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Every creature that crawls on the ground and all the fish in the sea have been put under your control.mO W God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fertile, increase in number, and fill the earth.N}  As long as the earth exists, planting and harvesting, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never stop."~Mw  The LORD smelled the soothing aroma. He said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humans, even though from birth their hearts are set on nothing but evil. I will never again kill every living creature as I have just done.vLg  Noah built an altar to the LORD. On it he made a burnt offering of each type of clean animal and clean bird.K  Every animal, crawling creature, and bird-everything that moves on the earth-came out of the ship, one kind after another.HJ  So Noah came out with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives.3Ia  Bring out every animal that's with you: birds, domestic animals, and every creature that crawls on the earth. Be fertile, increase in number, and spread over the earth."PH  "Come out of the ship with your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives. G=  Then God spoke to Noah,IF  By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the land was dry.GE  By the first day of the first month of Noah's six hundred and first year, the water on the land had dried up. Noah opened the top of the ship, looked out, and saw the surface of the ground._D9  He waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but it never came back to him.C)  The dove came to him in the evening, and in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf. Then Noah knew that the water was gone from the earth.LB  He waited seven more days and again sent the dove out of the ship.=Au  The dove couldn't find a place to land because the water was still all over the earth. So it came back to Noah in the ship. He reached out and brought the dove back into the ship._@9  Next, he sent out a dove to see if the water was gone from the surface of the ground.g?I  and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the water on the land had dried up.K>  After 40 more days Noah opened the window he had made in the ship=  The water kept decreasing until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared.h<K  On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ship came to rest in the mountains of Ararat.b;?  The water began to recede from the land. At the end of 150 days the water had decreased.W:)  The deep springs and the sky had been shut, and the rain had stopped pouring."9 A  God remembered Noah and all the wild and domestic animals with him in the ship. So God made a wind blow over the earth, and the water started to go down.88m  The floodwaters were on the earth for 150 days.M7  Every living creature on the face of the earth was wiped out. Humans, domestic animals, crawling creatures, and birds were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those with him in the ship were left.I6  Everything on dry land (every living, breathing creature) died.&5G  Every creature that crawls on the earth died, including birds, domestic and wild animals, and everything that swarms over the earth, along with every human.04]  It rose 23 feet above the mountaintops.o3Y  The water rose very high above the earth. It covered all the high mountains everywhere under the sky.W2)  As the water rose and became very deep, the ship floated on top of the water.1  The flood continued for 40 days on the earth. The water increased and lifted the ship so that it rose high above the ground.{0q  A male and a female of every animal went in as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD closed the door behind them.T/#  A pair of every living, breathing animal came to Noah to go into the ship.;.q  They had with them every type of wild animal, every type of domestic animal, every type of creature that crawls on the earth, and every type of bird (every creature with wings).-  On that same day Noah and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, as well as Noah's wife and his three daughters-in-law went into the ship.L,  and rain came pouring down on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights.+  On the seventeenth day of the second month of the six hundredth year of Noah's life, all the deep springs burst open. The sky opened,6*i  Seven days later the flood came on the earth.j)O  came to Noah to go into the ship in pairs (a male and female of each) as God had commanded Noah.R(  Clean and unclean animals, birds, and creatures that crawl on the grounde'E  Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives went into the ship to escape the floodwaters.A&  Noah was 600 years old when the flood came to the earth.<%u  So Noah did everything that the LORD commanded him.$9  In seven days I will send rain to the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. I will wipe off the face of the earth every living creature that I have made."#  Also, take seven pairs of every kind of bird (a male and a female of each) to preserve animal life all over the earth after the flood.#"A  Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal (a male and a female of each) and one pair of every kind of unclean animal (a male and a female).! %  The LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ship with your whole family because I have seen that you alone are righteous among the people of today.F   Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.kQ  Take every kind of food that can be eaten and store it. It will be food for you and the animals."1  Two of every type of bird, every type of domestic animal, and every type of creature that crawls on the ground will come to you to be kept alive.~w  Bring two of every living creature into the ship in order to keep them alive with you. They must be male and female.tc  "But I will make my promise to you. You, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives will go into the ship.  I'm about to send a flood on the earth to destroy all people under the sky-every living, breathing human. Everything on earth will die.)M  Make a roof for the ship, and leave an 18-inch-high opening at the top. Put a door in the side of the ship. Build the ship with lower, middle, and upper decks.kQ  This is how you should build it: the ship is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.kQ  Make yourself a ship of cypress wood. Make rooms in the ship and coat it inside and out with tar.(K  God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all people because the earth is full of their violence. Now I'm going to destroy them along with the earth.`;  God saw the world and how corrupt it was because all people on earth lived evil lives.D  The world was corrupt in God's sight and full of violence.3c  He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.9  This is the account of Noah and his descendants. Noah had God's approval and was a man of integrity among the people of his time. He walked with God.,U  But the LORD was pleased with Noah.O  So he said, "I will wipe off the face of the earth these humans that I created. I will wipe out not only humans, but also domestic animals, crawling animals, and birds. I'm sorry that I made them."Z/  The LORD was sorry that he had made humans on the earth, and he was heartbroken.zo  The LORD saw how evil humans had become on the earth. All day long their deepest thoughts were nothing but evil.F  The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, as well as later, when the sons of God slept with the daughters of other humans and had children by them. These children were famous long ago.   Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not struggle with humans forever, because they are flesh and blood. They will live 120 years."v g  The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.\  5  The number of people increased all over the earth, and daughters were born to them.V '  When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.9 o  Lamech lived a total of 777 years; then he died.fG  After Lamech became the father of Noah, he lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.$C  He named him Noah [Relief], and said, "This child will bring us relief from the work and painful labor of our hands since the LORD has cursed the ground."G  When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son.=w  Methuselah lived a total of 969 years; then he died.lS  After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.L  When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.G  Enoch walked with God; then he was gone because God took him.*Q  Enoch lived a total of 365 years.ym  After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters.J  When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.8~m  Jared lived a total of 962 years; then he died.f}G  After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.F|  When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.<{u  Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years; then he died.jzO  After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.Iy  When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.8xm  Kenan lived a total of 910 years; then he died.jwO  After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.Iv  When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.8um  Enosh lived a total of 905 years; then he died.ftG  After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.Es  When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.7rk  Seth lived a total of 912 years; then he died.eqE  After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.Ep  When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.7ok  Adam lived a total of 930 years; then he died.dnC  After Adam became the father of Seth, he lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.m{  When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father [of a son] in his own likeness, in his own image. He named him Seth.glI  He created them male and female. He blessed them and called them humans when he created them.k {  This is the written account of Adam and his descendants. When God created humans, he made them in the likeness of God.mjU  A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to worship the LORD.5ie  Adam made love to his wife again. She gave birth to a son and named him Seth, because [she said,] "God has given me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him."Q  The woman saw that the tree had fruit that was good to eat, nice to look at, and desirable for making someone wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.n=W  God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened. You'll be like God, knowing good and evil."=<w  "You certainly won't die!" the snake told the woman.;y  except the tree in the middle of the garden. God said, 'You must never eat it or touch it. If you do, you will die!'"c:A  The woman answered the snake, "We're allowed to eat the fruit from any tree in the garden79 k  The snake was more clever than all the wild animals the LORD God had made. He asked the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must never eat the fruit of any tree in the garden'?"O8  The man and his wife were both naked, but they weren't ashamed of it.~7w  That is why a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.6  The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She will be named [woman] because she was taken from man."r5_  Then the LORD God formed a woman from the rib that he had taken from the man. He brought her to the man..4W  So the LORD God caused him to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, the LORD God took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.3  So the man named all the domestic animals, all the birds, and all the wild animals. But the man found no helper who was right for him.R2  The LORD God had formed all the wild animals and all the birds out of the ground. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called each creature became its name.v1g  Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him."0  But you must never eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil because when you eat from it, you will certainly die."d/C  The LORD God commanded the man. He said, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden.s.a  Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to farm the land and to take care of it.-y  The name of the third river is Tigris. This is the one that flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.],5  The name of the second river is Gihon. This is the one that winds throughout Sudan.T+#  (The gold of that land is pure. Bdellium and onyx are also [found] there.)t*c  The name of the first river is Pishon. This is the one that winds throughout Havilah, where there is gold.g)I  A river flowed from Eden to water the garden. Outside the garden it divided into four rivers.f(G  The LORD God made all the trees grow out of the ground. These trees were nice to look at, and their fruit was good to eat. The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil grew in the middle of the garden.m'U  The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. That's where he put the man whom he had formed.&!  Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the earth and blew the breath of life into his nostrils. The man became a living being.m%U  Instead, underground water would come up from the earth and water the entire surface of the ground.$)  Wild bushes and plants were not on the earth yet because the LORD God hadn't sent rain on the earth. Also, there was no one to farm the land.~#w  This is the account of heaven and earth when they were created, at the time when the LORD God made earth and heaven.}"u  Then God blessed the seventh day and set it apart as holy, because on that day he stopped all his work of creation.!  By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing. On the seventh day he stopped the work he had been doing.>  {  Heaven and earth and everything in them were finished.z q  And God saw everything that he had made and that it was very good. There was evening, then morning-the sixth day.5 g  I have given all green plants as food to every land animal, every bird in the sky, and every animal that crawls on the earth-every living, breathing animal." And so it was. )  God said, "I have given you every plant with seeds on the face of the earth and every tree that has fruit with seeds. This will be your food.E   God blessed them and said, "Be fertile, increase in number, fill the earth, and be its master. Rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that crawl on the earth."r a  So God created humans in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.Z 1  Then God said, "Let us make humans in our image, in our likeness. Let them rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the domestic animals all over the earth, and all the animals that crawl on the earth." 9  God made every type of wild animal, every type of domestic animal, and every type of creature that crawls on the ground. God saw that they were good. 9  Then God said, "Let the earth produce every type of living creature: every type of domestic animal, crawling animal, and wild animal." And so it was.4 g  There was evening, then morning-a fifth day.} w  God blessed them and said, "Be fertile, increase in number, fill the sea, and let there be many birds on the earth."" A  So God created the large sea creatures, every type of creature that swims around in the water and every type of flying bird. God saw that they were good.x m  Then God said, "Let the water swarm with swimming creatures, and let birds fly through the sky over the earth."5 i  There was evening, then morning-a fourth day.r a  to dominate the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.; u  God put them in the sky to give light to the earth,    God made the two bright lights: the larger light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night. He also made the stars.N   They will be lights in the sky to shine on the earth." And so it was." A  Then God said, "Let there be lights in the sky to separate the day from the night. They will be signs and will mark religious festivals, days, and years.4  g There was evening, then morning-a third day.>  y The earth produced vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type. God saw that they were good.J   Then God said, "Let the earth produce vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type." And so it was.p  ] God named the dry land [earth]. The water which came together he named [sea]. God saw that it was good.|  u Then God said, "Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear." And so it was.d E  God named [what was above] the horizon [sky]. There was evening, then morning-a second day.d E  So God made the horizon and separated the water above and below the horizon. And so it was.k S  Then God said, "Let there be a horizon in the middle of the water in order to separate the water."u g  God named the light [day], and the darkness he named [night]. There was evening, then morning-the first day.R !  