Exodus 10:1-35 Locusts Come When Pharaoh Won’t Let Israelites Go

 

Locusts Come When Pharaoh Won’t Let the Children of Israel Go

Exodus 10:1-35            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The Lord told Moses, Go to Pharaoh, [because] I have hardened his heart & the hearts of his servants, [so] that I might show these signs [of Mine] before him. And that you may tell your [children & grandchildren] what I have [brought about] in Egypt & My signs that I have done among them, [so] that you may know that I am the Lord.

Moses & Aaron came to the Pharaoh & said to him, The Lord God of the Hebrews said [this], How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, [so] that they may serve Me. Else,if you refuse to let [them] go, I will bring locusts into your coast tomorrow.

They shall cover the face of the earth, [so] that [no] one can [even] see the earth. The [locusts] will eat the residue of what [remains] from the hail & shall eat every tree in your field & they shall fill your, your servant’s & all of the Egyptian’s houses, [which is worse than] either your fathers or [grandfathers] have seen, since they were on this earth [until] this day.

[When Moses & Aaron left,] Pharaoh’s servants [asked] him, How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, [so] they may serve the Lord their God. [Don’t] you know yet, that Egypt is destroyed?

Moses & Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh & he said, Go serve the Lord your God, but who [are the ones who] shall go? Moses said, We will go with our young & old, our sons & daughters & flocks & herds will go, [because] we must hold a feast to the Lord.

[Pharaoh] said, Let the Lord be with you, as I will let you go, [but look & see that] evil is before you, [if] I send your little ones. Not so. Go now, [so] that you [who are] men & serve the Lord, for that is [what] you did desire. They were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

[Then] the Lord [told] Moses, Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt & the locusts [will] come up on the land & eat every herb of the land of Egypt & eat every herb of the land & all that the hail has left.

Moses stretched [out] his rod over the land of Egypt & the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day & night & when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

The locusts went up & rested over all the land & coasts of Egypt & [was so severe] that there had not [previously] been locusts [like them] before or after them [like this.] The land was darkened [because] they covered all the face of the earth & they ate every herb of the land  & all the fruit of the trees the hail had left.

There was nothing green left in the trees, or herbs of the field, [throughout] the land of Egypt. Then Pharaoh called for Moses & Aaron in haste & said, I have sinned against the Lord, your God & against you. Forgive my [sins,] I pray you, this once & [only ask] the Lord to take away this death,

[Moses left from Pharaoh] & [asked] the Lord. And the Lord turned a mighty, strong west wind to [take away] the locusts & cast them into the Red Sea. There [were no locusts remaining] in all the coasts of Egypt. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

The Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, [so] that there may be a darkness that [could] be felt over the land of Egypt. Moses stretched [out] his [hands] toward heaven & there was thick darkness in Egypt for 3 days.

They [could not] see each other, nor did anyone rise from his place for 3 days, but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. Pharaoh called Moses & said, Go you & your little ones & go & serve the Lord; only let your flocks & herds [stay.]

And Moses said, You must give us [livestock for our] sacrifices & burnt offerings to the Lord, our God. Our cattle shall also go with us & there must not be a hoof left behind, [because] we won’t know all we [need in order to] serve the Lord, until we [get there.]

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart & he wouldn’t let them go & Pharaoh said to him, Get [away] from me & [be warned] not to see my face [any] more, [because] the day that you see my face you shall die. Moses said, [You] have spoken well. I will see your face no more.

Exodus 9:1-35 The Lord Had the Egyptian Livestock Die

 

The Lord Had the Egyptian Livestock Die When Pharaoh Wouldn’t Let Israel Go

Exodus 9:1-35            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

Then, the Lord said to Moses, Go to Pharaoh & tell him, The Lord God of the Hebrews says [this,], Let My people go, [so] they can serve Me. For if you refuse to let them go & still hold them, [watch,] the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle, horses, [donkeys,] camels, oxen & sheep in the field & there will be a [severe] pestilence [on them.]

