Exodus (GOD'S WORD)












































Exodus 1:8-14 (GOD'S WORD)

   8 Then a new king, who knew nothing about Joseph, began to rule in Egypt. 9He said to his people, “There are too many Israelites, and they are stronger then we are. 10We have to outsmart them, or they’ll increase in number. Then, if war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
    11So the Egyptians put slave drivers in charge of them in order to oppress them through forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities for Pharaoh. 12But the more the Israelites were oppressed, the more they increased in number and spread out. The Egyptians couldn’t stand them {any longer} . 13So they forced the Israelites to work hard as slaves. 14They made their lives bitter with back-breaking work in mortar and bricks and every kind of work in the fields. All the jobs the Egyptians gave them were brutally hard.












































Exodus 3:13-14 (GOD'S WORD)

   13Then Moses replied to God, "Suppose I go to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' What should I tell them?"
   14God answered Moses, "I Am Who I Am. This is what you must say to the people of Israel: 'I Am has sent me to you.'"

Exodus 7-11 (GOD'S WORD)

Chapter 7
   1 The LORD answered Moses, “I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron is your prophet. 2Tell your brother Aaron everything I command you, and he must tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave the country. 3But I will make Pharaoh stubborn. Even though I will do many miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt, 4Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will use my power to punish Egypt severely, and I will bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt in organized family groups. 5The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I use my power against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of there.”
    6Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded them. 7Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 when they talked to Pharaoh.
    8The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 9“When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Give me a sign to prove that God has sent you,’ tell Aaron, ‘Take your shepherd’s staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh,’ and it will become a large snake.”
    10Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a large snake. 11Then Pharaoh sent for his wise men and sorcerers. These Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells. 12Each of them threw his staff down, and they all became large snakes. But Aaron’s staff swallowed theirs. 13Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to them, as the LORD had predicted.

THE FIRST PLAGUE—THE NILE RIVER TURNS INTO BLOOD
    14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh is being stubborn. He refuses to let my people go. 15In the morning meet Pharaoh when he’s on his way to the Nile. Wait for him on the bank of the river. Take along the staff that turned into a snake. 16Say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews sent me to tell you, “Let my people go to worship me in the desert.” So far you have not listened. 17Here is what the LORD says: This is the way you will recognize that I am the LORD: With this staff in my hand, I’m going to strike the Nile, and the water will turn into blood. 18The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink any water from the Nile.’ ”
    19The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—its rivers, canals, ponds, and all its reservoirs—so that they turn into blood. There will be blood everywhere in Egypt, even in the wooden and stone containers.’ ”
    20Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded. In front of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised his staff and struck the Nile. All the water in the river turned into blood. 21The fish in the Nile died, and it smelled so bad that the Egyptians couldn’t drink any water from the river. There was blood everywhere in Egypt.
    22But the Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells. So Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted. 23Pharaoh turned and went back to his palace. He dismissed the entire matter from his mind.
    24All the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink because they couldn’t drink any of the water from the river.
    25Seven days passed after the LORD struck the Nile.

THE SECOND PLAGUE—FROGS
Chapter 8
    1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go to worship me. 2If you refuse to let them go, I will bring a plague of frogs on your whole country. 3The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come into your palace, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your officials, on your people, into your ovens and into your mixing bowls. 4The frogs will jump on you, on your people, and on all your officials.’ ”
    5Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Hold your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds. This will bring frogs onto the land.’ ”
    6So Aaron held his staff over the waters of Egypt. The frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7But the magicians did the same thing using their magic spells and brought frogs onto the land.
    8Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray that the LORD will take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD.”
    9Moses answered Pharaoh, “You may have the honor of choosing when I should pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then the frogs will leave you and your homes. The only ones left will be those in the Nile.”
    10“Pray for me tomorrow,” Pharaoh said.
    Moses replied, “It will be as you say so that you will know that there is no one like the LORD our God. 11The frogs will leave you, your homes, your officials, and your people. The only frogs left will be those in the Nile.”
    12After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses prayed to the LORD about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. 13The LORD did what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, in the yards, and in the fields. 14They were piled into countless heaps, and the land began to stink because of them.
    15When Pharaoh saw that the plague was over, he became stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted.

THE THIRD PLAGUE—GNATS
    16Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Hold out your staff and strike the dust on the ground. All over Egypt the dust will turn into gnats.’”
    17When Moses told him, Aaron held out the staff in his hand and struck the dust on the ground. It turned into gnats that bit people and animals. All the dust on the ground everywhere in Egypt turned into gnats.
    18The magicians also tried to produce gnats using their magic spells, but they couldn’t do it. The gnats bit people and animals. 19So the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the hand of God!”
    Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted.

THE FOURTH PLAGUE—FLIES
    20Then the LORD said to Moses, “Early in the morning, stand in Pharaoh’s way when he’s going to the Nile. Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go to worship me. 21If you will not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and your houses. The homes of the Egyptians will be filled with flies, and even the ground outside will be covered with them. 22But on that day I will treat the region of Goshen differently. That is where my people live. There won’t be any flies there. This way you will know that I, the LORD, am here in this land. 23I will distinguish between my people and yours. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.’ ”
    24The LORD did what he said. Dense swarms of flies came into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. All over Egypt the flies were ruining everything. 25Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God here in this country.”
    26Moses replied, “It wouldn’t be right to do that. The sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God are disgusting to Egyptians. If they see us offer sacrifices that they consider disgusting, won’t they stone us to death? 27We need to travel three days into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, as he told us to do.”
    28Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, but don’t go very far. You may offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the desert and pray for me.”
    29Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the LORD. Tomorrow the swarms of flies will go away from you, your officials, and your people. But you must stop tricking us by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD.”
    30Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD. 31The LORD did what Moses asked. The swarms of flies left Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not one fly was left. 32Yet, this time, too, Pharaoh was stubborn and did not let the people go.

THE FIFTH PLAGUE—DEATH OF LIVESTOCK
Chapter 9
    1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go to worship me. 2If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them bin slaveryn, 3the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock, including your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats. 4But the LORD will distinguish between Israel’s livestock and the livestock of the Egyptians. No animals belonging to the Israelites will die.’ ” 5The LORD set a definite time. He said, “Tomorrow I will do this.”
    6The next day the LORD did as he said. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but none of the Israelites’ animals died. 7Pharaoh found out that not one of the Israelites’ animals had died. Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not let the people go.

