Fixed NLT sub-headings

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md

@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ The Israelites in Egypt
 22. Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Throw every newborn Hebrew boy into the Nile River. But you may let the girls live."
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 The Birth of Moses
 
 # Chapter 2
-1. About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
+1. 
+About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
 2. The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months.
 3. But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.
 4. The baby's sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him.
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ The Birth of Moses
 
 9. "Take this baby and nurse him for me," the princess told the baby's mother. "I will pay you for your help." So the woman took her baby home and nursed him.
 
-10. Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses, for she explained, "I lifted him out of the water."Moses Escapes to Midian
+10. Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses, for she explained, "I lifted him out of the water."
+Moses Escapes to Midian
+
 
 11. Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews.
 12. After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid the body in the sand.
@@ -24,8 +27,11 @@ The Birth of Moses
 
 14. The man replied, "Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?"
 Then Moses was afraid, thinking, "Everyone knows what I did."
+
 15. And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian.
+
 When Moses arrived in Midian, he sat down beside a well.
+
 16. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father's flocks.
 17. But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from the shepherds. Then he drew water for their flocks.
 
@@ -43,3 +49,4 @@ When Moses arrived in Midian, he sat down beside a well.
 25. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Moses and the Burning Bush
 4. When the LORD saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, "Moses! Moses!"
 "Here I am!" Moses replied.
 
+
 5. "Do not come any closer," the LORD warned. "Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.
 6. I am the God of your father--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.
 
@@ -24,8 +25,11 @@ Moses and the Burning Bush
 
 14. God replied to Moses, "I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you."
 15. God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you.
+
 This is my eternal name,
-    my name to remember for all generations.
+    
+my name to remember for all generations.
+
 
 16. "Now go and call together all the elders of Israel. Tell them, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--has appeared to me. He told me, "I have been watching closely, and I see how the Egyptians are treating you.
 17. I have promised to rescue you from your oppression in Egypt. I will lead you to a land flowing with milk and honey--the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live."'
@@ -38,3 +42,4 @@ This is my eternal name,
 22. Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and from the foreign women in their houses. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth."
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Signs of the LORD's Power
 2. Then the LORD asked him, "What is that in your hand?"
 "A shepherd's staff," Moses replied.
 
+
 3. "Throw it down on the ground," the LORD told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back.
 
 4. Then the LORD told him, "Reach out and grab its tail." So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a shepherd's staff in his hand.
@@ -28,11 +29,14 @@ Signs of the LORD's Power
 14. Then the LORD became angry with Moses. "All right," he said. "What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he speaks well. And look! He is on his way to meet you now. He will be delighted to see you.
 15. Talk to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will instruct you both in what to do.
 16. Aaron will be your spokesman to the people. He will be your mouthpiece, and you will stand in the place of God for him, telling him what to say.
-17. And take your shepherd's staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you."Moses Returns to Egypt
+17. And take your shepherd's staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you."
+Moses Returns to Egypt
+
 
 18. So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. "Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt," Moses said. "I don't even know if they are still alive."
 "Go in peace," Jethro replied.
 
+
 19. Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, "Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died."
 
 20. So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God.
@@ -53,3 +57,4 @@ Signs of the LORD's Power
 31. Then the people of Israel were convinced that the LORD had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the LORD was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Moses and Aaron Speak to Pharaoh
 3. But Aaron and Moses persisted. "The God of the Hebrews has met with us," they declared. "So let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness so we can offer sacrifices to the LORD our God. If we don't, he will kill us with a plague or with the sword."
 
 4. Pharaoh replied, "Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their tasks? Get back to work!
-5. Look, there are many of your people in the land, and you are stopping them from their work."Making Bricks without Straw
+5. Look, there are many of your people in the land, and you are stopping them from their work."
+Making Bricks without Straw
+
 
 6. That same day Pharaoh sent this order to the Egyptian slave drivers and the Israelite foremen:
 7. "Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves!
@@ -36,3 +38,4 @@ Moses and Aaron Speak to Pharaoh
 23. Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!"
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md

@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ Promises of Deliverance
 
 12. "But LORD!" Moses objected. "My own people won't listen to me anymore. How can I expect Pharaoh to listen? I'm such a clumsy speaker!"
 
-13. But the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders for the Israelites and for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The LORD commanded Moses and Aaron to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt.The Ancestors of Moses and Aaron
+13. But the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders for the Israelites and for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The LORD commanded Moses and Aaron to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt.
+
+The Ancestors of Moses and Aaron
+
 
 14. These are the ancestors of some of the clans of Israel:
 The sons of Reuben, Israel's oldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. Their descendants became the clans of Reuben.
 
+
 15. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul's mother was a Canaanite woman.) Their descendants became the clans of Simeon.
 
