Exodus 17:1-16 The Lord had Moses Bring Water from the Rock for the Israelites

 

The Lord had Moses Bring Water from the Rock for the Israelites

Exodus 17:1-16            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

All the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the Lord’s commandment & camped in Rephidim & there was no water for the people to drink, so they [complained to] Moses & said, Give us water [so] that we may drink.

Moses said to them, Why do you [complain to] me? Why do you tempt the Lord? The people thirsted there for water & murmured  against Moses & said, [Why] have you brought us out of Egypt to kill us, our children & [livestock] with thirst?

Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, What shall I do to this people? They [are] almost ready to stone me? The Lord said to Moses, Go before the people & take some of the elders with you of Israel. [Take] your rod, you used to [strike] the [Red Sea] & take [it] in your hand & go.

Behold, I will stand before you there upon the rock in Horeb & you shall [strike] the rock & water shall come out of it, [so] that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

He [Moses] called the place Massah & Meribah, because of the [complaining] of the [Israelites] & because they tempted the Lord saying, Is the Lord among us or not? Then came Amelek & fought with Israel in Rephidim. Moses said to Joshua, Choose some men to go out [for] us & fight against Amalek & he did so.

Tomorrow, I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand. When they fought with Amalek, Aaron & Hur went to the top of the hill. [It was] when Moses held up his hand [with the rod], Israel prevailed, but when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Moses’ hands [became] heavy, [so] they took [a large] stone & put it under him & he [Moses] sat on it while Aaron & Hur [on either side] kept his hands steady until [sundown]. Joshua [defeated] Amalek & his people with the edge of his sword.

The Lord said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book & [share it where] Joshua [can hear it]: for I [the Lord God] will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. Moses built an altar & called it: Jehovah Nissi: The-Lord-Is My-Banner, because the Lord has sworn that He will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

Exodus 16:1-36 Manna in the Morning and Quail at Night

 

Manna in the Morning and Quail at Night

Exodus 16:1-36            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The children of Israel, took their journey from Elim & came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim & Sinai, on the 15th day of the 2nd month, after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

The whole congregation of [Israelites grumbled] to Moses & Aaron in the wilderness. The children [people] of Israel said, [We wished] God [that] we would [have] died at the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, [where] we sat by [pots of cooking meat] & ate bread [until they were full,] but instead we have been brought [out] into the wilderness to kill the whole assembly [of Israelites] with hunger.

Then, the Lord told Moses, [Look,] I will rain bread from heaven for you & the people shall go out & gather a certain [amount] every day, [so] that I may [test] them, whether they will walk in My law or [not.] It shall [happen] on the 6th day, they shall prepare [what] they bring in & it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

And Moses & Aaron said to the children of Israel, At [evening,] then you shall know the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt. In the morning, then they shall see the glory of the Lord; for He hears your [grumbling] against the Lord, [but who] are we, that you [complain] against us?

Moses said, [It] shall be, when the Lord gives you flesh to eat in the evening & bread in the morning to the full; for the Lord hears your [complaints] which you murmur against Him & what are we? Your [complaints] aren’t against us, but against the Lord.

Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to the congregation of the children [people] of Israel, Come near before the Lord, for He [has] heard your [complaints.] It came to pass, as Aaron [spoke] to the whole congregation, they looked toward the wilderness & [saw,] the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.

The Lord [said] to Moses, I have heard [the complaints] of the [people] of Israel. [Tell] them, At [twilight] you shall eat [meat] & shall be filled with bread in the morning & you shall know that I am the Lord their God.

It [happened,] that quails came in the [evening] & covered the [camp.] And in the morning, the dew lay [around the camp,] but when the dew was gone, behold, in the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as [fine] as frost on the ground. When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, It is manna: for they didn’t [know] what it was.

And Moses [told] them, This is the bread the Lord has given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather [daily] an omer for [each person,] according to the number of [people] in [your] tents [& how much they eat] & the [Israelites] did so. Some gathered more & some less.

When they [measured] an omer, he [who] gathered [more] had nothing [left] over & the he [who] gathered little had no lack. [Everyone] gathered according to his eating.  Moses said, [Don’t] leave [any] of it until morning. [However, they didn’t listen] to Moses, but some of them left it until morning & it bred worms [in it] & stank.

Moses was [angry] with them. [So] they gathered [what they needed] every morning, [because] when the sun [got] hot, it melted. On the 6th day they gathered twice as much bread, 2 omers for [each person,] instead of 1 & all the [leaders] of the congregation came & told Moses.

