drb Exodus:4:18-6:12
drb@Exodus:4:18 @Moses went his way, and returned to Jethro his father in law and said to him: I will go and return to my brethren into Egypt, that I may see if they be yet alive. And Jethro said to him: Go in peace.
drb@Exodus:4:19 @And the Lord said to Moses, in Madian: Go, and return into Egypt: for they are all dead that sought thy life.
drb@Exodus:4:20 @Moses therefore took his wife, and his sons, and set them upon an ass: and returned into Egypt, carrying the rod of God in his hand.
drb@Exodus:4:21 @And the Lord said to him as he was returning into Egypt: See that thou do all the wonders before Pharao, which I have put in thy hand: I shall harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
drb@Exodus:4:22 @And thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Israel is my son, my firstborn.
drb@Exodus:4:23 @I have said to thee: Let my son go, that he may serve me, and thou wouldst not let him go: behold I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.
drb@Exodus:4:24 @And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed him.
drb@Exodus:4:25 @Immediately Sephora took a very sharp stone, and circumcised the fore skin of her son, and touched his feet and said: A bloody spouse art thou to me.
drb@Exodus:4:26 @And he let him go after she had said A bloody spouse art thou to me, because of the circumcision.
drb@Exodus:4:27 @And the Lord said to Aaron: Go into the desert to meet Moses. And he went forth to meet him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.
drb@Exodus:4:28 @And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord, by which he had sent him, and the signs that he had commanded.
drb@Exodus:4:29 @And they came together, and they assembled all the ancients of the children of Israel.
drb@Exodus:4:30 @And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had said to Moses: and he wrought the signs before the people,
drb@Exodus:4:31 @And the people believed. And they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel: and that he had looked upon their affliction: and falling down they adored.
drb@Exodus:5:1 @After these things Moses and Aaron went in, and said to Pharao: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Let my people go that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.
drb@Exodus:5:2 @But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
drb@Exodus:5:3 @And they said: The God of the Hebrews hath called us, to go three days' journey into the wilderness and to sacrifice to the Lord our God: lest a pestilence or the sword fall upon us.
drb@Exodus:5:4 @The king of Egypt said to them: Why do you Moses and Aaron draw off the people from their works? Get you gone to your burdens.
drb@Exodus:5:5 @And Pharao said: The people of the land is numerous: you see that the multitude is increased: how much more if you give them rest from their works?
drb@Exodus:5:6 @Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:
drb@Exodus:5:7 @You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before: but let them go and gather straw.
drb@Exodus:5:8 @And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before, neither shall you diminish any thing thereof: for they are idle, and therefore they cry, saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
drb@Exodus:5:9 @Let them be oppressed, with works, and let them fulfill them: that they may not regard lying words.
drb@Exodus:5:10 @And the overseers of the works and the taskmasters went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao, I allow you no straw:
drb@Exodus:5:11 @Go, and gather it where you can find it: neither shall any thing of your work be diminished.
drb@Exodus:5:12 @And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw
drb@Exodus:5:13 @And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfill your work every day as before you were wont to do when straw was given you.
drb@Exodus:5:14 @And they that were over the works of the children of Israel were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks both yesterday and to day as before?
drb@Exodus:5:15 @And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?
drb@Exodus:5:16 @Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before: behold we thy servants are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.
drb@Exodus:5:17 @And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.
drb@Exodus:5:18 @Go therefore, and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks.
drb@Exodus:5:19 @And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, because it was said to them: There shall not a whit be diminished of the bricks for every day.
drb@Exodus:5:20 @And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood over against them as they came out from Pharao:
drb@Exodus:5:21 @And they said to them: The Lord see and judge, because you have made our savour to stink before Pharao and his servants, and you have given him a sword to kill us.
drb@Exodus:5:22 @And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me?
drb@Exodus:5:23 @For since the time that I went in to Pharao to speak in thy name, he hath afflicted thy people: and thou hast not delivered them.
drb@Exodus:6:1 @And the Lord said to Moses: Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharao: for by a mighty hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he cast them out of his land.
drb@Exodus:6:2 @And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: I am the Lord,
drb@Exodus:6:3 @That appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty; and my name ADONAI I did not shew them.
drb@Exodus:6:4 @And I made a covenant with them, to give them the land of Chanaan, the land of their pilgrimage wherein they were strangers.
drb@Exodus:6:5 @I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, wherewith the Egyptians have oppressed them: and I have remembered my covenant.
drb@Exodus:6:6 @Therefore say to the children of Israel: I am the Lord who will bring you out from the work prison of the Egyptians, and will deliver you from bondage: and redeem you with a high arm, and great judgments.
drb@Exodus:6:7 @And I will take you to myself for my people, I will be your God: and you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the work prison of the Egyptians.
drb@Exodus:6:8 @And brought you into the land, concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and I will give it you to possess, I am the Lord.
drb@Exodus:6:9 @And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work.
drb@Exodus:6:10 @And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying
drb@Exodus:6:11 @Go in, and speak to Pharao king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
drb@Exodus:6:12 @Moses answered before the Lord Behold the children of Israel do no hearken to me; and how will Pharao hear me, especially as I am of uncircumcised lips?
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