THE SIXTH PLAGUE—BOILS
    8Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take a handful of ashes from a kiln, and have Moses throw them up in the air as Pharaoh watches. 9They will become a fine dust throughout Egypt. The dust will cause boils to break into open sores on people and animals throughout Egypt.”
    10They took ashes from a kiln and stood in front of Pharaoh. Moses threw the ashes up in the air, and they caused boils to break into open sores on people and animals. 11The magicians couldn’t compete with Moses because they had boils like all the other Egyptians.
    12But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he wouldn’t listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted to Moses.

THE SEVENTH PLAGUE—HAIL
    13Then the LORD said to Moses, “Early in the morning, go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go to worship me. 14Now I will send plagues that will affect you personally as well as your officials and people. This is how you will know that there is no one like me anywhere on earth. 15By now I could have used my power to kill you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16But I have spared you for this reason. I want to show you my power and make my name famous throughout the earth. 17You are still blocking my people from leaving. 18So, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever happened in Egypt since the beginning of its history. 19Now, send {servants} to bring your livestock and everything else you have indoors. All people and animals still outside and not brought in will die when the hail falls on them.’ ”
    20Those members of Pharaoh’s court who listened to the LORD’s warning brought their servants and cattle indoors quickly. 21But those who didn’t take the LORD’s warning seriously left their servants and animals out in the open.
    22Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky, and hail will fall on people, animals, and every plant in the fields of Egypt.”
    23When Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD made it hail on Egypt.     24It hailed, and lightning flashed while it hailed. This was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. 25All over Egypt the hail knocked down everything that was out in the open. It struck down people, animals, and every plant in the fields and destroyed every tree in the fields. 26The only place it didn’t hail was the region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
    27Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he told them. “The LORD is right, and my people and I are wrong. 28Pray to the LORD. We’ve had enough of God’s thunder and hail. I’ll let you go; you don’t have to stay here any longer.”
    29Moses replied, “As soon as I’m out of the city, I’ll spread out my hands to the LORD in prayer. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail. This is how you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD. 30But I know that you and your officials still don’t fear the LORD God.”
    31(The flax and the barley were ruined, because the barley had formed heads and the flax was in bloom. 32Neither the wheat nor the wild grain was damaged, because they ripen later.)
    33As soon as he left Pharaoh and went out of the city, Moses spread out his hands to the LORD in prayer. The thunder and the hail stopped, and no more rain came pouring down on the ground.
    34When Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had stopped, he sinned again. He and his officials continued to be stubborn. 35Pharaoh was stubborn and would not let the Israelites go, as the LORD had predicted through Moses.

THE EIGHTH PLAGUE—LOCUSTS
Chapter 10
    1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. I have made him and his officials stubborn so that I can do these miraculous signs among them.
2You will be able to tell your children and grandchildren exactly how I treated the Egyptians and what miraculous signs I did among them. This is
how you will all know that I am the LORD.”
    3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me. 4If you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country. 5They will cover the land so that the ground can’t be seen. They will eat everything left by the hail, including every tree still standing in the fields. 6They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and those of all the Egyptians. Your parents and ancestors never saw anything like this from the time they first came here until now.” Moses turned and left Pharaoh.
    7Then Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man hold us in his grip? Let the Israelite men go to worship the LORD their God. When will you realize that Egypt is ruined?”
    8So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the LORD your God,” he said to them. “But exactly who will be going?”
    9Moses answered, “Everyone! We’ll be taking our young and old, our sons and daughters, our flocks and herds with us. For us it’s a pilgrimage festival in the LORD’s honor.”
    10Pharaoh said to them, “The LORD would have to be with you if I would ever let you take your women and children along. I know you’re up to no good! 11No! Only the men may go to worship the LORD, since that’s what you’ve been asking for.” Then Moses and Aaron were thrown out of Pharaoh’s palace.
    12The LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over Egypt to bring locusts. They will invade Egypt and eat up every plant in the land—everything left by the hail.”
    13Moses held his staff over the land of Egypt, and the LORD made a wind from the east blow over the land all that day and all that night. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts. 14They invaded all of Egypt and landed all over the country in great swarms. Never before had there been so many locusts like this, nor would there ever be that many again. 15They covered all the ground until it was black bwith themn. They ate all the plants and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant anywhere in Egypt.
    16Then Pharaoh quickly called for Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you. 17Please forgive my sin one more time. Pray to the LORD your God to take this deadly plague away from me.”
    18Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD. 19Then the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind. It picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust was left anywhere in Egypt.
    20But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he did not let the Israelites go.

THE NINTH PLAGUE—DARKNESS
    21Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky, and a darkness bso thickn that it can be felt will come over Egypt.” 22Moses lifted his hand toward the sky, and throughout Egypt there was total darkness for three days. 23People couldn’t see each other, and no one went anywhere for three days. But all the Israelites had light where they were living.
    24Then Pharaoh called for Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD! Even your women and children may go with you, but your flocks and herds must stay behind.”
    25But Moses said, “You must allow us to take bour animalsn for the sacrifices and burnt offerings we have to make to the LORD our God. 26All our livestock must go with us. Not one animal must be left behind. We’ll have to use some of them for worshiping the LORD our God, and we won’t know what we’ll need until we get there.”
    27But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he refused to let them go. 28Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Don’t ever let me see your face again. The day I do, you will die.”
    29“You’re right!” Moses answered. “You’ll never see my face again.”

THE TENTH PLAGUE—THE DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN
Chapter 11
    1Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and Egypt. After that he will let you go. When he does, he will be
certain to force all of you out of here. 2Now announce to the people bof Israeln that each man and woman must ask the Egyptians for silver and gold
jewelry.”
    3The LORD made the Egyptians kind to the people. And Moses was highly respected by Pharaoh’s officials and all the Egyptians.
    4Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: About midnight I will go out among the Egyptians. 5Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who rules the land, to the firstborn children of female slaves who use their handmills, including every firstborn domestic animal. 6There will be loud crying throughout Egypt, such as there has never been or ever will be again. 7But where the Israelites are, not even a dog will be startled by any person or animal. This is how you will see that the LORD shows the distinction between Egypt and Israel. 8Then all these officials of yours will come, bow down to me, and say, ‘You and all the people who follow you, get out!’ After that I will leave.” Burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.
    9The LORD had said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you. This is why I will do more amazing things in Egypt.” 10Moses and Aaron showed Pharaoh all these amazing things. Yet, the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he wouldn’t let the Israelites leave his country.