[Moses] said to them, This is [what] the Lord has said, Tomorrow is the [ceasing of work] of the Holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake today what you will bake & [boil] what you will [boil] & lay up for yourselves all that [remainsis] to be kept until morning.

They laid it up [until] the morning as Moses [directed] & it didn’t stink & neither were there any worms [in it.] Moses said, Eat [it] today; for it is the Sabbath to the Lord & you won’t find it in the field today. 6 days you shall gather it, but on the 7th day, which is Sabbath, there shall be none.

It [happened,] that some people went out to gather on the 7th day & found none. The Lord said to Moses, How long [do] you refuse to keep My commandments & My laws? For that, the Lord has given you the Sabbath, therefore He gives you bread for 2 days on the 6th day. Every man [stay] in his place, [so] let no man go out of his place on the 7th day.

So, the people [of Israel] rested on the 7th day. Therefore, the house of Israel called the bread, Manna. It was like coriander seed, white & the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

And Moses said, This is [what] the Lord commanded, Fill an omer of [manna] to be kept for your generations, [so] they may see the bread [which] I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.

And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot & put an omer full of manna [in there] & lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for [all] your generations & Aaron [did] as the Lord commanded Moses.

Aaron put it in the [Ark of the Covenant] in front of the Testimony [where the 2 tablets with the laws the Lord God gave to Moses are,] to be kept. The children of Israel ate manna [for] 40 years, until they came to the borders of Canaan, [the land they were to inhabit.] Now, an omer is 1/10 of an ephah.

Exodus 15:1-31 The Israelites Sing of the Lord God Rescuing Them from Egyptian Oppression

 

The Israelites Sing of the Lord God Rescuing Them from Egyptian Oppression

Exodus 15:1-31            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

Then, Moses & the children [people] of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying,  I will sing to the Lord [God,] for He [has] triumphed gloriously & He has thrown the horse & [its] rider into the sea.

The Lord is my strength & song & He has become my salvation. He is my God & my [forefather’s] God & I will prepare Him a habitation & I will exalt Him. The Lord is a man or war, the Lord is His Name.

Pharaoh's chariots & his [army, God] has [thrown] into the sea. [Pharaoh's] chosen captains are also drowned in the Red Sea. The depths have covered them & they sank into the bottom [like] a stone.

Your right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power & has dashed [to] pieces the enemy. In. the greatness of Your excellency, You have overthrown [those who] rose up against You & Your [anger] consumed them [like] stubble. With [a] blast of Your nostrils, the waters gathered together & stood upright [like] a heap & the depths [stood still] in the heart of the sea.

The enemy said, I will pursue & overtake [you] & I will divide the [plunder.] My [longing] shall be satisfied & I will draw my sword & destroy the [Israelites.] You blew with Your wind & the sea covered them & they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Who is like You, O Lord [God,] glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders, among the gods? You [stretched] out Your right hand & the earth swallowed them. You in Your mercy have led [out] the people You have redeemed & You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.

The people will hear & be afraid. Sorrow & dismay will take hold of the inhabitants of: [Palestine.] Then the dukes of Edom & mighty men of Moab shall be amazed & trembling shall take hold [of] them. All the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. Fear & dread shall fall upon them.

By the greatness of Your arm, they will be as still as a stone, till Your people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, [whom] You have purchased. You will bring them in & plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, O Lord, which You have made for You to dwell in, the Sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established & the Lord shall [rule] for ever & ever.

For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots & his horsemen into the sea. And the Lord [God] brought the waters of the sea again upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

All the women went out after Miriam, the prophetess & sister of Aaron, took the timbrels [tambourines] in their hands & [danced.] And Miriam answered them, You sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously. The horse & [its] rider, He has thrown into the sea.

So, Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea into the Wilderness of Shur & they went 3 days into the wilderness & found no water. When they came to Marah & they couldn’t drink [its] waters, because they were bitter. Therefore, the name of it was Marah [Bitter.]

And the people [grumbled] against Moses [asking,] What shall we drink? [So,] Moses cried [out] to the Lord [God, Who] showed him a tree & when he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet.

[The Lord your God,] made a [rule & law] for them there & He [tested] them there & said, If you will diligently [pay attention to] the voice of the Lord your God & will do what is right in His sight & listen to & keep His commandments & His [rules,]

I will not put any of the diseases on you, which I brought on the Egyptians: for I am the Lord, [Who] heals you. When they came to Elim, there were 12 wells of water & 70 palm trees, so they [camped] there by the waters.