 16. These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi lived to be 137 years old.)
@@ -33,8 +37,10 @@ The sons of Reuben, Israel's oldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
 18. The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years old.)
 
 19. The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi.
+
 These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records.
 
+
 20. Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.)
 
 21. The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri.
@@ -46,8 +52,10 @@ These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records.
 24. The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Their descendants became the clans of Korah.
 
 25. Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to his son, Phinehas.
+
 These are the ancestors of the Levite families, listed according to their clans.
 
+
 26. The Aaron and Moses named in this list are the same ones to whom the LORD said, "Lead the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army."
 27. It was Moses and Aaron who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about leading the people of Israel out of Egypt.
 
@@ -56,3 +64,4 @@ These are the ancestors of the Levite families, listed according to their clans.
 30. But Moses argued with the LORD, saying, "I can't do it! I'm such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?"
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md

@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ Aaron's Staff Becomes a Serpent
 10. So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the LORD had commanded them. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent!
 11. Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic.
 12. They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.
-13. Pharaoh's heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the LORD had predicted.A Plague of Blood
+13. Pharaoh's heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the LORD had predicted.
+
+A Plague of Blood
+
 
 14. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, and he still refuses to let the people go.
 15. So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake.
@@ -35,3 +38,4 @@ Aaron's Staff Becomes a Serpent
 25. Seven days passed from the time the LORD struck the Nile.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md

@@ -21,13 +21,19 @@ A Plague of Frogs
 12. So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh's palace, and Moses cried out to the LORD about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh.
 13. And the LORD did just what Moses had predicted. The frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields all died.
 14. The Egyptians piled them into great heaps, and a terrible stench filled the land.
-15. But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had predicted.A Plague of Gnats
+15. But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had predicted.
+
+A Plague of Gnats
+
 
 16. So the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Raise your staff and strike the ground. The dust will turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.'"
 17. So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them. When Aaron raised his hand and struck the ground with his staff, gnats infested the entire land, covering the Egyptians and their animals. All the dust in the land of Egypt turned into gnats.
 18. Pharaoh's magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike.
 
-19. "This is the finger of God!" the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh's heart remained hard. He wouldn't listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.A Plague of Flies
+19. "This is the finger of God!" the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh's heart remained hard. He wouldn't listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.
+
+A Plague of Flies
+
 
 20. Then the LORD told Moses, "Get up early in the morning and stand in Pharaoh's way as he goes down to the river. Say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so they can worship me.
 21. If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them.
@@ -50,3 +56,4 @@ A Plague of Frogs
 32. But Pharaoh again became stubborn and refused to let the people go.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md

@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ A Plague against Livestock
 5. The LORD has already set the time for the plague to begin. He has declared that he will strike the land tomorrow.'"
 
 6. And the LORD did just as he had said. The next morning all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but the Israelites didn't lose a single animal.
-7. Pharaoh sent his officials to investigate, and they discovered that the Israelites had not lost a single animal! But even so, Pharaoh's heart remained stubborn, and he still refused to let the people go.A Plague of Festering Boils
+7. Pharaoh sent his officials to investigate, and they discovered that the Israelites had not lost a single animal! But even so, Pharaoh's heart remained stubborn, and he still refused to let the people go.
+
+A Plague of Festering Boils
+
 
 8. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a brick kiln, and have Moses toss it into the air while Pharaoh watches.
 9. The ashes will spread like fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, causing festering boils to break out on people and animals throughout the land."
 
 10. So they took soot from a brick kiln and went and stood before Pharaoh. As Pharaoh watched, Moses threw the soot into the air, and boils broke out on people and animals alike.
 11. Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians.
-12. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and just as the LORD had predicted to Moses, Pharaoh refused to listen.A Plague of Hail
+12. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and just as the LORD had predicted to Moses, Pharaoh refused to listen.
+
+A Plague of Hail
+
 
 13. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Tell him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me.
 14. If you don't, I will send more plagues on you and your officials and your people. Then you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth.
@@ -49,3 +55,4 @@ A Plague against Livestock
 35. Because his heart was hard, Pharaoh refused to let the people leave, just as the LORD had predicted through Moses.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md

@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ A Plague of Locusts
 
 18. So Moses left Pharaoh's court and pleaded with the LORD.
 19. The LORD responded by shifting the wind, and the strong west wind blew the locusts into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained in all the land of Egypt.
-20. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart again, so he refused to let the people go.A Plague of Darkness
+20. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart again, so he refused to let the people go.
+
+A Plague of Darkness
+
 
 21. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it."
 22. So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days.
@@ -46,3 +49,4 @@ A Plague of Locusts
 29. "Very well," Moses replied. "I will never see your face again."
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md

