Exodus 4 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Exodus 5

¹Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”

KJVAnd afterward^H310 Moses^H4872 and Aaron^H175 went in^H935^(H8804), and told^H559^(H8799) Pharaoh^H6547, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478, Let my people^H5971 go^H7971^(H8761), that they may hold a feast^H2287^(H8799) unto me in the wilderness^H4057.

² Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”

KJVAnd Pharaoh^H6547 said^H559^(H8799), Who is the LORD^H3068, that I should obey^H8085^(H8799) his voice^H6963 to let Israel^H3478 go^H7971^(H8763)? I know^H3045^(H8804) not the LORD^H3068, neither will I let Israel^H3478 go^H7971^(H8762).

³ They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.”

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799), The God^H430 of the Hebrews^H5680 hath met^H7122^(H8738) with us: let us go^H3212^(H8799), we pray thee, three^H7969 days^H3117' journey^H1870 into the desert^H4057, and sacrifice^H2076^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 our God^H430; lest he fall^H6293^(H8799) upon us with pestilence^H1698, or with the sword^H2719.

⁴ The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!”

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses^H4872 and Aaron^H175, let^H6544^(H8686) the people^H5971 from their works^H4639? get^H3212^(H8798) you unto your burdens^H5450.

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

KJVAnd Pharaoh^H6547 said^H559^(H8799), Behold, the people^H5971 of the land^H776 now are many^H7227, and ye make them rest^H7673^(H8689) from their burdens^H5450.

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

KJVAnd Pharaoh^H6547 commanded^H6680^(H8762) the same day^H3117 the taskmasters^H5065^(H8802) of the people^H5971, and their officers^H7860^(H8802), saying^H559^(H8800),

⁷ “You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

KJVYe shall no more^H3254^(H8686) give^H5414^(H8800) the people^H5971 straw^H8401 to make^H3835^(H8800) brick^H3843, as heretofore^H8032^H8543: let them go^H3212^(H8799) and gather^H7197^(H8782) straw^H8401 for themselves.

⁸ You shall require from them the number of the bricks which they made before. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, saying, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to our God.’

KJVAnd the tale^H4971 of the bricks^H3843, which they did make^H6213^(H8802) heretofore^H8032^H8543, ye shall lay^H7760^(H8799) upon them; ye shall not diminish^H1639^(H8799) ought thereof: for they be idle^H7503^(H8737); therefore they cry^H6817^(H8802), saying^H559^(H8800), Let us go^H3212^(H8799) and sacrifice^H2076^(H8799) to our God^H430.

⁹ Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”

KJVLet there more work^H5656 be laid^H3513^(H8799) upon the men^H582, that they may labour^H6213^(H8799) therein; and let them not regard^H8159^(H8799) vain^H8267 words^H1697.

¹⁰ The taskmasters of the people went out with their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you straw.

KJVAnd the taskmasters^H5065^(H8802) of the people^H5971 went out^H3318^(H8799), and their officers^H7860^(H8802), and they spake^H559^(H8799) to the people^H5971, saying^H559^(H8800), Thus saith^H559^(H8804) Pharaoh^H6547, I will not give^H5414^(H8802) you straw^H8401.

¹¹ Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”

KJVGo^H3212^(H8798) ye, get^H3947^(H8798) you straw^H8401 where^H834 ye can find^H4672^(H8799) it: yet^H3588 not ought^H1697 of your work^H5656 shall be diminished^H1639^(H8737).

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

KJVSo the people^H5971 were scattered abroad^H6327^(H8686) throughout all the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 to gather^H7197^(H8780) stubble^H7179 instead of straw^H8401.

¹³ The taskmasters were urgent saying, “Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!”

KJVAnd the taskmasters^H5065^(H8802) hasted^H213^(H8801) them, saying^H559^(H8800), Fulfil^H3615^(H8761) your works^H4639, your daily^H3117 tasks^H1697, as when there was^H1961^(H8800) straw^H8401.

¹⁴ The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and were asked, “Why haven’t you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?”

