me Let my people go that they may serue me 4 Or els if thou refuse to let my people go beholde to morowe wyll I bryng greshoppers into thy coastes 5 And they shall couer the face of the earth that it can not be seene and they shall eate the residue which remayneth vnto you and is escaped from the hayle and they shall eate euery greene tree that beareth you fruite in the fielde 6 And they shall fill thy houses and all thy seruauntes houses and the houses of all the Egyptians after suche a maner as neyther thy fathers nor thy fathers fathers haue seene since the tyme they were vpon the earth vnto this day And he turned him selfe about and went out from Pharao 7 And Pharaos seruauntes sayde vnto him howe long shall he be hurtfull vnto vs Let the men go that they may serue the Lorde their God knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed 8 And Moyses Aaron were brought againe vnto Pharao and he sayde vnto them Go and serue the Lorde your God but who are they that shall go 9 And Moyses aunswered we will go with our young and with our olde yea and with our sonnes with our daughters and with our sheepe and with our oxen we must go for we must holde a feast vnto the Lorde 10 And he said vnto them Let the Lord be so with you as I will let you go and your chyldren take heede for ye haue some mischiefe in hande 11 Nay not so but go they that are men and serue the Lorde for that was your desire And they were thrust out of Pharaos presence 12 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Stretch out thyne hand ouer the lande of Egypt for greshoppers that they may come vpon the land of Egypt and eate all the hearbes of the lande and all that the hayle left behynde 13 And Moyses stretched foorth his rod ouer the lande of Egypt and the Lorde brought an east winde vpon the lande all that day and all that nyght and in the morning the east winde brought the greshoppers 14 And the greshoppers went vp ouer all the lande of Egypt and remayned in all quarters of Egypt very greeuouslye before them were there no suche greshoppers neither after them shal be 15 For they couered all the face of the earth so that the lande was darke and they did eate al the hearbes of the land and all the fruites of the trees whatsoeuer the hayle had lefte there was no greene thyng left in the trees hearbes of the fielde through al y e land of Egypt 16 Therefore Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron in haste and sayde I haue sinned agaynst the Lord your God and agaynst you 17 And nowe forgeue me my sinne only this once and pray vnto the Lord your God that he may take awaye from me this death only 18 And Moyses went out from Pharao and prayed vnto the Lorde 19 And the Lorde turned a myghtie strong west wynde and it toke awaye the grashoppers and cast them into the red sea so that there was not one grashopper in all the coastes of Egypt 20 And the Lorde hardened Pharaos heart so that he woulde not let the children of Israel go 21 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Stretche out thy hande vnto heauen that there may be vpon the lande of Egypt darknesse which may be felt 22 And Moyses stretched foorth his hand vnto heauen and there was a thicke darkenesse vpon all the lande of Egypt three dayes long 23 No man sawe another neither rose vp from the place where he was by the space of three dayes But al the children of Israel had light where thei dwelled 24 And Pharao called for Moyses and sayde Go and serue the Lorde onlye let your sheepe your oxen abyde and let your chyldren go with you 25 And Moyses sayde Thou must geue vs also offeringes and burnt offeringes for to do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God 26 Our cattell also shall go with vs and there shall not one hoofe be left behynd for therof must we take to serue y e Lorde our God neither do we knowe with what we must do seruice vnto the Lord vntyll we come thyther 27 But the Lorde hardened Pharaos heart and he woulde not let them go 28 And Pharao sayde vnto hym Get thee from me and take heede vnto thy selfe that thou seest my face no more for whensoeuer thou commest in my syght thou shalt dye 29 And Moyses sayde Let it be as thou hast sayde I wyll see thy face no more ¶ The .xj. Chapter 1 The Lorde commaundeth the Hebrewes to robbe the Egyptians 4 The death of the first borne of all thynges 1 AND the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Yet wyl I brynge one plague more vpō Pharao and vpon Egypt and after that he wyll let you go hence when he shal let you go quite he shall vtterly dryue you hence 2 Speake thou therfore in the eares of the people that euery man borowe of his neighbour and euery woman of her neighbour iewels of syluer and iewels of golde 3 And the Lorde shall geue the people fauour in the syght of the Egyptians Moreouer Moyses was a very great man in the lande of Egypt in the syght of Pharaos seruauntes and in the syght of the people 4 And Moyses sayde Thus sayth the Lorde At mydnyght wyll I go out into the myddest of Egypt 5 And all the first borne in all the land of Egypt shall dye euen frō the first borne of Pharao that sytteth on his seate vnto the first borne of the mayde seruaunt that is behynde the myll and all the first gendred of the cattell 6 And there shal be a great crye throughout all the lande of Egypt such as there was neuer none lyke nor shal be 7 But amongst the chyldren of Israel shal not a dogge moue his tounge from a man vnto a beast that ye may knowe how that the Lord putteth a difference betweene the Egyptians and Israel 8 And these thy seruauntes shal al come downe vnto me and fall before me and say Get thee out and all the people that are vnder thee and then wyll I depart And he went out from Pharao with an angry countenaunce 9 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Pharao shall not heare you that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt 10 And Moyses and Aaron dyd all these wonders before Pharao And the Lord hardened Pharaos heart so that he woulde not let the chyldren of Israel go out of his lande ¶ The .xij. Chapter 1 The charge and maner of eatyng of the Passouer 26 A charge is geuen parentes to teache their chyldren the misterie of the Passouer 29 The murder of the first borne of Egypt 31 Pharao casteth out the chyldren of Israel 35 The Iewes do robbe the Egyptians of golden and syluer vessels 37 The chyldren of Israel do go out 40 They dwelt in
vnto Moyses Nowe shalt thou see what I wyll do vnto Pharao for in a mightie hande shal he let them go and in a mightie hande shall he dryue them out of his lande 2 And God spake vnto Moyses and said vnto him I am Iehouah 3 I appeared vnto Abraham Isahac and Iacob as an almightie God but in my name Iehouah was I not knowen vnto them 4 Moreouer I made a couenaunt with them to geue them the lande of Chanaan the land of their pilgrimage wherein they were straungers 5 And therefore I haue also heard the groning of the childrē of Israel whom the Egyptians kepe in bondage and haue remembred my couenaunt 6 Wherfore say vnto the children of Israel I am Iehouah I wil bryng you out from the burthens of the Egyptians and will ryd you out of their bondage and will deliuer you in a stretched out arme and in great iudgementes 7 And I will take you for my people and wil be to you a God And ye shall knowe that I am the Lord your God which bring you out from the burthens of the Egyptians 8 And I will bryng you into the lande concerning the whiche I did lift vp my hand to geue it vnto Abraham Isahac and Iacob and wyll geue it vnto you for a possession for I am Iehouah 9 And Moyses tolde the children of Israel euen so but they hearkened not vnto Moyses for anguishe of spirite and for cruell bondage 10 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 11 Go in and speake vnto Pharao king of Egypt that he let the children of Israel go out of his lande 12 And Moyses spake before the Lorde saying beholde the children of Israel hearken not vnto me howe then shall Pharao heare me whiche am of vncircumcized lippes 13 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and vnto Aaron gaue them a charge concerning the chyldren of Israel and concerning Pharao king of Egypt that they shoulde bring the children of Israel out of the lande of Egypt 14 These be the heades of theyr fathers houses The children of Ruben y e first borne sonne of Israel are these Hanoch and Phallu Hesron and Charmi these be the children of Ruben 15 The chyldren of Simeon Iemuel and Iamin Ohad Iachin Sohar and Saul the sonne of the Chanaanitishe woman these are the kinredes of Simeon 16 These also are the names of the chyldren of Leui in their generations Gerson and Cehath and Merari Leui liued an hundred thirtie and seuen yere 17 The sonnes of Gerson Libni and ' Simi by their kinredes ' 18 The chyldren of Cehath Amram Ishar and Hebron and Vziel And Cehath liued an hundred thirtie and three yere 19 The children of Merari Mahli and Musi these are the kinredes of Leui by their generations 20 Amram toke Iochebed his fathers sister to wyfe and she bare hym Aaron and Moyses and Amram liued an hundred and thirtie and seuen yeres 21 ' And the chyldren of Ishar Corah ' Nepheg and Sichri 22 ' The chyldren of Vsiel Misael Elzaphan ' and Zithri 23 And Aaron toke Eliseba daughter of Aminadab and sister of Nahason to wyfe whiche bare hym Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 24 The chyldren of Corah Assir and Eleanah and Abiasaph these are the kinredes of the Corahites 25 Eleazar Aarons sonne toke him one of the daughters of Putiel to wyfe whiche bare hym Phinees and these are the principal fathers of the Leuites throughout their kinredes 26 This is that Aaron and Moyses to whom the Lorde sayd Leade the children of Israel out of the lande of Egypt according to theyr armies 27 These are that Moyses and Aaron which spake to Pharao king of Egypt that they might bryng the chyldren of Israel out of Egypt 28 And in the day when the Lorde spake vnto Moyses in the lande of Egypt 29 He spake vnto hym saying I am the Lorde speake thou vnto Pharao the king of Egypt all that I say vnto thee 30 And Moyses sayde before the Lorde beholde I am of vncircumcized lippes how shall Pharao geue me audience ¶ The .vij. Chapter 1 Moyses with Aaron is sent vnto Pharao 3 God causeth signes that he onlye may be knowen mightie 10 The rodde of Moyses is turned into a serpent 11 The enchaunters do the same 19 Water turned into blood 22 The enchaunters do the same 1 AND the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses behold I haue made thee Pharaos God and Aaron thy brother shal be thy prophete 2 Thou shalt speake all that I commaunde thee and Aaron thy brother shall speake vnto Pharao that he sende the children of Israel out of his lande 3 And I will harden Pharaos heart and multiplie my miracles my wonders in the lande of Egypt 4 But Pharao shall not hearken vnto you that I may set my hande vpon Egypt and bryng out myne armies and my people the chyldren of Israel out of the land of Egypt in great iudgmentes 5 And the Egyptians shall knowe that I am the Lord when I stretch foorth my hande vpon Egypt and bryng out the children of Israel frō among them 6 Moyses and Aaron did as the Lord commaunded them euen so did they 7 Moyses was fourescore yere olde and Aaron fourescore and three when they spake vnto Pharao 8 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron saying 9 If Pharao speake vnto you saying shewe a miracle for you thou shalt say vnto Aaron Take thy rod and cast it before Pharao that it may be a serpent 10 Then went Moyses and Aaron in vnto Pharao and dyd euen as the Lorde had commaunded and Aaron caste foorth his rodde before Pharao and before his seruauntes and it turned to a serpent 11 Then Pharao called for the wyse men and enchaunters and those sorcerers of Egypt dyd in like maner with their sorcerie 12 For they cast downe euery man his rod and they turned to serpentes but Aarons rodde did eate vp their roddes 13 And he helde Pharaos heart that he hearkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayde 14 The Lorde also sayde vnto Moyses Pharaos heart is hardened he refuseth to let the people go 15 Get thee vnto Pharao in the morning loe he wyll come vnto the water and thou shalt stand vpō the ryuers brincke agaynst he come and the rodde whiche was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thyne hande 16 And thou shalt say vnto hym the Lorde God of the Hebrewes hath sent me vnto thee saying Let my people go that they may serue me in the wyldernesse and beholde hytherto thou wouldest not heare 17 Thus sayeth the Lord In this thou shalt knowe that I am the Lorde beholde I wyll smyte with the rodde that is in my hande the waters whiche are in the ryuers and they shal be turned to blood 18 And the fishe that is in the riuer