Exodus 9:1-15 (GOD'S WORD)

   1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go to worship me. 2If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them bin slaveryn, 3the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock, including your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats. 4But the LORD will distinguish between Israel’s livestock and the livestock of the Egyptians. No animals belonging to the Israelites will die.’ ” 5The LORD set a definite time. He said, “Tomorrow I will do this.”
    6The next day the LORD did as he said. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but none of the Israelites’ animals died. 7Pharaoh found out that not one of the Israelites’ animals had died. Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not let the people go.
    8Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take a handful of ashes from a kiln, and have Moses throw them up in the air as Pharaoh watches. 9They will become a fine dust throughout Egypt. The dust will cause boils to break into open sores on people and animals throughout Egypt.”
    10They took ashes from a kiln and stood in front of Pharaoh. Moses threw the ashes up in the air, and they caused boils to break into open sores on people and animals. 11The magicians couldn’t compete with Moses because they had boils like all the other Egyptians.
    12But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he wouldn’t listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted to Moses.13Then the Lord said to Moses, "Early in the morning, go to Pharoah and say to him, 'This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go to worship me. 14 Now I will send plagues that will affect you personally as well as your officials and people. This is how you will know that there is no one like me anywhere on earth. 15 By now I could have used my power to kill you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.

Exodus 9:22-30 (GOD'S WORD)

    22 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky, and hail will fall on people, animals, and every plant in the fields of Egypt.”
    23 When Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD made it hail on Egypt. 24 It hailed, and lightning flashed while it hailed. This was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. 25All over Egypt the hail knocked down everything that was out in the open. It struck down people, animals, and every plant in the fields and destroyed every tree in the fields. 26The only place it didn’t hail was the region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.
    27Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he told them. “The LORD is right, and my people and I are wrong. 28Pray to the LORD. We’ve had enough of God’s thunder and hail. I’ll let you go; you don’t have to stay here any longer.”
    29Moses replied, “As soon as I’m out of the city, I’ll spread out my hands to the LORD in prayer. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail. This is how you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD. 30But I know that you and your officials still don’t fear the LORD God.”







































Exodus 10:21-23 (GOD'S WORD)

    21Then the LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky, and a darkness so thick that it can be felt will come over Egypt.” 22Moses lifted his hand toward the sky, and throughout Egypt there was total darkness for three days. 23People couldn’t see each other, and no one went anywhere for three days. But all the Israelites had light where they were living. 







































Exodus 11:4-8 (GOD'S WORD)

   4 Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: About midnight I will go out among the Egyptians. 5Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who rules the land, to the firstborn children of female slaves who use their handmills, including every firstborn domestic animal. 6There will be loud crying throughout Egypt, such as there has never been or ever will be again. 7But where the Israelites are, not even a dog will be startled by any person or animal. This is how you will see that the LORD shows the distinction between Egypt and Israel. 8Then all these officials of yours will come, bow down to me, and say, ‘You and all the people who follow you, get out!’ After that I will leave.” Burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.







































Exodus 11:9-10 (GOD'S WORD)

   9The LORD had said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you. This is why I will do more amazing things in Egypt." 10Moses and Aaron showed Pharaoh all these amazing things. Yet, the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he wouldn't let the Israelites leave his country.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




























Exodus 12:5 (GOD'S WORD)

   5Your animal must be a one-year-old male that has no defects. You may choose a lamb or a young goat.






















 






















Exodus 13:3-16 (GOD'S WORD)

       3So he thought, “Why isn’t this bush burning up? I must go over there and see this strange sight.”
    4When the LORD saw that Moses had come over to see it, God called to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!” Moses answered, “Here I am!”
    5God said, “Don’t come any closer! Take off your sandals because this place where you are standing is holy ground. 6I am the God of your ancestors,a the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
    7The LORD said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they’re suffering. 8I have come to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good land with plenty of room bfor everyonen. It is a land flowing with milk and honey where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live. 9I have heard the cry of the people of Israel. I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10Now, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you can bring my people Israel out of Egypt.”
    11But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the people of Israel out of Egypt?”
    12God answered, “I will be with you. And this will be the proof that I sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
    13Then Moses replied to God, “Suppose I go to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ What should I tell them?"
    14God answered Moses, “I Am Who I Am. This is what you must say to the people of Israel: ‘I Am has sent me to you.’ ”
    15Again God said to Moses, “This is what you must say to the people of Israel: The LORD God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever. This is my title throughout every generation.
    16“Go, assemble the leaders of Israel. Say to them, ‘The LORD God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to me. He said, “I have paid close attention to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.











































 

Exodus 14:1-31 (GOD'S WORD)