@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ Death for Egypt's Firstborn
 10. Moses and Aaron performed these miracles in Pharaoh's presence, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he wouldn't let the Israelites leave the country.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ The First Passover
 
 28. So the people of Israel did just as the LORD had commanded through Moses and Aaron.
 29. And that night at midnight, the LORD struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed.
-30. Pharaoh and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died.Israel's Exodus from Egypt
+30. Pharaoh and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died.
+
+Israel's Exodus from Egypt
+
 
 31. Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. "Get out!" he ordered. "Leave my people--and take the rest of the Israelites with you! Go and worship the LORD as you have requested.
 32. Take your flocks and herds, as you said, and be gone. Go, but bless me as you leave."
@@ -53,7 +56,10 @@ The First Passover
 
 40. The people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years.
 41. In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the LORD's forces left the land.
-42. On this night the LORD kept his promise to bring his people out of the land of Egypt. So this night belongs to him, and it must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to generation.Instructions for the Passover
+42. On this night the LORD kept his promise to bring his people out of the land of Egypt. So this night belongs to him, and it must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to generation.
+
+Instructions for the Passover
+
 
 43. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "These are the instructions for the festival of Passover. No outsiders are allowed to eat the Passover meal.
 44. But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised.
@@ -68,3 +74,4 @@ The First Passover
 51. On that very day the LORD brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ Dedication of the Firstborn
 
 14. "And in the future, your children will ask you, 'What does all this mean?' Then you will tell them, 'With the power of his mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery.
 15. Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the LORD--except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.'
-16. This ceremony will be like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the LORD's mighty hand brought us out of Egypt."Israel's Wilderness Detour
+16. This ceremony will be like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the LORD's mighty hand brought us out of Egypt."
+Israel's Wilderness Detour
+
 
 17. When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, "If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."
 18. So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle.
@@ -32,3 +34,4 @@ Dedication of the Firstborn
 22. And the LORD did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 1. Then the LORD gave these instructions to Moses:
 2. "Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon.
 3. Then Pharaoh will think, 'The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!'
-4. And once again I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD!" So the Israelites camped there as they were told.The Egyptians Pursue Israel
+4. And once again I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD!" So the Israelites camped there as they were told.
+
+The Egyptians Pursue Israel
+
 
 5. When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. "What have we done, letting all those Israelite slaves get away?" they asked.
 6. So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his troops.
@@ -15,7 +18,9 @@
 12. Didn't we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, 'Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It's better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!'"
 
 13. But Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid. Just stand still and watch the LORD rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again.
-14. The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm."Escape through the Red Sea
+14. The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm."
+Escape through the Red Sea
+
 
 15. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving!
 16. Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground.
@@ -41,3 +46,4 @@
 31. When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the LORD had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the LORD and in his servant Moses.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md

@@ -3,82 +3,133 @@ A Song of Deliverance
 # Chapter 15
 1. Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD:
 "I will sing to the LORD,
-    for he has triumphed gloriously;
+    
+for he has triumphed gloriously;
 he has hurled both horse and rider
-    into the sea.
+    
+into the sea.
+
 
 2. The LORD is my strength and my song;
-    he has given me victory.
+    
+he has given me victory.
+
 This is my God, and I will praise him--
-    my father's God, and I will exalt him!
+    
+my father's God, and I will exalt him!
+
 
 3. The LORD is a warrior;
     Yahweh is his name!
 
 4. Pharaoh's chariots and army
-    he has hurled into the sea.
+    he has hurled 
+into the sea.
+
 The finest of Pharaoh's officers
     are drowned in the Red Sea.
 
 5. The deep waters gushed over them;
-    they sank to the bottom like a stone.
+    
+they sank to the bottom like a stone.
+
 
 6. "Your right hand, O LORD,
-    is glorious in power.
+    
+is glorious in power.
 Your right hand, O LORD,
-    smashes the enemy.
+    
+smashes the enemy.
+
 
 7. In the greatness of your majesty,
-    you overthrow those who rise against you.
+    
+you overthrow those who rise against you.
+
 You unleash your blazing fury;
-    it consumes them like straw.
+    
+it consumes them like straw.
+
 
 8. At the blast of your breath,
-    the waters piled up!
+    
+the waters piled up!
 The surging waters stood straight like a wall;
-    in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.
+    
+in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.
+
 
 9. "The enemy boasted, 'I will chase them
-    and catch up with them.
+    
+and catch up with them.
+
 I will plunder them
-    and consume them.
+    
+and consume them.
+
 I will flash my sword;
-    my powerful hand will destroy them.'
+    
+my powerful hand will destroy them.'
+
 
 10. But you blew with your breath,
-    and the sea covered them.
+    
+and the sea covered them.
+
 They sank like lead
-    in the mighty waters.
+    
+in the mighty waters.
+
 