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Chapter 1 Ioseph commaundeth his cuppe to be put in the sacke of Beniamin 4 The cuppe is attached in the sacke of Beniamin 13 Ioseph accuseth his brethren of theft 18 The oration of Iudas vnto Ioseph 1 AND he commaunded the ruler of his house saying fill the mens sackes with foode as much as they can cary put euery mans mony in his sackesmouth 2 And put my cup my siluer cup in the sackes mouth of the youngest and his corne money also And he did according to the worde that Ioseph had saide 3 And in the morning assoone as it was lyght the men were let go they and their asses 4 And when they were out of the citie and not yet farre away Ioseph sayde vnto the ruler of his house vp and folowe after the men when thou doest ouertake them thou shalt say vnto them wherfore haue ye rewarded euyl for good 5 Is not that the cuppe in the whiche my Lord drinketh and for the which he consulteth with the propheciers Ye haue euill done that ye haue done 6 And when he ouertoke them he sayd the same wordes vnto them 7 And they aunswered him wherfore sayeth my Lorde suche wordes God forbid that thy seruauntes should do so 8 Beholde the money which we founde in our sackes mouthes we brought agayne vnto thee out of the land of Chanaan howe then shoulde we steale out of thy Lordes house eyther siluer or golde 9 With whomsoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde let him dye and we also wyll be my Lordes bondmen 10 And he said Nowe also let it be according vnto your wordes he with whom it is founde shal be my seruaunt and ye shal be blamelesse 11 And at once euery man toke downe his sacke to the ground and euery man opened his sacke 12 And he searched and began at the eldest and left at the youngest and the cuppe was founde in Beniamins sacke 13 Then they rent theyr clothes and laded euery mā his asse and went againe vnto the citie 14 And Iuda and his brethren came to Iosephes house for he was yet there and they fell before him on the ground 15 And Ioseph sayde vnto them what deede is this that ye haue done Wote ye not that suche a man as I do consult with propheciers 16 Then saide Iuda what shall we say vnto my lorde What shall we speake or howe shall we cleare our selues God hath founde out the wickednes of thy seruauntes beholde we are my lordes seruauntes both we yea and he also with whom the cup is founde 17 And he aunswered God forbid that I shoulde do so but the man with whō the cup is found he shal be my seruaunt and get ye hence vp in peace vnto your father 18 Then Iuda went vnto him and said Oh my lorde let thy seruaunt I pray thee speake a worde in my lordes eares and be not inflamed with wrath agaynst thy seruaunt for thou art euen as Pharao 19 My lorde asked his seruauntes saying haue ye a father or a brother 20 And we aunswered my lorde we haue a father that is olde and a young lad which he begat in his age and the brother of the sayd lad is dead and he is all that is left of his mother and his father loueth him 21 And thou saidest vnto thy seruauntes bryng him vnto me that I may set my eyes vpon him 22 And we aunswered my Lorde that the lad could not go from his father for if he shoulde leaue his father he were but dead 23 Then saydest thou vnto thy seruauntes except your youngest brother come with you loke that ye see my face no more 24 And when we came vnto thy seruaunt our father we shewed hym the wordes of my Lorde 25 And our father sayde vnto vs go agayne and bye vs a litle foode 26 And we aunswered we can not go downe neuerthelesse if our youngest brother be with vs then wyll we go downe for we may not see the mans face except our youngest brother be with vs. 27 And thy seruaunt our father sayd vnto vs ye knowe that my wyfe bare me two sonnes 28 And the one went out from me and I sayd of a suretie he is torne in peeces and I sawe him not since 29 And if ye take this also away from me and destruction come vnto him ye shall bryng my gray head with sorowe vnto the graue 30 Nowe therefore when I come to thy seruaunt my father and the lad be not with vs seing that his life hangeth by the laddes life 31 Then shall it come to passe that assoone as he seeth that the lad is not come he wyll dye so shall we thy seruauntes bryng the gray head of thy seruaunt our father with sorowe vnto the graue 32 For I thy seruaunt became suretie for the lad before my father and saide If I bryng hym not vnto thee agayne I shal beare the blame vnto my father all my lyfe long 33 Nowe therefore I pray thee let me thy seruaunt byde here for the lad and be my lordes bondman and let the lad go vp with his brethren 34 For howe can I go vp to my father if the ladde be not with me vnlesse I woulde see the wretchednesse that shall come on my father ¶ The .xlv. Chapter 1 Ioseph yeldeth him selfe to be knowen of his brothers 5 He comforteth them 8 Ioseph by the will of God beyng sent into Egypt is made gouernour ouer Egypt and sendeth for his father 15 He kysseth his brethren weepyng 16 Pharao commaundeth Iacob to be brought into Egypt 21 Ioseph geueth gyftes vnto his brethren 24 He exhorteth them vnto loue 26 It is tolde Iacob that his sonne Ioseph lyueth 1 IOseph coulde no longer refrayne before all thē that stoode by hym wherefore he cryed cause euery man to auoyde And there remayned no man with him whyle Ioseph vttered hym selfe vnto his brethren 2 And he wept aloude and the Egyptians and the house of Pharao heard 3 And Ioseph sayde vnto his brethren I am Ioseph doth my father yet lyue And his brethren could not aunswere him they were so abashed at his presence 4 And Ioseph sayde vnto his brethren come neare to me I pray you And they came neare And he said I am Ioseph your brother whō ye solde into Egypt 5 Nowe therefore be not greeued herewith neither let it seeme a cruel thing in your eyes that ye solde me hyther for God did sende me before you to preserue lyfe 6 For this is the seconde yere of dearth in the lande and fiue more are behinde in the whiche there shall neyther be earyng nor haruest 7 Wherfore God sent me before you to preserue you a posteritie in the earth and to saue your liues by a great deliueraunce 8 So nowe it was not ye that sent me hyther but God
wyll be glad in his heart 15 Therfore thou shalt speake vnto him and put these wordes in his mouth and I wil be with thy mouth and with his mouth and wyll teache you what you ought to do 16 And he shal be thy spokesman vnto the people and he shal be euen he shal be to thee in steade of a mouth and thou shalt be to him in steade of God 17 And thou shalt take this rodde in thy hande wherewith thou shalt do miracles 18 Therfore Moyses went and returned to Iethro his father in law againe and said vnto him Let me go I pray thee nowe and turne agayne vnto my brethren which are in Egypt and see whether they be yet aliue And Iethro said to Moyses go in peace 19 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses in Madian Go and returne agayne into Egypt for all the men are dead whiche went about to kill thee 20 And Moyses toke his wyfe and his sonnes and put them on an asse and went agayne to Egypt And Moyses toke the rodde of God in his hande 21 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses When thou art entred and come into Egypt agayne see that thou do all the wonders before Pharao whiche I haue put in thy hand but I wyll hold his heart he shal not let the people go 22 And thou shalt saye vnto Pharao Thus sayeth the Lorde Israel is my sonne euen my first borne sonne 23 And I sayde vnto thee that thou let my sonne go that he may serue me And if thou refuse to let him go beholde I do slay thy sonne euen thy first borne 24 And it came to passe by the way in the Inne that the Lorde met hym and woulde haue kylled hym 25 And Sephora toke a stone and cut away the foreskin of her sonne and cast it at his feete and sayd a blooddy husbande art thou vnto me 26 Then he let him go and she sayde a blooddy husbande because of her circumcision 27 Then said the Lorde vnto Aaron go meete Moyses in the wyldernesse And he went and met him in the mounte of God and kissed him 28 And Moyses tolde Aaron all the wordes of the Lorde whiche had sent him and all the signes whiche he had charged him withall 29 So went Moyses and Aaron and gathered all the elders of the chyldren of Israel 30 And Aaron told all the wordes which the Lord had spoken vnto Moyses and did y e miracles in the sight of the people 31 And the people beleued And when they hearde that the Lorde had visited the children of Israel and had looked vpon their tribulation they bowed thē selues and worshipped ¶ The .v. Chapter 1 Moyses and Aaron go vnto Pharao 15 The gouernours ouer Israel crye out vnto Pharao 20 Moyses and Aaron accused of the people 22 Moyses complayneth to God 1 MOyses and Aaron went in afterward and told Pharao Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel let my people go that they maye holde a feast vnto me in the wyldernesse 2 And Pharao sayde who is the Lorde that I shoulde heare his voyce and let Israel go I knowe not the Lorde neyther wyll I let Israel go 3 And they sayde The God of the Hebrewes is called ouer vs let vs go we pray thee three dayes iourney into the desert and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God lest he smyte vs with pestilence or with the sworde 4 Then saide the kyng of Egypt vnto them wherfore do ye Moyses and Aaron let the people from their workes get you vnto your burthens 5 And Pharao sayde furthermore beholde there is much people nowe in the lande and you make them leaue theyr burthens 6 And Pharao cōmaunded the same day y e taskmaisters which were amongest the people and the officers saying 7 Ye shall geue the people no more strawe to make brycke withal as ye did in tyme passed let them go and gather them strawe them selues 8 And the number of bricke which they were wont to make in tyme passed lay vnto their charges also and minishe nothing therof for they be idell and therfore crye saying we wyll go and do sacrifice vnto our God 9 They must haue more worke layed vpon them that they may labour therin and not regarde vayne wordes 10 Then went the taskemaisters of the people and the officers out and tolde the people saying Thus sayeth Pharao I wyll geue you no more strawe 11 Go your selues and gather you straw where ye can finde it yet shall none of your labour be minished 12 And so were the people scattered abrode throughout all y e land of Egypt for to gather stubble in steade of strawe 13 And the taskemaisters hasted them forwarde saying fulfyll your worke your dayly taskes in their due tyme as if you had strawe 14 And the officers of the children of Israel which Pharaos taskemasters had set ouer them were beaten And they sayde vnto them wherfore haue ye not fulfilled your taske in makyng of brycke both yesterday and to day as well as in tymes past 15 The officers also of the children of Israel came complayned vnto Pharao saying Wherfore dealest thou thus with thy seruauntes 16 There is no strawe geuen vnto thy seruauntes and they say vnto vs make brycke and thy seruauntes are beaten and the fault is thyne owne people 17 He sayde you are idle idle are you and therfore you say we will go and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde 18 Go therfore nowe worke and there shall no strawe be geuen you yet shall ye deliuer the whole tale of bricke 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in worse case after it was sayde ye shall minishe nothyng of your brycke of your dayly taske in due tyme 20 And they met Moyses and Aaron which stoode in their way as they came out from Pharao 21 And saide vnto them The Lorde looke vpon you iudge you which hath made the sauour of vs to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharao and in the eyes of his seruauntes and haue put a sworde in their hande to slay vs. 22 Moyses returned vnto the Lorde and sayd Lorde wherfore hast thou so euyll intreated this people And wherfore hast thou sent me 23 For since I came to Pharao to speake in thy name he hath fared foule with this folke and yet thou hast not deliuered thy people at all ¶ The .vj. Chapter 1 God remembreth his promisses 5 God promiseth deliueraunce and the land of Chanaan 9 The people of Israel be not contented with the warninges of Moyses 10 Moyses and Aaron are sent to Pharao 14 The descentes of Ruben 16 The descent of Leui. 20 Amram the father of Moyses and Aaron 23 Aaron the father of Nadab and Abiu 25 Eleazer father of Phinees 29 Moyses is commaunded to speake to Pharao 1 THen the Lorde sayde