God saw the light was good. So God separated the light from the darkness.@   Then God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light.~ y  The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water.5 k In the beginning God created heaven and earth. ,g~~~>}}}H|||5{{{Czzz*yyDxx%wwvvNuuNtt(srrqqq pp&ooSnnUmm]ll{l/kkDjj_iiPhggafffeeddcbb|bama`D__^e]]\\[|ZZHYYxXXXWhVVLUUWTTSSRRQhQPOOO>\=<3  I must go down and see whether these complaints are true. If not, I will know it."s=a  The LORD also said, "Sodom and Gomorrah have many complaints against them, and their sin is very serious.U<%  I have chosen him so that he will direct his children and his family after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. In this way I, the LORD, will do what I have promised Abraham.";  After all, Abraham is going to become a great and mighty nation and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.N:  The LORD said, "I shouldn't hide what I am going to do from Abraham.s9a  Then the men got up to leave. As Abraham was walking with them to see them off, they looked toward Sodom.m8U  Because she was afraid, Sarah denied that she had laughed. But the LORD said, "Yes, you did laugh."x7k  Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will come back to you next year at this time, and Sarah will have a son."m6U  The LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I really have a child now that I'm old?' 5  And so Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "Now that I've become old, will I enjoy myself again? What's more, my husband is old!"M4  Abraham and Sarah were old. Sarah was past the age of childbearing.I3  The LORD said, "I promise I'll come back to you next year at this time, and your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah happened to be listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.]25  They asked him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" He answered, "Over there, in the tent."1  Abraham took cheese and milk, as well as the meat, and set these in front of them. Then he stood by them under the tree as they ate.{0q  Then Abraham ran to the herd and took one of his best calves. He gave it to his servant, who prepared it quickly./  So Abraham hurried into the tent to find Sarah. "Quick," he said, "get three measures of flour, knead it, and make bread."=.u  Let me bring some bread so that you can regain your strength. After that you can leave, since this is why you stopped by to visit me." They answered, "That's fine. Do as you say."-y  Why don't we let someone bring a little water? After you wash your feet, you can stretch out and rest under the tree.H,  "Please, sir," Abraham said, "stop by to visit me for a while.$+C  Abraham looked up, and suddenly he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them, and he bowed with his face touching the ground.* 3  The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oak trees belonging to Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day.)  All the men of his household, whether born in the household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.E(  That same day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.C'  His son Ishmael was 13 years old when he was circumcised.:&q  Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised.9%m  So Abraham took his son Ishmael, everyone born in his household, and everyone bought with money-every male in his household-and circumcised them that day, as God had told him.>$y  When God finished speaking with Abraham, he left him.d#C  But I will make my promise to Isaac. Sarah will give birth to him at this time next year."P"  I have heard your request about Ishmael. Yes, I will bless him, make him fertile, and increase the number of his descendants. He will be the father of 12 princes, and I will make him a great nation.(!K  God replied, "No! Your wife Sarah will give you a son, and you will name him Isaac [He Laughs]. I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.E   Then Abraham said to God, "Why not let Ishmael be my heir?"M  Immediately, Abraham bowed with his face touching the ground. He laughed as he thought to himself, "Can a son be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, have a child?"7  I will bless her, and I will also give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become [a mother of] nations, and kings will come from her."vg  God said to Abraham, "Don't call your wife by the name Sarai anymore. Instead, her name is Sarah [Princess].fG  Any uncircumcised male must be excluded from his people because he has rejected my promise."1]  Every male born in your household or bought with your money is to be circumcised without exception. So my promise will be a sign on your flesh, an everlasting promise.B  For generations to come every male child who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether he is born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner who's not related to you.^7  All of you must be circumcised. That will be the sign of the promise from me to you.fG  This is how you are to be faithful to my promise: Every male among you is to be circumcised.vg  God also said to Abraham, "You and your descendants in generations to come are to be faithful to my promise./  I am also giving this land where you are living-all of Canaan-to you and your descendants as your permanent possession. And I will be your God."#A  I will make my promise to you and your descendants for generations to come as an everlasting promise. I will be your God and the God of your descendants.V'  I will give you many descendants. Many nations and kings will come from you.  So your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father], but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have made you a father of many nations.T#  "My promise is still with you. You will become the father of many nations.a=  Immediately, Abram bowed with his face touching the ground, and again God spoke to him,Q  I will give you my promise, and I will give you very many descendants."    When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him. He said to Abram, "I am God Almighty. Live in my presence with integrity.A  Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.C   Hagar gave birth to Abram's son. Abram named him Ishmael.   This is why the well is named Beer Lahai Roi [Well of the Living One Who Watches Over Me]. It is still there between Kadesh and Bered.1 ]  Hagar named the LORD, who had been speaking to her, "You Are the God Who Watches Over Me." She said, "This is the place where I watched [the one] who watches over me."* O  He will be as free and wild as an untamed donkey. He will fight with everyone, and everyone will fight with him. He will have conflicts with all his relatives."B   Then the Messenger of the LORD said to her, "You are pregnant, and you will give birth to a son. You will name him Ishmael [God Hears], because the LORD has heard your cry of distress./  The Messenger of the LORD also said to her, "I will give you many descendants. No one will be able to count them because there will be so many."q]  The Messenger of the LORD said to her, "Go back to your owner, and place yourself under her authority."!  He said, "Hagar, Sarai's slave, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm running away from my owner Sarai."gI  The Messenger of the LORD found her by a spring in the desert, the spring on the way to Shur.   Abram answered Sarai, "Here, she's your slave. Do what you like with her." Then Sarai mistreated Hagar so much that she ran away.hK  So Sarai complained to Abram, "I'm being treated unfairly! And it's your fault! I know that I gave my slave to you, but now that she's pregnant, she's being disrespectful to me. May the LORD decide who is right-you or me."%  He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to be disrespectful to Sarai, her owner.1  After Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Abram's wife Sarai took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.2_  So Sarai said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Why don't you sleep with my slave? Maybe I can build a family through her." Abram agreed with Sarai.e G  Sarai, Abram's wife, was not able to have children. She owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.L~  the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites."3}c  the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,H|  It is the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,9{m  At that time the LORD made a promise to Abram. He said, "I will give this land to your descendants. This is the land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates.zy  The sun had gone down, and it was dark. Suddenly a smoking oven and a flaming torch passed between the animal pieces.y  In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, because the sin of the Amorites will not have run its course until then."Dx  But you will die in peace and be buried at a very old age.kwQ  But I will punish the nation they serve, and after that they will come out with many possessions.9vm  God said to Abram, "You can know for sure that your descendants will live in a land that is not their own, where they will be slaves, and they will be oppressed for 400 years.cuA  As the sun was just about to set, a deep sleep-a dreadful, deep darkness-came over Abram.Qt  When birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away."s?  So Abram brought all these animals to him. He cut each of them in half and laid each half opposite the other. However, he did not cut the birds in half.r!  He answered Abram, "Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a mourning dove, and a pigeon."_q9  Abram asked, "Almighty LORD, how can I be certain that I will take possession of it?"p7  Then the LORD said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land so that you will take possession of it."eoE  Then Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD regarded that faith to be his approval of Abram.8nk  He took Abram outside and said, "Now look up at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them." He also said to him, "That's how many descendants you will have!"m  Suddenly, the LORD spoke his word to Abram again. He said, "This man will not be your heir. Your own son will be your heir."Yl-  You have given me no children, so this member of my household will be my heir."k%  Abram asked, "Almighty LORD, what will you give me? Since I'm going to die without children, Eliezer of Damascus will inherit my household.j   Later the LORD spoke his word to Abram in a vision. He said, "Abram, don't be afraid. I am your shield. Your reward will be very great."i  I won't take one single thing except what my men have eaten. But let my allies Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share."h)  that I won't take a thread or a sandal strap. I won't take anything that is yours so that you will never be able to say, 'I made Abram rich.' g  But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I now raise my hand and solemnly swear to the LORD God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,gfI  The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, and keep everything else for yourself."xek  Blessed is God Most High, who has handed your enemies over to you." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.ddC  He blessed Abram, and said, "Blessed is Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth.fcG  Then King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High.%bE  After Abram came back from defeating Chedorlaomer and his allies, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Shaveh Valley (that is, the King's Valley).a  He brought back everything they had, including women and soldiers. He also brought back his relative Lot and his possessions.`  He split up his men to attack them at night. He defeated them, pursuing them all the way to Hobah, which is north of Damascus.%_E  When Abram heard that his nephew had been captured, he armed his 318 trained men, born in his own household, and pursued the four kings all the way to Dan.]^5  Then a soldier who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew what had happened. He was living next to the oak trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner. (These men were Abram's allies.)]]5  They also took Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions since he was living in Sodom.p\[  So the four kings took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as all their food, and left.'[I  The valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. As the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell because of the tar pits, but the other kings fled to the hills.Z/  They fought against King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Shinar, and King Arioch of Ellasar-four kings against five.Y  Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and prepared for battle in the valley of Siddim.8Xk  On their way back, they came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites and also the Amorites who were living at Hazazon Tamar.jWO  and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, going as far as El Paran on the edge of the desert.!V=  In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came and defeated the Rephaim at Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim at Ham, the Emim at Shaveh Kiriathaim,gUI  For 12 years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled._T9  The five kings joined forces and met in the valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea).-SU  went to war against [five kings]-King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).R  At that time [four kings]-King Amraphel of Shinar, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim-Q  So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oak trees belonging to Mamre at Hebron. There he built an altar for the LORD.XP+  Go! Walk back and forth across the entire land because I will give it to you."$OC  I will also give you as many descendants as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then he could also count your descendants.kNQ  I will give all the land you see to you and to your descendants for an indefinite period of time.fMG  After Lot left, the LORD said to Abram, "Look north, south, east, and west of where you are.jLO (The people who lived in Sodom were very wicked. They committed terrible sins against the LORD.)qK] Abram lived in Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain, moving his tents as far as Sodom.oJY Lot chose the whole Jordan Plain for himself. He moved toward the east. They each went their own way.]I5 Then Lot looked in the direction of Zoar as far as he could see. He saw that the whole Jordan Plain was well-watered like the LORD's garden or like Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)H+ Isn't all this land yours also? Let's separate. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right, and if you go to the right, I'll go to the left."G  Abram said to Lot, "Please, let's not have any more quarrels between us or between our herders. After all, we're relatives.F  Quarrels broke out between Abram's herders and Lot's herders. (Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in that area.)E  There wasn't enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.\D3  Lot, who had been traveling with Abram, also had his own sheep, cattle, and tents.KC  where he had first made an altar. There Abram worshiped the LORD.B-  He traveled from place to place. He went from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the area between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been originally,IA  Abram was very rich because he had livestock, silver, and gold.f@ I Abram left Egypt with his wife and everything he had and went to the Negev. Lot was with him.v?g  Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram. They sent Abram away with his wife and everything that he had.v>g  Why did you say, 'She's my sister' and allow me to take her for my wife? Here's your wife! Take her and go!"|=s  Then Pharaoh called for Abram. "What have you done to me?" he asked. "Why didn't you tell me that she's your wife?r<_  However, the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with terrible plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.;  Everything went well for Abram because of her, and he was given sheep, cattle, donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.t:c  When Pharaoh's officials saw her, they raved about her to Pharaoh, so Sarai was taken to Pharaoh's palace.Y9-  When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians saw how very beautiful his wife was.t8c Please say that you're my sister. Then everything will be alright for me, and because of you I will live."m7U When the Egyptians see you, they'll say, 'This is his wife!' Then they'll kill me but let you live.p6[ When he was about to enter Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, "I know that you're a beautiful woman.k5Q There was a famine in the land. Abram went to Egypt to stay awhile because the famine was severe.,4U Abram kept moving toward the Negev.63g  He moved on to the hills east of Bethel, and he put up his tent-with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He also built an altar to the LORD there and worshiped the LORD.'2I  Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I'm going to give this land to your descendants." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him."1?  They arrived in Canaan, and Abram traveled through the land to the oak tree belonging to Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.+0Q  Abram set out for Canaan. He took along his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions they had accumulated and the servants they had acquired in Haran.t/c  So Abram left, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran..  I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse. Through you every family on earth will be blessed."t-c  I will make you a great nation, I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing., { The LORD said to Abram, "Leave your land, your relatives, and your father's home. Go to the land that I will show you.1+_ Terah lived 205 years and died in Haran.m*U  Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (son of Haran), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, wife of his son Abram. They set out together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. When they came as far as Haran, they stayed there.-)W  Sarai was not able to have children.3(a  Both Abram and Nahor married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, daughter of Haran. (Haran was the father of Milcah and Iscah.)e'E  While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, his native land. &  This is the account of Terah and his descendants. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.V%'  Terah was 70 years old when he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.f$G  After he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.D#  Nahor was 29 years old when he became the father of Terah.f"G  After he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.D!  Serug was 30 years old when he became the father of Nahor.d C  After he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.A  Reu was 32 years old when he became the father of Serug.dC  After he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.A  Peleg was 30 years old when he became the father of Reu.eE  After he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.C  Eber was 34 years old when he became the father of Peleg.fG  After he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.D  Shelah was 30 years old when he became the father of Eber.lS After he became the father of Shelah, Arpachshad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.J Arpachshad was 35 years old when he became the father of Shelah.jO After he became the father of Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.% This is the account of Shem and his descendants. Two years after the flood when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad. ~~'}||r{zzzyy\xwwwpvvv@uunu trtss^rqqpp5oo nDmmrllkk0jiiKhhnh"gggffEeeneDddcbbZaaf``l__D_^ ]]\\N[[JZZJYIXXEWWVV8U/TzSSS"RQQPPlPOObNNJNML}KKWK)JzJIwIHGGPFFSEDDlCBBBAAJ@@??'>>>=m<<<);;,::E:9988m777%6655.44z4E33[22J11)0//w/ .d--x-,,D++**3)) (K''&&'%p$$V##|#"")! G6R~4;{x_=' a M  F  yM3mM + So now, Son, obey me. Quick! Run away to my brother Laban in Haran.B * When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, "Watch out! Your brother Esau is comforting himself by planning to kill you.6g ) So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said to himself, "The time to mourn for my father is near. Then I'll kill my brother Jacob."+ ( You will use your sword to live, and you will serve your brother. But eventually you will gain your freedom and break his yoke off your neck."  ' His father Isaac answered him, "The place where you live will lack the fertile fields of the earth and the dew from the sky above.l~S & Esau asked, "Do you have only one blessing, Father? Bless me too, Father!" And Esau sobbed loudly.A}} % Isaac answered Esau, "I have made him your master, and I have made all his brothers serve him. I've provided fresh grain and new wine for him. What is left for me to do for you, Son?"J| $ Esau said, "Isn't that why he's named Jacob? He's cheated me twice already: He took my rights as firstborn, and now he's taken my blessing." So he asked, "Haven't you saved a blessing for me?"[{1 # Isaac said, "Your brother came and deceived me and has taken away your blessing."z " When Esau heard these words from his father, he shouted out a very loud and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me too, Father!""y? ! Trembling violently all over, Isaac asked, "Who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it before you came in. I blessed him, and he will stay blessed."`x;  "Who are you?" his father Isaac asked him. "I'm your firstborn son Esau," he answered.?wy  He, too, prepared a good-tasting meal and brought it to his father. Then he said to his father, "Please, Father, eat some of the meat I've hunted for you so that you will bless me."jvO  Isaac finished blessing Jacob. Jacob had barely left when his brother Esau came in from hunting.Uu%  May nations serve you. May people bow down to you. Be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed. May those who bless you be blessed."qt]  May God give you dew from the sky, fertile fields on the earth, and plenty of fresh grain and new wine.6sg  He went over and gave him a kiss. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he blessed him and said, "The smell of my son is like the smell of open country that the LORD has blessed.Qr  Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come here and give me a kiss, Son."Xy # These women brought Isaac and Rebekah a lot of grief.W " When Esau was 40 years old, he married Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite. He also married Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite.bV? ! So he named it Shibah [Oath]. That is why the name of the city is still Beersheba today.|Us  That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about a well they had dug. They said to him, "We've found water."sTa  Early the next morning they exchanged oaths. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left peacefully.KS  Isaac prepared a special dinner for them, and they ate and drank.R3  that you will not harm us, since we have not touched you. We have done only good to you and let you go in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD.")QM  They answered, "We have seen that the LORD is with you. So we thought, 'There should be a solemn agreement between us.' We'd like to make an agreement with youcPA  Isaac asked them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me and sent me away from you?"nOW  Abimelech, his friend Ahuzzath, and Phicol, the commander of his army, came from Gerar to see Isaac. N  So Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He also pitched his tent in that place, and his servants dug a well there.eME  That night the LORD appeared to Isaac, and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Don't be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you and increase the number of your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.")LO  He went from there to Beersheba.JK  He moved on from there and dug another well. They didn't quarrel over this one. So he named it Rehoboth [Roomy] and said, "Now the LORD has made room for us, and we will prosper in this land."rJ_  Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one too. So Isaac named it Sitnah [Accusation].+IQ  The herders from Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herders, claiming, "This water is ours!" So Isaac named the well Esek [Argument], because they had argued with him.IH  Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found a spring-fed well.LG  He dug out the wells that had been dug during his father Abraham's lifetime. The Philistines had filled them in after Abraham's death. He gave them the same names that his father had given them.WF)  So Isaac moved away. He set up his tents in the Gerar Valley and lived there.gEI  Finally, Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us! You've become more powerful than we are."}Du  So the Philistines filled in all the wells that his father's servants had dug during his father Abraham's lifetime.fCG  Because he owned so many flocks, herds, and servants, the Philistines became jealous of him.;Bs  He continued to be successful, becoming very rich.A+  Isaac planted [crops] in that land. In that same year he harvested a hundred times as much as he had planted because the LORD had blessed him.j@O  So Abimelech ordered his people, "Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death.")?M  Then Abimelech said, "What have you done to us! One of the people might have easily gone to bed with your wife, and then you would have made us guilty of sin."3>a  Abimelech called for Isaac and said, "So she's really your wife! How could you say, 'She's my sister'?" Isaac answered him, "I thought I would be killed because of her."=  When he had been there a long time, King Abimelech of the Philistines looked out of his window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.g<I  When the men of that place asked about his wife, Isaac answered, "She's my sister." He was afraid to say "my wife." He thought that the men of that place would kill him to get Rebekah, because she was an attractive woman.!;?  So Isaac lived in Gerar.|:s  I will bless you because Abraham obeyed me and completed the duties, commands, laws, and instructions I gave him.">9w  I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and give all these lands to your descendants. Through your descendant all the nations of the earth will be blessed.F8  Live here in this land for a while, and I will be with you and bless you. I will give all these lands to you and your descendants. I will keep the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.Y7-  The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, "Don't go to Egypt. Stay where I tell you.6 1  There was a famine in the land in addition to the earlier one during Abraham's time. So Isaac went to King Abimelech of the Philistines in Gerar.,5S " Then Jacob gave Esau a meal of bread and lentils. He ate and drank, and then he got up and left. This is how Esau showed his contempt for his rights as firstborn.p4[ ! "First, swear an oath," Jacob said. So Esau swore an oath to him and sold him his rights as firstborn.M3  "I'm about to die." Esau said. "What good is my inheritance to me?"E2  Jacob responded, "First, sell me your rights as firstborn."1  So Esau said to Jacob, "Let me have the whole pot of red stuff to eat-that red stuff-I'm exhausted." This is why he was called Edom.W0)  Once, Jacob was preparing a meal when Esau, exhausted, came in from outdoors.k/Q  Because Isaac liked to eat the meat of wild animals, he loved Esau. However, Rebekah loved Jacob.{.q  They grew up. Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman. Jacob remained a quiet man, staying around the tents.!-=  Afterwards, his brother was born with his hand holding on to Esau's heel, and so he was named Jacob [Heel]. Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.k,Q  The first one born was red. His whole body was covered with hair, so they named him Esau [Hairy].A+  When the time came for her to give birth, she had twins.G*  The LORD said to her, "Two countries are in your womb. Two nations will go their separate ways from birth. One nation will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.")9  When the children inside her were struggling with each other, she said, "If it's like this now, what will become of me?" So she went to ask the LORD.(  Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. '  Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.j&O  This is the account of Abraham's son Isaac and his descendants. Abraham was the father of Isaac. %;  His descendants lived as nomads from the region of Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, in the direction of Assyria. They all fought with each other.k$Q  Ishmael lived 137 years. Then he took his last breath and died. He joined his ancestors in death.y#m  These are the sons of Ishmael and their names listed by their settlements and camps-12 leaders of their tribes.2"a  Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.!9  Mishma, Dumah, Massa,   These are the names of the sons of Ishmael listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth (Ishmael's firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,  This is the account of the descendants of Abraham's son Ishmael. He was the son of Sarah's Egyptian slave Hagar and Abraham.Y-  After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer Lahai Roi.ue  This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.%  His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite. The cave is east of Mamre.}  Then he took his last breath, and died at a very old age. After a long and full life, he joined his ancestors in death.!?  Abraham lived 175 years.1  But while he was still living, Abraham had given gifts to the sons of his concubines. He sent them away from his son Isaac to a land in the east.1_  Abraham left everything he had to Isaac.q]  The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were the descendants of Keturah.y  Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants were the Assyrians, the Letushites, and the Leummites.iM  Keturah gave birth to these sons of Abraham: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.? }  Abraham married again, and his wife's name was Keturah."? C Isaac took her into his mother Sarah's tent. He married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.>y B The servant reported to Isaac everything he had done.9m A She asked the servant, "Who is that man over there coming through the field to meet us?" "That is my master," the servant answered. Then she took her veil and covered herself.=w @ When Rebekah saw Isaac, she got down from her camel.lS ? Toward evening Isaac went out into the field to meditate. When he looked up, he saw camels coming.Y- > Isaac had just come back from Beer Lahai Roi, since he was living in the Negev.v g = Then Rebekah and her maids left. Riding on camels, they followed the man. The servant took Rebekah and left.. W < They gave Rebekah a blessing: "May you, our sister, become the mother of many thousands of children. May your descendants take possession of their enemies' cities."_ 9 ; So they let their sister Rebekah and her nurse go with Abraham's servant and his men.g I : They called for Rebekah and asked her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "Yes, I'll go."9 o 9 So they said, "We'll call the girl and ask her."wi 8 He said to them, "Don't delay me now that the LORD has made my trip successful. Let me go back to my master."lS 7 Her brother and mother replied, "Let the girl stay with us ten days or so. After that she may go."1 6 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they got up in the morning, he said, "Let me go back to my master.") 5 The servant took out gold and silver jewelry and clothes and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother.O 4 When Abraham's servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the LORD.p[ 3 Here's Rebekah! Take her and go! She will become the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has said."nW 2 Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the LORD. We can't say anything to you one way or another.nW 1 Tell me whether or not you're going to show my master true kindness so that I will know what to do."=u 0 I knelt, bowing down to the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master Abraham. The LORD led me in the right direction to get the daughter of my master's relative for his son.6g / "Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' "She answered, 'The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor and Milcah.' "I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. ~ . She quickly lowered her jar and said, 'Have a drink, and I'll water your camels too.' So I drank, and she also watered the camels.'}I - "Before I had finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. "So I asked her, 'May I have a drink?'(|K , If she says to me, "Not only may you have a drink, but I will also draw water for your camels," let her be the woman the LORD has chosen for my master's son.'{} + I'm standing by the spring. I'll say to the young woman who comes out to draw water, "Please give me a drink of water."uze * "When I came to the spring today, I prayed, 'LORD God of my master Abraham, please make my trip successful.y9 ) Then you will be free from your oath to me. You will also be free of your oath to me if my relatives are not willing to do this when you go to them.'Zx/ ( "He answered me, 'I have been living the way the LORD wants me to. The LORD will send his angel with you to make your trip successful. You will get my son a wife from my relatives and from my father's family.Jw ' "I asked my master, 'What if the woman won't come back with me?'Vv' & Instead, go to my father's home and to my relatives, and get my son a wife.' u % My master made me swear this oath: 'Don't get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I'm living.sta $ My master's wife Sarah gave him a son in her old age, and my master has given that son everything he has.