 11. "Who is like you among the gods, O LORD--
-    glorious in holiness,
+    
+glorious in holiness,
 awesome in splendor,
-    performing great wonders?
+    
+performing great wonders?
+
 
 12. You raised your right hand,
-    and the earth swallowed our enemies.
+    
+and the earth swallowed our enemies.
+
 
 13. "With your unfailing love you lead
-    the people you have redeemed.
+    
+the people you have redeemed.
+
 In your might, you guide them
-    to your sacred home.
+    
+to your sacred home.
+
 
 14. The peoples hear and tremble;
-    anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
+    
+anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
+
 
 15. The leaders of Edom are terrified;
-    the nobles of Moab tremble.
+    
+the nobles of Moab tremble.
+
 All who live in Canaan melt away;
 
+
 16. terror and dread fall upon them.
+
 The power of your arm
-    makes them lifeless as stone
+    
+makes them lifeless as stone
 until your people pass by, O LORD,
-    until the people you purchased pass by.
+    
+until the people you purchased pass by.
+
 
 17. You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain--
     the place, O LORD, reserved for your own dwelling,
-    the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
+    
+the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
+
 
 18. The LORD will reign forever and ever!"
 
@@ -87,9 +138,13 @@ until your people pass by, O LORD,
 20. Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.
 21. And Miriam sang this song:
 "Sing to the LORD,
-    for he has triumphed gloriously;
+    
+for he has triumphed gloriously;
 he has hurled both horse and rider
-    into the sea."Bitter Water at Marah
+    
+into the sea."
+Bitter Water at Marah
+
 
 22. Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water.
 23. When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means "bitter").
@@ -102,3 +157,4 @@ It was there at Marah that the LORD set before them the following decree as a st
 27. After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md

@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ And Moses told them, "It is the food the LORD has given you to eat.
 36. The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about two quarts.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ Water from the Rock
 5. The LORD said to Moses, "Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you.
 6. I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink." So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on.
 
-7. Moses named the place Massah (which means "test") and Meribah (which means "arguing") because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the LORD by saying, "Is the LORD here with us or not?"Israel Defeats the Amalekites
+7. Moses named the place Massah (which means "test") and Meribah (which means "arguing") because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the LORD by saying, "Is the LORD here with us or not?"
+Israel Defeats the Amalekites
+
 
 8. While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek attacked them.
 9. Moses commanded Joshua, "Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand."
@@ -27,3 +29,4 @@ Water from the Rock
 16. He said, "They have raised their fist against the LORD's throne, so now the LORD will be at war with Amalek generation after generation."
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md

@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ Jethro's Visit to Moses
 10. "Praise the LORD," Jethro said, "for he has rescued you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh. Yes, he has rescued Israel from the powerful hand of Egypt!
 11. I know now that the LORD is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians."
 
-12. Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came out and joined him in a sacrificial meal in God's presence.Jethro's Wise Advice
+12. Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came out and joined him in a sacrificial meal in God's presence.
+
+Jethro's Wise Advice
+
 
 13. The next day, Moses took his seat to hear the people's disputes against each other. They waited before him from morning till evening.
 
@@ -40,3 +43,4 @@ Jethro's Visit to Moses
 27. Soon after this, Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law, who returned to his own land.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md

@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ Moses told the LORD what the people had said.
 25. So Moses went down to the people and told them what the LORD had said.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md

@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community
 
 20. "Don't be afraid," Moses answered them, "for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!"
 
-21. As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.Proper Use of Altars
+21. As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.
+
+Proper Use of Altars
+
 
 22. And the LORD said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven.
 23. Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me.
@@ -46,3 +49,4 @@ Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community
 26. And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ Fair Treatment of Slaves
 9. But if the slave's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave but as a daughter.
 
 10. "If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy.
-11. If he fails in any of these three obligations, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.Cases of Personal Injury
+11. If he fails in any of these three obligations, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.
+
+Cases of Personal Injury
+
 
 12. "Anyone who assaults and kills another person must be put to death.
 13. But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety.
@@ -55,3 +58,4 @@ Fair Treatment of Slaves
 36. But if the ox had a reputation for goring, yet its owner failed to keep it under control, he must pay full compensation--a live ox for the dead one--but he may keep the dead ox.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ Protection of Property
 
 2. "If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder.
 3. But if it happens in daylight, the one who killed the thief is guilty of murder.
+
 "A thief who is caught must pay in full for everything he stole. If he cannot pay, he must be sold as a slave to pay for his theft.
+
 4. If someone steals an ox or a donkey or a sheep and it is found in the thief's possession, then the thief must pay double the value of the stolen animal.
 