shall dye and the ryuer shall corrupt and it shall greeue the Egyptians to drinke of the water of the ryuer 19 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron Take thy rodde and stretche out thyne hand ouer the waters of Egypt ouer their streames ouer their riuers and pondes and all pooles of water whiche they haue that they may be blood and that there may be blood throughout all y e lande of Egypt both in vesselles of wood also of stone 20 And Moyses and Aaron did euen as the Lorde commaunded and he lyfte vp the rodde and smote the waters that were in the ryuer in the sight of Pharao and in the sight of his seruauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned into blood 21 And the fishe that was in the ryuer dyed and the ryuer corrupted and the Egyptians coulde not drinke of the waters of the ryuer and there was blood throughout all the lande of Egypt 22 And the enchaunters of Egypt dyd lykewyse with their sorceries and he heardened Pharaos heart neyther did he hearken vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 23 And Pharao turned him selfe and went agayne into his house and set not his heart thervnto 24 And the Egyptians dygged rounde about the ryuer for water to drinke for they coulde not drinke of the water of the ryuer 25 And it continued seuen dayes after that the Lorde had smyten the ryuer ¶ The .viij. Chapter 2 Frogges 8 Pharao prayeth Moyses to pray for hym 12 Moyses prayeth for Pharao 15 Pharao is hardened 16 Lyce in man and beast 20 Flyes or all kynde of wylde fierce and noysome beastes 25 Pharao intreateth Moyses to pray for hym 32 Pharao is hardened 1 THE Lorde spake vnto Moyses go vnto Pharao tell hym Thus sayeth the Lord Let my people go that they may serue me 2 And if thou refuse to let them go beholde I wyll smyte all thy borders with frogges 3 And the riuer shall scraule with frogges whiche shall go vp and come into thine house and into thy priuie chaumber where thou slepest and vpon thy bed into the house of thy seruauntes and vpon thy people and into thyne ouens and vpon al thy vitayles in store 4 And the frogges shall come vp vppon thee and on thy people and vpon all thy seruauntes 5 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron stretch foorth thyne hande with thy rod ouer the streames ouer the ryuers and ouer the pondes and cause frogges to come vp vpon the lande of Egypt 6 And Aaron stretched his hande ouer y e waters of Egypt the frogges came vp and couered the lande of Egypt 7 And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorcerie and brought frogges vp vpon the lande of Egypt 8 Then Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayde pray ye vnto the Lorde that he maye take away the frogges from me and from my people and I will let the people go that they may do sacrifice vnto the Lorde 9 And Moyses sayde vnto Pharao glory herein because of me and appoynt when I shall pray for thee and for thy seruauntes and for thy people to dryue away the frogges from thee and thy houses and they may remayne but in the ryuer onlye 10 He sayd to morowe And he sayde euen as thou hast said that thou mayest knowe that there is none like vnto the Lorde our God 11 And so the frogges shall depart from thee and from thy houses from thy seruauntes and from thy people and shall remayne in the ryuer onlye 12 Moyses and Aaron went out from Pharao and Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde as touching the frogges whiche he had brought against Pharao 13 And the Lorde dyd accordyng to the saying of Moyses and the frogges dyed out of the houses out of the courtes and fieldes 14 And they gathered them together vppon heapes and the lande had an euill smell through them 15 But when Pharao sawe that he had rest geuen him he hardened his heart and hearkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 16 And the Lord sayd vnto Moses Say vnto Aaron Stretche out thy rod and smyte the dust of the lande that it may be turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 17 And they did so for Aaron stretched out his hande with his rodde and smote the dust of the earth whiche turned to lyce in man and beast so that all the dust of the lande turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 18 And the enchaunters assayed likewise with their enchauntmētes to bring foorth lyce but they coulde not and the lyce were both vpon men beastes 19 Then said the enchaunters vnto Pharao this is the finger of God And Pharaos heart remayned obstinate and he hearkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayde 20 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses ryse vp early in the mornyng and stand before Pharao lo he wyll come foorth vnto the water and thou shalt say vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde Let my people go that they may serue me 21 Els if thou wylt not let my people go behold I will send all maner of flyes both vpon thee and thy seruauntes and thy people into thy houses and the houses of the Egyptians shal be full of flyes and the ground wheron they are 22 And the land of Gosen where my people are will I cause to be wonderfull in that day so that there shal no flyes be there wherby thou shalt know that I am the Lorde in the myddest of the earth 23 And I will put a diuision betweene my people and thine and euen to morowe shall this miracle be done 24 And the Lord dyd euen so there came an intollerable swarme of flyes into the house of Pharao and into his seruauntes houses and into all the land of Egypt and the land was corrupt with these flyes 25 And Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayd Go and do sacrifice vnto your God in this lande 26 And Moyses aunswered It is not meete that we so do for we must offer vnto the Lorde our God that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians Lo if we sacrifice that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians before theyr eyes wyl they not stone vs 27 We wyll go three dayes iourney into the desert and sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God as he hath cōmaunded vs. 28 And Pharao sayd I will let you go that ye may sacrifice vnto the Lorde your God in the wyldernesse but go not farre away pray for me 29 And Moyses sayd beholde I will go out from thee and pray vnto the Lord that the flyes may depart from Pharao and from his seruauntes and from his people to morowe but let Pharao from hence foorth deale deceiptfully no more that he wyll
not let the people go to sacrifice vnto the Lorde 30 And Moyses went out from Pharao and prayed vnto the Lorde 31 And the Lorde did accordyng to the saying of Moyses and the flyes departed from Pharao and from his seruauntes and from his people and there remayned not one 32 And Pharao hardened his heart once more at this time and dyd not let the people go ¶ The .ix. Chapter 1 Death of cattell 8 Boyles 13 Hayle 27 Pharao acknowledgeth his offence and besecheth Moyses to pray for hym 33 When Moyses prayeth the hayle ceaseth 1 THe Lorde said vnto Moyses go in vnto Pharao and thou shalt tell hym Thus sayeth the Lorde God of the Hebrues Let my people go that they may serue me 2 If thou refuse to let them go and wylt holde them styll 3 Beholde the hande of the Lorde is vpon thy flocke which is in the fielde for vpon Horses vpon asses vpon camelles vpon oxen and vpon sheepe there shal be a mightie great morayne 4 And the Lorde shall do wonderfully betweene the beastes of Israel and the beastes of Egypt so that there shall nothyng dye of all that pertayneth to the children of Israel 5 And the Lorde appoynted a tyme saying to morowe the Lorde shall finishe this worde in the lande 6 And the Lorde dyd that thyng on the morowe and all the cattell of Egypt dyed but of the cattell of the children of Israel dyed not one 7 And Pharao sent and beholde there was not one of the cattell of the Israelites dead And the heart of Pharao heardened and he did not let the people go 8 And the Lord said vnto Moyses and Aaron take your handes full of asshes out of y e furnace Moyses shal sprinckle it vp into the ayre in y e sight of Pharao 9 And it shal be dust in all the lande of Egypt and shal be swelling sores with blaynes both on man beast throughout all the lande of Egypt 10 And they toke asshes out of the furnace and stoode before Pharao and Moyses sprinkled it vp into the ayre and there were swellyng sores with blaynes both in men and in beastes 11 And the sorcerers could not stande before Moyses because of the blaynes for there were botches vpon the enchaunters and vpon al the Egyptians 12 And the Lorde hardened the heart of Pharao and he hearkened not vnto them as y e Lord had said vnto Moyses 13 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses rise vp early in the morning and stande before Pharao and thou shalt tell him Thus sayeth the Lorde God of the Hebrues Let my people go that they may serue me 14 Or els I wyll at this tyme sende all my plagues vpon thine heart and vpon thy seruauntes and on thy people that thou mayest knowe that there is none lyke me in all the earth 15 For now I will stretch out my hand that I may smyte thee and thy people with pestilence and thou shalt peryshe from the earth 16 And in very deede for this cause haue I kept thee for to shewe thee my power and that my name may be declared throughout all the worlde 17 Yet exaltest thou thy selfe agaynst my people that thou wylt not let them go 18 Beholde to morowe this time I wyl sende downe a mightie great hayle euen suche a one as was not in Egypt since the foundation thereof was layde vnto this tyme. 19 Sende therfore nowe and gather thy beastes all that thou hast in the fielde For vpon all the men and the beastes whiche are founde in the fielde and not brought home shall the hayle fall and they shall dye 20 And as many as feared the worde of the Lorde amongest the seruauntes of Pharao made their seruauntes and their beastes flee into the houses 21 But he that regarded not the worde of the Lord left his seruauntes and his beastes in the fielde 22 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses stretche foorth thyne hande vnto heauen that there may be hayle in all the lande of Egypt vpon man and vpon beastes and vpon all the hearbes of the fielde throughout the lande of Egypt 23 And Moyses stretched foorth his rod vnto heauen and the Lord thundred and hayled and the fire ranne a long vpon the grounde and the Lorde hayled in the lande of Egypt 24 So there was hayle and fire mingled with the hayle so greeuous