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5. God called the light "day" and the darkness "night."
And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
6. Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth."
7. And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.
8. God called the space "sky."
And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9. Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened.
10. God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11. Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation--every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is what happened.
@@ -41,8 +43,11 @@ And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
26. Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground."
27. So God created human beings in his own image.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28. Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground."
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And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.

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2. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.
3. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.
4. This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.The Man and Woman in Eden
4. This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.
The Man and Woman in Eden
When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5. neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the LORD God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil.
6. Instead, springs came up from the ground and watered all the land.
@@ -30,13 +32,18 @@ When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
22. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
23. "At last!" the man exclaimed.
"This one is bone from my bone,
and flesh from my flesh!
and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called 'woman,'
because she was taken from 'man.'"
because she was taken from 'man.'"
24. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
25. Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.

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13. Then the LORD God asked the woman, "What have you done?"
"The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
14. Then the LORD God said to the serpent,
"Because you have done this, you are cursed
more than all animals, domestic and wild.
more than all animals, domestic and wild.
You will crawl on your belly,
groveling in the dust as long as you live.
groveling in the dust as long as you live.
15. And I will cause hostility between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring.
and between your offspring and her offspring.
He will strike your head,
and you will strike his heel."
and you will strike his heel."
16. Then he said to the woman,
"I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you."
17. And to the man he said,
"Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree
whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,
whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,
the ground is cursed because of you.
All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
18. It will grow thorns and thistles for you,
though you will eat of its grains.
though you will eat of its grains.
19. By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return."Paradise Lost: God's Judgment
and to dust you will return."
Paradise Lost: God's Judgment
20. Then the man--Adam--named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live.
21. And the LORD God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.
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24. After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

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# Chapter 4
1. Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, "With the LORD's help, I have produced a man!"
2. Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.
3. When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the LORD.
4. Abel also brought a gift--the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The LORD accepted Abel and his gift,
5. but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
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9. Afterward the LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother? Where is Abel?"
"I don't know," Cain responded. "Am I my brother's guardian?"
10. But the LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!
11. Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.
12. No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
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14. You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!"
15. The LORD replied, "No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.
16. So Cain left the LORD's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.The Descendants of Cain
16. So Cain left the LORD's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
The Descendants of Cain
17. Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.
18. Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
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22. Lamech's other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister named Naamah.
23. One day Lamech said to his wives,
"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
I have killed a man who attacked me,
a young man who wounded me.
a young man who wounded me.
24. If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times,
then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"The Birth of Seth
then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!"
The Birth of Seth
25. Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed."
26. When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the LORD by name.

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32. After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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5. The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
6. So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
7. And the LORD said, "I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing--all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them."
8. But Noah found favor with the LORD.The Story of Noah
8. But Noah found favor with the LORD.
The Story of Noah
9. This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.
10. Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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22. So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

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24. And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.

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22. As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night."

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14. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds,
15. and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life.
16. When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth."
17. Then God said to Noah, "Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth."Noah's Sons
17. Then God said to Noah, "Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth."
Noah's Sons
18. The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)
19. From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.
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24. When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, had done.
25. Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham:
"May Canaan be cursed!
May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives."
May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives."
26. Then Noah said,
"May the LORD, the God of Shem, be blessed,
and may Canaan be his servant!
and may Canaan be his servant!
27. May God expand the territory of Japheth!
May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem,
and may Canaan be his servant."
and may Canaan be his servant."
28. Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood.
29. He lived 950 years, and then he died.

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# Chapter 10
1. This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.Descendants of Japheth
1. This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.
Descendants of Japheth
2. The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3. The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4. The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
5. Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.Descendants of Ham
5. Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.
Descendants of Ham
6. The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7. The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8. Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.
9. Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, "This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world."
10. He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.
11. From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
12. and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).
13. Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
14. Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.
15. Canaan's oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
16. Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
17. Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
18. Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,
19. and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.
20. These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
Descendants of Shem
20. These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.Descendants of Shem
21. Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22. The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24. Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
25. Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan.
26. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
27. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
28. Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
30. The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains.
31. These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
Conclusion
31. These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.Conclusion
32. These are the clans that descended from Noah's sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.

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7. Come, let's go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won't be able to understand each other."
8. In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.
9. That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.The Line of Descent from Shem to Abram
9. That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.
The Line of Descent from Shem to Abram
10. This is the account of Shem's family.
Two years after the great flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
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24. When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
25. After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
26. After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.The Family of Terah
26. After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
The Family of Terah
27. This is the account of Terah's family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.
28. But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living.
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32. Terah lived for 205 years and died while still in Haran.

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7. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
8. After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the LORD, and he worshiped the LORD.
9. Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.Abram and Sarai in Egypt
9. Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.
Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10. At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.
11. As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, "Look, you are a very beautiful woman.
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20. Pharaoh ordered some of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram out of the country, along with his wife and all his possessions.

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18. So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the LORD.

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Abram Rescues Lot
# Chapter 14
1. About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
1.
About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
2. fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).
3. This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea).
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14. When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer's army until he caught up with them at Dan.
15. There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer's army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
16. Abram recovered all the goods that had been taken, and he brought back his nephew Lot with his possessions and all the women and other captives.Melchizedek Blesses Abram
16. Abram recovered all the goods that had been taken, and he brought back his nephew Lot with his possessions and all the women and other captives.
Melchizedek Blesses Abram
17. After Abram returned from his victory over Kedorlaomer and all his allies, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).
18. And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine.
19. Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing:
"Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
Creator of heaven and earth.
20. And blessed be God Most High,
who has defeated your enemies for you."
who has defeated your enemies for you."
Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.
21. The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give back my people who were captured. But you may keep for yourself all the goods you have recovered."
22. Abram replied to the king of Sodom, "I solemnly swear to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
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24. I will accept only what my young warriors have already eaten, and I request that you give a fair share of the goods to my allies--Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre."