   1Then the LORD said to Moses, 2“Tell the Israelites to go back and set up their camp facing Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Set up your camp facing north—by the sea. 3Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are [just] wandering around. The desert is blocking their escape.’ 4I will make Pharaoh so stubborn that he will pursue them. Then, because of what I
do to Pharaoh and his entire army, I will receive honor, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So that is what the Israelites did.
    5When Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) was told that the people had fled, he and his officials changed their minds about them. They said, “What have we done? We’ve lost our slaves because we’ve let Israel go.” 6So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him. 7He took 600 of his best chariots as well as all the other chariots in Egypt, placing an officer in each of them. 8The LORD made Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) so stubborn that he pursued the Israelites, who were boldly leaving Egypt. 9The Egyptians pursued the Israelites. Pharaoh’s army, including all his horse-drawn chariots and cavalry, caught up with them as they were setting up their camp by the sea at Pi Hahiroth facing north.
    10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw that the Egyptians were coming after them. Terrified, the Israelites cried out to the LORD.
    11They said to Moses, “Did you bring us out into the desert to die because there were no graves in Egypt? Look what you’ve done by bringing us out of Egypt! 12Didn’t we tell you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone! Let us go on serving the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!" 13Moses answered the people, “Don’t be afraid! Stand still, and see what the LORD will do to save you today. You will never see these Egyptians again. 14The LORD is fighting for you! So be still!”
    15Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to start moving. 16Raise your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide the water. Then the Israelites will go through the sea on dry ground. 17I am making the Egyptians so stubborn that they will follow the Israelites. I will receive honor because of what I will do to Pharaoh, his entire army, his chariots, and cavalry. 18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored for what I did to Pharaoh, his chariots, and his cavalry."
    19The Messenger of God, who had been in front of the Israelites, moved behind them. So the column of smoke moved from in front of the Israelites and stood behind them 20between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp. The [column of] smoke was there when darkness came, and it lit up the night. Neither side came near the other all night long.
    21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. All that night the LORD pushed back the sea with a strong east wind and turned the sea into dry ground. The water divided, 22and the Israelites went through the middle of the sea on dry ground. The water stood like a wall on their right and on their left.
    23The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and cavalry followed them into the sea. 24Just before dawn, the LORD looked down from the column of fire and smoke and threw the Egyptian camp into a panic.
    25He made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they could hardly move. Then the Egyptians shouted, “Let’s get out of here! The LORD is fighting for Israel! He’s against us!”
    26Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the water will flow back over the Egyptians, their chariots, and their cavalry.”
    27Moses stretched his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the LORD swept them into the sea. 28The water flowed back and covered Pharaoh’s entire army, as well as the chariots and the cavalry that had followed Israel into the sea. Not one of them survived.
    29Meanwhile, the Israelites had gone through the sea on dry ground while the water stood like a wall on their right and on their left. 30That day the LORD saved Israel from the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the seashore. 31When the Israelites saw the great power the LORD had used against the Egyptians, they feared the LORD and believed in him and in his servant Moses.
 
 



















































Exodus 15:1-18 (GOD'S WORD)

      1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD:
“I will sing to the LORD.
He has won a glorious victory.
He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea.
    2 The LORD is my strength and my song.
He is my Savior.
This is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will honor him.
    3 The LORD is a warrior!
The LORD is his name.
    4 He has thrown Pharaoh’s chariots and army into the sea.
Pharaoh’s best officers were drowned in the Red Sea.5 The deep water covered them.
They sank to the bottom like a rock.
    6 Your right hand, O LORD, wins glory because it is strong.
Your right hand, O LORD, smashes your enemies.
    7 With your unlimited majesty, you destroyed those who
attacked you.
You sent out your burning anger.
It burned them up like straw.8With a blast from your nostrils, the water piled up.
     The waves stood up like a dam.
         The deep water thickened in the middle of the sea.
    9 “The enemy said, ‘I’ll pursue them!
    I’ll catch up with them!
        I’ll divide the loot!
            I’ll take all I want!
                I’ll use my sword!
                    I’ll take all they have!’
    10 Your breath blew the sea over them.
    They sank like lead in the raging water.
    11 “Who is like you among the gods, O LORD?
Who is like you?
    You are glorious because of your holiness
        and awe-inspiring because of your splendor.
    You perform miracles.
    12 You stretched out your right hand.
    The earth swallowed them.
    13 “Lovingly, you will lead the people you have saved.
            Powerfully, you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
    14     People will hear of it and tremble.
            The people of Philistia will be in anguish.
    15         The tribal leaders of Edom will be terrified.
            The powerful men of Moab will tremble.
            The people of Canaan will be deathly afraid.
    16 Terror and dread will fall on them.
Because of the power of your arm, they will be petrified
     until your people pass by, O LORD,
    until the people you purchased pass by.
    17 You will bring them and plant them on your own mountain,
        the place where you live, O LORD,
        the holy place that you built with your own hands, O Lord.
    18 The LORD will rule as king forever and ever."19When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and cavalry went into the sea, the LORD
made the water of the sea flow back over them. However, the Israelites had
gone through the sea on dry ground.
    20Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand.
All the women, dancing with tambourines, followed her. 21Miriam sang to
them:
“Sing to the LORD.
He has won a glorious victory.He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea.”
    22Moses led Israel away from the Red Sea into the desert of Shur. For three
days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23When they came to
Marah, they couldn’t drink the water because it tasted bitter. That’s why the
place was called Marah [Bitter Place]. 24The people complained about Moses
by asking, “What are we supposed to drink?”
    25Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showeda him a piece of wood.
He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.
There the LORD set down laws and rules for them to live by, and there he
tested them. 26He said, “If you will listen carefully to the LORD your God and do
what he considers right, if you pay attention to his commands and obey all his
laws, I will never make you suffer any of the diseases I made the Egyptians
suffer, because I am the LORD, who heals you.”
    27Next, they went to Elim, where there were 12 springs and 70 palm trees.
They camped there by the water.



















































 

Exodus 16:31-35 (GOD'S WORD)

    31The Israelites called the food manna. It was like coriander seeds. It was white and tasted like wafers made with honey.
    32Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: Take two quarts of manna to be kept for your descendants. This way they will see the food that I gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you out of Egypt."
    33Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar, put two quarts of manna in it, and put it in the Lord's presence to be kept for your presence to be kept for your descendants." 34Aaron put the jar of manna in front of the words of God's promise to be kept there, as the Lord commanded Moses.
    35The Israelites ate manna for 40 years until they came to a place to settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of Canaan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 














 

Exodus 19:1-9 (GOD'S WORD)

  
    1Two months after the Israelites left Egypt, they came to the desert of Sinai. 2Israel had moved from Rephidim and had come into the desert of Sinai.
They had set up camp there in front of the mountain.
    3Then Moses went up the mountain to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you must say to the descendants of Jacob. Tell the Israelites, 4‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to my mountain. 5If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise,a then out of all the
nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine. 6You will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’ These are the words you must speak to the Israelites.”
    7So Moses went down and called for the leaders of the people. He repeated to them all the words that the LORD had commanded him. 8All the people answered together, “We will do everything the LORD has said.” So Moses brought their answer back to the LORD.
    9The LORD said to Moses, “I am coming to you in a storm cloud so that the people will hear me speaking with you

Exodus 19:16-25 (GOD'S WORD)

   16 On the morning of the second day, there was thunder and lightning with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram's horn [was heard]. All the people in the camp shook with fear. 17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had come down on it in fire. Smoke rose from the mountain like the smoke from a kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently. 19 As the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking, and the voice of God answered him.
    20 The Lord came down on top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up. 21 The Lord said to him, "Go down and warn the people not to force their way through [the boundry] to see the Lord, or many of them will die. 22 Even the priests who are allowed to come near the Lord must set themselves apart as holy, or the Lord will violently kill them."
    23 Moses said to the Lord, "The people can't come up Mount Sinai, because you warned us yourself to mark of a boundary around the mountain and consider it holy."
    24 The Lord said to him, "Go down, and bring Aaron back with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way through the boundary to come up to the Lord, or he will violently kill them."
    25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.





