+sQ # "The LORD has blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. The LORD has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys.+rS " "I am Abraham's servant," he said.q ! When the food was put in front of him, he said, "I won't eat until I've said what I have to say." "Speak up," Laban said.p1  So the man went into the house. The camels were unloaded and given straw and feed. Then water was brought for him and his men to wash their feet.o5  He said, "Come in, you whom the LORD has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have straightened up the house and made a place for the camels."qn]  He saw the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's wrists and heard her tell what the man had said to her. Immediately, Laban ran out to the man by the spring. He came to the man, who was standing with the camels by the spring.4me  Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban.Jl  The girl ran and told her mother's household about these things.Gk  He said, "Praise the LORD, the God of my master Abraham. The LORD hasn't failed to be kind and faithful to my master. The LORD has led me on this trip to the home of my master's relatives."Mj The man knelt, bowing to the LORD with his face touching the ground.bi?  We have plenty of straw and feed [for your camels] and room for you to spend the night."Rh  She answered him, "I'm the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah and Nahor.g  He asked, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me whether there is room in your father's house for us to spend the night."f3  When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces.heK  The man was silently watching her to see whether or not the LORD had made his trip successful. d  So she quickly emptied her jar into the water trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.c  When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I'll also keep drawing water for your camels until they've had enough to drink."_b9  "Drink, sir," she said. She quickly lowered her jar to her hand and gave him a drink.Ra  The servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a drink of water."`5  The girl was a very attractive virgin. No man had ever had sexual intercourse with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came back.1_]  Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.^  I will ask a girl, 'May I please have a drink from your jar?' If she answers, 'Have a drink, and I'll also water your camels,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. This way I'll know that you've shown your kindness to my master."c]A  Here I am standing by the spring, and the girls of the city are coming out to draw water.s\a  Then he prayed, "LORD, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today. Show your kindness to Abraham.[  The servant had the camels kneel down outside the city by the well. It was evening, when the women would go out to draw water.!Z=  Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and left, taking with him all of his master's best things. He traveled to Aram Naharaim, Nahor's city.gYI  So the servant did as his master Abraham commanded and swore the oath to him concerning this.X'  If the woman doesn't want to come back with you, then you'll be free from this oath that you swear to me. But don't take my son back there."}Wu  "The LORD God of heaven took me from my father's home and the land of my family. He spoke to me and swore this oath: 'I will give this land to your descendants.' "God will send his angel ahead of you, and you will get my son a wife from there.RV  "Make sure that you do not take my son back there," Abraham said to him.'UI  The servant asked him, "What if the woman doesn't want to come back to this land with me? Should I take your son all the way back to the land you came from?"\T3  Instead, you will go to the land of my relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac."!S=  I want you to swear by the LORD God of heaven and earth that you will not get my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I'm living.}Ru  So Abraham said to the senior servant of his household who was in charge of all that he owned, "Take a solemn oath.KQ   By now Abraham was old, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.nPW  So the field and its cave were sold by the Hittites to Abraham as his property to be used as a tomb.{Oq  After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (that is, Hebron).rN_  to Abraham. His property included the field with the cave in it as well as all the trees inside the boundaries of the field. The Hittites together with all who had entered the city gate were the official witnesses for the agreement.@M}  So Ephron's field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, was sold2L_  Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms. So he weighed out for Ephron the amount stated in front of the Hittites: ten pounds of silver at the current merchants' exchange rate.oKY  "Sir, listen to me. The land is worth ten pounds of silver. What is that between us? Bury your wife!"!J?  Ephron answered Abraham,RI  He spoke to Ephron so that the people of that region could hear him. He said, "If you would only listen to me. I will pay you the price of the field. Take it from me so that I can bury my wife there."IH  Abraham bowed down again in front of the people of that region.$GC  "No, sir, listen to me. I'm giving you the field together with the cave that is in it. My people are witnesses that I'm giving it to you. Bury your wife!" F  Ephron was sitting among the Hittites. He answered Abraham so that everyone who was entering the city gate could hear him. He said,/EY  to let me have the cave of Machpelah that he owns at the end of his field. He should sell it to me for its full price as my property to be used as a tomb among you."tDc  He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my wife, listen to me. Encourage Ephron, son of Zohar,zCo  Abraham got up in front of the Hittites, the people of that region, and bowed with his face touching the ground..BW  "Listen to us, sir. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead."'AK  The Hittites answered Abraham,@{  "I'm a stranger with no permanent home. Let me have some of your property for a tomb so that I can bury my dead wife."P?  Then Abraham left the side of his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites,{>q  She died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to cry about her death.J=   Sarah lived to be 127 years old. This was the length of her life.r<_  Nahor's concubine, whose name was Reumah, had the following children: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah."c;A  Bethuel is the father of Rebekah. Milcah had these eight sons by Abraham's brother Nahor.4:e  Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.I9  Uz (the firstborn), Buz (his brother), Kemuel (father of Aram),b8?  Later Abraham was told, "Milcah has given birth to these children of your brother Nahor:u7e  Then Abraham returned to his servants, and together they left for Beersheba. Abraham remained in Beersheba.l6S  Through your descendant all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."J5  I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of their enemies' cities.$4C  and said, "I am taking an oath on my own name, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not refused to give me your son, your only son,T3#  Then the Messenger of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time2  Abraham named that place The LORD Will Provide. It is still said today, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."/1Y  When Abraham looked around, he saw a ram behind him caught by its horns in a bush. So Abraham took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.,0S  "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you did not refuse to give me your son, your only son."s/a  But the Messenger of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Yes?" he answered.Y.-  Next, Abraham picked up the knife and took it in his hand to sacrifice his son.C-  When they came to the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on top of the wood on the altar.t,c  Abraham answered, "God will provide a lamb for the burnt offering, Son." The two of them went on together./+Y  Isaac spoke up and said, "Father?" "Yes, Son?" Abraham answered. Isaac asked, "We have the burning coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?",*S  Then Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and gave it to his son Isaac. Abraham carried the burning coals and the knife. The two of them went on together.!)=  Then Abraham said to his servants, "You stay here with the donkey while the boy and I go over there. We'll worship. After that we'll come back to you.">(y  Two days later Abraham saw the place in the distance.['1  Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place that God had told him about.0&[  God said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I will show you."^% 9  Later God tested Abraham and called to him, "Abraham!" "Yes, here I am!" he answered.C$ " Abraham lived a long time in the land of the Philistines.j#O ! Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba and worshiped the LORD, the Everlasting God, there."'  After they made the treaty at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, left and went back to the land of the Philistines._!9  This is why that place is called Beersheba, because both of them swore an oath there.h K  Abraham answered, "Accept these lambs from me so that they may be proof that I dug this well."dC  Abimelech asked him, "What is the meaning of these seven female lambs you have set apart?"C  Then Abraham set apart seven female lambs from the flock.oY  Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement.ue  Abimelech replied, "I don't know who did this. You didn't tell me, and I didn't hear about it until today."b?  Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well which Abimelech's servants had seized.$E  Abraham said, "I so swear."M  Now, swear an oath to me here in front of God that you will never cheat me, my children, or my descendants. Show me and the land where you've been living the same kindness that I have shown you."   At that time Abimelech, accompanied by Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.T#  He lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother got him a wife from Egypt.a=  God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a skilled archer.q]  God opened her eyes. Then she saw a well. She filled the container with water and gave the boy a drink.mU  Come on, help the boy up! Take him by the hand, because I'm going to make him into a great nation."C  God heard the boy crying, and the Messenger of God called to Hagar from heaven. "What's the matter, Hagar?" he asked her. "Don't be afraid! God has heard the boy crying from the bushes.,S  Then she went about as far away as an arrow can be shot and sat down. She said to herself, "I don't want to watch the boy die." So she sat down and sobbed loudly.\3  When the water in the container was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes.r_  Early the next morning Abraham took bread and a container of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder. He also gave her the boy and sent her on her way. So she left and wandered around in the desert near Beersheba.]5  Besides, I will make the slave's son into a nation also, because he is your child."*O  But God said to Abraham, "Don't be upset about the boy and your slave. Listen to what Sarah says because through Isaac your descendants will carry on your name.> y  Abraham was upset by this because of his son Ishmael.   She said to Abraham, "Get rid of this slave and her son, because this slave's son must never share the inheritance with my son Isaac."S !  Sarah saw that Abraham's son by Hagar the Egyptian was laughing at Isaac. I~r}}S||{`zzyy9xxBwvuu:tt6ssErrdqqpooo,nn!mmlVlkjjriidihh*gg*ffDeesed[cccbaa"`Y__^]]]X\\i[[l[.ZZZ3YkXWWUVVUUU"TTPSSlRRR0QPPOYONAMMLbKKJlII\HHpGGFFF:E]E DuDC`BBAA @???L>>x>=<Aw (Therefore, even today the people of Israel do not eat the muscle of the thigh attached to the hip socket because God touched the socket of Jacob's hip at the muscle of the thigh.)N@  The sun rose as he passed Penuel. He was limping because of his hip.?}  So Jacob named that place Peniel [Face of God], because he said, "I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved."~>w  Jacob said, "Please tell me your name." The man answered, "Why do you ask for my name?" Then he blessed Jacob there."=?  The man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel [He Struggles With God], because you have struggled with God and with men-and you have won."I<  So the man asked him, "What's your name?" "Jacob," he answered.x;k  Then the man said, "Let me go; it's almost dawn." But Jacob answered, "I won't let you go until you bless me.":  When the man saw that he could not win against Jacob, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that it was dislocated as they wrestled.K9  So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until dawn.O8  After he sent them across the stream, he sent everything else across.75  During that night he got up and gathered his two wives, his two slaves and his eleven children and crossed at the shallow part of the Jabbok River.U6%  So Jacob sent the gift ahead of him while he stayed in the camp that night.S5!  And be sure to add, 'Jacob is right behind us, sir.' " He thought, "I'll make peace with him by giving him this gift that I'm sending ahead of me. After that I will see him, and he'll welcome me back."45  He also commanded the second servant, the third, and all the others who followed the herds. He said, "Say the same thing to Esau when you find him.t3c  then say, 'Sir, they belong to your servant Jacob. This is a gift sent to you. Jacob is right behind us.'"32a  He commanded the first servant, "When my brother Esau meets you and asks you, 'To whom do you belong, and where are you going, and whose animals are these ahead of you?' 1  He placed servants in charge of each herd. Then he said to his servants, "Go ahead of me, and keep a distance between the herds."i0M  30 female camels with their young, 40 cows and 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys and 10 male donkeys.Q/  200 female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep,u.e He stayed there that night. Then he prepared a gift for his brother Esau from what he had brought with him:T-# But you did say, 'I will make sure that you are prosperous and that your descendants will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one will be able to count them because there are so many.'",# Please save me from my brother Esau, because I'm afraid of him. I'm afraid that he'll come and attack me and the mothers and children too.%+E I'm not worthy of all the love and faithfulness you have shown me. I only had a shepherd's staff when I crossed the Jordan River, but now I have two camps.;*q Then Jacob prayed, "God of my grandfather Abraham and God of my father Isaac! LORD, you said to me, 'Go back to your land and to your relatives, and I will make you prosperous.'a)=  He thought, "If Esau attacks the one camp, then the other camp will be able to escape."(  Jacob was terrified and distressed. So he divided the people, the sheep and goats, the cattle, and the camels into two camps.'  When the messengers came back to Jacob, they said, "We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you with 400 men."$&C  I have cattle and donkeys, sheep and goats, and male and female slaves. I've sent [these messengers] to tell you [this news] in order to win your favor.'"%'  He commanded them to give this message to Esau, "Sir, this is what Jacob has to say, 'I've been living with Laban and have stayed until now.^$7  Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in Seir, the country of Edom.g#I  When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's camp!" He named that place Mahanaim [Two Camps].7" m As Jacob went on his way, God's angels met him.! 7 Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban left and went back home. 3 6 and offered a sacrifice on the mountain. He invited his relatives to eat the meal with him. They ate with him and spent the night on the mountain. 