KJVAnd the officers^H7860^(H8802) of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, which Pharaoh's^H6547 taskmasters^H5065^(H8802) had set^H7760^(H8804) over them, were beaten^H5221^(H8714), and demanded^H559^(H8800), Wherefore have ye not fulfilled^H3615^(H8765) your task^H2706 in making brick^H3835^(H8800) both yesterday^H8543 and to day^H3117, as heretofore^H8032^H8543?

¹⁵ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this way with your servants?

KJVThen the officers^H7860^(H8802) of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 came^H935^(H8799) and cried^H6817^(H8799) unto Pharaoh^H6547, saying^H559^(H8800), Wherefore dealest^H6213^(H8799) thou thus with thy servants^H5650?

¹⁶ No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, ‘Make brick!’ and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.”

KJVThere is no straw^H8401 given^H5414^(H8737) unto thy servants^H5650, and they say^H559^(H8802) to us, Make^H6213^(H8798) brick^H3843: and, behold, thy servants^H5650 are beaten^H5221^(H8716); but the fault^H2398^(H8804) is in thine own people^H5971.

¹⁷ But Pharaoh said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’

KJVBut he said^H559^(H8799), Ye are idle^H7503^(H8737), ye are idle^H7503^(H8737): therefore ye say^H559^(H8802), Let us go^H3212^(H8799) and do sacrifice^H2076^(H8799) to the LORD^H3068.

¹⁸ Go therefore now, and work; for no straw shall be given to you; yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!”

KJVGo^H3212^(H8798) therefore now, and work^H5647^(H8798); for there shall no straw^H8401 be given^H5414^(H8735) you, yet shall ye deliver^H5414^(H8799) the tale^H8506 of bricks^H3843.

¹⁹ The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble when it was said, “You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!”

KJVAnd the officers^H7860^(H8802) of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did see^H7200^(H8799) that they were in evil^H7451 case, after it was said^H559^(H8800), Ye shall not minish^H1639^(H8799) ought from your bricks^H3843 of your daily^H3117^H3117 task^H1697.

²⁰ They met Moses and Aaron, who stood along the way, as they came out from Pharaoh.

KJVAnd they met^H6293^(H8799) Moses^H4872 and Aaron^H175, who stood^H5324^(H8737) in the way^H7125^(H8800), as they came forth^H3318^(H8800) from Pharaoh^H6547:

²¹ They said to them, “May Yahweh look at you and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us!”

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799) unto them, The LORD^H3068 look^H7200^(H8799) upon you, and judge^H8199^(H8799); because ye have made our savour^H7381 to be abhorred^H887^(H8689) in the eyes^H5869 of Pharaoh^H6547, and in the eyes^H5869 of his servants^H5650, to put^H5414^(H8800) a sword^H2719 in their hand^H3027 to slay^H2026^(H8800) us.

²² Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 returned^H7725^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), Lord^H136, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated^H7489^(H8689) this people^H5971? why is it that thou hast sent^H7971^(H8804) me?

²³ For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people. You have not rescued your people at all!”

KJVFor since I came^H935^(H8804) to Pharaoh^H6547 to speak^H1696^(H8763) in thy name^H8034, he hath done evil^H7489^(H8689) to this people^H5971; neither hast thou delivered^H5337^(H8689) thy people^H5971 at all^H5337^(H8687).

WEB·Exodus 4

¹Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘Yahweh has not appeared to you.’”

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 answered^H6030^(H8799) and said^H559^(H8799), But, behold, they will not believe^H539^(H8686) me, nor hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto my voice^H6963: for they will say^H559^(H8799), The LORD^H3068 hath not appeared^H7200^(H8738) unto thee.

² Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, What is that in thine hand^H3027? And he said^H559^(H8799), A rod^H4294.

³ He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Cast^H7993^(H8685) it on the ground^H776. And he cast^H7993^(H8686) it on the ground^H776, and it became a serpent^H5175; and Moses^H4872 fled^H5127^(H8799) from before^H6440 it.