The Lord will [keep apart] the [livestock] of Israel & the [livestock] of Egypt & none of the livestock of Israel will die. The Lord appointed a set time, saying, Tomorrow, the Lord shall do this thing.  And the Lord did [it the next day] & all the [livestock] of Egypt died, but none of [livestock] of the [Israelites] died.

And Pharaoh sent & [saw] there [were't any] dead of the [livestock] of the [Israelites.] Pharaoh’s heart was hardened & he did not let the people go. The Lord told Moses & Aaron, Take handfuls of ashes [from] the furnace & let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

It shall become [fine] dust in all the land of Egypt & it [will cause boils & sores to break out] on man & beast throughout all the land of Egypt. And they took ashes [from] the furnace & stood [in front of] Pharaoh. And Moses sprinkled the ashes toward heaven [& boils & sores began to break out] on man & beast.

The magicians couldn’t stand before Moses, because the boils were on [them] & all the Egyptians, [but] the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart & he [didn’t pay attention to] them, as the Lord had [told] Moses.

The Lord [told] Moses, Rise up early & stand before Pharaoh & [tell] him, The Lord God of the Hebrews says [this,] Let My people go, [so] that they can serve Me. For this time, I will send all My plagues upon your heart & on your servants & your people, [so] that you will know there is none like Me in all the earth.

For now, I will stretch out My hand & [so] that I may [strike] you & your people with pestilence & you shall be cut off from the earth. For this cause, I have [elevated] you, to show My power [through] you, [so] that My name may be declared throughout all [the] earth.

[Do] you [still] exalt yourself against My people, that you won’t let them go? [Look,] tomorrow I will cause [very heavy] hail to rain down [that has] not been in Egypt since [its] foundation until now. Therefore now, gather your [livestock] & all that you have in the field, for the hail shall come down on every man & animal that is found in the field & they shall die.

[Those] servants of Pharaoh [who respected] the Word of the Lord, made his servants & livestock flee into the houses, but [those who didn’t] regard  the Word of the Lord, left [their] servants & [livestock] in the field.

And the Lord said to Moses stretch [out] your hand toward heaven, [so] that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt & upon every man, [animal] & herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

And Moses stretched [out] his rod toward heaven & the Lord sent thunder & hail & fire [darted] on the ground [lightning,] very grievous & there was [nothing] like it since Egypt became a nation.

The hail [struck] throughout all the land of Egypt & all that was in the field, both man & [animal] & every herb of the field & broke every tree of the field. [There was] no hail in the land of Goshen where the children of Israel were.

Pharaoh sent for Moses & Aaron & said, I have sinned this time & the Lord is righteous & my people & I are wicked. [Ask] the Lord that there not be [any] more mighty [thundering] & hail & I will let you go & you shall stay no longer.

Moses said to him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread [out] my hands to the Lord & the thunder & hail shall cease, [so] that you may know the earth is the Lord’s. But as for you & your servants, I know you will not yet fear[respect] the Lord God.

The flax & the barley [had been struck,] because the barley [was ripening] & the flax [was in bloom,] but the wheat & [rye] were not smitten, for they [are late crops] & hadn’t grown up, yet. [After] Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh & spread [out] his hands to the Lord, the hail, thunder & rain ceased.

When Pharaoh saw that [they] ceased, he sinned even more & hardened his heart & the hearts of his servants & would not let the children of Israel go; as the Lord had spoken by Moses.

Exodus 8:1-32 Pharaoh Doesn't Let Israelites Go & God Sent Frogs

 

Pharaoh Didn’t Let the Children of Israel Go, So God Sent Frogs

Exodus 8:1-32            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, Go to Pharaoh & tell him, The Lord says [this,], Let My people go, [so] that they may serve Me. If you refuse to let them go, I will smite all your borders with frogs.