 5. "If an animal is grazing in a field or vineyard and the owner lets it stray into someone else's field to graze, then the animal's owner must pay compensation from the best of his own grain or grapes.
@@ -23,7 +25,11 @@ Protection of Property
 13. If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the remains of the carcass must be shown as evidence, and no compensation will be required.
 
 14. "If someone borrows an animal from a neighbor and it is injured or dies when the owner is absent, the person who borrowed it must pay full compensation.
-15. But if the owner was present, no compensation is required. And no compensation is required if the animal was rented, for this loss is covered by the rental fee.Social Responsibility
+15. But if the owner was present, no compensation is required. And no compensation is required if the animal was rented, for this loss is covered by the rental fee.
+
+
+Social Responsibility
+
 
 16. "If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her.
 17. But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin.
@@ -47,10 +53,13 @@ Protection of Property
 28. "You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers.
 
 29. "You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine.
+
 "You must give me your firstborn sons.
 
+
 30. "You must also give me the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats. But leave the newborn animal with its mother for seven days; then give it to me on the eighth day.
 
 31. "You must be my holy people. Therefore, do not eat any animal that has been torn up and killed by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ A Call for Justice
 
 12. "You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed.
 
-13. "Pay close attention to all my instructions. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names.Three Annual Festivals
+13. "Pay close attention to all my instructions. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names.
+
+Three Annual Festivals
+
 
 14. "Each year you must celebrate three festivals in my honor.
 15. First, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. No one may appear before me without an offering.
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ A Call for Justice
 18. "You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning.
 
 19. "As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God.
+
 "You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.A Promise of the LORD's Presence
 
 20. "See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you.
@@ -55,3 +59,4 @@ A Call for Justice
 33. They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry."
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md

@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ Israel Accepts the LORD's Covenant
 18. Then Moses disappeared into the cloud as he climbed higher up the mountain. He remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md

@@ -6,19 +6,26 @@ Offerings for the Tabernacle
 3. Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them:
 gold, silver, and bronze;
 
+
 4. blue, purple, and scarlet thread;
 fine linen and goat hair for cloth;
 
+
 5. tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;
 acacia wood;
 
+
 6. olive oil for the lamps;
 spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
 
+
 7. onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece.
 
 8. "Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.
-9. You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.Plans for the Ark of the Covenant
+9. You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.
+
+Plans for the Ark of the Covenant
+
 
 10. "Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood--a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
 11. Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it.
@@ -33,7 +40,10 @@ spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
 19. Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
 20. The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.
 21. Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.
-22. I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.Plans for the Table
+22. I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.
+
+Plans for the Table
+
 
 23. "Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
 24. Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge.
@@ -42,7 +52,10 @@ spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
 27. Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table.
 28. Make these poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
 29. Make special containers of pure gold for the table--bowls, ladles, pitchers, and jars--to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.
-30. Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times.Plans for the Lampstand
+30. Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times.
+
+Plans for the Lampstand
+
 
 31. "Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece--the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.
 32. Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.
@@ -57,3 +70,4 @@ spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
 40. "Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md

@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ Plans for the Tabernacle
 37. Craft five posts from acacia wood. Overlay them with gold, and hang the curtain from them with gold hooks. Cast five bronze bases for the posts.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ Plans for the Altar of Burnt Offering
 5. Install the grating halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.
 6. For carrying the altar, make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.
 7. Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar.
-8. The altar must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just as you were shown on the mountain.Plans for the Courtyard
+8. The altar must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just as you were shown on the mountain.
+
+Plans for the Courtyard
+
 
 9. "Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle, enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side, make the curtains 150 feet long.
 10. They will be held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings.
@@ -22,9 +25,13 @@ Plans for the Altar of Burnt Offering
 17. All the posts around the courtyard must have silver rings and hooks and bronze bases.
 18. So the entire courtyard will be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, with curtain walls 7 1/2 feet high, made from finely woven linen. The bases for the posts will be made of bronze.
 
-19. "All the articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze.Light for the Tabernacle
+19. "All the articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze.
+
+Light for the Tabernacle
+
 
 20. "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
 21. The lampstand will stand in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant. Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the LORD's presence all night. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel, and it must be observed from generation to generation.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ Clothing for the Priests
 2. Make sacred garments for Aaron that are glorious and beautiful.
 3. Instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom. Have them make garments for Aaron that will distinguish him as a priest set apart for my service.
 4. These are the garments they are to make: a chestpiece, an ephod, a robe, a patterned tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother, Aaron, and his sons to wear when they serve me as priests.
-5. So give them fine linen cloth, gold thread, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread.Design of the Ephod
+5. So give them fine linen cloth, gold thread, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
+
+Design of the Ephod
+
 