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21. Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites."

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8. The angel said to her, "Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?"
"I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai," she replied.
9. The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority."
10. Then he added, "I will give you more descendants than you can count."
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16. Abram was eighty-six years old when Ishmael was born.

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6. I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!
7. "I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
8. And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God."The Mark of the Covenant
8. And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God."
The Mark of the Covenant
9. Then God said to Abraham, "Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility.
10. This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised.
11. You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you.
12. From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased.
13. All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant.
14. Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant."Sarai Is Named Sarah
14. Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant."
Sarai Is Named Sarah
15. Then God said to Abraham, "Regarding Sarai, your wife--her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah.
16. And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants."
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27. along with all the other men and boys of the household, whether they were born there or bought as servants. All were circumcised with him.

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5. And since you've honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey."
"All right," they said. "Do as you have said."
6. So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get three large measures of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread."
7. Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it.
8. When the food was ready, Abraham took some yogurt and milk and the roasted meat, and he served it to the men. As they ate, Abraham waited on them in the shade of the trees.
9. "Where is Sarah, your wife?" the visitors asked.
"She's inside the tent," Abraham replied.
10. Then one of them said, "I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!"
Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent.
11. Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children.
12. So she laughed silently to herself and said, "How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master--my husband--is also so old?"
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14. Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son."
15. Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, "I didn't laugh."
But the LORD said, "No, you did laugh."Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
But the LORD said, "No, you did laugh."
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
16. Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way.
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33. When the LORD had finished his conversation with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned to his tent.

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2. "My lords," he said, "come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up early in the morning and be on your way again."
"Oh no," they replied. "We'll just spend the night out here in the city square."
3. But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate.
4. But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.
5. They shouted to Lot, "Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!"
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12. Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. "Do you have any other relatives here in the city?" they asked. "Get them out of this place--your sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else.
13. For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the LORD, and he has sent us to destroy it."
14. So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fiancés, "Quick, get out of the city! The LORD is about to destroy it." But the young men thought he was only joking.
14. So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fianc<EFBFBD>s, "Quick, get out of the city! The LORD is about to destroy it." But the young men thought he was only joking.
15. At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. "Hurry," they said to Lot. "Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!"
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27. Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the LORD's presence.
28. He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
29. But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.Lot and His Daughters
29. But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
Lot and His Daughters
30. Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.
31. One day the older daughter said to her sister, "There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can't get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children.
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38. When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.

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18. For the LORD had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham's wife, Sarah.

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5. Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.
6. And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.
7. Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away
7. Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"
Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away
8. When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion.
9. But Sarah saw Ishmael--the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar--making fun of her son, Isaac.
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19. Then God opened Hagar's eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink.
20. And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer,
21. and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.Abraham's Covenant with Abimelech
21. and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.
22. About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do," Abimelech said.
Abraham's Covenant with Abimelech
22.
About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do," Abimelech said.
23. "Swear to me in God's name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner."
24. Abraham replied, "Yes, I swear to it!"
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34. And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time.

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# Chapter 22
1. Some time later, God tested Abraham's faith. "Abraham!" God called.
"Yes," he replied. "Here I am."
2. "Take your son, your only son--yes, Isaac, whom you love so much--and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."
3. The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about.
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6. So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac's shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them walked on together,
7. Isaac turned to Abraham and said, "Father?"
"Yes, my son?" Abraham replied.
"We have the fire and the wood," the boy said, "but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?"
8. "God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham answered. And they both walked on together.
9. When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
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11. At that moment the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!"
"Yes," Abraham replied. "Here I am!"
12. "Don't lay a hand on the boy!" the angel said. "Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son."
13. Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
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24. Nahor had four other children from his concubine Reumah. Their names were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

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20. So the field and the cave were transferred from the Hittites to Abraham for use as a permanent burial place.

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33. Then food was served. But Abraham's servant said, "I don't want to eat until I have told you why I have come."
"All right," Laban said, "tell us."
34. "I am Abraham's servant," he explained.
35. "And the LORD has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The LORD has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.
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52. When Abraham's servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the LORD.
53. Then he brought out silver and gold jewelry and clothing and presented them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother.
54. Then they ate their meal, and the servant and the men with him stayed there overnight.
But early the next morning, Abraham's servant said, "Send me back to my master."
55. "But we want Rebekah to stay with us at least ten days," her brother and mother said. "Then she can go."
56. But he said, "Don't delay me. The LORD has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master."
57. "Well," they said, "we'll call Rebekah and ask her what she thinks."
58. So they called Rebekah. "Are you willing to go with this man?" they asked her.
And she replied, "Yes, I will go."
59. So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham's servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah's childhood nurse went along with her.
60. They gave her this blessing as she parted:
"Our sister, may you become
the mother of many millions!
the mother of many millions!
May your descendants be strong
and conquer the cities of their enemies."
and conquer the cities of their enemies."
61. Then Rebekah and her servant girls mounted the camels and followed the man. So Abraham's servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
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63. One evening as he was walking and meditating in the fields, he looked up and saw the camels coming.
64. When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she quickly dismounted from her camel.
65. "Who is that man walking through the fields to meet us?" she asked the servant.
And he replied, "It is my master." So Rebekah covered her face with her veil.
66. Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done.
67. And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother.