Exodus 20:1-26 (GOD'S WORD)

   1Then God spoke all these words:
   2"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
   3"Never have any other god. 4Never make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water. 5Never worship them or serve them, because I, the LORD your God, am a God who does not tolerate rivals I punish children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me. 6But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments.
   7"Never use the name of the LORD your God carelessly. The LORD will make sure that anyone who carelessly uses his name will be punished.
   8"Remember the day of worship by observing it as a holy day. 9You have six days to do all your work. 10The seventh day is the day of worship dedicated to the LORD your God. You , your sons, your daughters, your male and female slaves, your cattle, and the foreigners living in your city must never do any work {on that day}. 11In six days the LORD made heaven, earth, and the sea, along with everything in them. He didn't work on the seventh day. That's why the LORD blessed the day he stopped his work and set this day apart as holy.
   12"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
   13"Never murder.
   14"Never commit adultery.
   15"Never steal.
   16"Never lie when you testify about your neighbor.
   17"Never desire to take your neighbor's household away from him.
      "Never desire to take your neighbor's wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him."
    18All the people heard the thunder and saw the lightning. They heard the blast of the ram’s horn and saw the mountain covered with smoke. So they shook with fear and stood at a distance. 19Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we’ll listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we’ll die!”
    20Moses answered the people, “Don’t be afraid! God has come only to test you, so that you will be in awe of him and won’t sin.”
    21The people kept their distance while Moses went closer to the dark cloud where God was.
    22The LORD said to Moses, “This is what you must say to the Israelites: You’ve seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven. 23Never make any gods of silver or gold for yourselves. Never worship them.
    24“You must build an altar for me made out of dirt. Sacrifice your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, your sheep, goats, and cattle on it. Wherever I choose to have my name remembered, I will come to you and bless you. 25If you build an altar for me made out of stones, never make it with cut stone blocks. If you use a chisel on it, you will make it unacceptable to me.
    26Never use stairs to go up to my altar. Otherwise, people will be able to see under your clothes.”














































Exodus 22:1-9 (GOD'S WORD)

  

     1The LORD continued, “Whenever someone steals a bull or a sheep and butchers it or sells it, he must make up for the loss with five head of cattle to replace the bull or four sheep to replace the sheep.
    2“If anyone catches a thief breaking in and hits him so that he dies, he is not guilty of murder. 3But if it happens after sunrise, he is guilty of murder. “A thief must make up for what he has stolen. If he is unable to do so, he must be sold as a slaven to pay for what he stole. 4But if the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it’s a bull, donkey, or a sheep, he must make up for the loss with double the amount.
    5“Whenever someone lets his livestock graze in a field or a vineyard, and they stray and graze in another person’s field, he must make up for what the damaged field was expected to produce. But if he lets them ruin the whole field with their grazing, he must make up from his own field for the loss with the best from his field and vineyard.
    6“Whenever a fire starts and spreads into the underbrush so that it burns up stacked or standing grain or ruins a field, the person who started the fire must make up for the loss.
    7“This is what you must do whenever someone gives his neighbor silver or bothern valuables to keep for him, and they are stolen from that person’s house: If the thief is caught, he must make up for the loss with double the amount. 8If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must be brought to God to find out whether or not he took his neighbor’s valuables. 9If there is a dispute over
the ownership of a bull, a donkey, a sheep, an article of clothing, or any other lost property which two people claim as their own, both people must bring their case to God. The one whom God declares guilty must make up for his neighbor’s loss with double the amount.













































Exodus 25:1-39(GOD'S WORD)

     1The Lord said to Moses, 2Tell the Isaelites to choose something to give me as a special contribution. You must accept whatever contribution each person freely gives. 3This is the kind of contribution you will accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats'hair, 5rams' skin dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood, 6olive oil the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense, 7onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the {chief priest's} ephod and his breastplate.
       8"Than have them make a holy place for me, and I will live among them. 9Make the tent and all its furnishings exactly like the plans I am showing you.
      10"Make an ark of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 11Cover it with pure gold inside and out, and put a gold molding around it. 12Cast four gold rings for it, and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on each side. 13Make poles of acacia wood, and cover them with gold.14Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.    15The poles must stay in the rings of the ark. Never remove them. 16Then you will put into the ark the words of my promise which I will give you.
    17“Make a throne of mercy to cover the ark out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
    18Make two angelsc out of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy,                 19one on each end. Form the angels and the throne of mercy out of one piece of gold. 20The angels should have their wings spread above the throne of mercy, overshadowing it. They should face each other, looking at the throne of mercy. 21After you put into the ark the words of my promise which I will give you, place the throne of mercy on top. 22I will be
above the throne of mercy between the angels whenever I meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
    23“Make a table of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 24Cover it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it. 25Make a rim three inches wide around it, and put a gold molding around the rim.
    26Make four gold rings for it, and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are. 27The rings are to be close to the rim. They are to hold the poles for carrying the table.                 28Make the poles out of acacia wood, cover them with gold, and use them to carry the table. 29Make plates and dishes for the table out of pure gold, as well as pitchers and bowls to be used for pouring wine offerings. 30Put the bread of the presence on this table so that it will be in front of me all the time.
   31Make a lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals must be hammered out of one piece of gold. 32Six branches are to come out of the sides, three branches on one side and three on the other. 33Each of the six branches coming out of the lamp stand is to have three flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals.34The lamp stand itself is to have four flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals. 35There should be a bud under each of the three pairs of branches coming out of the lamp stand. 36The buds and branches should also be hammered out of the same piece of pure gold as the lamp stand.
   37Make seven lamps, and set them on the lamp stand so that they light up the area in front of it. 38The tongs and incense burners must be made of pure gold. 39Use 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lamp stand and all the utensils.40Be sure to make them according to the plans you were shown on the mountain."