 6. "The craftsmen must make the ephod of finely woven linen and skillfully embroider it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
 7. It will consist of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.
@@ -16,7 +19,10 @@ Clothing for the Priests
 11. Engrave these names on the two stones in the same way a jeweler engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in settings of gold filigree.
 12. Fasten the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that Aaron represents the people of Israel. Aaron will carry these names on his shoulders as a constant reminder whenever he goes before the LORD.
 13. Make the settings of gold filigree,
-14. then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod.Design of the Chestpiece
+14. then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod.
+
+Design of the Chestpiece
+
 
 15. "Then, with great skill and care, make a chestpiece to be worn for seeking a decision from God. Make it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
 16. Make the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square.
@@ -35,7 +41,9 @@ Clothing for the Priests
 28. Then attach the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. This will hold the chestpiece securely to the ephod above the decorative sash.
 
 29. "In this way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes of Israel on the sacred chestpiece over his heart when he goes into the Holy Place. This will be a continual reminder that he represents the people when he comes before the LORD.
-30. Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron's heart when he goes into the LORD's presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the LORD's will for his people whenever he goes in before the LORD.Additional Clothing for the Priests
+30. Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron's heart when he goes into the LORD's presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the LORD's will for his people whenever he goes in before the LORD.Additional 
+Clothing for the Priests
+
 
 31. "Make the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue cloth,
 32. with an opening for Aaron's head in the middle of it. Reinforce the opening with a woven collar so it will not tear.
@@ -55,3 +63,4 @@ Clothing for the Priests
 43. These must be worn whenever Aaron and his sons enter the Tabernacle or approach the altar in the Holy Place to perform their priestly duties. Then they will not incur guilt and die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and all his descendants after him.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md

@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ Dedication of the Priests
 46. and they will know that I am the LORD their God. I am the one who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the LORD their God.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md

@@ -12,20 +12,26 @@ Plans for the Incense Altar
 8. And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the LORD's presence. This must be done from generation to generation.
 9. Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid offerings.
 
-10. "Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the LORD's most holy altar."Money for the Tabernacle
+10. "Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the LORD's most holy altar."
+Money for the Tabernacle
+
 
 11. Then the LORD said to Moses,
 12. "Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the LORD. Then no plague will strike the people as you count them.
 13. Each person who is counted must give a small piece of silver as a sacred offering to the LORD. (This payment is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.)
 14. All who have reached their twentieth birthday must give this sacred offering to the LORD.
 15. When this offering is given to the LORD to purify your lives, making you right with him, the rich must not give more than the specified amount, and the poor must not give less.
-16. Receive this ransom money from the Israelites, and use it for the care of the Tabernacle. It will bring the Israelites to the LORD's attention, and it will purify your lives."Plans for the Washbasin
+16. Receive this ransom money from the Israelites, and use it for the care of the Tabernacle. It will bring the Israelites to the LORD's attention, and it will purify your lives."
+Plans for the Washbasin
+
 
 17. Then the LORD said to Moses,
 18. "Make a bronze washbasin with a bronze stand. Place it between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water.
 19. Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and feet there.
 20. They must wash with water whenever they go into the Tabernacle to appear before the LORD and when they approach the altar to burn up their special gifts to the LORD--or they will die!
-21. They must always wash their hands and feet, or they will die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants, to be observed from generation to generation."The Anointing Oil
+21. They must always wash their hands and feet, or they will die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants, to be observed from generation to generation."
+The Anointing Oil
+
 
 22. Then the LORD said to Moses,
 23. "Collect choice spices--12 1/2 pounds of pure myrrh, 6 1/4 pounds of fragrant cinnamon, 6 1/4 pounds of fragrant calamus,
@@ -39,7 +45,9 @@ Plans for the Incense Altar
 30. "Anoint Aaron and his sons also, consecrating them to serve me as priests.
 31. And say to the people of Israel, 'This holy anointing oil is reserved for me from generation to generation.
 32. It must never be used to anoint anyone else, and you must never make any blend like it for yourselves. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy.
-33. Anyone who makes a blend like it or anoints someone other than a priest will be cut off from the community.'"The Incense
+33. Anyone who makes a blend like it or anoints someone other than a priest will be cut off from the community.'"
+The Incense
+
 
 34. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather fragrant spices--resin droplets, mollusk shell, and galbanum--and mix these fragrant spices with pure frankincense, weighed out in equal amounts.
 35. Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense.
@@ -48,3 +56,4 @@ Plans for the Incense Altar
 38. Anyone who makes incense like this for personal use will be cut off from the community."
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md

@@ -14,18 +14,24 @@ the Ark of the Covenant;
 the Ark's cover--the place of atonement;
 all the furnishings of the Tabernacle;
 
+
 8. the table and its utensils;
 the pure gold lampstand with all its accessories;
 the incense altar;
 
+
 9. the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils;
 the washbasin with its stand;
 
+
 10. the beautifully stitched garments--the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests;
 
 11. the anointing oil;
 the fragrant incense for the Holy Place.
-The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you."Instructions for the Sabbath
+
+The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you."
+Instructions for the Sabbath
+
 
 12. The LORD then gave these instructions to Moses:
 13. "Tell the people of Israel: 'Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
@@ -37,3 +43,4 @@ The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you."Instructions for the
 18. When the LORD finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, written by the finger of God.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md

@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ The Gold Calf
 27. Moses told them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Each of you, take your swords and go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other. Kill everyone--even your brothers, friends, and neighbors."
 28. The Levites obeyed Moses' command, and about 3,000 people died that day.
 