and such as there was none throughout al the land of Egypt since people inhabited it 25 And the hayle smote throughout all the lande of Egypt all that was in the fielde both man beast and the hayle smote all the hearbes of the fielde and broke all the trees of the fielde 26 Only in the lande of Gosen where the chyldren of Israel were was there no hayle 27 And Pharao sent and called for Moyses and Aaron and sayde vnto them I haue nowe sinned the Lorde is righteous and I my people are vngodly 28 Pray ye vnto the Lorde that these thundringes of God and hayle may be sufficient and I will let you go and ye shall tary no longer 29 Moyses sayd vnto him Assoone as I am out of the citie I wyll spreade abrode my handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder shall ceasse neyther shall there be any more hayle that thou mayest knowe howe that the earth is the Lordes 30 But I knowe that thou and thy seruauntes yet feare not the face of the Lorde God 31 And so the flaxe and the barlye were smytten for the barly was shot vp and the flaxe was boulled 32 But the wheate and the rye were not smytten for they were late sowen 33 And Moyses went out of the citie frō Pharao and spread abrode his handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder and hayle ceassed neyther rayned it vpon the earth 34 And when Pharao sawe that the rayne and the hayle and thunder were ceassed he sinned yet more and hardened his heart he and his seruauntes 35 And the heart of Pharao was hardened neyther woulde he let the chyldren of Israel go as the Lorde had sayd by the hande of Moyses ¶ The .x. Chapter 1 God hardeneth Pharao 4 Moyses threatneth Pharao locustes 16 Pharao acknowledging his sinne requireth that prayer be made for him 19 Moyses prayeth for Pharao 21 Darknesse so grosse that it might be felt 1 AND the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses go in vnto Pharao for I haue hardened his heart the heart of his seruauntes that I might shewe these my signes before hym 2 And that thou tell in the audience of thy sonne of thy sonnes sonne what thinges I haue done in Egypt and the miracles which I haue done amongest them that they may know howe that I am the Lorde 3 And so Moyses and Aaron came vnto Pharao and said vnto him Thus sayeth the Lord God of the Hebrues How long wilt thou refuse to submit thy selfe vnto
was foure hundred and thirtie yeres 41 And when the foure hundred thirtie yeres were expired euen the selfe same day departed al the hoastes of the Lord out of the lande of Egypt 42 It is a nyght to be obserued vnto the Lorde in the whiche he brought them out of the lande of Egypt This is that nyght of the Lorde whiche all the chyldren of Israel must kepe throughout their generations 43 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses and Aaron This is the lawe of passouer there shall no straunger eate thereof 44 But euery seruaunt that is bought for money after that thou hast circumcised hym shall eate therof 45 A straunger an hired seruaunt shall not eate therof 46 In one house shall it be eaten thou shalt carry none of the flesshe out of the house neither shall ye breake a bone therof 47 All the congregation of Israel shall obserue it 48 If a straunger also dwell among you and wyl holde passouer vnto the Lord let him circumcise all that be males and then let him come and obserue it and he shal be as one that is borne in the lande for no vncircumcised person shall eate therof 49 One maner of lawe shal be vnto hym that is borne in the lande and vnto the straunger that dwelleth among you 50 And all the chyldren of Israel dyd as the Lorde commaunded Moyses and Aaron euen so dyd they 51 And the selfe same day dyd the Lorde bryng the chyldren of Israel out of the lande of Egypt with their armies ¶ The .xiij. Chapter 1 The first borne thynges must be sanctified vnto God 3 The remembraunce of the deliueraunce must be celebrate 8 Chyldren must be taught that they were deliuered frō the tirannie of Pharao 12 All first borne thynges be Gods 14 Chyldren must be taught why thynges first borne be seperate vnto the vse of God 17 Why the Lord dyd leade about the chyldren of Egypt by the desert 19 Moyses caryeth the bones of Ioseph 21 The pyller of cloude and of fire 1 ANd the Lord spake vnto Moyses saying Sanctifie vnto me al the first borne what so euer openeth the wombe among y e chyldren of Israel aswell of man as of beast for it is mine 3 And Moyses saide vnto the people ye ought to remember this day in whiche ye came out of Egypt out of y e house of bondage for through a myghtie hande the Lorde brought you from thence there shall no leauened bread be eaten 4 This daye came ye out in the month Abib 5 When the Lorde hath brought thee into the lande of the Chanaanites Hethites Amorites Heuites and Iebusites which he sware vnto thy fathers that he would geue thee a lande wherin mylke and hony floweth thou shalt kepe this seruice in this same month 6 Seuen dayes thou shalt eate vnleauened bread and in the seuenth daye it is the feast of the Lorde 7 Vnleauened bread shal be eaten seuen dayes and there shal no leauened bread be seene nor yet eaten with thee in al thy quarters 8 And thou shalt shewe thy sonne in that day saying This is done because of that whiche the Lorde dyd vnto me when I came out of Egypt 9 And it shal be as a signe vnto thee vppon thyne hande and as a remembraunce betweene thyne eyes that the Lordes lawe may be in thy mouth for in a strong hande the Lorde brought thee out of Egypt 10 Kepe therfore this ordinaunce in his season from yere to yere 11 And it wyll come to passe that y e Lord shal bryng the land of the Chanaanites which he sware vnto thee and to thy fathers and shall geue it thee 12 And then thou shalt appoynt vnto the Lorde all that openeth the matrice and euery firstlyng that commeth of a beast which thou hast yf it be a male it shal be the Lordes 13 And euery firstlyng of an asse thou shalt redeeme with a lambe yf thou redeeme hym not thou shalt breake his necke All the first borne amongst thy chyldren also shalt thou bye out 14 And when thy sonne aske thee in time to come saying what is this Thou shalt saye vnto hym With a myghtie hande the Lorde brought vs out of Egypt out of the house of bondage 15 And when Pharao was very loth to let vs go the Lorde slewe all the first borne in the lande of Egypt aswell the first borne of man as the firstlyng of beast Therefore I sacrifice vnto the Lorde all the males that open the matrice but all the first borne of my chyldren I redeeme 16 This shal be as a token vppon thyne hande as a remembraunce betweene thyne eyes that the Lorde brought vs out of Egypt through a myghtie hande 17 It came to passe that when Pharao had let the people go God caryed them not through the way of the lande of the Philistines which was the more nygh way But God saide lest peraduenture the people repent whē they see warre and so turne agayne to Egypt 18 But God led the people about through the way of the wyldernesse of the redde sea and the chyldren of Israel went vp harnessed out of the lande of Egypt 19 And Moyses toke the bones of Ioseph with him for he made the children of Israel sweare saying God wyl surely visite you and ye shall take my bones away hence with you 20 And they toke their iourney from Sucoth and abode in Etham in the edge of the wyldernesse 21 And the Lorde went before them by day in a pyller of a cloude to leade them the way and by nyght in a pyller of fire to geue them lyght that they myght go both by day and nyght 22 The piller of the cloude departed not by daye nor the pyller of fire by nyght out of the syght of the people ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter 1 God commaundeth to pitche their pauilions in a daungerous place that he may be the more glorified 4 God hardeneth the heart of Pharao 5 Pharao pursueth Israel 10 The Israelites dispayryng of deliueraunce do grudge 13 Moyses promiseth them their safetie by God 15 Moyses crying to God is cōmaunded to deuide the sea with his rod. 19 The angell folowyng the tentes of Israel they passe through the middes of the sea 24 God drowneth Pharao with his armie 31 The Israelites do feare God when they see the miracle 1 AND the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake to the chyldrē of Israel that they turne pitch their tentes before Pi-hahiroth betweene Migdol and the sea ouer agaynst Baal-sephon and before that shall they pitche by the sea 3 For Pharao wyll say of the chyldren of Israel they are tangled in the lande the wyldernesse hath shut them in 4 And I wyll harden Pharaos heart that he shall folowe after you and I wyll get me honour vpon Pharao and vpon al his hoast The Egyptians also shall knowe that I am the Lorde And they dyd euen
so 5 And it was tolde the kyng of Egypt that the people fledde And the heart of Pharao and of his seruauntes turned agaynst the people and they said Why haue we done this that we haue let Israel go out of our seruice 6 And he made redy his charette and toke his people with hym 7 And toke sixe hundred chosen charets and all the charets of Egypt and capitaynes vpon euery one of them 8 And the Lorde hardened the heart of Pharao kyng of Egypt and he folowed after y e children of Israel but the childrē of Israel went out with an hye hande 9 And the Egyptians folowed after thē and al the horses and charettes of Pharao and his horsemen and his hoast ouertoke them pitchyng of their tent by the sea beside Pi-hahiroth before Baal-sephon 10 And when Pharao drewe nygh the chyldren of Israel lift vp their eyes and beholde the Egyptians folowed after them and they were sore afrayde and the chyldren of Israel cryed out vnto the Lorde 11 But they sayde vnto Moyses because there were no graues in Egypt hast thou therfore brought vs away for to dye in the wildernesse Wherfore hast thou serued vs thus for to carry vs out of Egypt 12 Dyd not we tell thee this in Egypt saying let vs be in rest that we maye serue the Egyptians For it had ben better for vs to haue serued the Egyptians then for to dye in the wyldernesse 13 And Moyses saide vnto the people Feare ye not stande styll and beholde the saluation of the Lorde whiche he wyll shewe to you this day For ye that haue seene the Egyptians this day shal see them no more for euer 14 The Lorde shall fyght for you and ye shall holde your peace 15 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Wherfore cryest thou vnto me speake vnto the children of Israel that they go forwarde 16 But lyft thou vp thy rod and stretche out thy hande ouer the sea and deuide it a sunder and let the children of Israel go on drye grounde through the middes of the sea 17 And beholde I euen I wyll harden the heart of the Egyptians and they shall folowe after them and I wyll get me honour vpon Pharao and vpon all his hoast and vpon his charettes and vpon his horsemen 18 And the Egyptians shal know that I am the Lorde when I haue gotten me honour vpō Pharao vpon his charets and vpon his horsemen 19 And the angell of God which went before the hoast of Israel remoued and went behynde them and the pyller of the cloude went from before their face and stoode behynde them 20 And came betweene the tentes of the Egyptians and the tentes of Israel and it was a cloude and darknesse and gaue lyght by nyght and all the nyght long the one came not at the other 21 And Moyses stretched out his hande ouer the sea the Lorde caused the sea to go backe by a very strong east wynde all that nyght and made the sea drye lande and the waters were deuided 22 And the children of Israel went into the middest of the sea vppon the drye grounde and the waters were a wall vnto them on their ryght hande and on their left hande 23 And the Egyptians folowed went in after them to the myddest of the sea euen all Pharaos horses his charettes and his horsemen 24 And in the mornyng watche the Lord loked vnto the hoast of the Egyptians out of the pyller of the fire and of the cloude and troubled