⁴ Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, Put forth^H7971^(H8798) thine hand^H3027, and take^H270^(H8798) it by the tail^H2180. And he put forth^H7971^(H8799) his hand^H3027, and caught^H2388^(H8686) it, and it became a rod^H4294 in his hand^H3709:

⁵ “This is so that they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

KJVThat they may believe^H539^(H8686) that the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of their fathers^H1, the God^H430 of Abraham^H85, the God^H430 of Isaac^H3327, and the God^H430 of Jacob^H3290, hath appeared^H7200^(H8738) unto thee.

⁶ Yahweh said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) furthermore^H5750 unto him, Put^H935^(H8685) now thine hand^H3027 into thy bosom^H2436. And he put^H935^(H8686) his hand^H3027 into his bosom^H2436: and when he took^H3318^(H8686) it out, behold, his hand^H3027 was leprous^H6879^(H8794) as snow^H7950.

⁷ He said, “Put your hand inside your cloak again.” He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Put^H7725 thine hand^H3027 into thy bosom^H2436 again^H7725^(H8685). And he put^H7725 his hand^H3027 into his bosom^H2436 again^H7725^(H8686); and plucked^H3318^(H8686) it out of his bosom^H2436, and, behold, it was turned again^H7725^(H8804) as his other flesh^H1320.

⁸ “It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if they will not believe^H539^(H8686) thee, neither hearken^H8085^(H8799) to the voice^H6963 of the first^H7223 sign^H226, that they will believe^H539^(H8689) the voice^H6963 of the latter^H314 sign^H226.

⁹ It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land.”

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if they will not believe^H539^(H8686) also these two^H8147 signs^H226, neither hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto thy voice^H6963, that thou shalt take^H3947^(H8804) of the water^H4325 of the river^H2975, and pour^H8210^(H8804) it upon the dry^H3004 land: and the water^H4325 which thou takest^H3947^(H8799) out of the river^H2975 shall become blood^H1818 upon the dry^H3006 land.

¹⁰ Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 said^H559^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, O^H994 my Lord^H136, I^H376 am not eloquent^H1697, neither heretofore^H8032^H8543, nor since^H227 thou hast spoken^H1696^(H8763) unto thy servant^H5650: but I am slow^H3515 of speech^H6310, and of a slow^H3515 tongue^H3956.

¹¹ Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh?

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Who hath made^H7760^(H8804) man's^H120 mouth^H6310? or who maketh^H7760^(H8799) the dumb^H483, or deaf^H2795, or the seeing^H6493, or the blind^H5787? have not I the LORD^H3068?

¹² Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”

KJVNow therefore go^H3212^(H8798), and I will be with thy mouth^H6310, and teach^H3384^(H8689) thee what thou shalt say^H1696^(H8762).

¹³ Moses said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), O^H994 my Lord^H136, send^H7971^(H8798), I pray thee, by the hand^H3027 of him whom thou wilt send^H7971^(H8799).

¹⁴ Yahweh’s anger burned against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he is coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

KJVAnd the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 was kindled^H2734^(H8799) against Moses^H4872, and he said^H559^(H8799), Is not Aaron^H175 the Levite^H3881 thy brother^H251? I know^H3045^(H8804) that he can speak^H1696^(H8762) well^H1696^(H8763). And also, behold, he cometh forth^H3318^(H8802) to meet^H7125^(H8800) thee: and when he seeth^H7200^(H8804) thee, he will be glad^H8055^(H8804) in his heart^H3820.

¹⁵ You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

KJVAnd thou shalt speak^H1696^(H8765) unto him, and put^H7760^(H8804) words^H1697 in his mouth^H6310: and I will be with thy mouth^H6310, and with his mouth^H6310, and will teach^H3384^(H8689) you what ye shall do^H6213^(H8799).

¹⁶ He will be your spokesman to the people. It will happen that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.

KJVAnd he shall be thy spokesman^H1696^(H8765) unto the people^H5971: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth^H6310, and thou shalt be to him instead of God^H430.

¹⁷ You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”

KJVAnd thou shalt take^H3947^(H8799) this rod^H4294 in thine hand^H3027, wherewith thou shalt do^H6213^(H8799) signs^H226.