-29. Then Moses told the Levites, "Today you have ordained yourselves for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Today you have earned a blessing."Moses Intercedes for Israel
+29. Then Moses told the Levites, "Today you have ordained yourselves for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Today you have earned a blessing."
+Moses Intercedes for Israel
+
 
 30. The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin, but I will go back up to the LORD on the mountain. Perhaps I will be able to obtain forgiveness for your sin."
 
@@ -59,3 +61,4 @@ The Gold Calf
 35. Then the LORD sent a great plague upon the people because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md

@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@
 23. Then I will remove my hand and let you see me from behind. But my face will not be seen."
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md

@@ -10,16 +10,24 @@ A New Copy of the Covenant
 5. Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh.
 6. The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out,
 "Yahweh! The LORD!
-    The God of compassion and mercy!
+    
+The God of compassion and mercy!
 I am slow to anger
-    and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
+    
+and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
+
 
 7. I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.
-    I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
+    
+I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
+
 But I do not excuse the guilty.
-    I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;
+    
+I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;
 the entire family is affected--
-    even children in the third and fourth generations."
+    
+even children in the third and fourth generations."
+
 
 8. Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped.
 9. And he said, "O Lord, if it is true that I have found favor with you, then please travel with us. Yes, this is a stubborn and rebellious people, but please forgive our iniquity and our sins. Claim us as your own special possession."
@@ -39,8 +47,10 @@ the entire family is affected--
 
 19. "The firstborn of every animal belongs to me, including the firstborn males from your herds of cattle and your flocks of sheep and goats.
 20. A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the LORD by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son.
+
 "No one may appear before me without an offering.
 
+
 21. "You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working, even during the seasons of plowing and harvest.
 
 22. "You must celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season.
@@ -50,8 +60,10 @@ the entire family is affected--
 25. "You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And none of the meat of the Passover sacrifice may be kept over until the next morning.
 
 26. "As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God.
+
 "You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk."
 
+
 27. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel."
 
 28. Moses remained there on the mountain with the LORD forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the LORD wrote the terms of the covenant--the Ten Commandments--on the stone tablets.
@@ -66,3 +78,4 @@ the entire family is affected--
 35. and the people of Israel would see the radiant glow of his face. So he would put the veil over his face until he returned to speak with the LORD.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md

@@ -3,21 +3,27 @@ Instructions for the Sabbath
 # Chapter 35
 1. Then Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, "These are the instructions the LORD has commanded you to follow.
 2. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death.
-3. You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath."Offerings for the Tabernacle
+3. You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath."
+Offerings for the Tabernacle
+
 
 4. Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, "This is what the LORD has commanded:
 5. Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD:
 gold, silver, and bronze;
 
+
 6. blue, purple, and scarlet thread;
 fine linen and goat hair for cloth;
 
+
 7. tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;
 acacia wood;
 
+
 8. olive oil for the lamps;
 spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
 
+
 9. onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece.
 
 10. "Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the LORD has commanded:
@@ -28,23 +34,28 @@ spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
 the Ark's cover--the place of atonement;
 the inner curtain to shield the Ark;
 
+
 13. the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils;
 the Bread of the Presence;
 
+
 14. for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;
 
 15. the incense altar and its carrying poles;
 the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
 the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;
 
+
 16. the altar of burnt offering;
 the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils;
 the washbasin with its stand;
 
+
 17. the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
 the posts and their bases;
 the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
 
+
 18. the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes;
 
 19. the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place--the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests."
@@ -52,7 +63,8 @@ the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
 20. So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents.
 21. All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the LORD. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle, for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments.
 22. Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the LORD their offerings of gold--brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the LORD.
-23. All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather.
+23. All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; 
+fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather.
 24. And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project.
 
 25. All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth.
@@ -69,3 +81,4 @@ the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
 35. The LORD has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md

@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 5. They went to Moses and reported, "The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the LORD has commanded us to do!"
 