The river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which  shall come into your house, your [bedroom,] on your bed & into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens & into your kneading [bowls.] The frogs shall come upon you, your people & your servants.

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch [out] your hand with your rod over the streams, rivers & ponds & cause the frogs to come up on the land of Egypt. Aaron stretched [out] his hand over the waters of Egypt & the frogs came up & covered the land of Egypt. The magicians of Egypt did [the same] with their enchantments & brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

Then, Pharaoh called for Moses & Aaron & said, [Ask] the Lord to take away the frogs from me & my people & I will let the people go & sacrifice to the Lord. And Moses said to Pharaoh, [Do you glorify me now,] when shall I [ask] to destroy the frogs from you & your houses, [so] that they may remain only in the rivers, for you & your servants & for your people? And [Pharaoh] said, Tomorrow.

And [Moses] said, It will be according to [what you said, so] that you may know that there is [no one] like the Lord our God. And the frogs shall [leave] from you, your houses, your servants & your people. They shall remain only in the river.

[After] Moses & Aaron [left] from Pharaoh, Moses cried [out] to the Lord, because of the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. The Lord did according to the words of Moses & all the frogs died out of the houses, villages & fields.

And they gathered them together [in] heaps & the land stank. But when Pharaoh saw there was [relief from the frogs,] he hardened his heart & [did not listen to them,] as the Lord had said.

The Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your rod & [strike] the dust of the land, [so] that it may become lice throughout the land of Egypt & they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod & [struck] the [dirt of the ground] & the dust of the land became lice on man & [animals,] throughout all the land of Egypt.

The [Egyptian] magicians [tried to do the same] with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn’t, so there [was] lice on man & [animals.] Then, the magicians [told] Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. Pharaoh’s heart was hardened & he did not [pay attention to] them, as the Lord had said.

The Lord told Moses, Rise up early & stand before Pharaoh when he goes to the water & say to him, The Lord says [this,] Let My people go, [so] that they may serve Me, [or] else if you won’t let My people go, [watch], I will send swarms of flies on you, your servants, your people & into your houses & also the ground [where] they are.

[On] that day I will [set apart] the land of Goshen where My people dwell, [so] that no flies shall be there; [so] you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth & I will make a division between My people & your people. This sign shall be tomorrow.

And the Lord did so & [thick] swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, his servant’s houses & into all the land of Egypt & the land was corrupted, [because] of the swarms of flies.

Pharaoh called for Moses & Aaron & said, Go & sacrifice to your God in the land. [But] Moses said, It isn't [right] to do so, for we [would be sacrificing] the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord, our God. [If we did this in front of the eyes of the Egyptians, wouldn't] they stone us?

We will go [a] 3 [day] journey into the wilderness & sacrifice to the Lord, our God, as He commanded us.

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, [so] that you may sacrifice to the Lord, your God in the wilderness, but they shouldn’t go very far away & [ask God] for me.

And Moses said, [Look,] I go out from you & I will [ask] the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, his servants & his people tomorrow, but Pharaoh, [don't] deal deceitfully anymore [by] not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.

And Moses went out from Pharaoh & [asked] the Lord. And the Lord did according to the word of Moses & He removed all the flies from Pharaoh, his servants & his people & there remained not one. And Pharaoh hardened his heart [again] & would not let the people go.

Exodus 7:1-25 Moses Turns Water to Blood & the Fish Die

 

Moses Turns Water to Blood & the Fish Die

Exodus 7:1-25           The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The Lord said to Moses: See, I have made you [like] a god to Pharaoh & your brother, Aaron, shall be [your] prophet. You shall speak all that I command you & [Aaron] shall [tell] Pharaoh that he shall send the children of Israel out of his land.

I will harden Pharaoh’s heart & multiply My signs & wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh [won’t pay attention to] you, [so] that I may lay My hand on Egypt & bring My armies & My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch [out] My hand on Egypt & bring out the children of Israel from among them. And Moses & Aaron did as the Lord had commanded them. Moses was 80 & Aaron was 83 years old when they [spoke] to Pharaoh.