¹⁸ Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 went^H3212^(H8799) and returned^H7725^(H8799) to Jethro^H3500 his father in law^H2859^(H8802), and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Let me go^H3212^(H8799), I pray thee, and return^H7725^(H8799) unto my brethren^H251 which are in Egypt^H4714, and see^H7200^(H8799) whether they be yet^H5750 alive^H2416. And Jethro^H3503 said^H559^(H8799) to Moses^H4872, Go^H3212^(H8798) in peace^H7965.

¹⁹ Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872 in Midian^H4080, Go^H3212^(H8798), return^H7725^(H8798) into Egypt^H4714: for all the men^H582 are dead^H4191^(H8804) which sought^H1245^(H8764) thy life^H5315.

²⁰ Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God’s rod in his hand.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 took^H3947^(H8799) his wife^H802 and his sons^H1121, and set^H7392^(H8686) them upon an ass^H2543, and he returned^H7725^(H8799) to the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: and Moses^H4872 took^H3947^(H8799) the rod^H4294 of God^H430 in his hand^H3027.

²¹ Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, When thou goest^H3212^(H8800) to return^H7725^(H8800) into Egypt^H4714, see^H7200^(H8798) that thou do^H6213^(H8804) all those wonders^H4159 before^H6440 Pharaoh^H6547, which I have put^H7760^(H8804) in thine hand^H3027: but I will harden^H2388^(H8762) his heart^H3820, that he shall not let the people^H5971 go^H7971^(H8762).

²² You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Yahweh says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

KJVAnd thou shalt say^H559^(H8804) unto Pharaoh^H6547, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Israel^H3478 is my son^H1121, even my firstborn^H1060:

²³ and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”

KJVAnd I say^H559^(H8799) unto thee, Let my son^H1121 go^H7971^(H8761), that he may serve^H5647^(H8799) me: and if thou refuse^H3985^(H8762) to let him go^H7971^(H8763), behold, I will slay^H2026^(H8802) thy son^H1121, even thy firstborn^H1060.

²⁴ On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.

KJVAnd it came to pass by the way^H1870 in the inn^H4411, that the LORD^H3068 met^H6298^(H8799) him, and sought^H1245^(H8762) to kill^H4191^(H8687) him.

²⁵ Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”

KJVThen Zipporah^H6855 took^H3947^(H8799) a sharp stone^H6864, and cut off^H3772^(H8799) the foreskin^H6190 of her son^H1121, and cast^H5060^(H8686) it at his feet^H7272, and said^H559^(H8799), Surely a bloody^H1818 husband^H2860 art thou to me.

²⁶ So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.

KJVSo he let him go^H7503^(H8799): then she said^H559^(H8804), A bloody^H1818 husband^H2860 thou art, because of the circumcision^H4139.

²⁷ Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) to Aaron^H175, Go^H3212^(H8798) into the wilderness^H4057 to meet^H7125^(H8800) Moses^H4872. And he went^H3212^(H8799), and met^H6298^(H8799) him in the mount^H2022 of God^H430, and kissed^H5401^(H8799) him.

²⁸ Moses told Aaron all Yahweh’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 told^H5046^(H8686) Aaron^H175 all the words^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 who had sent^H7971^(H8804) him, and all the signs^H226 which he had commanded^H6680^(H8765) him.

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

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 and Aaron^H175 went^H3212^(H8799) and gathered together^H622^(H8799) all the elders^H2205 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478:

³⁰ Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

KJVAnd Aaron^H175 spake^H1696^(H8762) all the words^H1697 which the LORD^H3068 had spoken^H1696^(H8765) unto Moses^H4872, and did^H6213^(H8799) the signs^H226 in the sight^H5869 of the people^H5971.

³¹ The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.

KJVAnd the people^H5971 believed^H539^(H8686): and when they heard^H8085^(H8799) that the LORD^H3068 had visited^H6485^(H8804) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and that he had looked^H7200^(H8804) upon their affliction^H6040, then they bowed their heads^H6915^(H8799) and worshipped^H7812^(H8691).

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