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8. and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
9. His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
10. This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah.
11. After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.Ishmael's Descendants
11. After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.
Ishmael's Descendants
12. This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian servant.
13. Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael's descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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15. Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16. These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
17. Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
18. Ishmael's descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.The Births of Esau and Jacob
18. Ishmael's descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.
The Births of Esau and Jacob
19. This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.
20. When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
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24. And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins!
25. The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.
26. Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau's heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.Esau Sells His Birthright
26. Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau's heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
Esau Sells His Birthright
27. As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home.
28. Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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34. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn.

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9. Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, "She is obviously your wife! Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?"
"Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me," Isaac replied.
10. "How could you do this to us?" Abimelech exclaimed. "One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin."
11. Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation: "Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death!"Conflict over Water Rights
11. Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation: "Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death!"
Conflict over Water Rights
12. When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the LORD blessed him.
13. He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow.
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23. From there Isaac moved to Beersheba,
24. where the LORD appeared to him on the night of his arrival. "I am the God of your father, Abraham," he said. "Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant."
25. Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He set up his camp at that place, and his servants dug another well.Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech
25. Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He set up his camp at that place, and his servants dug another well.
Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech
26. One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander.
27. "Why have you come here?" Isaac asked. "You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land."
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35. But Esau's wives made life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah.

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1. One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, "My son."
"Yes, Father?" Esau replied.
2. "I am an old man now," Isaac said, "and I don't know when I may die.
3. Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
4. Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die."
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22. So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him. "The voice is Jacob's, but the hands are Esau's," Isaac said.
23. But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob's hands felt hairy just like Esau's. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
24. "But are you really my son Esau?" he asked.
"Yes, I am," Jacob replied.
25. Then Isaac said, "Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing." So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him.
26. Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son."
27. So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said, "Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the LORD has blessed!
28. "From the dew of heaven
and the richness of the earth,
and the richness of the earth,
may God always give you abundant harvests of grain
and bountiful new wine.
and bountiful new wine.
29. May many nations become your servants,
and may they bow down to you.
and may they bow down to you.
May you be the master over your brothers,
and may your mother's sons bow down to you.
and may your mother's sons bow down to you.
All who curse you will be cursed,
and all who bless you will be blessed."
and all who bless you will be blessed."
30. As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and almost before Jacob had left his father, Esau returned from his hunt.
31. Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said, "Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing."
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32. But Isaac asked him, "Who are you?"
Esau replied, "It's your son, your firstborn son, Esau."
33. Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, "Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!"
34. When Esau heard his father's words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. "Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!" he begged.
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39. Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him,
"You will live away from the richness of the earth,
and away from the dew of the heaven above.
and away from the dew of the heaven above.
40. You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
and you will serve your brother.
But when you decide to break free,
you will shake his yoke from your neck."Jacob Flees to Paddan-Aram
you will shake his yoke from your neck."
Jacob Flees to Paddan-Aram
41. From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: "I will soon be mourning my father's death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob."
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46. Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I'm sick and tired of these local Hittite women! I would rather die than see Jacob marry one of them."

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6. Esau knew that his father, Isaac, had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to find a wife, and that he had warned Jacob, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman."
7. He also knew that Jacob had obeyed his parents and gone to Paddan-aram.
8. It was now very clear to Esau that his father did not like the local Canaanite women.
9. So Esau visited his uncle Ishmael's family and married one of Ishmael's daughters, in addition to the wives he already had. His new wife's name was Mahalath. She was the sister of Nebaioth and the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son.Jacob's Dream at Bethel
9. So Esau visited his uncle Ishmael's family and married one of Ishmael's daughters, in addition to the wives he already had. His new wife's name was Mahalath. She was the sister of Nebaioth and the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son.
Jacob's Dream at Bethel
10. Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran.
11. At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep.
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22. And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me."

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4. Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, "Where are you from, my friends?"
"We are from Haran," they answered.
5. "Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" he asked.
"Yes, we do," they replied.
6. "Is he doing well?" Jacob asked.
"Yes, he's well," they answered. "Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the flock now."
7. Jacob said, "Look, it's still broad daylight--too early to round up the animals. Why don't you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?"
8. "We can't water the animals until all the flocks have arrived," they replied. "Then the shepherds move the stone from the mouth of the well, and we water all the sheep and goats."
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12. He explained to Rachel that he was her cousin on her father's side--the son of her aunt Rebekah. So Rachel quickly ran and told her father, Laban.
13. As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and kissed him and brought him home. When Jacob had told him his story,
14. Laban exclaimed, "You really are my own flesh and blood!"Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
14. Laban exclaimed, "You really are my own flesh and blood!"
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
After Jacob had stayed with Laban for about a month,
15. Laban said to him, "You shouldn't work for me without pay just because we are relatives. Tell me how much your wages should be."
16. Now Laban had two daughters. The older daughter was named Leah, and the younger one was Rachel.
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28. So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too.
29. (Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.)
30. So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years.Jacob's Many Children
30. So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years.
Jacob's Many Children
31. When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive.
32. So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The LORD has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me."
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35. Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said, "Now I will praise the LORD!" And then she stopped having children.