Exodus 14:1-31 Pharaoh Pursues Israelites & Moses Through the Red Sea

 

Pharaoh Pursues Israelites & Moses Through the Red Sea

Exodus 14:1-31            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, [Tell] the children [people] of Israel, [so] that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite to Baal Zephon & you shall [camp] before it by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are [confused] by the land & the wilderness has shut them in.

I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, [so] that he will follow after them & I will [gain honor over] Pharaoh & his [army, so] the Egyptians [will] know that I am the Lord & they did so.

[When] it was told the king of Egypt, that the [Israelites] fled: the heart of Pharaoh & the hearts of his servants turned against the [Israelites] & they said, Why have we let Israel go & [no longer] serve us?

[Pharaoh got] his chariot ready & took his people with him, [along with] 600 chosen chariots & all the chariots of Egypt [with] captains over every one of  them. The Lord hardened [Pharaoh’s] heart & he [& the Egyptians] pursued after the children of Israel [who] went out [of Egypt defiantly.]

But the Egyptians, Pharaoh’s army, chariots & horsemen [found  the Israelites] were [camping] by the sea, beside Pi Hahiroth, [in front of] Baal Zephon. And when the [Israelites] saw when Pharaoh drew [near, as] the Egyptians marched after them, the [Israelites] were very afraid & cried [out] to the Lord.

They said to Moses, [Weren’t there enough] graves in Egypt? Why did you take us away to die in the wilderness?  [What] have you [done to us, by bringing us] out of Egypt? [Didn’t we tell you] that it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness?

Moses [replied,] Don’t be afraid. Stand still & see the salvation of the Lord, which He will [show] to you today: for you will see the Egyptians no more, forever. The Lord will fight for you & you shall hold your peace.

The Lord said to Moses, [Why do you] cry [out] to Me? [Tell] the children of Israel to go forward, but lift up your rod & stretch your hand over the [Red] Sea & divide it & the children of Israel shall go [over] on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

And [watch,] I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians & they shall follow them & I will gain honor [over] Pharaoh & all his [army,] chariots & horsemen. [Then,] the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. The Angel of God went in the pillar of cloud [in front of] the [Israelites, moved & then] stood behind them.

[The pillar of the cloud] came  between the camp of the Egyptians & the camp of the [Israelites.] [Thus] it was a cloud & darkness to [the Egyptians] & it gave light by night to the [Israelites,] so that one didn’t come near the other all that night.

[Then,] Moses stretched out his hand over the [Red] Sea & the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night & made the sea [into] dry land & the waters were divided.

The children [people] of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground & the waters were a wall to them on their right hand [side] & on their left. The Egyptians, Pharaoh’s horses, chariots & horsemen pursued & went in after them [into] the midst of the sea.

It [happened] in the morning watch, the Lord looked [at] the Egyptian [army] through the pillar of fire & the cloud & troubled the [army] of the Egyptians. [The Lord God made] their chariot wheels [wobbly] & they drove them heavily.

The Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord [fights] for them against the Egyptians. The Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the [Red] Sea, [so] that the waters may come [back] again upon the Egyptians, their chariots & their horsemen.

Moses stretched [out] his hand over the [Red] Sea & when morning appeared, the [Red] Sea returned to its full strength, while the Egyptians fled against it & the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

And the waters returned & covered the chariots, horsemen & all of Pharaoh’s [army] that came into the sea after them. Not so much as 1 remained. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea & the waters were a wall to them on their right hand & on their left.

Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians & Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done upon the Egyptians [who] were dead on the sea shore, so the people feared [respected] & believed the Lord & His servant Moses.

Exodus 13:1-22 The Firstborn of Israelites & Animals Are the Lord’s

 

The Firstborn of Israelites & Animals Are the Lord’s

Exodus 13:1-22            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The Lord [said] to Moses, Sanctify to Me all the firstborn of children of Israel, both man & [animals are] Mine. Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in the month of Abib, [that] the Lord brought you out of the house of bondage in Egypt [with a strong] hand. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

You [should continue] to do this when the Lord brings you to the land of Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites & Jebusites, which He [swore] to your [forefathers] to give you a land flowing with milk & honey] & you shall keep this service in this month.

[For] 7 days you shall eat unleavened bread & no leaven should be seen in your [houses] & [on] the 7th day; there shall be a feast to the Lord. You shall [tell] your son [on] that day, This is done because of [what] the Lord did for me when I came [forward] out of Egypt.

It shall be a sign to you upon your hand & a memorial [before] your eyes, that the Lord’s law shall be in your mouth: for with a strong hand, the Lord has brought you out of Egypt & you shall keep this [rule] in this season from year to year.