Exodus 27:1-21 (GOD'S WORD)


    1The LORD continued, “Make an altar out of acacia wood. It should be 7½ feet square, and 4½ feet high. 2Make a horn at each of its four corners. The four horns and the altar must be made out of one piece of wood covered with bronze.
    3“Make all the utensils for it out of bronze: pots for taking away the altar’s ashes, also shovels, bowls, forks, and incense burners.
    4“Make a grate for it out of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring for beach ofn the four corners of the grate. 5Put the grate under the ledge of the altar so that it comes halfway up the altar.
    6“Make poles out of acacia wood for the altar, and cover them with bronze.
    7The poles should be put through the rings on both sides of the altar to carry it.
    8“Make the altar out of boards so that it’s hollow inside. It must be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
    9“Make a courtyard for the tent. The south side of the courtyard should be 150 feet long and have curtains made out of fine linen yarn, 10 hung on 20
posts set in 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts should be made of silver. 11The north side should be the same: 150 feet long, with curtains on 20 posts set in 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts should be made of silver.
    12“The courtyard on the west end should be 75 feet wide and have curtains hung on ten posts set inn ten bases. 13On the east end, facing the rising sun, the courtyard should also be 75 feet wide. 14-15Each side of the entrance will be 22½ feet wide with curtains hung on three posts set in three bases.
    16“The entrance to the courtyard must have a 30-foot screen made from fine linen yarn, embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn, hung on four posts set in four bases. 17All the posts around the courtyard should have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases. 18The courtyard should be 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 7½ feet high, with bcurtainsn made of fine linen yarn and with bronze bases.
    19“All the things for the tent, no matter how they’re used, including all the pegs for the tent and the courtyard, must be made of bronze.20"For the lighting, you must command the Israelites to bring you pure, virgin olive oil so that the lamps won't go out. 21 In the tent of meeting outside the canopy where the words of my promise are, Aaron and his descendants must keep the lamps lit in the Lord's presence from evening until morning. This is a permanent law among the Israelites for generations to come."





































Exodus 28:1-43 (GOD'S WORD)

   
    1[The LORD continued,] “Out of all the Israelites, bring your brother Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar to you. They will serve me as priests.2Make holy clothes for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.
   3"Tell all those who have the skill--those to whom I have given this ability--to make Aaron's clothes. These clothes will set him apart as holy when he serves me as priest. 4These are the clothes they will make: a breastplate, an ephod and the robe that is worn with it, another specially woven linen robe, the chief priest's turban, and a cloth belt. They will make these holy clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they can serve me as priests. 5They must use gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and fine line.
    6“Make the ephod out of fine linen yarn. Creatively work gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn into the fabric. 7It will have two shoulder straps attached at the btopn corners so that it can be fastened. 8Make the belt that is attached to the ephod out of the same fabric. 9Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel 10in birth order—six of their
names on one stone and the remaining six on the other. 11Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the same way a jeweler engraves a signet ring. Mount them in gold settings, 12and fasten them on the shoulder straps of the ephod as reminders of who the Israelites are. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders as a reminder in the LORD’s presence.
    13Make gold settings 14and two chains of pure gold, twisted like ropes, and fasten these chains to the settings.
    15“Make the breastplate for decision-making as creatively as you make the ephod. Make it out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn and out of fine linen yarn. 16Fold it in half so that it’s 9 inches square. 17Fasten four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row put red quartz, topaz, and emerald. 18In the second row put turquoise, sapphire, and crystal. 19In the third row put
jacinth, agate, and amethyst. 20In the fourth row put beryl, onyx, and gray quartz. Mount them in gold settings. 21The stones correspond to the 12 sons of Israel, by name, each stone engraved (like a signet ring) with the name of one of the 12 tribes.
    22“For the breastplate make chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes.
    23Make two gold rings for the breastplate. Attach them to the two btopn corners of the breastplate. 24Then fasten the two gold ropes to the rings at the [top] corners of the breastplate. 25Fasten the other ends of the ropes to the two settings on the shoulder straps of the ephod [so that the breastplate hangs] in front of it. 26Make two gold rings, and fasten them to the other two corners of
the breastplate on the inside edge next to the ephod. 27Make two bmoren gold rings, and fasten them to the bottom of the shoulder straps on the front of the ephod. This will be close to the seam just above the belt of the ephod. 28Then the breastplate should be fastened by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. This will attach it just above the belt of the ephod and will hold the
breastplate in place.
    29“Whenever Aaron goes into the holy place, he will be carrying the names of the sons of Israel over his heart as a constant reminder in the LORD’s presence. He must do this by wearing the breastplate for decision-making. 30Put the Urim and Thummima into the breastplate for decision-making. They, too, will be over Aaron’s heart when he comes into the LORD’s presence. In this way
whenever he’s in the LORD’s presence, Aaron will always be carrying over his heart the bmeans for determining the LORD’sn decisions for the Israelites.
    31“Make the robe that is worn with the ephod entirely of violet material.
    32Make an opening for the head in the center with a reinforced edge (like a leather collarb) all around it to keep it from tearing. 33All around the hem of the robe make pomegranates of violet, purple, and bright red yarn with gold bells in between— 34a gold bell alternating with a pomegranate all around the hem of the robe. 35Aaron must wear it when he serves as priest. The sound of the
bells must be heard when he comes into and goes out of the LORD’s presence in the holy place so that he won’t die. 36“Make a flower-shaped medallion out of pure gold, and engrave on it (as
on a signet ring): Holy to the LORD. 37Fasten a violet cord to it, and tie it so that it’s on the front of the turban. 38It will be on Aaron’s forehead. He’s the one to be blamed for anything done wrong when the Israelites bring their holy offerings— whatever their gifts may be. The medallion must always be on Aaron’s forehead so that the LORD will accept their offerings.
    39“Make the specially woven inner robe of fine linen. Make the turban of fine linen, but the belt should be embroidered with colored yarn.
    40“Also make linen robes, belts, and turbans for Aaron’s sons. These clothes will give them dignity and honor. 41Put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and set them apart to serve me as priests.
    42“Make linen undergarments to cover them down to their thighs. 43Aaron and his sons must wear them when they go into the tent of meeting or when they come near the altar to serve as priests in the holy place. Then they will be blameless and won’t die. “This is a permanent law for him and his descendants.”














































