 6. So Moses gave the command, and this message was sent throughout the camp: "Men and women, don't prepare any more gifts for the sanctuary. We have enough!" So the people stopped bringing their sacred offerings.
-7. Their contributions were more than enough to complete the whole project.Building the Tabernacle
+7. Their contributions were more than enough to complete the whole project.
+
+Building the Tabernacle
+
 
 8. The skilled craftsmen made ten curtains of finely woven linen for the Tabernacle. Then Bezalel decorated the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.
 9. All ten curtains were exactly the same size--42 feet long and 6 feet wide.
@@ -47,3 +50,4 @@
 38. This curtain was hung on gold hooks attached to five posts. The posts with their decorated tops and hooks were overlaid with gold, and the five bases were cast from bronze.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md

@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ Building the Ark of the Covenant
 6. Then he made the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
 7. He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.
 8. He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
-9. The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.Building the Table
+9. The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.
+
+Building the Table
+
 
 10. Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
 11. He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.
@@ -18,7 +21,10 @@ Building the Ark of the Covenant
 13. Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.
 14. The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.
 15. He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
-16. Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table--bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers--to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.Building the Lampstand
+16. Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table--bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers--to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.
+
+Building the Lampstand
+
 
 17. Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece--the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.
 18. The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.
@@ -28,7 +34,10 @@ Building the Ark of the Covenant
 22. The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.
 
 23. He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.
-24. The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold.Building the Incense Altar
+24. The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold.
+
+Building the Incense Altar
+
 
 25. Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.
 26. He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.
@@ -38,3 +47,4 @@ Building the Ark of the Covenant
 29. Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md

@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ Building the Altar of Burnt Offering
 4. Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.
 5. He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles.
 6. He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
-7. He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks.Building the Washbasin
+7. He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks.
+
+Building the Washbasin
+
+
+8. Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
+
+Building the Courtyard
 
-8. Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle.Building the Courtyard
 
 9. Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.
 10. They were held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.
@@ -25,7 +31,10 @@ Building the Altar of Burnt Offering
 18. He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7 1/2 feet, just like the curtains of the courtyard walls.
 19. It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver.
 
-20. All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze.Inventory of Materials
+20. All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze.
+
+Inventory of Materials
+
 
 21. This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder.
 22. Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
@@ -43,3 +52,4 @@ Building the Altar of Burnt Offering
 31. Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 Clothing for the Priests
 
 # Chapter 39
-1. The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth--clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Making the Ephod
+1. The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth--clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
+
+Making the Ephod
+
 
 2. Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
 3. He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
@@ -9,7 +12,10 @@ Clothing for the Priests
 4. The ephod consisted of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.
 5. The decorative sash was made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
 6. They mounted the two onyx stones in settings of gold filigree. The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as a seal is engraved.
-7. He fastened these stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that the priest represents the people of Israel. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Making the Chestpiece
+7. He fastened these stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that the priest represents the people of Israel. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
+
+Making the Chestpiece
+
 
 8. Bezalel made the chestpiece with great skill and care. He made it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
 9. He made the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square.
@@ -25,7 +31,9 @@ Clothing for the Priests
 18. They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.
 19. Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.
 20. Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash was fastened to the ephod.
-21. They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Additional Clothing for the Priests
+21. They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Additional 
+Clothing for the Priests
+
 
 22. Bezalel made the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue woven cloth,
 23. with an opening for Aaron's head in the middle of it. The opening was reinforced with a woven collar so it would not tear.
@@ -38,40 +46,50 @@ Clothing for the Priests
 29. The sashes were made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
 
 30. Finally, they made the sacred medallion--the badge of holiness--of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: Holy to the lord.
-31. They attached the medallion with a blue cord to Aaron's turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Moses Inspects the Work
+31. They attached the medallion with a blue cord to Aaron's turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
+
+Moses Inspects the Work
+
 
 32. And so at last the Tabernacle was finished. The Israelites had done everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
 33. And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses:
 the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;
 
+
 34. the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;
 the inner curtain to shield the Ark;
 
+
 35. the Ark of the Covenant and its carrying poles;
 the Ark's cover--the place of atonement;
 
 36. the table and all its utensils;
 the Bread of the Presence;
 
+
 37. the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;
 
 38. the gold altar;
 the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
 the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent;
 
+
 39. the bronze altar;
 the bronze grating and its carrying poles and utensils;
 the washbasin with its stand;
 
+
 40. the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
 the posts and their bases;
 the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
 the ropes and tent pegs;
 all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;
 
+
 41. the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place--the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.
 
 42. So the people of Israel followed all of the LORD's instructions to Moses.
 43. Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the LORD had commanded him, he blessed them.
 
 
+

NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md

@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ The Tabernacle Completed
 38. The cloud of the LORD hovered over the Tabernacle during the day, and at night fire glowed inside the cloud so the whole family of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys.
 
 
+