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15. But Leah angrily replied, "Wasn't it enough that you stole my husband? Now will you steal my son's mandrakes, too?"
Rachel answered, "I will let Jacob sleep with you tonight if you give me some of the mandrakes."
16. So that evening, as Jacob was coming home from the fields, Leah went out to meet him. "You must come and sleep with me tonight!" she said. "I have paid for you with some mandrakes that my son found." So that night he slept with Leah.
17. And God answered Leah's prayers. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
18. She named him Issachar, for she said, "God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband as a wife."
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22. Then God remembered Rachel's plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children.
23. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. "God has removed my disgrace," she said.
24. And she named him Joseph, for she said, "May the LORD add yet another son to my family."Jacob's Wealth Increases
24. And she named him Joseph, for she said, "May the LORD add yet another son to my family."
Jacob's Wealth Increases
25. Soon after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Please release me so I can go home to my own country.
26. Let me take my wives and children, for I have earned them by serving you, and let me be on my way. You certainly know how hard I have worked for you."
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30. You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The LORD has blessed you through everything I've done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?"
31. "What wages do you want?" Laban asked again.
Jacob replied, "Don't give me anything. Just do this one thing, and I'll continue to tend and watch over your flocks.
32. Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages.
33. In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you'll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you."
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18. and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.
19. At the time they left, Laban was some distance away, shearing his sheep. Rachel stole her father's household idols and took them with her.
20. Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, for they set out secretly and never told Laban they were leaving.
21. So Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River, heading for the hill country of Gilead.Laban Pursues Jacob
21. So Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River, heading for the hill country of Gilead.
Laban Pursues Jacob
22. Three days later, Laban was told that Jacob had fled.
23. So he gathered a group of his relatives and set out in hot pursuit. He caught up with Jacob seven days later in the hill country of Gilead.
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40. "I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.
41. Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times!
42. In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side--the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac--you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!"Jacob's Treaty with Laban
42. In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side--the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac--you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!"
Jacob's Treaty with Laban
43. Then Laban replied to Jacob, "These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks--in fact, everything you see is mine. But what can I do now about my daughters and their children?
44. So come, let's make a covenant, you and I, and it will be a witness to our commitment."
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# Chapter 32
1. As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God came to meet him.
2. When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, "This is God's camp!" So he named the place Mahanaim.Jacob Sends Gifts to Esau
2. When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, "This is God's camp!" So he named the place Mahanaim.
Jacob Sends Gifts to Esau
3. Then Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother, Esau, who was living in the region of Seir in the land of Edom.
4. He told them, "Give this message to my master Esau: 'Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban,
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19. Jacob gave the same instructions to the second and third herdsmen and to all who followed behind the herds: "You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.
20. And be sure to say, 'Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.'"
Jacob thought, "I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me."
21. So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp.Jacob Wrestles with God
21. So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp.
Jacob Wrestles with God
22. During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two servant wives, and his eleven sons and crossed the Jabbok River with them.
23. After taking them to the other side, he sent over all his possessions.
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26. Then the man said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!"
But Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."
27. "What is your name?" the man asked.
He replied, "Jacob."
28. "Your name will no longer be Jacob," the man told him. "From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won."
29. "Please tell me your name," Jacob said.
"Why do you want to know my name?" the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.
30. Jacob named the place Peniel (which means "face of God"), for he said, "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared."
31. The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip.
32. (Even today the people of Israel don't eat the tendon near the hip socket because of what happened that night when the man strained the tendon of Jacob's hip.)

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5. Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, "Who are these people with you?"
"These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant," Jacob replied.
6. Then the servant wives came forward with their children and bowed before him.
7. Next came Leah with her children, and they bowed before him. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed before him.
8. "And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?" Esau asked.
Jacob replied, "They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship."
9. "My brother, I have plenty," Esau answered. "Keep what you have for yourself."
10. But Jacob insisted, "No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God!
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ Jacob replied, "They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship."
15. "All right," Esau said, "but at least let me assign some of my men to guide and protect you."
Jacob responded, "That's not necessary. It's enough that you've received me warmly, my lord!"
16. So Esau turned around and started back to Seir that same day.
17. Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means "shelters").
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20. And there he built an altar and named it El-Elohe-Israel.

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31. "But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?" they retorted angrily.

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13. Then God went up from the place where he had spoken to Jacob.
14. Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil.
15. And Jacob named the place Bethel (which means "house of God"), because God had spoken to him there.The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac
15. And Jacob named the place Bethel (which means "house of God"), because God had spoken to him there.
The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac
16. Leaving Bethel, Jacob and his clan moved on toward Ephrath. But Rachel went into labor while they were still some distance away. Her labor pains were intense.
17. After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, "Don't be afraid--you have another son!"
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21. Then Jacob traveled on and camped beyond Migdal-eder.
22. While he was living there, Reuben had intercourse with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Jacob soon heard about it.
These are the names of the twelve sons of Jacob:
23. The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob's oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
24. The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
@@ -41,10 +46,13 @@ These are the names of the twelve sons of Jacob:
25. The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
26. The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher.
These are the names of the sons who were born to Jacob at Paddan-aram.
27. So Jacob returned to his father, Isaac, in Mamre, which is near Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had both lived as foreigners.
28. Isaac lived for 180 years.
29. Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.