Exodus 30:1-38 (GOD'S WORD)

    1 [The LORD continued,] “Build an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense. 2Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar must be made out of one piece [of wood]. 3Cover all of it with pure gold—the top, the sides, and the horns. Put a gold molding around it. 4Make two gold rings, and put them below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles for carrying it. 5Make the poles out of acacia wood, and cover them with gold. 6Put the altar in front of the canopy which [hangs] over the ark containing the words of my promise. I will meet with you there in front of the throne of mercy that is on the ark.7“Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on this altar every morning when he takes care of the lamps. 8Also, when Aaron lights the lamps at dusk,
he must burn incense. For generations to come an incense offering must burn constantly in the LORD’s presence.
    9“Never burn any unauthorized incense on this altar or any burnt offerings or grain offerings. Never pour a wine offering on it. 10Once a year Aaron must make peace with the LORD by putting blood on its horns. Once a year—for generations to come—blood from the offering must be placed on the altar to make peace with the LORD. It is most holy to the LORD.”
    11Then the LORD said to Moses, 12“When you take a census of the Israelites, each person must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will happen to them when they are counted. 13As each person is counted, he must give one-fifth of an ounce of silver using the standard weight of the holy place.This one-fifth of an ounce of silver is a contribution to the
LORD. 14Everyone counted who is at least 20 years old must give this contribution to the LORD. 15The rich must not give more than one-fifth of an ounce of silver, and the poor must not give less. This contribution is given to make peace with the LORD and make your lives acceptable to the LORD. 16Take the money the Israelites give to make peace with the LORD, and use it to pay the
expenses of the tent of meeting. It will be a reminder for the Israelites in the LORD’s presence that the sins in their lives are removed.”
    17The LORD said to Moses, 18“Make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and fill it with water. 19Aaron and his sons will use it for washing their hands and feet. 20Before they go into the tent of meeting, they must wash so that they will not die. Before they come near the altar to serve as priests and burn an offering by fire
to the LORD, 21they will wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This will be a permanent law for him and his descendants for generations to come.”
    22The LORD said to Moses, 23“Take the finest spices: 12½ pounds of powdered myrrh; half as much, that is, 6¼ pounds of fragrant cinnamon; 6¼ pounds of fragrant cane; 2412½ pounds of cassia—all weighed using the standard weight of the holy place—and 4 quarts of olive oil. 25Have a perfumer make these into a holy oil, a fragrant mixture, used only for anointing. This will
be the holy oil used for anointing.
    26“Use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark containing the words of my promise, 27the table and all the dishes, the lamp stand and all the utensils, the altar for incense, 28the altar for burnt offerings and all its accessories, and the basin with its stand. 29In this way you will dedicate them for their holy purpose. Then they will be most holy, and anything that touches them will become
holy. 30Anoint Aaron and his sons as well. In this way you will set them apart for their holy duties of serving me as priests.
    31“Say to the Israelites, ‘For generations to come, this will be my holy oil used only for anointing. 32It must never be poured on the bodies of other people. Never make any perfumed oil using this formula. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy. 33Whoever prepares a perfume like this or puts it on anyone who is not a priest must be excluded from the people.’ ”
    34The LORD said to Moses, “Take one part fragrant spices (two kinds of gum resin and aromatic mollusk shells), and mix them with one part pure frankincense.
    35Have a perfumer make it into fragrant incense, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. 36Grind some of it into a fine powder, and put it in front of the  ark containing the words of my promise in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. You must treat it as most holy. 37Never make any incense for yourselves using this formula. Treat it as holy to the LORD. 38Whoever prepares
anything like it for his own enjoyment must be excluded from his people.”

















































































































Exodus 32:30-35 (GOD'S WORD)

    30The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a serious sin. Now I will go up the mountain to the Lord. Maybe I will be able to make a payment for you sin and make peace with the Lord for your sin."
    31So Moses went back to the Lord and said, "These people have committed such a serious sin! They made gods out of gold for themselves. 32But will you forgive their sin? If not, please wipe me out of the book you have written."
    33Then Lord answered Moses, "I will wipe out of my book whoever sins against me. 34Now, go! Lead the people to the place I told you about. My Messenger will go ahead of you. But when I punish, I will punish them for their sin."
    35So the Lord killed people because they had Aaron make the calf.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Exodus 33:17-23 (GOD'S WORD)

    17The LORD answered Moses, “I will do what you have asked, because I am pleased with you, and I know you by name.”
    18Then Moses said, "Please let me see your glory."
   19The LORD said, "I will let all my goodness pass in front of you, and there I will call out my name 'the LORD.' I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to. 20But you can't see my face, because no one may see me and live."
    21The the LORD said, "Look, there's a place near me. Stand by this rocky cliff. 22When my glory passes by, I will put you in a crevice in the cliff and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.         23Then I will take my hand away, and you'll see my back, but my face must not be seen."

Exodus 34:1-35 (GOD'S WORD)