5 May the God of Abraham and Nahor-the God of their father-judge between us." So Jacob swore this oath by the Fear of his father Isaac?y 4 This pile of stones and this marker stand as witnesses that I will not go past the pile of stones to harm you, and that you will not go past the pile of stones or marker to harm me.ym 3 Laban said to Jacob, "Here is the pile of stones, and here is the marker that I have set up between you and me. 2 If you mistreat my daughters or marry other women behind my back, remember that God stands as a witness between you and me." 1 and also Mizpah [Watchtower], because he said, "May the LORD watch between you and me when we're unable to see each other.ym 0 Laban said, "This pile of stones stands as a witness between you and me today." This is why it was named GaleedgI / [In his language] Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha [Witness Pile], but Jacob called it Galeed. . Then Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather some stones." They took stones, put them into a pile, and ate there by the pile of stones.6i - Jacob took a stone and set it up as a marker.Y- , Now, let's make an agreement and let it stand as a witness between you and me.";q + Then Laban answered Jacob, "These are my daughters, my grandchildren, and my flocks. Everything you see is mine! Yet, what can I do today for my daughters or for their children?[1 * If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away empty-handed by now. God has seen my misery and hard work, and last night he made it right."'I ) I've been with your household 20 years now. I worked for you 14 years for your two daughters and 6 years for your flocks, and you changed my wages ten times.jO ( The scorching heat during the day and the cold at night wore me down, and I lost a lot of sleep.G ' I never brought you any of the flock that was killed by wild animals. I paid for the loss myself. That's what you demanded of me when any of the flock was stolen during the day or at night.}u & "I've been with you for 20 years. Your sheep and goats never miscarried, and I never ate any rams from your flocks.5e % Now that you've rummaged through all my things, did you find anything from your house? Put it here in front of all our relatives. Let them decide which one of us is right.5 $ Then Jacob became angry and confronted Laban. "What is my crime?" Jacob demanded of Laban. "What is my offense that you have come chasing after me?@ { # Rachel said to her father, "Don't be angry, Father, but I can't get up to greet you; I'm having my period." So even though Laban had made a thorough search, he didn't find the idols.! = " Rachel had taken the idols and had put them in her camel's saddle-bag and was sitting on them. Laban rummaged through the whole tent but found nothing./ Y ! So Laban went into Jacob's tent, into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two slaves. But he found nothing. He came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's tent.r _  If you find your gods, the one who has them will not be allowed to live. In the presence of our relatives, search as much as you want through what I have, and take what is yours." (Jacob didn't know that Rachel had stolen the gods.)| s  Jacob answered Laban, "I left because I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force.p[  Now you have left for your father's home because you were so homesick. But why did you steal my gods?"  I have the power to harm you. Last night the God of your father said to me, 'Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.'eE  You didn't even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters. You've done a foolish thing.:o  Why did you leave secretly and trick me? You didn't even tell me you were leaving. I would have sent you on your way rejoicing, with songs accompanied by tambourines and lyres.|s  Then Laban asked Jacob, "What have you done by tricking me? You've carried off my daughters like prisoners of war.)M  When Laban finally caught up with Jacob, Jacob had put up his tents in the mountains. So Laban and his relatives put up their tents in the mountains of Gilead.~w  God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, "Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob."q]  He and his relatives pursued Jacob for seven days. Laban caught up with him in the mountains of Gilead.G  Two days later Laban was told that Jacob had left in a hurry.  So he left in a hurry with all that belonged to him. He crossed the Euphrates River and went toward the mountains of Gilead.Q~  Jacob also tricked Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was leaving.N}  When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father's idols.U|%  He drove all his livestock ahead of him and took all the possessions that he had accumulated. He took his own livestock that he had accumulated in Paddan Aram and went back to his father Isaac in Canaan.={w  Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels. z  Certainly, all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children. Now do whatever God has told you."{yq  Doesn't he think of us as foreigners? Not only did he sell us, but he has used up the money that was paid for us.lxS  Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there anything left in our father's household for us to inherit?Xw+  I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you poured olive oil on a stone marker for a holy purpose and where you made a vow to me. Now leave this land, and go back to the land of your relatives.' "*vO  He said, 'Look up and see that all the male goats which are mating are striped, speckled, or spotted, because I have seen everything that Laban is doing to you.duC  In the dream the Messenger of God called to me, 'Jacob!' And I answered, 'Yes, here I am.'t  "During the mating season I had a dream: I looked up and saw that the male goats which were mating were striped, speckled, or spotted.Qs  So God has taken away your father's livestock and has given them to me.Yr-  Whenever he said, 'The speckled ones will be your wages,' all the flocks gave birth to speckled young. And whenever he said, 'The striped ones will be your wages,' all the flocks gave birth to striped young.hqK  Your father has cheated me. He has changed my wages ten times. But God hasn't let him harm me.Ip  You know that I have worked as hard as I could for your father. o  He said to them, "I have seen that your father isn't as friendly to me as he was before, but the God of my father has been with me.knQ  So Jacob sent a message to Rachel and Leah to come out to the open country where his flocks were.}mu  Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your relatives, and I will be with you."Ql  He also noticed that Laban did not appear as friendly to him as before.k %  Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying, "Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father and has gained all his wealth from him."sja + As a result, Jacob became very wealthy. He had large flocks, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys.i' * But when the flocks in heat were weak, he didn't lay down the branches. So the weaker ones belonged to Laban and the stronger ones to Jacob.!h= ) Whenever the stronger of the flocks were in heat, Jacob would lay the branches in the troughs in front of them so that they would mate by the branches.Ug% ( Jacob separated the rams from the flock and made the rest of the sheep face any that were striped or black in Laban's flocks. So he made separate herds for himself and did not add them to Laban's flocks.ufe ' they mated in front of the branches. Then they gave birth to young that were striped, speckled, or spotted.8ek & He placed the peeled branches in the troughs directly in front of the flocks, at the watering places where the flocks came to drink. When they were in heat and came to drink,/dY % Then Jacob took fresh-cut branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled the bark on them in strips of white, uncovering the white which was on the branches.mcU $ He traveled three days away from Jacob. Jacob continued to take care of the rest of Laban's flocks.Vb' # However, that same day Laban took out the striped and spotted male goats, all the speckled and spotted female goats (every one with white on it), and every black lamb. He had his sons take charge of them.;as " Laban answered, "Agreed. We'll do as you've said.":`o ! My honesty will speak for itself whenever you come to check on my wages. Any goat I have that isn't speckled or spotted or any lamb that isn't black will be considered stolen."+_Q  Let me go through all of your flocks today and take every speckled or spotted sheep, every black lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. They will be my wages.=^u  Laban asked, "What should I give you?" "Don't give me anything," Jacob answered. "Instead, do something for me, then I'll go back to taking care of and watching your flocks again.%]E  The little that you had before I came has grown to a large amount. The LORD has blessed you wherever I've been. When can I do something for my own family?"{\q  Jacob responded, "You know how much work I've done for you and what has happened to your livestock under my care.=[w  So he offered, "Name your wages, and I'll pay them."{Zq  Laban replied, "Listen to me. I've learned from the signs I've seen that the LORD has blessed me because of you."zYo  Give me my wives and my children for whom I've worked, and let me go. You know how much work I've done for you."dXC  After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Let me go home to my own country.bW?  She named him Joseph [May He Give Another] and said, "May the LORD give me another son."jVO  So she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said, "God has taken away my disgrace."lUS  Then God remembered Rachel. God answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children.@T}  Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.-SU  Leah said, "God has presented me with a beautiful present. This time my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons." So she named him Zebulun [Honor].NR  She became pregnant again and gave birth to her sixth son for Jacob.|Qs  Leah said, "God has given me my reward because I gave my slave to my husband." So she named him Issachar [Reward].dPC  God answered Leah's prayer. She became pregnant and gave birth to her fifth son for Jacob.RO  As Jacob was coming in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. "You are to sleep with me," she said. "You are my reward for my son's mandrakes." So he went to bed with her that night.UN%  Leah replied, "Isn't it enough that you took my husband? Are you also going to take my son's mandrakes?" Rachel said, "Very well, Jacob can go to bed with you tonight in return for your son's mandrakes."DM  During the wheat harvest Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrakes. He brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."hLK  Leah said, "I've been blessed! Women will call me blessed." So she named him Asher [Blessing].EK  Leah's slave Zilpah gave birth to her second son for Jacob.EJ  Leah said, "I've been lucky!" So she called him Gad [Luck].;Is  Leah's slave Zilpah gave birth to a son for Jacob.zHo  When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as his wife.}Gu  Rachel said, "I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won!" So she named him Naphtali [My Struggle]._F9  Rachel's slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to a second son for Jacob. E  Rachel said, "Now God has judged in my favor. He has heard my prayer and has given me a son." So she named him Dan [He Judges].HD  Bilhah became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Jacob.QC  So she gave him her slave Bilhah as his wife, and Jacob slept with her.B  She said, "Here's my servant Bilhah. Sleep with her. She can have children for me, and I can build a family for myself through her."yAm  Jacob became angry with Rachel and asked, "Can I take the place of God, who has kept you from having children?"@ /  Rachel saw that she could not have children for Jacob, and she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I'll die!"3?a # She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, "This time I will praise the LORD." So she named him Judah [Praise]. Then she stopped having children.E> " She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, "Now at last my husband will become attached to me because I've given him three sons." So she named him Levi [Attached].D= ! She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, "Certainly, the LORD has heard that I'm unloved, and he also has given me this son." So she named him Simeon [Hearing].6<g  Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben [Here's My Son], because she said, "Certainly, the LORD has seen my misery; now my husband will love me!"p;[  When the LORD saw Leah was unloved, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel had none.r:_  Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.Q9  (Laban had given his slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.)x8k  That's what Jacob did. He finished the week with Leah. Then Laban gave his daughter Rachel to him as his wife."7?  Finish the week of wedding festivities with this daughter. Then we will give you the other one too. But you'll have to work for me another seven years."o6Y  Laban answered, "It's not our custom to give the younger daughter [in marriage] before the older one.|5s  "What have you done to me?" Jacob asked Laban. "Didn't I work for you in return for Rachel? Why did you cheat me?"O4  (Laban had given his slave Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her slave.)3  In the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob. Jacob slept with her. When morning came, he realized it was Leah.Q2  So Laban invited all the people of that place and gave a wedding feast.{1q  [At the end of the seven years] Jacob said to Laban, "The time is up; give me my wife! I want to sleep with her."0y  Jacob worked seven years in return for Rachel, but the years seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her.d/C  Laban responded, "It's better that I give her to you than to any other man. Stay with me."p.[  Jacob loved Rachel. So he offered, "I'll work seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel."]-5  Leah had attractive eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and beautiful features.r,_  Laban had two daughters. The name of the older one was Leah, and the name of the younger one was Rachel.+%  Then Laban said to him, "Just because you're my relative doesn't mean that you should work for nothing. Tell me what your wages should be."g*I  Laban said to him, "You are my own flesh and blood." Jacob stayed with him for a whole month.@){  As soon as Laban heard the news about his sister's son Jacob, he ran to meet him. He hugged and kissed him and brought him into his home. Then Jacob told Laban all that had happened.|(s  When Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's nephew and that he was Rebekah's son, she ran and told her father.4'e  Then Jacob kissed Rachel and sobbed loudly.<&s  Jacob saw Rachel, daughter of his uncle Laban, with his uncle Laban's sheep. He came forward and rolled the stone off the opening of the well and watered his uncle Laban's sheep.q%]  While he was still talking to them, Rachel arrived with her father's sheep, because she was a shepherd.$!  They replied, "We can't until all the flocks are gathered. When the stone is rolled off the opening of the well, we can water the sheep." #  "It's still the middle of the day," he said. "It isn't time yet to gather the livestock. Water the sheep. Then let them graze."{"q  "How is he doing?" Jacob asked them. "He's fine," they answered. "Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep."W!)  He asked them, "Do you know Laban, Nahor's grandson?" They answered, "We do."f G  Jacob asked some people, "My friends, where are you from?" "We're from Haran," they replied.T#  When all the flocks were gathered there, the stone would be rolled off the opening of the well so that the sheep could be watered. Then the stone would be put back in place over the opening of the well.@{  He looked around, and out in a field he saw a well with a large stone over the opening. Three flocks of sheep were lying down near it, because the flocks were watered from that well.F  Jacob continued on his trip and came to the land in the east.   This stone that I have set up as a marker will be the house of God, and I will surely give you a tenth of everything you give me."S!  and if I return safely to my father's home, then the LORD will be my God.  Then Jacob made a vow: "If God will be with me and will watch over me on my trip and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,^7  He named that place Bethel [House of God]. Previously, the name of the city was Luz.   Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had put under his head. He set it up as a marker and poured olive oil on top of it.  Filled with awe, he said, "How awe-inspiring this place is! Certainly, this is the house of God and the gateway to heaven!"xk  Then Jacob woke up from his sleep and exclaimed, "Certainly, the LORD is in this place, and I didn't know it!"3a  Remember, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will also bring you back to this land because I will not leave you until I do what I've promised you."]5  Your descendants will be like the dust on the earth. You will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. Through you and through your descendant every family on earth will be blessed.D  The LORD was standing above it, saying, "I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give the land on which you are lying to you and your descendants.