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15. These are the descendants of Esau who became the leaders of various clans:
The descendants of Esau's oldest son, Eliphaz, became the leaders of the clans of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
16. Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Eliphaz. All these were descendants of Esau's wife Adah.
17. The descendants of Esau's son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Reuel. All these were descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.
18. The descendants of Esau and his wife Oholibamah became the leaders of the clans of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the clan leaders who descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
19. These are the clans descended from Esau (also known as Edom), identified by their clan leaders.Original Peoples of Edom
19. These are the clans descended from Esau (also known as Edom), identified by their clan leaders.
Original Peoples of Edom
20. These are the names of the tribes that descended from Seir the Horite. They lived in the land of Edom: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom.
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28. The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
29. So these were the leaders of the Horite clans: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
30. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir.Rulers of Edom
30. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir.
Rulers of Edom
31. These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:
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43. Magdiel, and Iram. These are the leaders of the clans of Edom, listed according to their settlements in the land they occupied. They all descended from Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites.

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13. When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, "Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them."
"I'm ready to go," Joseph replied.
14. "Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along," Jacob said. "Then come back and bring me a report." So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.
15. When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. "What are you looking for?" he asked.
16. "I'm looking for my brothers," Joseph replied. "Do you know where they are pasturing their sheep?"
17. "Yes," the man told him. "They have moved on from here, but I heard them say, 'Let's go on to Dothan.'" So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there.Joseph Sold into Slavery
17. "Yes," the man told him. "They have moved on from here, but I heard them say, 'Let's go on to Dothan.'" So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there.
Joseph Sold into Slavery
18. When Joseph's brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.
19. "Here comes the dreamer!" they said.
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36. Meanwhile, the Midianite traders arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard.

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Judah and Tamar
# Chapter 38
1. About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah.
1.
About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah.
2. There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her,
3. she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and he named the boy Er.
4. Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, and she named him Onan.
@@ -22,26 +23,35 @@ Judah and Tamar
14. Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow's clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.
15. Judah noticed her and thought she was a prostitute, since she had covered her face.
16. So he stopped and propositioned her. "Let me have sex with you," he said, not realizing that she was his own daughter-in-law.
"How much will you pay to have sex with me?" Tamar asked.
17. "I'll send you a young goat from my flock," Judah promised.
"But what will you give me to guarantee that you will send the goat?" she asked.
18. "What kind of guarantee do you want?" he replied.
She answered, "Leave me your identification seal and its cord and the walking stick you are carrying." So Judah gave them to her. Then he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant.
19. Afterward she went back home, took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothing as usual.
20. Later Judah asked his friend Hirah the Adullamite to take the young goat to the woman and to pick up the things he had given her as his guarantee. But Hirah couldn't find her.
21. So he asked the men who lived there, "Where can I find the shrine prostitute who was sitting beside the road at the entrance to Enaim?"
"We've never had a shrine prostitute here," they replied.
22. So Hirah returned to Judah and told him, "I couldn't find her anywhere, and the men of the village claim they've never had a shrine prostitute there."
23. "Then let her keep the things I gave her," Judah said. "I sent the young goat as we agreed, but you couldn't find her. We'd be the laughingstock of the village if we went back again to look for her."
24. About three months later, Judah was told, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has acted like a prostitute. And now, because of this, she's pregnant."
24.
About three months later, Judah was told, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has acted like a prostitute. And now, because of this, she's pregnant."
"Bring her out, and let her be burned!" Judah demanded.
25. But as they were taking her out to kill her, she sent this message to her father-in-law: "The man who owns these things made me pregnant. Look closely. Whose seal and cord and walking stick are these?"
26. Judah recognized them immediately and said, "She is more righteous than I am, because I didn't arrange for her to marry my son Shelah." And Judah never slept with Tamar again.
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30. Then the baby with the scarlet string on his wrist was born, and he was named Zerah.

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5. From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master's household and property, the LORD began to bless Potiphar's household for Joseph's sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.
6. So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn't worry about a thing--except what kind of food to eat!
Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,
7. and Potiphar's wife soon began to look at him lustfully. "Come and sleep with me," she demanded.
8. But Joseph refused. "Look," he told her, "my master trusts me with everything in his entire household.
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,
16. She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home.
17. Then she told him her story. "That Hebrew slave you've brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me," she said.
18. "But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!"Joseph Put in Prison
18. "But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!"
Joseph Put in Prison
19. Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife's story about how Joseph had treated her.
20. So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king's prisoners were held, and there he remained.
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23. The warden had no more worries, because Joseph took care of everything. The LORD was with him and caused everything he did to succeed.

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8. And they replied, "We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean."
"Interpreting dreams is God's business," Joseph replied. "Go ahead and tell me your dreams."
9. So the chief cup-bearer told Joseph his dream first. "In my dream," he said, "I saw a grapevine in front of me.
10. The vine had three branches that began to bud and blossom, and soon it produced clusters of ripe grapes.
11. I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup in my hand, so I took a cluster of grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand."
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23. Pharaoh's chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought.

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33. "Therefore, Pharaoh should find an intelligent and wise man and put him in charge of the entire land of Egypt.
34. Then Pharaoh should appoint supervisors over the land and let them collect one-fifth of all the crops during the seven good years.
35. Have them gather all the food produced in the good years that are just ahead and bring it to Pharaoh's storehouses. Store it away, and guard it so there will be food in the cities.
36. That way there will be enough to eat when the seven years of famine come to the land of Egypt. Otherwise this famine will destroy the land."Joseph Made Ruler of Egypt
35. Have them gather all the food produced in the good years that are just ahead and bring it to Pharaoh's storehouses.
Store it away, and guard it so there will be food in the cities.
36. That way there will be enough to eat when the seven years of famine come to the land of Egypt. Otherwise this famine will destroy the land."
Joseph Made Ruler of Egypt
37. Joseph's suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials.
38. So Pharaoh asked his officials, "Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?"
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57. And people from all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world.