    1The LORD said to Moses, “Cut two more stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets which you smashed. 2Be ready in the morning. Then come up on Mount Sinai, and stand in my presence on the top of the mountain. 3No one may come with you or even be seen anywhere on the mountain. Even the
    4So Moses cut two more stone tablets like the first ones. Early the next morning he went up on Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, carrying the two stone tablets.
    5The LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him and called out his name “the LORD.”
    6Then he passed in front of Moses, calling out, “The LORD, the LORD, a compassionate and merciful God, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.
    7He continues to show his love to thousands of generations, forgiving wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. He never lets the guilty go unpunished, punishing children and grandchildren for their parents’ sins to the third and fourth generation.”
    8Immediately, Moses knelt, bowing with his face touching the ground.
    9Then he said, “Lord, please go with us! Even though we are impossible to deal with, forgive our sin and the wrong we have done, and accept us as your own people.”
    10The LORD said, “I’m making my promisea again. In front of all your people I will perform miracles that have never been done in any other nation in all the world. All the people around you will see how awesome these miracles are that I will perform for you. 11Do everything that I command today. Then I will force the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites out of your way. 12Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you’re going. This will prove to be a trap to you. 13But tear down their
altars, crush their sacred stones, and cut down their poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah. 14(Never worship any other god, because the LORD is a God who does not tolerate rivals. In fact, he is known for not tolerating rivals.) 15Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in that land. When they chase after their gods as though they were prostitutes and sacrifice to them, they may invite you to eat the meat from their sacrifices with them. 16Then your sons will end up marrying their daughters. When their daughters chase after
their gods as though they were prostitutes, they’ll lead your sons to do the same thing.
    17“Never make an idol.
    18“You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you must eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, because in that month you came out of Egypt.
    19“Every first male offspring is mine, even the firstborn malesb of all your livestock, whether cattle, sheep, or goats. 20It will cost you a sheep or a goat to buy back the firstborn donkey. If you don’t buy it back, then you must break the donkey’s neck. You must buy back every firstborn of your sons. “No one may come into my presence without an offering.
    21“You may work six days, but on the seventh day you must not work. Even during the time of plowing or harvesting you must not work bon this dayn .
    22“You must celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the first grain from your wheat harvest, and the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the season.
    23“Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of the Master, the LORD God of Israel. 24I will force nations out of your way and will expand byour country’sn borders. No one will want to take away your land while you’re gone three times a year to the LORD’s festivals.
    25“Never offer the blood of a sacrifice to me at the same time you offer any thing containing yeast. No part of the sacrifice at the Passover festival should be left over in the morning.
    26“You must bring the first and best of the produce harvested from your soil to the house of the LORD your God.
    27Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down these words, because on the basis of these words I’m making a promise to Israel and to you.”
    28Moses was there with the LORD 40 days and 40 nights without food or water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the promise, the ten commandments.
    29Moses came down from Mount Sinai, carrying the two tablets with God’s words on them. His face was shining from speaking with the LORD, but he didn’t know it.
    30 When Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses and saw his face shining, they were afraid to come near him. 31 Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him. Then Moses spoke to them. 32 After that, all the other Israelites came near him, and he commanded them to do everything the Lord told him on Mount Sinai. 33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. 34 But whenever Moses went into the Lord's presence to speak with him, he took off the veil until he came out. Whenever he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they would see that Moses' face was shining. Then Moses would put the veil back on until he went in again to speak with the Lord.

Exodus 37:1-9 (GOD'S WORD)

    1 Bezalel made the ark out of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 2He covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold molding around it. 3He cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on each side. 4Then he made poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold. 5He put them through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
    6He made the throne of mercy out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. 7Then he made two angels out of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy, 8one on each end. He formed the angels and the throne of mercy out of one piece {of gold}. 9The angels had their wings spread above the throne of mercy, overshadowing it. They faced each other, looking at the throne of mercy.

Exodus 39:8-21 (GOD'S WORD)

    8They made the breastplate as creatively as they made the ephod. It was made pit of gold,violet, and bright red yarn, and of fine linen yarn. 9It was folded in half and was 9 inches square. 10They fastened four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row they put red quartz, topaz, and emerald. 11In the second row they put turquoise, sapphire, and crystal. 12In the third row they put put Jacinth, agate, and amethyst. 13In the fourth row they put beryl, onyx, and gray quartz. The stones were mounted in gold settings. 14They corresponded to the 12 sons of Israel, by name, each stone engraved (like a signet ring) with the name of one of the 12 tribes.
  15For the breastplate they made chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes. 16They made two gold settings and two gold rings and attacted the the two rings to the (top) two coners of the breastplates.    17They fastened the two gold ropes to the rings at the (top) two corneners of the breastplate. 18They fastened the other ends of the ropes to the two settings of the shoulder strapes to the ephod (so that the breastplate hung) in front of it. 19They made two gold rings and fastened them to the other two corners of the breastplate on the inside edge next to the ephod. 20They made two (more) gold rings  and fastened them to the bottom of the shoulder strapes on the front of the ephod.21Then they fastened the breastplate by the rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. So the breastplate was attached just above the belt of the ephod and held in place. They followed the Lord's instructions to Moses.












































Exodus 40:16-38 (GOD'S WORD)

    16Moses did everything as the LORD commanded him. 17So the tent was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year after the Israelites had left Egypt. 18When Moses set up the tent, he put the sockets in place, put up the frames, inserted the crossbars, and set up the posts. 19He spread the outer tent over the inner tent and put the cover on top. Moses followed the LORD’s instructions.
    20He took the words of God’s promise and put them in the ark. He put the poles on the ark and placed the throne of mercy on top of the ark. 21Then he brought the ark into the tent and hung the canopy over it to mark off where the ark was. Moses followed the LORD’s instructions.
    22Moses put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tent outside the canopy. 23He arranged the bread on the table in the LORD’s presence, following the LORD’s instructions. 24He placed the lamp stand in the tent of meeting opposite the table, on the south side of the tent. 25He set up the lamps in the LORD’s presence, following the LORD’s instructions.
    26Moses put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the canopy.
    27He burned sweet-smelling incense on it, following the LORD’s instructions.
    28Then he put up the screen at the entrance to the tent.
    29He put the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance to the tent (the tent of meeting). He sacrificed burnt offerings and grain offerings on it. Moses followed
the LORD’s instructions.
    30He put the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing. 31Moses, Aaron, and his sons used this water to wash their hands and feet. 32They would wash whenever they went into the tent of meeting or whenever they approached the altar. Moses followed the LORD’s instructions.
    33He set up the courtyard around the tent and the altar and put up the screen at the entrance to the courtyard. Finally, Moses finished the work.
    34Then the column of smoke covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tent.Then the column of smoke covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tent. 35Moses couldn’t go into the tent of meeting, because the smoke settled on it and the glory of the LORD filled the tent.
    36In all their travels, whenever the column of smoke moved from the tent, the Israelites would break camp. 37But if the column didn’t move, they wouldn’t break camp. 38So the LORD’s column stayed over the tent during the day, and there was fire in the smoke at night. In this way all the Israelites could see the column throughout their travels.