$C  He had a dream in which he saw a stairway set up on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and coming down on it.8k  When he came to a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones from that place, put it under his head, and lay down there.8m  Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran.  So he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth, in addition to the wives he had.M  Esau realized that his father Isaac disapproved of Canaanite women.c A  He also learned that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had left for Paddan Aram.Y -  Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him away to Paddan Aram to get a wife from there. He learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had commanded him not to marry any of the Canaanite women." ?  Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan Aram. Jacob went to live with Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah. She was the mother of Jacob and Esau.3 a  May he give to you and your descendants the blessing of Abraham so that you may take possession of the land where you are now living, the land that God gave to Abraham."   May God Almighty bless you, make you fertile, and increase the number of your descendants so that you will become a community of people.9  Quick! Go to Paddan Aram. Go to the home of Bethuel, your mother's father, and get yourself a wife from there from the daughters of your uncle Laban.y o  Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You are not to marry any of the Canaanite women.- . Rebekah said to Isaac, "I can't stand Hittite women! If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like one of those from around here, I might as well die."$C - When your brother's anger is gone and he has forgotten what you did to him, I'll send for you and get you back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?"F , Stay with him awhile, until your brother's anger cools down. ~t~}`|| {Ozzbyy+xx3ww vv uu1tt"ssbsr~rqqqppeoonnnNmllnlkk#jjJii1hhg8fmfeeBddcccJcbbb"aana``__t_$^Y]]]\\[ZZVYYY X~WWVVXUTTTSS#RR@QQPPQOvO N}MM=LLKKSJJIIHHjHGGLG FkEEMD\CC(BA@@^?}?>==f<;;&::998877p76p55443i2221000L//..l--",,4++y**]* )((*''V&&D%%>$n##""3!!o! :*L%8ZIGvKG]GV?Zl H  9 X.:zPYrj_ * Israel's sons left with the others who were going to buy grain, because there was also famine in Canaan. i * Jacob wouldn't send Joseph's brother Benjamin with the other brothers, because he was afraid that something would happen to him.=hw * Ten of Joseph's brothers went to buy grain in Egypt.uge * I've heard there's grain for sale in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so that we won't starve to death."|f u * When Jacob found out that grain was for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you keep looking at each other?re_ )9 The whole world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, since the famine was so severe all over the world.1d] )8 When the famine had spread all over the country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians. He did this because the famine was severe in Egypt.@y ) The thin, sickly cows ate up the seven well-fed ones.? ) Seven other cows came up behind them. These cows were scrawny, very sick, and thin. I've never seen such sickly cows in all of Egypt!p>[ ) Suddenly, seven nice-looking, well-fed cows came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.[=1 ) Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile.`<; ) Joseph answered Pharaoh, "I can't, but God can give Pharaoh the answer that he needs.";1 ) Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can tell me what it means. I heard that when you are told a dream, you can say what it means."!:= ) Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and immediately he was brought from the prison. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came in front of Pharaoh.i9M ) What he told us happened: Pharaoh restored me to my position, but he hung the baker on a pole." 8 ) A young Hebrew, a slave of the captain of the guard, was with us. We told him our dreams, and he told each of us what they meant.L7 ) We both had dreams the same night. Each dream had its own meaning. 6 ) Some time ago when Pharaoh was angry with his servants, he confined me and the chief baker to the captain of the guard's prison.\53 ) Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, "I remember a promise I failed to keep.+4Q ) In the morning he was so upset that he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could tell him what they meant.u3e ) The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven full, healthy heads. Then Pharaoh woke up. It was only a dream._29 ) Seven other heads of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted behind them.y1m ) He fell asleep again and had a second dream. Seven good, healthy heads of grain were growing on a single stalk.o0Y ) The cows that were sickly and skinny ate the seven nice-looking, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.// ) Seven other cows came up from the river behind them. These cows were sickly and skinny. They stood behind the first seven cows on the riverbank.p.[ ) Suddenly, seven nice-looking, well-fed cows came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.`- = ) After two full years Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed he was standing by the Nile River.\,3 ( Nevertheless, the chief cupbearer didn't remember Joseph. He forgot all about him.T+# ( But he hung the chief baker just as Joseph had said in his interpretation.j*O ( He restored the chief cupbearer to his position. So the cupbearer put the cup in Pharaoh's hand.@){ ( Two days later, on his birthday, Pharaoh had a special dinner prepared for all his servants. Of all his servants he gave special attention to the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.( ( In the next three days Pharaoh will cut off your head and hang your dead body on a pole. The birds will eat the flesh from your bones."U'% ( "This is what it means," Joseph replied. "The three baskets are three days.& ( The top basket contained all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head."L% ( The chief baker saw that the meaning Joseph had given to the cupbearer's dream was good. So he said to Joseph, "I had a dream too. In my dream three baskets of white baked goods were on my head.}$u ( I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I've done nothing to deserve being put in this prison."# ( Remember me when things go well for you, and please do me a favor. Mention me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.1"] ( In the next three days Pharaoh will release you and restore you to your position. You will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.Z!/ ( "This is what it means," Joseph said to him. "The three branches are three days.y m ( Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes and squeezed them into it. I put the cup in Pharaoh's hand."U% ( Soon after it sprouted it blossomed. Then its clusters ripened into grapes. ( So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said "In my dream a grapevine with three branches appeared in front of me.S! ( "We both had dreams," they answered him, "but there's no one to tell us what they mean." "Isn't God the only one who can tell what they mean?" Joseph asked them. "Why don't you tell me all about them."~w ( So he asked these officials of Pharaoh who were with him in his master's prison, "Why do you look so unhappy today?"O ( When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were upset.! ( both prisoners-the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt-had dreams one night. Each man had a dream with its own special meaning.} ( The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. After they had been confined for some time,lS ( He put them in the prison of the captain of the guard, the same place where Joseph was a prisoner.I ( Pharaoh was angry with his chief cupbearer and his chief baker.[ 3 ( Later the king's cupbearer and his baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.  ' The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care because the LORD was with Joseph and made whatever he did successful.3 ' So the warden placed Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in that prison. Joseph became responsible for everything that they were doing.&G ' the LORD was with him. The LORD reached out to him with his unchanging love and gave him protection. The LORD also put Joseph on good terms with the warden.  ' So Joseph's master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison, ' When Potiphar heard his wife's story, especially when she said, "This is what your slave did to me," he became very angry.L ' But when I screamed, he ran outside and left his clothes with me."xk ' Then she told him the same story: "The Hebrew slave you brought here came in and tried to fool around with me.H ' She kept Joseph's clothes with her until his master came home.V ' ' As soon as he heard me scream, he ran outside and left his clothes with me."N  ' she called her household servants and said to them, "Look! My husband brought this Hebrew here to fool around with us. He came in and tried to go to bed with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.M  ' When she realized that he had gone but had left his clothes behind,~ w ' She grabbed him by his clothes and said, "Come to bed with me!" But he ran outside and left his clothes in her hand.g I ' One day he went into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants were there.iM ' Although she kept asking Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or be with her..W ' No one in this house is greater than I. He's kept nothing back from me except you, because you're his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" ' But Joseph refused and said to her, "My master doesn't concern himself with anything in the house. He trusts me with everything he owns.eE ' After a while his master's wife began to desire Joseph, so she said, "Come to bed with me.") ' So he left all that he owned in Joseph's care. He wasn't concerned about anything except the food he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome.8k ' From that time on the LORD blessed the Egyptian's household because of Joseph. Therefore, the LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar owned in his house and in his fields.  ' Potiphar liked Joseph so much that he made him his trusted servant. He put him in charge of his household and everything he owned.mU ' Joseph's master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made everything he did successful.q] ' The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. He worked in the house of his Egyptian master.) O ' Joseph had been taken to Egypt. Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's Egyptian officials and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.f~G & After that his brother was born with the red yarn on his hand. He was named Zerah [Sunrise].}# & As he pulled back his hand, his brother was born. So she said, "Is this how you burst into the world!" He was named Perez [Bursting Into].#|A & When she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand. The midwife took a piece of red yarn, tied it on his wrist, and said, "This one came out first."G{ & The time came for Tamar to give birth, and she had twin boys.z9 & Judah recognized them and said, "She's not guilty. I am! She did this because I haven't given her my son Shelah." Judah never made love to her again.Iy & As she was brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law, "I'm pregnant by the man who owns these things. See if you recognize whose signet ring, cord, and shepherd's staff these are."Jx & About three months later Judah was told, "Your daughter-in-law Tamar has been acting like a prostitute. What's more, because of it she's pregnant." Judah ordered, "Bring her out to be burned."!w= & Then Judah said, "Let her keep what I gave her, or we'll become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you couldn't find her."v} & So he went back to Judah and said, "I couldn't find her. Even the men of that area said, 'There's no prostitute here.'"u & He asked the men of that area, "Where's that prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?" "There's no prostitute here," they answered.t) & Judah sent his friend Hirah to deliver the young goat so that he could get back his deposit from the woman, but his friend couldn't find her._s9 & After she got up and left, she took off her veil and put her widow's clothes back on.]r5 & "What should I give you as a deposit?" he asked. "Your signet ring, its cord, and the shepherd's staff that's in your hand," she answered. So he gave them to her. Then he slept with her, and she became pregnant.q & "I'll send you a young goat from the flock," he answered. She said, "First give me something as a deposit until you send it."9pm & Since he didn't know she was his daughter-in-law, he approached her by the roadside and said, "Come on, let's sleep together!" She asked, "What will you pay to sleep with me?"_o9 & When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.n3 & she took off her widow's clothes, covered her face with a veil, and disguised herself. Then she sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. (She did this because she realized that Shelah was grown up now, and she hadn't been given to him in marriage.)gmI & As soon as Tamar was told that her father-in-law was on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,Fl & After a long time Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah from Adullam went to Timnah where the men were shearing Judah's sheep.mkU & Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, "Return to your father's home. Live as a widow until my son Shelah grows up." He thought that this son, too, might die like his brothers. So Tamar went to live in her father's home.Yj- & What Onan did angered the LORD so much that the LORD took away Onan's life too.>iw & But Onan knew that the descendant wouldn't belong to him, so whenever he slept with his brother's widow, he wasted his semen on the ground to avoid giving his brother a descendant.h5 & Then Judah said to Onan, "Go sleep with your brother's widow. Do your duty for her as a brother-in-law, and produce a descendant for your brother."=gw & Er angered the LORD. So the LORD took away his life.Jf & Judah chose a wife for his firstborn son Er. Her name was Tamar.tec & Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, whom she named Shelah. He was born at Kezib.Wd) & She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, whom she named Onan.>cy & She became pregnant and gave birth to a son named Er.qb] & There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man whose name was Shua. He married her and slept with her.oa [ & About that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man from Adullam whose name was Hirah.z`o %$ Meanwhile, in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials and captain of the guard.?_y %# All his other sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "No, I will mourn for my son until I die." This is how Joseph's father cried over him.^y %" Then, to show his grief, Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son a long time.~]w %! He recognized it and said, "It is my son's robe! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph must have been torn to pieces!"+\Q % Then they brought the special robe with long sleeves to their father and said, "We found this. You better examine it to see whether it's your son's robe or not."V[' % So they took Joseph's robe, killed a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.^Z7 % He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy isn't there! What am I going to do?"uYe % When Reuben came back to the cistern and saw that Joseph was no longer there, he tore his clothes in grief.DX % As the Midianite merchants were passing by, the brothers pulled Joseph out of the cistern. They sold him to the Ishmaelites for eight ounces of silver. The Ishmaelites took him to Egypt. W % Let's sell him to the Ishmaelites. Let's not hurt him, because he is our brother, our own flesh and blood." His brothers agreed.hVK % Judah asked his brothers, "What will we gain by killing our brother and covering up his death?WU) % As they sat down to eat, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying the materials for cosmetics, medicine, and embalming. They were on their way to take them to Egypt.VT' % Then they took him and put him into an empty cistern. It had no water in it.gSI % So when Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his special robe with long sleeves.w % This is the account of Jacob and his descendants. Joseph was a seventeen-year-old young man. He took care of the flocks with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about the bad things his brothers were doing.S= # % Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived.0<[ $+ Magdiel, and Iram. These were the tribal leaders of Edom listed by the places where they lived and the property they owned. Esau was the father of the people of Edom.;9 $* Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,!:? $) Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,|9s $( These were the names of the tribal leaders descended from Esau, by family, place, and name: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,G8 $' After Baal Hanan, son of Achbor, died, Hadar succeeded him as king, and the name of his capital city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab.M7 $& After Shaul died, Baal Hanan, son of Achbor, succeeded him as king.T6# $% After Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.G5 $$ After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.