When the Lord shall bring you into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore to you & your [forefathers] to give [it to] you, you shall set [aside] for the Lord all the [firstborn] male [animals] that opens the womb.

The [firstborn] of a [donkey] can be [redeemed by] a lamb & if you [don’t] redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all your firstborn [sons] of your children, you shall redeem. When your son asks you in a time to come, What is this?

You shall say to him, [The] strength of the hand of the Lord brought us out of the house of bondage from Egypt & [it happened] when Pharaoh was [stubborn] [about letting] us go.

The Lord [killed] the firstborn in the land of Egypt of both of man & [animals: that's why] I sacrifice to the Lord all the firstborn males that open the [womb,] but I redeem the firstborn of my children.

It shall be [like a sign] on your hand & [like] frontlets between your eyes; [to remember] the strength of the hand of the Lord [God, Who] brought us out of Egypt.

It [happened] when Pharaoh had let the [Israelites] go, God didn’t lead them through the land of the Philistines, although that was near, for God said, Lest the people [change their minds] when they see war & return to Egypt.

[So,] God led them through the [road] of the wilderness [by] the Red Sea & the children of Israel went up [loaded up for a long journey, in orderly ranks] out of the land of Egypt.

And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had sworn to the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you & you shall carry my bones up with you. [So,] they took their journey from Succoth & camped in Etham, [at] the edge of the wilderness.

And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them [on] the way & by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, [so, they could see to] go by day or night. The Lord did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night, from before the [children of Israel.]

Exodus 12:1-51 Things to Do for Passover

 

Things to Do for Passover

Exodus 12:1-51            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

The Lord said to Moses & Aaron in the land of Egypt, This month shall be the beginning of months [for] you. It shall be the first month of the year to you & [tell] all the congregation of Israel, saying, [On] the 10th of this month. every man is to take for [himself] a male lamb, without blemish that is 1 year old for [each household] of his [forefathers.]

It may be taken from the sheep or the goats, according to the house of his [forefathers.] If a household is too little for the lamb, let him & his neighbor next to his house [share a lamb] according to the number of [people] & according [to how much each person needs.]

You shall keep it up until the 14th day of the same month & the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it [the lamb] that evening. They shall take [some] of the blood & [put] it on the 2 side posts & the upper door post [lintel] of the houses [where] they shall eat it.

They will eat the [meat] that night, that [had been roasted] with fire & [they] shall eat it with unleavened bread & bitter herbs. [The whole lamb & all that pertains to it] shall be roasted with fire & not raw or [boiled] in water & they shall not let any of it remain until morning.

[If any] remains until morning, you shall burn it with fire. You shall eat it [fully dressed,] have your belt fastened, shoes on your feet & your staff in your hand & you shall eat it in [a hurry.]

It is the Lord’s Passover, for I [the Lord God] will pass through the land of Egypt this night & smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man & beast & against all the gods of Egypt, I will execute judgment. I am the Lord.

[Exodus 11:4-5 And Moses said, The Lord says [this,] About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt. And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, [who] sits upon his throne, even to the firstborn of the [female] servant [who works] behind the mill & all the firstborn of [animals.]

The blood on your houses will be a [sign, so that] when I see the blood, I will pass over you & the plague will not be on you to destroy you when I [strike] the land of Egypt. You shall [continue] to keep this day as a memorial throughout your generations, as a feast to the Lord by an [rule] forever.

You shall eat unleavened bread for 7 days & shall put away leaven [yeast] out of your houses, [because those] who eat leavened bread from the 1st day to the 7th day shall be cut off from Israel.

[On both] the 1st and the 7th day there shall be holy convocation to you & no [type] of work shall be done [on] them, [but only the preparation of food] which every man must eat. You shall observe the feast of the Unleavened Bread on the [same] day that I [the Lord] brought your armies out of the land of Egypt.

Therefore, you shall [continue] to observe this day [throughout] your generations as an [rule] forever. In the 1st month on the 14th day of the month at [evening,] you shall eat unleavened bread until the [evening] of the 21st day of the month.

[For] 7 days no leaven shall be found in your houses; [the person who] eats [what] is leavened, shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a stranger, or born in the land. You shall eat nothing leavened in all the places you [dwell,] you shall eat unleavened bread.

Then, Moses called all the elders of Israel & [explained, Take] out the lamb, according to the [size] of your families & kill the Passover [lamb.] You [are to] take a bunch of hyssop & dip it in the blood in the [basin] & strike the lintel & the 2 side posts with the blood & none of you shall go out the door of his house until the morning.

For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; & when He sees the blood on the lintel & on the 2 side posts. The Lord will pass over the door & will not [allow] the destroyer to come into your houses to smite you. You are to observe this as a [rule] to you & your sons forever.