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6. Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.
7. Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. "Where are you from?" he demanded.
"From the land of Canaan," they replied. "We have come to buy food."
8. Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn't recognize him.
9. And he remembered the dreams he'd had about them many years before. He said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become."
@@ -60,3 +62,4 @@ Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt
38. But Jacob replied, "My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave."

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16. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, "These men will eat with me this noon. Take them inside the palace. Then go slaughter an animal, and prepare a big feast."
17. So the man did as Joseph told him and took them into Joseph's palace.
18. The brothers were terrified when they saw that they were being taken into Joseph's house. "It's because of the money someone put in our sacks last time we were here," they said. "He plans to pretend that we stole it. Then he will seize us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys."A Feast at Joseph's Palace
18. The brothers were terrified when they saw that they were being taken into Joseph's house. "It's because of the money someone put in our sacks last time we were here," they said. "He plans to pretend that we stole it. Then he will seize us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys."
A Feast at Joseph's Palace
19. The brothers approached the manager of Joseph's household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace.
20. "Sir," they said, "we came to Egypt once before to buy food.
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34. And Joseph filled their plates with food from his own table, giving Benjamin five times as much as he gave the others. So they feasted and drank freely with him.

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16. Judah answered, "Oh, my lord, what can we say to you? How can we explain this? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your slaves--all of us, not just our brother who had your cup in his sack."
17. "No," Joseph said. "I would never do such a thing! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace."Judah Speaks for His Brothers
17. "No," Joseph said. "I would never do such a thing! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace."
Judah Speaks for His Brothers
18. Then Judah stepped forward and said, "Please, my lord, let your servant say just one word to you. Please, do not be angry with me, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself.
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34. For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn't bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!"

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12. Then Joseph added, "Look! You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that I really am Joseph!
13. Go tell my father of my honored position here in Egypt. Describe for him everything you have seen, and then bring my father here quickly."
14. Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same.
15. Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers and wept over them, and after that they began talking freely with him.Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt
15. Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers and wept over them, and after that they began talking freely with him.
Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt
16. The news soon reached Pharaoh's palace: "Joseph's brothers have arrived!" Pharaoh and his officials were all delighted to hear this.
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28. Then Jacob exclaimed, "It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die."

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# Chapter 46
1. So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
2. During the night God spoke to him in a vision. "Jacob! Jacob!" he called.
"Here I am," Jacob replied.
3. "I am God, the God of your father," the voice said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation.
4. I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes."
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8. These are the names of the descendants of Israel--the sons of Jacob--who went to Egypt:
Reuben was Jacob's oldest son.
9. The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul's mother was a Canaanite woman.)
@@ -49,7 +52,10 @@ Reuben was Jacob's oldest son.
25. These were the sons of Bilhah, the servant given to Rachel by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob's descendants through Bilhah was seven.
26. The total number of Jacob's direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sons' wives, was sixty-six.
27. In addition, Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy members of Jacob's family in the land of Egypt.Jacob's Family Arrives in Goshen
27. In addition, Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy members of Jacob's family in the land of Egypt.
Jacob's Family Arrives in Goshen
28. As they neared their destination, Jacob sent Judah ahead to meet Joseph and get directions to the region of Goshen. And when they finally arrived there,
29. Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time.
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34. you must tell him, 'We, your servants, have raised livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have always done.' When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the region of Goshen, for the Egyptians despise shepherds."

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2. Joseph took five of his brothers with him and presented them to Pharaoh.
3. And Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What is your occupation?"
They replied, "We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors.
4. We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen."
5. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Now that your father and brothers have joined you here,
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10. Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving his court.
11. So Joseph assigned the best land of Egypt--the region of Rameses--to his father and his brothers, and he settled them there, just as Pharaoh had commanded.
12. And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children.Joseph's Leadership in the Famine
12. And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children.
Joseph's Leadership in the Famine
13. Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan.
14. By selling grain to the people, Joseph eventually collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and he put the money in Pharaoh's treasury.
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30. When I die, please take my body out of Egypt and bury me with my ancestors."
So Joseph promised, "I will do as you ask."
31. "Swear that you will do it," Jacob insisted. So Joseph gave his oath, and Jacob bowed humbly at the head of his bed.

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9. "Yes," Joseph told him, "these are the sons God has given me here in Egypt."
And Jacob said, "Bring them closer to me, so I can bless them."
10. Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them.
11. Then Jacob said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!"
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14. But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys' heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn.
15. Then he blessed Joseph and said,
"May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham
and my father, Isaac, walked--
and my father, Isaac, walked--
the God who has been my shepherd
all my life, to this very day,
all my life, to this very day,
16. the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm--
may he bless these boys.
may he bless these boys.
May they preserve my name
and the names of Abraham and Isaac.
and the names of Abraham and Isaac.
And may their descendants multiply greatly
throughout the earth."
throughout the earth."
17. But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim's head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
18. "No, my father," he said. "This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head."
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22. And beyond what I have given your brothers, I am giving you an extra portion of the land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow."

