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feast vnto me in the wildernesse. And Pharaoh euery dayes taske. 20 And they met Moses and
saide, Who is the Lord, that I should heare his Aaron, which stood in their way as they came out
voyce, and let Israel go? I knowe not the Lord, from Pharaoh, 21 To whom they said, The Lord
neither will I let Israel goe. And they saide, We looke vpon you and iudge: for yee haue made
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worship the God of the Ebrewes: we pray thee, our sauour to stinke before Pharaoh and before
let vs goe three daies iourney in the desert, and his seruants, in that ye haue put a sword in their
sacrifice vnto the Lord our God, least he bring hand to slay vs. 22 Wherefore Moses returned to
vpon vs the pestilence or sword. 4 Then saide the Lord, and saide, Lord, why hast thou afflicted
the King of Egypt vnto them, Moses and Aaron, this people? wherefore hast thou thus sent me?
why cause ye the people to cease from their 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speake in thy
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workes? get you to your burdens. Pharaoh saide Name, he hath vexed this people, and yet thou
furthermore, Behold, much people is nowe in the hast not deliuered thy people.
lande, and ye make them leaue their burdens.
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same day vnto the taskemasters of the people, 1 Then the Lord sayd vnto Moses, Nowe shalt
and to their officers, saying, Ye shall giue the thou see, what I will doe vnto Pharaoh: for
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people no more strawe, to make bricke (as in time by a strong hand shall he let them goe, and
past) but let them goe and gather them strawe euen be constrained to driue them out of his
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them selues: 8 Notwithstanding lay vpon them land. Moreouer God spake vnto Moses, and sayd
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the nober of bricke, which they made in time vnto him, I am the Lord, And I appeared vnto
past, diminish nothing thereof: for they be idle, Abraham, to Izhak, and to Iaakob by the Name of
therefore they crie, saying, Let vs go to offer Almightie God: but by my Name Iehouah was I
sacrifice vnto our God. 9 Lay more worke vpon not knowen vnto the. 4 Furthermore as I made
the men, and cause them to do it, and let the not my couenant with them to giue them ye land
regard vaine words. 10 Then went the taskemas- of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein
ters of the people and their officers out, and tolde they were strangers: 5 So I haue also hearde
the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will giue the groning of the children of Israel, whom the
you no more strawe. 11 Goe your selues, get you Egyptians keepe in bondage, and haue remem-
strawe where yee can finde it, yet shall nothing bred my couenant. 6 Wherefore say thou vnto
of your labour bee diminished. 12 Then were the the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will
people scattered abroade throughout all the land bring you out from the burdens of the Egyptians,
of Egypt, for to gather stubble in steade of strawe. and will deliuer you out of their bondage, and
13 And the taskemasters hasted them, saying, will redeeme you in a stretched out arme, and in
Finish your dayes worke euery dayes taske, as ye great iudgements. 7 Also I will take you for my
did when ye had strawe. 14 And the officers of the people, and will be your God: then ye shall knowe
children of Israel, which Pharaohs taskemasters that I the Lord your God bring you out from the
had set ouer them, were beaten, and demanded, burdens of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you
Wherefore haue ye not fulfilled your taske in into the land which I sware that I woulde giue to
making bricke yesterday and to daye, as in times Abraham, to Izhak, and to Iaakob, and I will giue
past? 15 Then the officers of the children of Israel it vnto you for a possession: I am the Lord. 9 So
came, and cryed vnto Pharaoh, saying, Wherfore Moses told the children of Israel thus: but they
dealest thou thus with thy seruants? 16 There is hearkened not vnto Moses, for anguish of spirit
no strawe giuen to thy seruantes, and they say and for cruel bondage. 10 Then the Lord spake
vnto vs, Make bricke: and loe, thy seruants are vnto Moses, saying, 11 Go speak to Pharaoh King
beaten, and thy people is blamed. 17 But he said, of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel goe out
Ye are to much idle: therfore ye say, Let vs goe to of his land. 12 But Moses spake before the Lord,
offer sacrifice to the Lord. 18 Goe therefore nowe saying, Beholde, the children of Israel hearken
and worke: for there shall no strawe be giuen not vnto me, howe then shall Pharaoh heare
you, yet shall yee deliuer the whole tale of bricke. mee, which am of vncircumcised lippes? 13 Then
19 Then the officers of the children of Israel sawe the Lord spake vnto Moses and vnto Aaron, and
them selues in an euill case, because it was saide, charged them to goe to the children of Israel and
Ye shall diminish nothing of your bricke, nor of to Pharaoh King of Egypt, to bring the children