It shall come to pass, when you come [in] to the land which the Lord will give you according as He has promised, you shall keep this service. It shall come to pass, when your children say, What is the [meaning of] this service?

You will say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when He smote the Egyptians & [He] delivered our [households.] The people bowed [their heads] & worshiped [the Lord God.]

Then the [Israelites] went away & did as the Lord had commanded Moses & Aaron [to tell them.] It came to pass, at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh [who] sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the captive in the dungeon & all the firstborn [livestock.]

Pharaoh, his servants & all the Egyptians rose that night & there was a great [out] cry in Egypt for there wasn’t a house where there wasn’t one dead. [Pharaoh] called for Moses & Aaron [at] night & said, Rise up & [get yourselves out] from among my people, both you & the children of Israel, go & serve the Lord, as you have said.

Also, take your flocks & herds as you have said & be gone & bless me, also. The Egyptians urgently [wanted] the [Israelites to leave] the land in haste; for they said, We [are] all dead men.

The [Israelites] took their dough before it was leavened, [having] their kneading [bowls] bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.

The [Israelites] did according to the word of Moses & they borrowed [from] the Egyptians [jewelry] of silver & gold & [clothing.] The Lord gave [the Israelites] favor in the sight of the Egyptians, [who] lent them the things they [requested,] thus they [plundered] the Egyptians.

The children of Israel, 600,000 men on foot besides, children & a  mixed multitude went up with them & [livestock] journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. Also, a mixed multitude went up with them & flocks, herds, even very much cattle.

And they baked the unleavened cakes of dough which they [had] brought when they were [driven] out of Egypt, for it wasn’t leavened [with yeast;] because they were thrust out of Egypt & they couldn’t [wait.] Neither had they prepared [food] for themselves.

Now, [the amount of time] the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was 430 years. And it [happened] at the end of the 430 years, [on the very same] day, the [armies] of the Lord went out of the land of Egypt. It is a night to be [greatly] observed to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Egypt:

This night of the Lord is to be observed [by] all of the children of Israel [throughout] their generations. And the Lord told Moses & Aaron, This is the ordinance of the Passover: no stranger, foreigner, or hired servant shall eat [of it.]

But every man’s servant that is bought for money, [after he has been circumcised] shall eat of the Passover. *It shall be eaten inside one house & the [meat] should not be [carried outside] the house, neither shall you break [any] of the bones & all the congregation of Israel shall keep it [the Passover.]

When a stranger shall [stay with you temporarily & wants] to keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised & let him come & keep it & he shall be [like someone, who] is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat [of it.]

[There shall be one law for both those who are] home born & strangers [who] dwell among you. All the children of Israel did [this,] as the Lord commanded Moses & Aaron. It [happened, on] that very same day, the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt [according] to their armies.

Exodus 11:1-10 Moses Tells Pharaoh of Death of Firstborn

 

Moses Tells Pharaoh About the Death of Firstborn If He Doesn’t Let Them Go

Exodus 11:1-10            The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus

[Previously:] The Lord said to Moses, I will [still] bring 1 [more] plague on Pharaoh & Egypt & afterwards he will let you go [from here] & he will surely [drive] you out [of here] altogether. Speak [secretly] in the ears of the [Israelites] that every man &  woman should borrow [from] their neighbors [jewelry] of silver & gold.

The Lord gave [them] favor in the sight of the Egyptians. [Also,] Moses was very [respected] in the land of Egypt in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants & the people.

[Exodus 10:28-29 And Pharaoh said to [Moses,] You get away from me & [you pay attention] to [not] see my face [any] more. For [on] that day you see my face, you shall die. And Moses said, I will [not] see your face [any more.]

Moses said, The Lord said [this,] About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt. All the firstborn of Egypt shall die from the firstborn of the Pharaoh [who] sits upon his throne, to the firstborn of [female] servants [who work] behind the mill & all the firstborn of [animals.]

And there shall be a great [out] cry throughout all the land of Egypt [like has never been] before [or will be after it again.] But [among] the children [people] of Israel, not a dog will [bark or growl,] against any man or [animal, so] you will know the Lord [makes] a difference between the Egyptians & Israel.

All these, your servants, shall come down to me & bow down to me, saying, You, get out & all the people [who] follow you. And after that, I will go out. Then, [Moses] went out from Pharaoh in great anger.

The Lord said to Moses, Pharaoh will not [pay attention to] you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. Moses & Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh & the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart & so that he wouldn't let the children of Israel go out of his land.