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1. Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, "Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come.
2. "Come and listen, you sons of Jacob;
listen to Israel, your father.
listen to Israel, your father.
3. "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength,
the child of my vigorous youth.
You are first in rank and first in power.
the child of my vigorous youth.
You are first in rank and first in power.
4. But you are as unruly as a flood,
and you will be first no longer.
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.
you defiled my marriage couch.
5. "Simeon and Levi are two of a kind;
their weapons are instruments of violence.
their weapons are instruments of violence.
6. May I never join in their meetings;
may I never be a party to their plans.
may I never be a party to their plans.
For in their anger they murdered men,
and they crippled oxen just for sport.
and they crippled oxen just for sport.
7. A curse on their anger, for it is fierce;
a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel.
a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob;
I will disperse them throughout Israel.
I will disperse them throughout Israel.
8. "Judah, your brothers will praise you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.
9. Judah, my son, is a young lion
that has finished eating its prey.
that has finished eating its prey.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down;
like a lioness--who dares to rouse him?
10. The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff from his descendants,
until the coming of the one to whom it belongs,
the one whom all nations will honor.
the one whom all nations will honor.
11. He ties his foal to a grapevine,
the colt of his donkey to a choice vine.
the colt of his donkey to a choice vine.
He washes his clothes in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
his robes in the blood of grapes.
12. His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth are whiter than milk.
and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13. "Zebulun will settle by the seashore
and will be a harbor for ships;
his borders will extend to Sidon.
and will be a harbor for ships;
his borders will extend to Sidon.
14. "Issachar is a sturdy donkey,
resting between two saddlepacks.
15. When he sees how good the countryside is
and how pleasant the land,
and how pleasant the land,
he will bend his shoulder to the load
and submit himself to hard labor.
and submit himself to hard labor.
16. "Dan will govern his people,
like any other tribe in Israel.
like any other tribe in Israel.
17. Dan will be a snake beside the road,
a poisonous viper along the path
a poisonous viper along the path
that bites the horse's hooves
so its rider is thrown off.
so its rider is thrown off.
18. I trust in you for salvation, O LORD!
19. "Gad will be attacked by marauding bands,
but he will attack them when they retreat.
but he will attack them when they retreat.
20. "Asher will dine on rich foods
and produce food fit for kings.
and produce food fit for kings.
21. "Naphtali is a doe set free
that bears beautiful fawns.
that bears beautiful fawns.
22. "Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey,
the foal of a wild donkey at a spring--
the foal of a wild donkey at a spring--
one of the wild donkeys on the ridge.
23. Archers attacked him savagely;
they shot at him and harassed him.
they shot at him and harassed him.
24. But his bow remained taut,
and his arms were strengthened
and his arms were strengthened
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25. May the God of your father help you;
may the Almighty bless you
may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above,
and blessings of the watery depths below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb.
and blessings of the watery depths below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb.
26. May my fatherly blessings on you
surpass the blessings of my ancestors,
reaching to the heights of the eternal hills.
reaching to the heights of the eternal hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
who is a prince among his brothers.
who is a prince among his brothers.
27. "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
devouring his enemies in the morning
and dividing his plunder in the evening."
28. These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good-bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message.Jacob's Death and Burial
devouring his enemies in the morning
and dividing his plunder in the evening."
28. These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good-bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message.
Jacob's Death and Burial
29. Then Jacob instructed them, "Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
30. This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a permanent burial site.
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33. When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death.

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11. The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. Then they renamed that place (which is near the Jordan) Abel-mizraim, for they said, "This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians."
12. So Jacob's sons did as he had commanded them.
13. They carried his body to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the cave that Abraham had bought as a permanent burial site from Ephron the Hittite.Joseph Reassures His Brothers
13. They carried his body to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the cave that Abraham had bought as a permanent burial site from Ephron the Hittite.
Joseph Reassures His Brothers
14. After burying Jacob, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to his father's burial.
15. But now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became fearful. "Now Joseph will show his anger and pay us back for all the wrong we did to him," they said.
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19. But Joseph replied, "Don't be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you?
20. You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
21. No, don't be afraid. I will continue to take care of you and your children." So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them.The Death of Joseph
21. No, don't be afraid. I will continue to take care of you and your children." So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them.
The Death of Joseph
22. So Joseph and his brothers and their families continued to live in Egypt. Joseph lived to the age of 110.
23. He lived to see three generations of descendants of his son Ephraim, and he lived to see the birth of the children of Manasseh's son Makir, whom he claimed as his own.
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26. So Joseph died at the age of 110. The Egyptians embalmed him, and his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

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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."

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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.
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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.
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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.
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25. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.

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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.
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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."

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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.
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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.
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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.

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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!
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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!"

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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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?"

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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.
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25. Seven days passed from the time the LORD struck the Nile.

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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.
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32. But Pharaoh again became stubborn and refused to let the people go.

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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.
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35. Because his heart was hard, Pharaoh refused to let the people leave, just as the LORD had predicted through Moses.

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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.
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29. "Very well," Moses replied. "I will never see your face again."

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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.

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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."
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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.
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51. On that very day the LORD brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.

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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.
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22. And the LORD did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people.

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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.
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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.
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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.

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# 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!"
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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").
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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.

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36. The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about two quarts.

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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."
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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."

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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.
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27. Soon after this, Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law, who returned to his own land.

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25. So Moses went down to the people and told them what the LORD had said.

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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."

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18. Then Moses disappeared into the cloud as he climbed higher up the mountain. He remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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40. "Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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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.

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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,
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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.
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38. Anyone who makes incense like this for personal use will be cut off from the community."

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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.
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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.

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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."
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35. Then the LORD sent a great plague upon the people because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made.