%4E $# After Husham died, Hadad, son of Bedad succeeded him as king. Hadad defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab. The name of his capital city was Avith.X3+ $" After Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.R2 $! After Bela died, Jobab, son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him as king.U1% $ Bela, son of Beor, ruled Edom. The name of his [capital] city was Dinhabah.Y0- $ These were the kings who ruled Edom before any king ruled the people of Israel:]/5 $ Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite tribal leaders in the land of Seir.L. $ These were the Horite tribal leaders: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,4-e $ These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.?,{ $ These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.L+ $ These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.S*! $ These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah..)W $ These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (Anah found the hot springs in the desert while he was taking care of the donkeys that belonged to his father Zibeon.)Q( $ These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.J' $ The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was Timna.^&7 $ Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These Horite tribal leaders were the sons of Seir in Edom.n%W $ These were the sons of Seir the Horite, the people living in that land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,V$' $ These were the descendants of Esau (that is, Edom), who were tribal leaders.G# $ These were the tribal leaders among the descendants of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the tribal leaders descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, Anah's daughter.c"A $ These were the tribal leaders among the descendants of Esau's son Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the tribal leaders descended from Reuel in Edom. They were the grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.! $ Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the tribal leaders descended from Eliphaz in Edom. They were the grandsons of Adah.  $ These were the tribal leaders among Esau's descendants: The sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn, were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,/ $ These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon. She gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah for Esau.xk $ These were Reuel's sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.  $ Timna was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz. She gave birth to Amalek for Eliphaz. These were the grandsons of Esau's wife Adah.H $ The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.xk $ These were the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, son of Esau's wife Basemath.|s $ This is the account of Esau and his descendants. He was the father of the people of Edom in the mountains of Seir.N $ So Esau, who was also known as Edom, lived in the mountains of Seir.  $ He did this because they had too many possessions to live together. There wasn't enough pastureland for all of their livestock.\3 $ Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the members of his household, his possessions, all his cattle, and everything he had accumulated in Canaan and went to another land away from his brother Jacob.p[ $ Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born in Canaan.P $ Adah gave birth to Eliphaz for Esau, and Basemath gave birth to Reuel.D $ also Basemath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.!= $ Esau chose his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite;I  $ This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom) and his descendants. # when he took his last breath and died. He joined his ancestors in death at a very old age. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him. = # Isaac was 180 years old  # Jacob came home to his father Isaac to Mamre's city, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron). Abraham and Isaac had lived there for a while.ue # The sons of Leah's slave [Zilpah]were Gad and Asher. These were Jacob's sons, who were born in Paddan Aram.C  # The sons of Rachel's slave [Bilhah]were Dan and Naphtali.6 i # The sons of [Rachel]were Joseph and Benjamin.k Q # The sons of [Leah]were Jacob's firstborn Reuben, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. ' # While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went to bed with his father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had 12 sons.G  # Israel moved on again and put up his tent beyond Migdal Eder.jO # Then Jacob set up a stone as a marker for her grave. The same marker is at Rachel's grave today.P # Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).9 # Rachel was dying. As she took her last breath, she named her son Benoni [Son of My Sorrow], but his father named him Benjamin [Son of My Right Hand].iM # During one of her pains, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid! You're having another son!"# # Then they moved on from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor and was having severe labor pains.T# # Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel [House of God].% # So Jacob set up a memorial, a stone marker, to mark the place where God had spoken with him. He poured a wine offering and olive oil on it.N # Then God went up from him at the place where he had spoken with him.ue # I will give you the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac. I will also give this land to your descendants."-U # God also said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fertile, and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from you. ~ # God said to him, "Your name is Jacob. You will no longer be called Jacob, but your name will be Israel." So he named him Israel.g}I # Then God appeared once more to Jacob after he came back from Paddan Aram, and he blessed him.|y # Rebekah's nurse Deborah died and was buried under the oak tree outside Bethel. So Jacob called it the Tree of Crying.1{] # He built an altar there and called that place El Bethel [God of the House of God]. That's where God had revealed himself to Jacob when he was fleeing from his brother.izM # Jacob and all the people who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.~yw # As they moved on, God made the people of the cities that were all around them terrified so that no one pursued them.8xk # So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that they had in their possession as well as the earrings that they had on. Jacob buried these things under the oak tree near Shechem.w) # Then let's go to Bethel. I will make an altar there to God, who answered me when I was troubled and who has been with me wherever I've gone."6vg # So Jacob said to his family and those who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods which you have, wash yourselves until you are ritually clean, and change your clothes.#u C # Then God said to Jacob, "Go to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there. I am the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau."jtO " Simeon and Levi asked, "Should Shechem have been allowed to treat our sister like a prostitute?"s+ " Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have caused me a lot of trouble! You've made the people living in the area, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, hate me. There are only a few of us. If they join forces against me and attack me, my family and I will be wiped out."mrU " They carried off all the wealth and all the women and children and looted everything in the houses. M~q~}z}8||{{{z7zyyxnwwvuu>_==B<<;;f::99x88O77X766a555H44B33 22[111k1!0//~..F--$,,N+q**j))9((''u&&%%m$$=#y""!: {:U+b+2[kpF:| F 9 i ? H}I)j~#hnhXK 1 "[Joseph] is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree by a spring, with branches climbing over a wall.@W} 1 "[Naphtali] is a doe set free that has beautiful fawns.RV 1 "[Asher]'s food will be rich. He will provide delicacies fit for a king._U9 1 "[Gad] will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will strike back at their heels.8Tm 1 "I wait with hope for you to rescue me, O LORD.}Su 1 Dan will be a snake on a road, a viper on a path, that bites a horse's heels so that its rider falls off backwards.XR+ 1 "[Dan] will hand down decisions for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.Q- 1 When he sees that his resting place is good and that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden and will become a slave laborer.LP 1 "[Issachar] is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.qO] 1 "[Zebulun] will live by the coast. He will have ships by the coast. His border will go as far as Sidon.HN 1 His eyes are darker than wine. His teeth are whiter than milk.M 1 He will tie his donkey to a grapevine, his colt to the best vine. He will wash his clothes in wine, his garments in the blood of grapes.L 1 A scepter will never depart from Judah nor a ruler's staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the people obey him."K? 1 Judah, you are a lion cub. You have come back from the kill, my son. He lies down and rests like a lion. He is like a lioness. Who dares to disturb him? J 1 "[Judah], your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down to you.GI 1 May their anger be cursed because it's so fierce. May their fury be cursed because it's so cruel. I will divide them among [the sons of] Jacob and scatter them among [the tribes of] Israel.H7 1 Do not let me attend their secret meetings. Do not let me join their assembly. In their anger they murdered men. At their whim they crippled cattle.RG 1 "[Simeon] and [Levi] are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.-FU 1 You will no longer be first because you were out of control like a flood and you climbed into your father's bed. Then you dishonored it. He climbed up on my couch.vEg 1 "[Reuben], you are my firstborn, my strength, the very first son I had, first in majesty and first in power.QD 1 "Gather around and listen, sons of Jacob. Listen to your father Israel.yC o 1 Jacob called for his sons and said, "Come here, and let me tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.|Bs 0 I'm giving you one more mountain ridge than your brothers. I took it from the Amorites with my own sword and bow." A 0 Then Israel said to Joseph, "Now I'm about to die, but God will be with you. He will bring you back to the land of your fathers.@@{ 0 That day he blessed them. He said, "Because of you, Israel will speak this blessing, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!' " In this way Israel put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.r?_ 0 His father refused and said, "I know, Son, I know! Manasseh, too, will become a nation, and he, too, will be important. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be more important than he, and his descendants will become many nations."y>m 0 Then he said to his father, "That's not right, Father! This is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.":=o 0 When Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on Ephraim's head, he didn't like it. So he took his father's hand in order to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's.Y<- 0 may the Messenger, who has rescued me from all evil, bless these boys. May they be called by my name and by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. May they have many children on the earth."3;a 0 Then Jacob blessed Joseph, "May God, in whose presence my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac walked, may God, who has been my shepherd all my life to this very day,L: 0 But Israel crossed his hands and reached out. He put his right hand on Ephraim's head, although Ephraim was the younger son. He put his left hand on Manasseh's head, although Manasseh was older.$9C 0 Then Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right, facing Israel's left, and Manasseh on his left, facing Israel's right, and brought them close to him.\83 0 Joseph took them off his father's lap and bowed with his face touching the ground.p7[ 0 Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see you again, and now God has even let me see your sons.",6S 0 Israel's eyesight was failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to his father, and Israel hugged them and kissed them.$5C 0 "They are my sons, whom God has given me here in Egypt," Joseph answered his father. Then Israel said, "Please bring them to me so that I may bless them."A4 0 When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he asked, "Who are they?"33a 0 As I was coming back from Paddan, Rachel died in Canaan when we were still some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath" (that is, Bethlehem).~2w 0 Any other children you have after them will be yours. They will inherit the land listed under their brothers' names.1% 0 "So your two sons, who were born in Egypt before I came here, are my sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.R0 0 He said to me, 'I will make you fertile and increase the number of your descendants so that you will become a community of people. I will give this land to your descendants as a permanent possession.']/5 0 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan and blessed me.t.c 0 When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph is here to see you," Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed.r- a 0 Later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim [to see Jacob].,{ / "Swear to me," he said. So Joseph swore to him. Then Israel bowed down in prayer with his face at the head of his bed.+ / I want to rest with my ancestors. Take me out of Egypt, and bury me in their tomb." "I will do as you say," Joseph answered.)*M / Israel was about to die. He called for his son Joseph and said to him, "I want you to swear that you love me and are faithful to me. Please don't bury me here.J) / Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years, so he lived a total of 147 years.y(m / So the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and had many children.='u / Joseph made a law concerning the land in Egypt which is still in force today: One-fifth [of the produce] belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests didn't belong to Pharaoh.f&G / "You have saved our lives," they said. "Please, sir, we are willing to be Pharaoh's slaves."&%G / Every time you harvest, give one-fifth of the produce to Pharaoh. Four-fifths will be yours to use as seed for your fields and as food for your households." $ / Joseph said to the people, "Now that I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Plant crops in the land.)#M / But he didn't buy the priests' land because the priests received an income from Pharaoh, and they lived on that income. That's why they didn't sell their land.>"y / All over Egypt Joseph moved the people to the cities.!' / Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. Every Egyptian sold his fields because the famine was so severe. The land became Pharaoh's.! = / Do you want us to die right in front of you? Do you want the land to be ruined? Take us and our land in exchange for food. Then we will be Pharaoh's slaves and our land will be his property. But give us seed so that we won't starve to death and the ground won't become a desert."_9 / When that year was over, they came to him the next year. "Sir," they said to him, "you know that our money is gone, and you have all our livestock. There's nothing left to bring you except our bodies and our land.\3 / So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys. During that year he supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock.ym / Joseph replied, "If you don't have any more money, give me your livestock, and I'll give you food in exchange."@{ / When the money in Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph. "Give us food," they said. "Do you want us to die right in front of you? We don't have any more money!" ; / Joseph collected all the money that could be found in Egypt and in Canaan as payment for the grain people bought. Then he took it to Pharaoh's palace. / The famine was so severe that there was no food anywhere. Neither Egypt nor Canaan were producing crops because of the famine. / Joseph also provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's family with food based on the number of children they had.3 / As Pharaoh had ordered, Joseph had his father and his brothers live in the best part of Egypt, the region of Rameses. He gave them property there.