the hoast of the Egyptians 25 And toke of his charet wheeles and caryed them away violently So that the Egyptians sayde Let vs flee frō the face of Israel for the Lord fighteth for them agaynst the Egyptians 26 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Stretche out thyne hande ouer the sea that the waters may come againe vpon the Egyptians vpon their charets and vpon their horsemen 27 And Moyses stretched foorth his hand ouer the sea and it came agayne to his course early in the mornyng and the Egyptians fled agaynst it and the Lorde ouerthrewe the Egyptians in the middest of the sea 28 And the water returned and couered the charettes and the horsemen and all the hoast of Pharao that came into the sea after them so that there remayned not one of them 29 But the children of Israel walked vppon drye lande through the middest of the sea and the waters were a wall vnto them on the right hande of them and on the left 30 Thus the Lorde deliuered Israel the selfe same daye out of the hande of the Egyptians and Israel sawe the Egyptians dead vpon the sea syde 31 And Israel sawe that myghtie power which the Lorde shewed vpon the Egyptians and the people feared the Lorde and beleued the Lorde and his seruaunt Moyses ¶ The .xv. Chapter 1 Moyses and the Israelites do geue thankes to God for their conquest 26 God must be hearkened vnto Sicknes God the healer 27 They come into Elim 1 THen Moyses the children of Israel sange this sounge vnto the Lorde and sayde on this maner I wil sing vnto the Lorde for he hath triumphed gloriouslie the horse and hym that rode vpon hym hath he ouerthrowen in the sea 2 The Lorde is my strength and praise and he is become my saluation he is my God and I wyll glorifie hym my fathers God and I wyll exalt hym 3 The Lorde is a man of warre the Lorde is his name 4 Pharaos charets and his hoast hath he cast into the sea his chosen captaynes also are drowned in the red sea 5 The deepe waters hath couered them they sunke to the bottome as a stone 6 Thy ryght hande Lorde is become glorious in power thy ryght hande Lorde hath all to dasshed the enemie 7 And in thy great glorie thou hast ouerthrowē them that rose vp agaynst thee thou sendest foorth thy wrath whiche consumed them euen as stubble 8 Through the wynde of thy nosethrils the water gathered together y e fluddes stoode styll as an heape and the deepe water congeled together in the heart of the sea 9 The enemie sayde I wyll folowe on thē I wyll ouertake them I wyll deuide the spoyle and my lust shal be satisfied vppon them I wyll drawe my sworde myne hande shall destroy them 10 Thou diddest blowe with thy wynde the sea couered thē they sanke as leade in the myghtie waters 11 Who is like vnto thee O Lord amongst gods Who is like thee so glorious in holynesse fearefull in prayses shewyng wonders 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hande the earth swalowed them 13 Thou in thy mercie hast caryed this people which thou hast redeemed and hast brought them in thy strength vnto thy holy habitation 14 The nations shal heare be afraide sorowe shall come vpon Palestina 15 Then the dukes of the Edomites shal be amazed and the myghtyest of the
euen in the borders therof towarde the inside of the ephod ouer agaynst it 27 And yet two other ringes of gold thou shalt make and put them on the two sides of y e Ephod beneath ouer agaynst the brestlap alowe where the sides are ioyned together vpon the brodered gyrdle of the Ephod 28 And they shall bynde the brestlap by his ringes vnto y e ringes of the Ephod with a lase of blewe silke that it may lye close aboue the brodered gyrdle of the Ephod and that the brestlap be not loosed from the Ephod 29 And Aaron shall beare the names of the children of Israel in the brestlap of iudgement vpon his heart when he goeth into the holy place for a remembraunce before the Lorde alway 30 And thou shalt put in the brestlap of iudgment the Vrim the Thummim and they shal be euen vpō Aarons heart whē he goeth in before the Lord and Aaron shall beare the iudgement of the children of Israel vpon his heart before the Lorde alway ' 31 And thou shalt make the tunicle vnto ' the Ephod altogether of blewe silke 32 And there shal be an hole for the head in the middest of it hauyng a bonde of wouen worke rounde about the coller of it as it were the coller of a partlet that it rent not 33 And beneath vpon the hem thou shalt make pomgranates of blewe sylke and of purple and of scarlet rounde about the hem and belles of gold betweene them rounde about 34 And let there be euer a golden bell and a pomgranate a golden bell and a pomgranate rounde about vpon the hem of the tunicle 35 And Aaron shall haue it vpon hym when he ministreth and the sound shal be hearde when he goeth into the holy place before the Lorde when he commeth out and he shall not dye 36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold and graue theron as signettes are grauen the holynes of the Lorde 37 And put it on a blewe sylke lase to be vpon the mytre euen vpon the forefront of it 38 And it shal be vpon Aarons forehead that Aaron may beare the sinne of the holy thinges whiche the children of Israel halowe in all their holy gyftes and it shal be alwayes vpon his forehead for the reconciling of them before the Lorde 39 And thou shalt make a coate of white sylke embrodered with knottes thou shalt make a mytre of whyte sylke and a gyrdle of needle worke 40 And thou shalt make for Aarons sonnes also coates and thou shalt make for them gyrdles bonettes shalt thou make for them glorious and bewtiful 41 And thou shalt put them vpon Aaron thy brother on his sonnes with hym and shalt annoynt them and fill their handes sanctifie them that they may minister vnto me in the priestes office 42 And thou shalt make them lynnen sloppes to couer their priuities frō the loynes vnto y e thighes they shal reache 43 And they shal be vpon Aaron and his sonnes when they come into the tabercle of the congregatiō or whē they come vnto the aulter to minister in holines that they beare no sinne so dye And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto Aaron and his seede after him ' ¶ The .xxix. Chapter ' 1 The maner to consecrate priestes vnto God and the rite to offer for them 38 The continuall dayly sacrifice 1 THis thyng also shalt thou do vnto them when thou halowest thē to be my priestes Thou shalt take one young calfe and two rammes y t are without blemyshe 2 And vnleauened bread and cakes vnleauened tempered with oyle and wafers vnleauened annoynted with oyle of wheaten floure shalt thou make thē 3 And thou shalt put them in a maunde and bryng them in the maunde with the calfe and the two rammes 4 And bryng Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation washe thē with water 5 And take the garmentes and put vppon Aaron the coate the tunicle of the Ephod and the Ephod it selfe and the brestlap gyrde them to hym with the brodered gyrdle which is in the Ephod 7 Then shalt thou take the anoyntyng oyle and powre it vpon his head and anoynt hym 8 And bryng his sonnes and put coates vpon them 9 And gyrde them with gyrdels aswell Aaron as his sonnes and put the bonnettes on them and the priestes office shal be theirs for a perpetuall lawe and thou shalt fill the handes of Aaron and the handes of his sonnes 10 And thou shalt cause a calfe to be brought before the tabernacle of witnesse and Aaron and his sonnes shall put theyr handes vpon the head of the calfe 11 And thou shalt kyll hym before the Lord by the doore of the tabernacle of witnesse 12 And take of the blood of the calfe and put it vpon the hornes of the aulter with thy finger and powre all the rest of the blood beside the bottome of the aulter 13 And take all the fat that couereth the inwardes and the kall that is on the lyuer and the two kydneys and the fat that is vpon them and burne them vpon the aulter 14 But the flesh of the calfe and his skin and his doung shalt thou burne with fire without the hoast it is a synne offeryng 15 Thou shalt also take one Ramme and Aaron and his sonnes shall put theyr handes vpon the head of the Ramme 16 And when thou hast slaine the Rāme thou shalt take his blood and sprinckle it rounde about vpon the aulter 17 And cut the Ramme in peeces and washe the inwardes of hym and his legges and put them vnto the peeces and vnto his head 18 And then burne the whole Ramme vpō the aulter for it is a burnt offering vnto the Lorde for a sweete sauour a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lord. 19 And take the other Ramme and Aaron his sonnes shall put theyr handes vpon his head 20 Then shalt thou kyll hym and take of his blood and put it vpon the tip of the right eare of Aaron and vpon the tip of the right eare of his sonnes and vpon the thombe of theyr right handes and vpon the great toe of theyr right foot and sprinckle the blood vpon the aulter rounde about 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is vpon the aulter of the anoyntyng oyle and sprinckle it vpon Aaron his vestmentes and vpon his sonnes and vpon theyr garmentes with hym and he shal be halowed and his clothes and his sonnes and theyr clothes with him 22 And thou shalt take the fat of the Ramme his rumpe and the fat that couereth the inwardes and the kall of the lyuer and the two kydneys and the fat that is vpon them and the right shoulder for that Ramme is a ful offeryng 23 And a synmell of bread and a cake of oyled bread and a wafer out of the basket of
wyll cast out the nations before thee and enlarge thy coastes neyther shall any man desyre thy lande when thou shalt go vp to appeare before the Lorde thy God thryse in a yere 25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice vpon leauen neither shal ought of the sacrifice of the feast of Passouer be left vnto the mornyng 26 The first rype fruites of thy lande thou shalt bryng vnto the house of the Lorde thy God Thou shalt not seethe a kyd in his mothers mylke 27 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Write these wordes for after the tenour of these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with thee and with Israel 28 And he was there with the Lorde fourtie dayes and fourtie nyghtes and dyd neither eate bread nor drinke water and he wrote vpon the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten commaundementes 29 And when Moyses came downe from mount Sinai the two tables of testimonie were in Moyses hande when he came downe from the mount Moyses wyste not that the skynne of his face shone whyle he talked with hym 30 And Aaron and all the chyldren of Israel looked vpon Moyses and beholde the skynne of his face shone and they were afrayde to come nye hym 31 And when Moyses had called them Aaron and all the chiefe of the congregation came vnto him and Moyses talked with them 32 And afterwarde all the chyldren of Israel came nye and he commaunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto hym in mount Sinai 33 And when Moyses had made an ende of communyng with them he put a coueryng vpon his face 34 And agayne when Moyses went in before the Lorde to speake with hym he toke the coueryng of vntyll he came out And he came out and spake vnto the chyldren of Israel that whiche he was commaunded 35 And the chyldren of Israel sawe the face of Moyses that the skynne of Moyses face shone and Moyses put the coueryng vpon his face agayne vntyll he went in to commune with hym ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter 1 The Sabboth is commaunded 4 First fruites are required and gyftes 21 The redines of the people in offering 30 Besaleel and Ooliab the artificers are commended vnto the people of Moyses 1 ANd Moyses gathered al the congregation of the children of Israel together and sayd vnto thē These are the wordes whiche the Lord hath commaunded that ye shoulde do them 2 Sixe dayes ye shall worke but the seuenth day shal be vnto you the holy Sabboth of the lordes rest whosoeuer doth any worke therin shall dye 