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23. Then I will remove my hand and let you see me from behind. But my face will not be seen."

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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."
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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.
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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.
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# 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:
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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."
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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29. Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.

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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.
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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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.

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17. Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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16. The priest will take a representative portion of the grain moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented to the LORD.

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17. "You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live."

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35. Then he must remove all the sheep's fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

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11. "If you cannot afford to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, you may bring two quarts of choice flour for your sin offering. Since it is an offering for sin, you must not moisten it with olive oil or put any frankincense on it.
12. Take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a representative portion. He will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. It is an offering for sin.
13. Through this process, the priest will purify those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering."Procedures for the Guilt Offering
13. Through this process, the priest will purify those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering."
Procedures for the Guilt Offering
14. Then the LORD said to Moses,
15. "If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the LORD's sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the LORD. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.
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19. This is a guilt offering, for you have been guilty of an offense against the LORD."

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4. If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,
5. or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering.
6. As a guilt offering to the LORD, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value.
7. Through this process, the priest will purify you before the LORD, making you right with him, and you will be forgiven for any of these sins you have committed."Further Instructions for the Burnt Offering
7. Through this process, the priest will purify you before the LORD, making you right with him, and you will be forgiven for any of these sins you have committed."
Further Instructions for the Burnt Offering
8. Then the LORD said to Moses,
9. "Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the burnt offering. The burnt offering must be left on top of the altar until the next morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning all night.
10. In the morning, after the priest on duty has put on his official linen clothing and linen undergarments, he must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar.
11. Then he must take off these garments, change back into his regular clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.
12. Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it.
13. Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.Further Instructions for the Grain Offering
13. Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.
Further Instructions for the Grain Offering
14. "These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron's sons must present this offering to the LORD in front of the altar.
15. The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
16. Aaron and his sons may eat the rest of the flour, but it must be baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.
17. Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy.
18. Any of Aaron's male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the LORD. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy."Procedures for the Ordination Offering
18. Any of Aaron's male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the LORD. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy."
Procedures for the Ordination Offering
19. Then the LORD said to Moses,
20. "On the day Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must present to the LORD the standard grain offering of two quarts of choice flour, half to be offered in the morning and half to be offered in the evening.
21. It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
22. In each generation, the high priest who succeeds Aaron must prepare this same offering. It belongs to the LORD and must be burned up completely. This is a permanent law.
23. All such grain offerings of a priest must be burned up entirely. None of it may be eaten."Further Instructions for the Sin Offering
23. All such grain offerings of a priest must be burned up entirely. None of it may be eaten."
Further Instructions for the Sin Offering
24. Then the LORD said to Moses,
25. "Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as an offering for sin is a most holy offering, and it must be slaughtered in the LORD's presence at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered.
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30. But the offering for sin may not be eaten if its blood was brought into the Tabernacle as an offering for purification in the Holy Place. It must be completely burned with fire.

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7. "The same instructions apply to both the guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong to the priest who uses them to purify someone, making that person right with the LORD.
8. In the case of the burnt offering, the priest may keep the hide of the sacrificed animal.
9. Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it.
10. All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron.Further Instructions for the Peace Offering
10. All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Further Instructions for the Peace Offering
11. "These are the instructions regarding the different kinds of peace offerings that may be presented to the LORD.
12. If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast--thin cakes mixed with olive oil, wafers spread with oil, and cakes made of choice flour mixed with olive oil.
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19. "Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean may not be eaten; it must be completely burned up. The rest of the meat may be eaten, but only by people who are ceremonially clean.
20. If you are ceremonially unclean and you eat meat from a peace offering that was presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community.
21. If you touch anything that is unclean (whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal or any other unclean, detestable thing) and then eat meat from a peace offering presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community."The Forbidden Blood and Fat
21. If you touch anything that is unclean (whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal or any other unclean, detestable thing) and then eat meat from a peace offering presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community."
The Forbidden Blood and Fat
22. Then the LORD said to Moses,
23. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. You must never eat fat, whether from cattle, sheep, or goats.
24. The fat of an animal found dead or torn to pieces by wild animals must never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose.
25. Anyone who eats fat from an animal presented as a special gift to the LORD will be cut off from the community.
26. No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal.
27. Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community."A Portion for the Priests
27. Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community."
A Portion for the Priests
28. Then the LORD said to Moses,
29. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present a peace offering to the LORD, bring part of it as a gift to the LORD.
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38. The LORD gave these instructions to Moses on Mount Sinai when he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.

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24. Fire blazed forth from the LORD's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground.

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3. Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD meant when he said,
'I will display my holiness
through those who come near me.
through those who come near me.
I will display my glory
before all the people.'"
before all the people.'"
And Aaron was silent.
4. Then Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, Aaron's cousins, the sons of Aaron's uncle Uzziel. He said to them, "Come forward and carry away the bodies of your relatives from in front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp."
5. So they came forward and picked them up by their garments and carried them out of the camp, just as Moses had commanded.
6. Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the LORD's anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the LORD's fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu.
7. But you must not leave the entrance of the Tabernacle or you will die, for you have been anointed with the LORD's anointing oil." So they did as Moses commanded.Instructions for Priestly Conduct
7. But you must not leave the entrance of the Tabernacle or you will die, for you have been anointed with the LORD's anointing oil." So they did as Moses commanded.
Instructions for Priestly Conduct
8. Then the LORD said to Aaron,
9. "You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation.
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20. And when Moses heard this, he was satisfied.

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