The Lord spoke to Moses & Aaron, saying, When Pharaoh says to you, Shew a miracle for [us,] then you shall say to Aaron, Take your rod & cast it before Pharaoh & it shall become a serpent. And Moses & Aaron did as the Lord commanded & Aaron [threw] down his rod before Pharaoh & his servants & it became a serpent.

Then, Pharaoh called the wise men, sorcerers & magicians of Egypt [who did the same thing] with their enchantments. For they [all] cast down [their] rods & they became serpents, but [the serpent of] Aaron’s rod swallowed up the [serpents] of their rods.

The Pharaoh’s heart became hardened & he didn’t [pay attention] to them as the Lord had said. The Lord [told] Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened & he [refuses] to let the people go.

Go [with your] rod in your hand [that] was turned into a serpent, to Pharaoh in the morning; [for] he goes into the water& you shall stand by the river’s [edge] & say to him, The Lord God of the Hebrews [has] sent me to you, saying, Let My people go, [so] that they may serve Me in the wilderness, [but up to now,] you wouldn’t hear.

The Lord says [this,], [By] this you shall know I am the Lord. [Look,] I will [strike] the waters in the river with the rod in my hand & they shall be turned to blood & the fish in the river will die & the river will stink & the Egyptians will [hate] to drink the water of the river.

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take your rod & stretch out your hand over the waters, streams, rivers, ponds & pools of water in Egypt, [so] that they will become blood & there will be blood throughout all the land of Egypt & both buckets of wood & pitchers of stone [that had held water.]

And Moses & Aaron did as the Lord [had] commanded & he lifted up the rod & [struck] the waters in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh & his servants & all the water in the rivers turned to blood.

The fish in the river died & the river stank & all the Egyptians couldn’t drink the water of the river & there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. [Egypt's] magicians did [the same] with their enchantments.

And Pharaoh’s heart was hardened & [he didn’t pay attention to them,] as the Lord had said. And Pharaoh turned & went into his house. Neither did he [concern] his heart [about] this.

The Egyptians [dug] around the river to get water to drink, [because] they couldn’t drink the water of the river. 7 days [passed] since the Lord had [struck] the river.

Exodus 6:1-30 Lord Will Rescue the Israelites from Their Burdens

 

The Lord Will Rescue the Children of  Israel from Their Burdens

Exodus 6:1-30            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The Lord said to Moses, Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand, he [will] let them go & with a strong hand, he shall drive them out of his land. God spoke to Moses & said, I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac & Jacob by the Name of God Almighty, but My name Jehovah wasn’t known to them.

I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, they were strangers in the land of their pilgrimage. I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage & I have remembered My covenant [contract.]

[Therefore] say to the children [people] of Israel, I am the Lord & I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians & I will [rescue] you out of their bondage & I will redeem you with an outstretched arm & great judgments. I will take you as My people & I will be [your] God.

You [will] know that I am the Lord your God, [who] brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians & I will bring you to the land [that] I swore to give Abraham, Isaac & Jacob & I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.

And Moses [said this] to the children [people] of Israel, but they didn’t [pay attention,] to Moses [because] of their anguish of spirit & cruel bondage. The Lord spoke to Moses saying, Go in & [tell] Pharaoh, king of Egypt, [to] let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Moses told the Lord, The children of Israel [haven’t paid attention] to [what I said,] how shall Pharaoh[listen] to me, because I’m of uncircumcised lips? The Lord gave Moses & Aaron a [command] for the children of Israel & [for] Pharaoh, [Egypt's] king, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

These are the heads of their [forefather’s] houses: [Jacob/Israel’s firstborn:] Reuben. [Reuben’s sons:] Hancock, Pallu, Hezron & Carmi; these [are] the families of Rueben.