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitation vpō the Sabboth day 4 And Moyses spake vnto all the congration of the childrē of Israel saying This is the thyng whiche the Lorde commaunded saying 5 Take from amongest you an heaue offering vnto the Lorde Whosoeuer is of a wyllyng heart let hym bryng that heaue offeryng to the Lorde namely golde syluer and brasse ' 6 And blewe silke purple scarlet white ' sylke goates heere ' 7 And Rammes skynnes red Taxus ' skynnes with Sittim wood ' 8 Oyle for light and spyces for annoyntyng ' oyle and for the sweete incense ' 9 And Onyx stones and stones to be set ' in the Ephod and in the brestlap 10 And let all them that are wise hearted among you come and make all that the Lorde hath commaunded 11 The tabernacle and the tent therof his couering his ringes his boordes his barres his pillers and his sockets ' 12 The arke the staues therof with the ' mercy seate the vaile that couereth it ' 13 The table and his barres and all his ' vessels and the shew bread 14 The candelsticke of light and his furniture and his lampes with the oyle for the lyght 15 The incense aulter and his barres the annoyntyng oyle and the sweete incense and the hangyng of the doore at the entryng in of the tabernacle 16 The aulter of burnt sacrifice with his brasen grediron his staues and all his vessels the lauer and his foote 17 And the hangynges of the court with his pyllers and their sockettes and the hangyng in the doore of the court 18 The pinnes of the tabernacle and the' pinnes of the court with their cordes ' 19 The ministring garmentes to minister in the holy place and the holy vestmentes for Aaron the priest and the vestmentes of his sonnes that thei may minister in the priestes office 20 And all the congregation of the chyldren ' of Israel departed from the presence ' of Moyses 21 And euery one came as many as their heartes couraged them as many as their spirites made them wyllyng and brought an heaue offering for the Lord to the makyng of the tabernacle of the congregation and for all his vses for the holy vestmentes 22 And they came both men and women euen as many as were wyllyng hearted and brought bracelettes and earinges ringes and chaynes whiche iewelles were all of golde all the men brought a waue offeryng of golde vnto the Lorde 23 And euery man with whom was found blewe silke purple scarlet whyte silke and Goates heere red skynnes of Rammes and Taxus skynnes brought them 24 All that dyd heaue vp an oblation of golde and brasse brought an heaue offering vnto the Lorde and all men with whom was founde Sittim wood for any maner worke of the ministration brought it 25 And all the women that were wyse hearted dyd spinne with their handes and brought the spun worke both of blewe silke purple scarlet white silke 26 And all the women that excelled in wisdome of heart spun Goates heere 27 And the lordes brought Onyx stones and stones to be set in the Ephod and in the brestlap 28 And spyce and oyle for lyght for the anoynting oyle for the sweete incense 29 And the chyldren of Israel brought a willing offeryng vnto the Lorde both men women as many as had willing heartes to bryng for all maner workes whiche the Lorde had commaunded to be made by the handes of Moyses 30 And Moyses sayde vnto the chyldren of Israel beholde the Lord hath called by name Besaleel y e sonne of Vri the sonne of Hur of the tribe of Iuda 31 And hath filled hym with the spirite of God in wisdome and vnderstanding in knowledge and in all maner worke 32 To finde out curious workes which are made in golde siluer and brasse 33 In the crafte of stones to set them and in caruing of wood to make any maner of subtile worke 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teache both he and Ooliab the son of Achisamech of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wysdome of heart to worke al maner of grauen and brodered needle worke in blew silke and purple in scarlet and whyte silke and in weauyng and to do all maner of worke and wittie deuises The .xxxvi. Chapter 1 The makyng
flockes of thy sheepe in the lande which he sware vnto thy fathers to geue thee 14 Thou shalt be blessed aboue all nations there shal be neither man nor woman vnfruitfull among you nor any of your cattell shal be barren 15 Moreouer the Lorde wyll take away from thee all maner infirmities wyll put none of the euyll diseases of Egypt which thou knowest vpon thee but wil sende them vpon all them that hate thee 16 Thou shalt consume all the nations which the Lorde thy God shall deliuer thee thine eye shall haue no pitie vpon them neither shalt thou serue their gods for that shal be thy decay 17 If thou say in thine heart these nations are mo then I howe can I cast them out 18 Thou shalt not feare them but remember what the Lorde thy God dyd vnto Pharao and vnto all Egypt 19 The great temptations which thine eyes sawe and the signes wonders and the mightie hande and stretched out arme wherby the Lorde thy God brought thee out euen so shall the Lord thy God do vnto all nations of whom thou art afrayde 20 Moreouer the Lorde thy God wyll sende hornets among them vntil they that are left and hide them selues from thee be destroyed 21 Thou shalt not feare thē for the Lord thy God is among you a mightie God and a terrible 22 For the Lorde thy God wyll put out these nations before thee by a litle and a litle thou mayest not consume them at once lest the beastes of the fielde increase vpon thee 23 But the Lorde thy God shall geue them ouer before thee and shall destroy them with a mightie destruction vntyll he haue brought them to naught 24 And he shall deliuer their kynges into thine hande and thou shalt destroye their name from vnder heauen There shall no man be able to stande before thee vntyll thou haue destroyed them 25 The grauē images of their gods shalt thou burne with fire and couet not the golde and siluer that is on them nor take it vnto thee lest thou be snared therin for it is an abhomination before the Lorde thy God 26 Bryng not therfore abomination into thine house lest thou be a cursed thyng as it is but vtterly defie it and abhorre it for it is a cursed thyng ⧠The .viij. Chapter 2 God humbleth the Israelites to trye what they haue in their heart 5 God chastiseth them as his children 14 The heart ought not to be proude for Gods benefites 19 The forgetfulnesse of Gods benefites causeth destruction 1 ALl the commaundementes which I commaunde thee this day shal ye kepe for to do thē that ye may liue and multiplie and go in and possesse the lande which the Lorde sware vnto your fathers 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lorde thy God led thee this fourtie yeres in the wildernesse for to humble thee to proue thee and to knowe what was in thine heart whether thou wouldest kepe his cōmaundementes or no. 3 He humbled thee and suffered thee to hunger fed thee with Manna which neither thou nor thy fathers knewe of to make thee knowe that a man doth not lyue by bread only but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lorde doth a man lyue 4 Thy rayment waxed not olde vpon thee neither dyd thy foote swell these fourtie yeres 5 This also shalt thou consider in thine heart that as a man chastiseth his sonne euen so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee 6 Therefore shalt thou kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God that thou walke in his wayes and feare hym 7 For the Lorde thy God bryngeth thee into a good lande a lande in the whiche are riuers of water and fountaines and deapthes that spring out of valleys and hylles 8 A lande wherin is wheate and barlie vineyardes fightrees pomgranates a lande wherein is oyle oliue and honie 9 A lande wherin thou shalt eate bread without scarcenes neither shalt thou lacke any thyng a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hylles thou shalt digge brasse 10 When thou hast eaten therfore filled thy selfe thou shalt blesse the Lorde thy God for the good lande whiche he hath geuen thee 11 Beware that thou forget not the Lorde thy God that thou wouldest not kepe his cōmaundementes his lawes and his ordinaunces whiche I commaunde thee this day 12 Yea and when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe and hast buylt goodly houses and dwelt therein 13 And when thy beastes and thy sheepe are waxen many and thy siluer and golde is multiplied and all that thou hast is encreased 14 Then beware lest thyne heart ryse and thou forget the Lorde thy God whiche brought thee out of the lande of Egypt and from the house of bondage 15 And whiche was thy guyde in the great and terrible wyldernesse wherein were firie serpentes scorpions and drouth without any water But he brought out water for thee euen out of the rocke of flint 16 He fed thee in the wyldernesse with Manna which thy fathers knewe not euen for to humble thee and to proue thee and that he might so do thee good at thy latter ende 17 Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart my power and the myght of myne owne hande hath prepared me this aboundaunce 18 But remember the Lorde thy God for it is he whiche geueth thee power to get substaunce for to make good the promise whiche he sware vnto thy fathers as appeareth this day 19 And if thou forget the Lord thy God and walke after straunge gods and serue them and worship them I testifie vnto you this day that ye shal surely perishe 20 As the nations whiche the Lorde destroyed before your face euen so ye shall perishe because ye woulde not be obedient vnto the voyce of y e Lord your God ¶ The .ix. Chapter 4 God doeth them not good for their owne righteousnesse but for his owne sake 7 Moyses putteth them in remembraunce of their sinnes 17 The two tables are broken 26 Moyses prayeth for the people 1 HEare O Israel thou passest ouer Iordane this day to go in and possesse nations great and mightier then thy selfe cities great and walled vp to heauen 2 A people great tall euen the children of the Anakims whiche thou knowest of of whom thou hast heard say who wyll stand before the children of Anac 3 Vnderstande therefore this day that the Lorde thy God is euen he whiche goeth ouer before thee as a consuming fire he shall destroy them and he shall bryng them downe before thy face So thou shalt caste them out and bryng them to naught quickly as the Lorde hath sayde vnto thee 4 Speake not thou in thyne heart after that the Lorde thy God hath cast them out before thee saying for my ryghteousnesse the Lorde
