theLordsaid to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon. 3 Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.’ 4 And I will […]

The Song of Moses and Miriam 1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to theLord: “I will sing to theLord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea. 2 “TheLordis my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I […]

Manna and Quail 1 The whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had come out of Egypt. 2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites […]

Water From the Rock 1 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as theLordcommanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses replied, “Why do you […]

Jethro Visits Moses 1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, heard of everything God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, and how theLordhad brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 After Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro received her 3 and her two sons. One […]