Simeon’s sons: Jemuel [a.k.a. Nemuel,] Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar & Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the families of Simeon.

Levi [lived to be] 137 years old & his sons according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath & Merari. Gershon’s sons: Libni & Shimi; Kohath [lived to be] 133 years old & his sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron & Uzziel; Merari’s sons: Mahali & Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.

Amron [lived to be] 137 years old, [married] Jochebed, his father’s sister & she bare him: Aaron & Moses; The sons of Izhar [were:] Korah, Nepheg & Zichri; The the sons of Uzziel [were:] Mishael, Elzaphan & Zithri.

Aaron [married] Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon & she bore him: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar & Ithamar. The sons of Korah were: Assir, Elkanah & Abiasaph & these are the families of the Korahites. Aaron’s son, Eleazar [married] one of the daughters of Putiel & she bore him: Phineas.

These are the [leaders] of their [forefathers] of the Levites, according to their families. These are the same Aaron & Moses, to whom the Lord said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt, according to their armies.

They [spoke] to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses & Aaron. It [happened] on the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, saying, I am the Lord, speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I say to you. And Moses said to the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips & how shall Pharaoh [listen] to me?

Exodus 5:1-23 Pharaoh Won’t Let the Hebrews Go

 

Pharaoh Won’t Let the Hebrews Go When Moses & Aaron Ask Him

Exodus 5:1-23            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

Afterward, Moses & Aaron went in & told Pharaoh, The Lord God of Israel says [this,]: Let My people go, [so] that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness. Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

[So,] they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us. We pray [that] you, let us go on a 3 [day] journey into the desert & sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest He fall on us with pestilence or with the sword.

The king of Egypt [asked,] Why do you, Moses & Aaron, [take] the people from their [work?] Get back to your [jobs.] And Pharaoh said [to the taskmasters,] [Look, the people of the land are now many & you let them rest from their [jobs.]

Pharaoh commanded the task masters & their officers the same day, saying, You shall no [longer] give the people the straw [needed] to make the brick [as in the past.] Let them now go & gather the straw for themselves & they [will still have the same [quota] of bricks [that they had before] & you shall not [reduce it.] They [are] idle, therefore they cry, saying, Let us go & sacrifice to our God.

Let them have [even more work] laid on the men, [so] they may [do that work.] [Don't let them pay attention to false] words. The taskmasters & their officers [spoke] to the people, saying, Pharaoh says [this,] I will not give you straw. You go & find it where you can. [Still,] your world shall not [be reduced any.]

So, the people were scattered [around] throughout the land of Egypt [gathering] stubble instead of straw. The taskmasters forced them to hurry & fulfill their [daily quota] as when there was straw.

Pharaoh had [put] taskmasters over the officers of the children [people] of Israel, were beaten, [demanding, Why] haven't you fulfilled your [tasks' quota] in making [bricks] both today & yesterday, [the same as you did in the past?] The officers of the children of Israel cried out to Pharaoh [asking,] Why are you [treating us,] your servants [like this?]

No straw is given to your servants & they say to us, Make bricks & [look,] your servants are beaten, but the fault is in your own people. [Pharaoh] said, You are [too] idle, [that's why you ask,] Let us go & sacrifice to the Lord. Go back] & work & no straw shall be given you.

You shall [still deliver the same daily quota] of bricks. The officers of the children [people] of Israel [saw they were in trouble,] after [Pharaoh] said, You shall not [reduce their quota] of bricks from your daily task. And they met Moses & Aaron who stood in the [road] as they [left from] the Pharaoh.

They [told Moses, Let] the Lord look on you & judge, because you have made us [hated] in the [sight] of the Pharaoh & his servants, [enough] to put a sword in their hands to [kill] us. Moses returned to the Lord & said, Lord, [why have] You [brought trouble] on this people?

Why is it You have sent me? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your Name, he [has] done evil to this people? Neither have You delivered Your people, at all.