backward by the side of the gate and his necke brake and he dyed For he was an olde man and heauy and iudged Israel fourtie yeres 19 And his daughter in lawe Phinehes wyfe was with childe and nye the birth And when she heard the tidinges that the arke of God was taken and that her father in law and her husband were dead the bowed her selfe and trauayled for her paynes came vpon her 20 And about the tyme of her death the women that stoode about her saide vnto her Feare not for thou hast borne a sonne But she aunswered not nor regarded it 21 And she named the childe Ichabod saying The glorie is departed frō Israel because the arke of God was taken and because of her father in lawe and her husband 22 And she saide againe The glorie is gone from Israel for the arke of God is taken The .v. Chapter 2 The Philistines bryng the arke into the house of Dagon 6 The men of Asdod are plagued 8 The arke is caryed into Gath and after to Acron 1 AND the Philistines toke the arke of God and caryed it from the Eben ezer vnto Asdod 2 Yea the Philistines toke the arke of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon 3 And when they of Asdod were vp in the next daye in the mornyng beholde Dagon was fallen vpon his face on the earth before the arke of the Lorde And they toke Dagon and set him in his place agayne 4 And when they were come earlie in the next morning beholde Dagon was fallen vpon his face on the grounde before the arke of the Lorde and his head and his two handes cut of vpon the thresholde that onely the stumpe of Dagon was left to him 5 And therfore is it that the priestes of Dagon neither any man that commeth into Dagons house treade not on the thresholde of Dagon in Asdod vnto this day 6 But the hand of the Lorde was heauie vpon them of Asdod and he destroyed them and smote them with emerodes both Asdod and all the coastes thereof 7 And when the men of Asdod sawe that it was so they saide The arke of the God of Israel shal not abide here with vs for his hand is sore vpon vs vpon Dagon our God 8 They sent therfore and gathered all the lordes of the Philistines vnto them and saide What shall we do with the arke of the God of Israel They aunswered Let the arke of the God of Israel be caryed about vnto Gath. And they caried the arke of the God of Israel about 9 And when they had caryed it about the hand of the Lorde was agaynst the citie with a very great destruction and he smote the men of the citie both small and great and they had emerodes in their secrete partes 10 Therfore they sent the arke of God to Acaron and assoone as the arke of God came to Acaron the Acaronites cryed out saying They haue brought the arke of the God of Israel to vs to slea vs and our people 11 And so they sent and gathered together al the lordes of the Philistines and saide Send away the arke of the God of Israel to go agayne to his owne place that it slea vs not and our people For there was a destruction and death thorowout all the citie and the hand of God was exceeding sore there 12 And the men that dyed not were smitten with the emerodes And the crye of the citie went vp to heauen ¶ The .vi. Chapter 1 The time that the arke was with the Philistines which they sent againe with a gift 12. It commeth to Bethsames 17. The Philistines offer golden emerodes 19. The men of Bethsames are stricken for loking into the arke 1 ANd the arke of the Lord was in the countrey of the Philistines seuen monethes 2 And the Philistines called for the priestes and the soothsayers saying What shall we do with the arke of the Lord Tell vs wherewith we shall sende it home againe 3 They sayde If you send away the arke of the God of Israel send it not emptie but rewarde it with sinne offeryng and then ye shall be whole and it shall be knowen to you why his hand departeth not from you 4 Then sayd they And what shal be the sinne offering which we shall rewarde him with They aunswered Fiue golden emerodes and fiue golden myce accordyng to the number of the princes of y e Philistines For one plague was on you all and on your princes 5 Wherfore ye shall make images lyke to your emerodes images like to your myce that corrupt the land and ye shall geue glorie vnto the God of Israel that he may take his hand from of you and from of your goddes and from of your land 6 Wherfore do ye harden your heartes as the Egyptians and Pharao hardened their heartes Which when he wrought wonderfullie among them did they not let the people go and they departed 7 Now therfore make a newe cart and take two melche kyne on whom there hath come no yocke and tye the kyne to the carte and bring the calues home from them 8 And take the arke of the Lorde and lay it vpon the cart and put the iewels of golde whiche ye rewarde him with for a sinne offering in a coffer by the side thereof and send it awaye that it may go 9 And if ye see that he go vp by the way of his owne coaste to Bethsames then it is he that did vs this great euill If no. we shall knowe then that it is not his hand that smote vs but it was a chaunce that happened vs. 10 And the men did euen so And toke two kyne that gaue milke tyed them to the cart and kept the calues at home 11 And they layde the arke of the Lorde vpon the cart and the coffer with the myce of golde and with the images of their emerodes 12 And the kyne toke the strayght way to Bethsames went on the strayght way and as they went lowed and turned neither to the ryght hande nor to the left And the princes of the Philistines went after them vnto the borders of Bethsames 13 And they of Bethsames were reaping their wheate haruest in the valley And they lyft vp their eyes and spied the arke and reioyced when they sawe it 14 And the carte came into the fielde of one Iehosua a Bethsamite and stoode still ther. There was also a great stone And they claue the wood of the carte and offred the kyne a burnt offring vnto the Lorde 15 And the Leuites toke downe the arke of the Lorde and the coffer that was with it wherein the iewels of golde were and put them on the great stone And the men of Bethsames sacrificed burnt sacrifice and offered offeringes the same day vnto the Lorde 16 And when the fiue princes of the Philistines had seene
and thy abhominations haue I seene Wo be vnto thee O Hierusalem wylt thou neuer be clensed any more Or when shall that be The .xiiij. Chapter 1 Of the dearth that shoulde come in Iurie 7 The prayer of the people askyng mercie of the Lorde 10 The vnfaithfull people are not hearde 12 Of prayer fastyng and of false prophetes that seduce the people 1 THe worde of the Lorde shewed vnto Ieremie concernyng the dearth of the fruites 2 Iuda hath mourned his gates are desolate they are brought to heauinesse euen vnto the grounde and the crye of Hierusalem goeth vp 3 The Lordes sent their seruauntes to fetche water and when they came to the welles they did finde no water but caried their vessels home emptie they be ashamed and confounded and couer their heades 4 For the grounde is dryed because there commeth no rayne vpon it the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heades 5 The hynde also forsoke the young fawne that he brought foorth in the fielde because there was no grasse 6 The wylde asses did stande in the hye places and drewe in their winde lyke the dragons their eyes did fayle for want of grasse 7 Doubtlesse our owne wickednesse doth rewarde vs but Lorde do thou accordyng to thy name though our transgression and sinnes be many and agaynst thee haue we sinned 8 For thou art the comfort and helpe of Israel in the tyme of trouble Why wilt thou be as a straunger in the lande and as one that goeth his iourney and cōmeth in only to remayne for a night 9 Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde and as it were a giaunt that yet may not helpe But thou O Lorde art in the middest of vs and thy name is called vpon of vs forsake vs not 10 Thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto his people seyng they haue had such a lust to wander abrode and haue not refrayned their feete therfore the Lorde hath no pleasure in them but he wyll nowe bring againe to remembraunce all their misdeedes and punishe all their sinnes 11 Yea euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me Thou shalt not pray to do this people good 12 For though they fast I wyll not heare their prayers and though they offer burnt offeringes and sacrifices yet wyll not I accept them for I wyll destroy them with the sworde hunger and pestilence 13 Then aunswered I O Lorde God the prophetes say vnto them Tushe ye shall neede to feare no sworde and no hunger shall come vpon you but the Lorde shall geue you sure rest in this place 14 And the Lorde sayde vnto me The prophetes preach lyes in my name wheras I haue not sent them neither gaue I them any charge neither did I speake vnto them yet they preache vnto you false visions charming vanitie and deceiptfulnesse of their owne heart 15 Therfore thus saith the Lorde As for those prophetes that preache in my name whom I neuerthelesse haue not sent and that say Tushe there shall no sworde nor hunger be in this lande with sworde and with hunger shall those prophetes perishe 16 And the people to whom they preache shal be cast out of Hierusalem dye of hunger and be slayne with the sworde and there shal be no man to bury them both they and their wiues their sonnes and their daughters for thus wyll I poure their wickednesse vpon them 17 This shalt thou say also vnto them Mine eyes shall weepe without ceassyng day and nyght for my people shal be destroyed with great harme and shall perishe with a great plague 18 For yf I go into the fielde lo it lyeth all full of slayne men If I come into the citie lo they be all famished of hunger yea their prophetes also and priestes shal be led into an vnknowen lande 19 Hast thou then vtterly forsaken Iuda Doest thou so abhorre Sion Wherfore hast thou so plagued vs that we can be healed no more We loked for peace and there commeth no good for the tyme of health and lo here is nothyng but trouble 20 We knowledge O Lorde all our misdeedes and the sinnes of our fathers for we haue offended thee 21 Cast vs not of O Lord for thy names sake forget not thy louyng kindnesse ouerthrowe not the throne of thine honour breake not the couenaunt that thou hast made with vs. 22 * Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne or geue the showres from heauen Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God we wyll trust in thee for thou doest all these thynges The .xv. Chapter 1 The Lorde wyll not heare Moyses or Aaron yf they pray for the people but wyll wrappe them in many miseries The cause of such great miseries 1 THus spake the Lorde vnto me Though Moyses and Samuel stoode before me yet haue I no heart to this people driue them away that they may go out of my sight 2 And yf they say vnto thee whyther shall we go then tell them The Lorde geueth you this aunswere Some vnto death some to the sworde some to hunger some into captiuitie 3 For I wyll bryng foure plagues vpon them saith the Lorde The sworde shal slay them the dogges shall teare them in peeces the soules of the ayre and beastes of the earth shall eate them vp and destroy them 4 I wyll scatter them about also in all kingdomes and landes to be plagued because of Manasses the sonne of Hezekia kyng of Iuda for the thynges that he did in Hierusalem 5 Who shall then haue pitie vpon thee O Hierusalem who shal be sorie for thee Or who shall make intercession to obtayne peace for thee 6 Seing thou goest from me and turnest backwarde saith the Lorde therfore I dyd stretche out myne hande against thee to destroy thee and I haue ben sorie for thee so long that I am weerie 7 I haue scattred them abrode with the fanne of euery side of the land I haue wasted my people and destroyed them yet they haue had no lust to turne from their owne wayes 8 I haue made their widowes mo in number then the sandes of the sea vpon the mothers of their children dyd I bryng a destroyer in the noone day sodaynly and vnawares did I sende a feare vpon their cities 9 She that hath borne seuen children hath none her heart is full of sorowe the sunne doth fayle her in the cleare day she is confounded and faintie for very heauinesse As for those that remayne I wyll deliuer them vnto the sworde before their enemies saith the Lorde 10 O mother alas that thou euer didst beare me a brawler and rebuker of the whole lande though I neuer lent nor receaued vpon vsurie yet all men speake euyll vpon me 11 And the Lord aunswered me Veryly thy remnaunt shall haue wealth Come not I to thee when thou art in trouble helpe thee when thine enemie oppresseth thee 12 Doth one iron