Exodus 4:1-31 Moses Unsure About Leading the Hebrews

 

Moses is Unsure About Leading the Hebrews, but God Reassures Him

Exodus 4:1-31            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

Moses answered, [Suppose] they don’t believe me or [won’t listen] to my voice: for they will say, The Lord has not appeared to you. [So,] the Lord [asked] him, What is in your hand? [Moses] said, A rod [The Lord God told] Moses, Cast it on the ground & it became a serpent & Moses fled from it.

The Lord said to Moses, Reach out your hand & take [the serpent] by its tail, [which Moses did] & it became a rod in his hand. The Lord said, [This is so] they believe that the Lord God of their [forefathers,] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac & the God of Jacob has appeared to you.

The Lord said to [Moses,] Put [you] hand [to your chest] & when he [took] it out, his hand was leperous [like] snow. [The Lord God] said, Put your hand [to] your [chest] again & [when he drew it back out, he saw that] it was [restored like] his  other flesh.

[Then] if they won’t believe you or [listen] to the message of the 1st sign, they may believe the [following] sign. If they won’t believe those 2 signs or [listen to you,] you shall take water from the [Nile] River & pour it on the dry land & the water will become blood upon the dry land.

Moses said to the Lord, O my Lord, I am not [an] eloquent [speaker] & I am slow of speech & tongue & [have been since before you spoke to me.] The Lord said to him, Who [has] made man’s mouth? Or who makes the [mute,] the deaf, the seeing, or the blind?

Have not I, the Lord? Now therefore go & I will be with your mouth & teach you what you shall say. [Moses] said, O my Lord, I pray You, please [send someone else.] The anger of the Lord was [growing] against Moses & He said, Isn’t Aaron, the Levite, your brother?

I know he speaks well & look he is coming to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. You shall speak to [Aaron] & put the words in his mouth & I [the Lord God] will be with your mouth & his mouth & I will teach you what you shall do.

[Aaron] shall be your spokesman to the people [in your place.] He shall even be instead of your mouth [for] you & you shall be instead of [God’s place] to [Aaron.]

You shall take this rod in your hand to do the signs. Moses returned to his father-in-law, Jethro & asked, I pray [that] you let me go & return to Egypt & see if my brethren are [still] alive. And Jethro told him, Go in peace.

The Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt, [because] all the men who sought to [kill you] are dead. Moses took his wife & set his 2 sons on a [donkey] & returned to the land of Egypt.

Moses took the rod of God in his hand & the Lord said to Moses, When you go to Egypt [make sure] you do all those wonders before Pharaoh [with the rod] I have put in your hand. *But I will harden his heart & he will not let the people go.  [Exodus 5:2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I [don't] know the Lord & neither will I let Israel go.]

You shall say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is My son. My firstborn; and I say to you, let My son go, [so] that he may serve Me. If you refuse to let him go, I will slay your son, your firstborn.

[Exodus 12:29 And it came to pass, that at midnight, the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the captive [who] was in the dungeon & all the firstborn of [livestock.]

[After some time passed,] by the [road near] the inn [lodging place,] the Lord met [Moses] & sought to kill him. Then, [Moses’ wife,] Zipporah, took a sharp stone & cut off the foreskin of her son & cast it at [Moses’] feet & said, Surely you are a bloody husband to me! So [the Lord God] let him [Moses] go. Then she said, You are a bloody husband, because of the circumcision.

The Lord [told] Aaron, Go & meet Moses in the wilderness. He went & met [Moses] on the [mountain] of God & kissed him. Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord, [Who] had sent him & all the signs which the Lord had commanded him. [Then] Moses & Aaron went & gathered together all the elders of the children [people] of Israel.

Aaron spoke all the words the Lord had spoken to Moses & did the signs in the sight of the people & [they] believed when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel & [the Lord] had looked on their affliction. Then, they bowed their heads & worshiped.