their generations were well reported of in their times 8 These haue left a name behynde them so that their prayse shall alway be spoken of 9 Afterward there were some whose remembraunce is gone they came to naught perished as though they had neuer ben and became as though they had neuer ben borne yea and their children also with them 10 Neuerthelesse these are louyng men whose righteousnesse shall neuer be forgotten but continue by their posteritie 11 Their children are an holy good heritage their seede endured fast in the couenaunt 12 For their sakes shall their children and seede continue for euer and their prayse shal neuer be put downe 13 Their bodies are buried in peace but their name lyueth for euermore 14 The people can speake of their wysdome and the congregation can talke of their prayse 15 Enoch walked right and acceptably before the Lorde therfore was he translated for an example of amendement to the generations 16 Noâ— was a stedfast and righteous man and in the time of wrath he became a reconciling therfore was he left a remnaunt vnto the earth when the fludde came 17 An euerlasting couenaunt was made with him that all fleshe should perishe no more with the water 18 Abraham was a great father of many people in glorie was there none like vnto hym 19 He kept the law of the hyghest came into a couenaunt with him 20 He set the couenaunt in his fleshe and when he was proued he was founde faythfull 21 Therfore swore God vnto him with an oth that he woulde blesse all people in his seede that he woulde multiplie and increase him as the dust of the earth and to exalt his seede as the starres yea and that his seede shoulde haue the possession an inheritaunce of the lande 〈◊〉 sea to sea and from the riuer vnto the borders of the worlde 22 With Isaac dyd he stablishe the same couenaunt for Abraham his fathers sake Yea that gratious blessing health of all men and couenaunt dyd he stablishe with Isaac and made it rest vpon the head of Iacob 23 He knewe him in that he prospered him so wel and richely and gaue him an heritage and sundered his portion by it selfe and parted among the twelue tribes 24 Mercifull men brought he out of hym whiche founde fauour in the sight of all fleshe The .xlv. Chapter 1 The prayse of Moyses 6 Aaron and Phinches 1 MOyses beloued of God men whose remembraunce is in hiâ— prayse 2 Hym that the Lorde made like in the glorie of the sainctes magnified him so that the enemies stoode nawe of him 3 Through his wordes he did great wonders he made hym glorious in the sight of kinges gaue him commaundement before his people and shewed him glorious power 4 He stablished hym with faythfulnesse and mekenesse and chose him out of all men 5 For he hearde his voyce and he led hym in the darke cloude and there he gaue him the commaundementes yea the law of life and wysoome that he might teach Iacob the couenaunt and Israel his lawes 6 He chose Aaron his brother also out of the tribe of Leui exalted him and made hym such like 7 An euerlasting couenaunt made he with him and gaue hym the priesthod in the people He made him glorious in beautifull aray and clothed him with the garment of honour 8 He put perfect ioy vpon him and girded hym with strength he deckt hym with side clothes and a tunicle with an ouerbody coate also and a girdle 9 Round about made he hym belles of golde and that many that when he went in t he sounde might be heare that they might make a noyse in the sanctuarie and geue the people warning 10 The holy garment was wrought and bordered with golde yelow silke and purple and in the brestlappe there was a goodly worke wherin was fastened light and perfectnesse 11 Vpon the same also there was a worke fastened and set with costly precious stones all bound with golde and this he brought in his ministration The stones were fastened for a remembraunce after the number of the twelue tribes of Israel 12 Vpon his miter there was a plate of pure gold a grauen image of holinesse a famous and noble worke garnished and pleasaunt to loke vpon 13 Before hym were there seene no such faire ornamentes these it behoued him alway to vse There might none other put them on but onely his children and his childers children perpetually 14 Dayly perfourmed he his burnt offeringes two times 15 Moyses filled his handes annoynted him with holy oyle This was now confirmed him with an euerlasting couenaunt and to his seede as the dayes of heauen namely that his children should alway minister before him perfourme the office of the priesthood and wyshe the people good in his name 16 Before al men lyuing â—â—â—se he him that he shoulde offer incense before the Lord and make odours for a sweete sauour and remembraunce that he should reconcile the people of the Lord with hym agayne 17 He gaue him auctoritie also in his commaundementes and in the couenaunt that he should teach Iacob the statutes and testimonies and to enfourme Israel in the lawe 18 Therfore there stoode vp certayne against him and had enuie at him in the wildernesse namely they that were of Dathan and Abirons side and the furious congregation of Core 19 This the Lorde saw and it displeased hym and in his wrathfull indignation were they consumed A great wonder did he vpon them and consumed them with the fire 20 Besides this he made Aaron yet more honorable and glorious he gaue hym an heritage parted the first fruites vnto him Vnto him specially he appoynted the bread of sustenaunce 21 For the priestes dyd eate of the offeringes of the Lorde this gaue he vnto him and his seede 22 Els had he no heritage nor portion in the land with the people for the Lord him selfe is his portion inheritaunce 23 The thirde noble and excellent man is Phinches the sonne of Eleazer which pleased the God of Israel because he had the zeale and feare of the Lord For when the people were turned backe he put him selfe foorth right soone and that with a good will to pacifie the wrath of the Lord towarde Israel 24 Therfore was there a couenaunt of peace made with him that he should be the principall among the righteous in the people that he and his posteritie shoulde haue the office of the priesthood for euer 25 Like as there was made a couenaunt with Dauid of the tribe of Iuda that from among his sonnes only there shoulde be a king and that Aaron also and his seede should be an heritage to geue vs wysdome in our heart to iudge his people in righteousnesse that his goodes shoulde not come into forgetfulnesse and that their honour might endure
was not consumed 3 Therfore Moyses sayde I wyll go nowe and see this great syght howe it commeth that the busshe burneth not 4 And when y e Lorde sawe that he came for to see God called vnto him out of the middes of the busshe sayde Moyses Moyses And he answered here am I. 5 And he said Draw not nigh hither put thy shoes of thy feete for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground 6 And he sayde I am the God of thy father the God of Abraham the God of Isahac and the God of Iacob And Moyses hid his face for he was afrayde to loke vpon God 7 And the Lorde saide I haue surely seene the trouble of my people which are in Egypt and haue heard their crie from the face of their taske maisters for I knowe their sorowes 8 And am come downe to deliuer thē out of the hande of the Egyptians and to bryng them out of that lande vnto a good lande a large vnto a lande that floweth with mylke and hony euen vnto the place of the Chanaanites and Hethites and Amorites and Pherizites and Heuites and of the Iebusites 9 Nowe therfore beholde the complaint of the chyldren of Israel is come vnto me and I haue also seene the oppressiō wherwith y e Egyptians oppressed them 10 Come thou therfore and I wyll sende thee vnto Pharao that thou mayest bryng my people the chyldren of Israel out of Egypt 11 And Moyses saide vnto God what am I to go vnto Pharao and to bryng the chyldren of Israel out of Egypt 12 And he aunswered For I wyll be with thee and this shal be a token vnto thee that I haue sent thee After that thou hast brought the people out of Egypt ye shall serue God vpon this moūtayne 13 And Moyses sayde vnto God behold when I come vnto the chyldren of Israel and shall say vnto them the God of your fathers hath sent me vnto you And if they saye vnto me what is thy name what answere shall I geue thē 14 And God aunswered Moyses I am that I am And he said This shalt thou say vnto the chyldren of Israel I am hath sent me vnto you 15 And God spake further vnto Moyses Thus shalt thou say vnto the chyldren of Israel The Lorde God of your fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isahac and the God of Iacob hath sent me vnto you This is my name for euer and this is my memoriall into generation and generation 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together and thou shalt saye vnto them The Lorde God of your fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isahac and the God of Iacob appeared vnto me and sayde In visityng haue I visited you and know that which is done to you in Egypt 17 And I haue sayde I wyll bryng you out of the tribulation of Egypt vnto the land of the Chanaanites and Hethites and Amorites and Pherizites and Heuites and Iebusites euen into a land which floweth with milke hony 18 And they shall heare thy voyce Then both thou and the elders of Israel shall go vnto the kyng of Egypt and say vnto him The Lord God of the Hebrues hath met with vs and nowe let vs go we beseche thee three dayes iourney into the wyldernesse and do sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God 19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt wyl not let you go no not in a mightie hande 20 And I wyll stretche out my hande smyte Egypt with al my wonders whiche I wyll do in the middes therof and after that he wyll let you go 21 And I wyll get this people fauour in the syght of the Egyptians so that when ye go ye shall not go emptie 22 But a wyfe shall borowe of her neighbour and of her that soiourneth in her house iewels of syluer and iewels of golde and rayment and ye shall put them on your sonnes and daughters shall robbe the Egyptians ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 God geueth three signes vnto Moyses wherewith he may testifie vnto Pharao that he is sent a deliuerer from God 3 A rodde turned into a serpent and the serpent into the rodde agayne 6 The hande of Moyses leprous 10 Moyses layeth for hym selfe slownesse of toung 14 God angred with Moyses geueth hym Aaron for an oratour 19 Moyses goeth forward into Egypt 24 God wyll destroy Moyses 25 Sephora circumciseth her sonne 27 By the commaundement of God Aaron goeth agaynst Moyses to meete hym 1 MOyses aunswered and said See they wyll not beleue me nor harken vnto my voyce but wyll saye The Lorde hath not appeared vnto thee 2 And the Lorde sayde vnto him What is that which is in thine hande He aunswered a rodde 3 And he sayde Cast it on the grounde And he cast it on the grounde and it became a serpent and Moyses fled frō the syght of it 4 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Put foorth thy hande and take it by the tayle And therefore he put foorth his hande and caught it and it became a rodde in his hande 5 By this thing shall they beleue that the Lord God of their fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isahac the God of Iacob hath appeared vnto thee 6 And the Lorde sayde furthermore vnto hym Thrust thyne hande into thy bosome And he thruste his hande into his bosome and when he toke it out agayne beholde his hande was leprous euen as snowe 7 And he sayde Put thine hande into thy bosome againe And he put his hand into his bosome agayne and plucked it out of his bosome and behold it was turned agayne as his other fleshe 8 Therfore yf they wyll not beleue thee neither heare y e voyce of the first signes yet wyll they beleue for the voyce of the seconde signes 9 But if they wyl not beleue these two signes neither hearken vnto thy voyce thou shalt take of the water of the riuer and powre it vpon the drye lande and the water which thou takest out of the riuer shal be turned into blood vpon the drye lande 10 Moyses sayd vnto the Lorde Oh my Lord I am neither yesterday nor yer yesterday a man eloquēt neither sence thou hast spoken vnto thy seruaunt but I am slowe mouthed slowe tounged 11 And the Lorde sayd vnto hym who hath made mans mouth or who maketh the dumbe or deafe the seyng or the blynde Haue not I the Lorde 12 And nowe go and I wyll be with thy mouth and teache thee what thou shalt say 13 He said oh my Lorde sende I pray thee by the hande of hym whom thou wylt sende 14 And the Lorde was angry with Moyses and sayde Do not I knowe Aaron thy brother the Leuite that he can speake For lo he commeth foorth to meete thee and when he seeth thee he