-W / Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and left.(K / Jacob answered Pharaoh, "The length of my stay on earth has been 130 years. The years of my life have been few and difficult, fewer than my ancestors' years.".Y / Pharaoh asked him, "How old are you?"lS / Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and had him stand in front of Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.F / All of Egypt is available to you. Have your father and your brothers live in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. If they are qualified, put them in charge of my livestock."W) / Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you.$C / We have come to live in this land for a while. The famine is so severe in Canaan that there's no pasture for our flocks. So please let us live in Goshen." / Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What kind of work do you do?" They answered Pharaoh, "We are shepherds, as were our ancestors.Y- / Since he had taken five of his brothers with him, he presented them to Pharaoh.' K / Joseph went and told Pharaoh, "My father and my brothers have arrived from Canaan with their flocks, herds, and everything they have. Now they are in Goshen."Y - ." you must answer, 'We have taken care of herds all our lives, as our ancestors have done.' [You must say this] so that you may live in the region of Goshen, because all shepherds are disgusting to Egyptians."R  .! Now, when Pharaoh calls for you and asks, 'What kind of work do you do?'~ w . The men are shepherds. They take care of livestock. They've brought their flocks and herds and everything they own.'0 [ . Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father's family, "I'm going to Pharaoh to tell him, 'My brothers and my father's family, who were in Canaan, have come to me.k Q . Israel said to Joseph, "Now that I've seen for myself that you're still alive, I'm ready to die."+Q . Joseph prepared his chariot and went to meet his father Israel. As soon as he saw his father, he threw his arms around him and cried on his shoulder a long time. . Israel sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Israel's family arrived in the region of Goshen,~w . Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. The grand total of people in Jacob's household who went to Egypt was 70.  . The total number of Jacob's direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was 66. This didn't include the wives of Jacob's sons. . These were the descendants of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. She gave birth to these sons for Jacob. The total was 7.G . The sons of [Naphtali]were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.$E . The son of [Dan]was Hushim.X+ . These were the descendants of Rachel who were born to Jacob. The total was 14.kQ . The sons of [Benjamin]were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.|s . In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to [Joseph]by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest from the city of On.C~ . The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.}! . These were the descendants of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. She gave birth to these children for Jacob. The total was 16.| . The sons of [Asher]were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.T{# . The sons of [Gad]were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.+zQ . These were the descendants of the sons Leah gave to Jacob in Paddan Aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of these sons and daughters was 33.A , But Joseph said, "I would never think of doing that! Only the man who had the cup will be my slave. The rest of you can go back to your father in peace."S=! , "Sir, what can we say to you?" Judah asked. "How else can we explain it? How can we prove we're innocent? God has uncovered our guilt. Now all of us are your slaves, including the one who had the cup."< , Joseph asked them, "What have you done? Don't you know that a man like me can find things out because he knows the future?";' , Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph's house while Joseph was still there. Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground.|:s , When they saw this, they tore their clothes in grief. Then each one loaded his donkey and went back into the city. 9 , Then the man made a thorough search. He began with the oldest and ended with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.H8 , Each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.7 , "I agree," he said. "We'll do what you've said. The man who has the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you can go free."X6+ , If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become your slaves." 5 , We brought the money we found in our sacks back from Canaan. So why would we steal any silver or gold from your master's house?q4] , They answered him, "Sir, how can you say such things? We would never think of doing anything like that!G3 , When he caught up with them, he repeated these words to them.~2w , Isn't this the cup that my master drinks from and that he uses for telling the future? What you have done is evil!'"i1M , They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to the man in charge of his house, "Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, 'Why have you paid me back with evil when I was good to you?D0 , At dawn the men were sent on their way with their donkeys./} , Then put my silver cup in the youngest brother's sack along with the money for his grain." He did what Joseph told him.. ) , Joseph commanded the man in charge of his house, "Fill the men's sacks with as much food as they can carry. Put each man's money in his sack.A-} +" Joseph had portions of food brought to them from his table, but Benjamin's portion was five times more than any of the others. So they ate and drank with Joseph until they were drunk., +! The brothers were seated facing him according to their ages-from the oldest to the youngest. They looked at each other in amazement.-+U + He was served separately from his brothers. The Egyptians who were there with him were also served separately, because they found it offensive to eat with Hebrews.q*] + Then he washed his face and came out. He was in control of his emotions when he said, "Serve the food.") + Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, he hurried away, looking for a place to cry. He went into his private room and cried there.B( + As Joseph looked around, he saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son. "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?" he asked. "God be gracious to you, my son," he said.`'; + They answered, "Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well." Then they knelt, bowing down.{&q + He asked them how they were. Then he said, "You told me about your elderly father. How is he? Is he still alive?"%# + When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought to the house. Then they bowed to him with their faces touching the ground.v$g + They got their gifts ready for Joseph's return at noon, because they had heard they were going to eat there.z#o + The man took the brothers into Joseph's house. He gave them water to wash their feet and feed for their donkeys.>"w + "It's alright," he said. "Don't be afraid! Your God, the God of your father, must have given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.g!I + We also brought more money to buy food. We have no idea who put our money back in our sacks."  + When we stopped for the night, we opened our sacks, and each man found all of his money inside. So we brought it back with us.J + "Please, sir," they said, "we came here to buy food once before.[1 + So they came to the man in charge of Joseph's house and spoke to him at the door. + The men were frightened, because they had been brought to Joseph's house. They thought, "We've been brought here because of the money that was put back into our sacks the first time. They're going to attack us, overpower us, take our donkeys, and make us slaves."H + So the man did as Joseph said and took them to Joseph's house.L + When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man in charge of his house, "Take these men to my house. Butcher an animal, and prepare a meal, because they are going to eat with me at noon." + The men took the gifts, twice as much money, and Benjamin. They went to Egypt, where they presented themselves to Joseph.%E + May God Almighty make him merciful to you so that he will send your other brother and Benjamin [home] with you. If I lose my children, I lose my children."3c + Take your brother, and go back to the man.y + Take twice as much money with you. You must return the money that was put back in your sacks. Maybe it was a mistake.p[ + Then their father Israel said to them, "If that's the way it has to be, then take the man a gift. Put some of the best products of the land in your bags. Take a little balm, a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.R + If we hadn't waited so long, we could have made this trip twice by now."=u + I guarantee that he will come back. You can hold me responsible for him. If I don't bring him back to you and place him here in front of you, you can blame me the rest of my life.~w + Then Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the boy along with me. Let's get going so that we won't starve to death.hK + They answered, "The man kept asking about us and our family: 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How could we possibly know he would say, 'Bring your brother here'?"fG + Israel asked, "Why have you made trouble for me by telling the man you had another brother?"  + If you won't let him go, we won't go. The man said to us, 'You won't be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.'"K + If you let our brother go with us, we'll go and buy food for you. + Judah said to him, "The man gave us a severe warning: 'You won't be allowed to see me again unless your brother is with you.'  + When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, Israel said to his sons, "Go back and buy us a little more food."*  S + The famine was severe in the land.Y - *& Jacob replied, "My son will not go with you. His brother is dead, and he's the only one left. If any harm comes to him on the trip you're taking, the grief would drive this gray-haired old man to his grave!"% E *% So Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death if I don't bring him back to you. Let me take care of him, and I'll bring him back to you."P  *$ Their father Jacob said to them, "You're going to make me lose all my children! Joseph is no longer with us, Simeon is no longer with us, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything's against me!"!= *# As they were emptying their sacks, each man found his bag of money in his sack. When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were frightened.A} *" But bring me your youngest brother. Then I'll know that you're not spies but honest men. I'll give your brother back to you, and you'll be able to move about freely in this country.'"5e *! "Then the governor of that land said to us, 'This is how I'll know that you're honest men: Leave one of your brothers with me. Take food for your starving families and go.  * We were 12 brothers, sons of the same father. One is no longer with us. The youngest brother stayed with our father in Canaan.':q * But we said to him, 'We're honest men, not spies.S! * "The governor of that land spoke harshly to us and treated us like spies.q] * When they came to their father Jacob in Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. They said,=u * He said to his brothers, "My money has been put back! It's right here in my sack!" They wanted to die. They trembled and turned to each other and asked, "What has God done to us?"  * At the place where they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey. His money was right inside his sack.;s * they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.+~Q * Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain. He put each man's money back into his sack and gave them supplies for their trip. After their bags were filled,%}E * He stepped away from them to cry. When he could speak to them again, he came back. Then he picked Simeon and had him arrested right in front of their eyes.m|U * They didn't know that Joseph could understand them, because he was speaking through an interpreter. { * Reuben said to them, "Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn't listen. Now we must pay for this bloodshed."Wz) * They said to each other, "We're surely being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw how troubled he was when he pleaded with us for mercy, but we wouldn't listen. That's why we're in trouble now."y * But you must bring me your youngest brother. This will show that you've been telling the truth. Then you won't die." So they agreed.x7 * If you are honest men, you will let one of your brothers stay here in prison. The rest of you will go and take grain back to your starving families.^w7 * On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this, and you will live. I, too, fear God.1v_ * Then he put them in jail for three days.Hu * One of you must be sent to get your brother while the rest of you stay in prison. We'll see if you're telling the truth. If not, I solemnly swear, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"t7 * This is how you'll be tested: I solemnly swear, as surely as Pharaoh lives, that you won't leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.Hs * "It's just as I told you," Joseph said to them. "You're spies!#rA * They answered him, "We were 12 brothers, sons of one man in Canaan. The youngest brother stayed with our father, and the other one is no longer with us."Zq/ * He said to them, "No! You've come to find out where our country is unprotected."Ap * We're all sons of one man. We're honest men, not spies."?o{ * "No, sir!" they answered him. "We've come to buy food. n; * Then he remembered the dreams he once had about them. "You're spies!" he said to them, "And you've come to find out where our country is unprotected."Pm * Even though Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn't recognize him.Xl+ * As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them. But he acted as if he didn't know them and spoke harshly to them. "Where did you come from?" he asked them. "From Canaan, to buy food," they answered./kY * As governor of the country, Joseph was selling grain to everyone. So when Joseph's brothers arrived, they bowed in front of him with their faces touching the ground. ]~9}T||[{{(zz_yylxxww7vvOuuZt|sWsrnqqpozonn&mmClkkUjjnjCjiiiChhlhgcffee(dd,cc:bb6aa_a$`__^^]]8\[[ZYYAXXWWVV*UU5TT!SSReQQfPP[ONN)MMKLKKKJPI[HGG:FFHEeDDDC\BBA`@??->>8==-< When Pharaoh saw that the plague was over, he became stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted.\=3 They were piled into countless heaps, and the land began to stink because of them.g<I The LORD did what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, in the yards, and in the fields.q;] After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses prayed to the LORD about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh.:{ The frogs will leave you, your homes, your officials, and your people. The only frogs left will be those in the Nile."9) "Pray for me tomorrow," Pharaoh said. Moses replied, "It will be as you say so that you will know that there is no one like the LORD our God._89 Moses answered Pharaoh, "You may have the honor of choosing when I should pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then the frogs will leave you and your homes. The only ones left will be those in the Nile."97m Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray that the LORD will take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD."h6K But the magicians did the same thing using their magic spells and brought frogs onto the land.l5S So Aaron held his staff over the waters of Egypt. The frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Hold your staff over the rivers, canals, and ponds. This will bring frogs onto the land.'"R3 The frogs will jump on you, on your people, and on all your officials.'"O2 The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come into your palace, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your officials, on your people, into your ovens and into your mixing bowls.]15 If you refuse to let them go, I will bring a plague of frogs on your whole country.0 } Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, 'This is what the LORD says: Let my people go to worship me.:/q Seven days passed after the LORD struck the Nile.~.w All the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink because they couldn't drink any of the water from the river.c-A Pharaoh turned and went back to his palace. He dismissed the entire matter from his mind.9,m But the Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells. So Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the LORD had predicted.+1 The fish in the Nile died, and it smelled so bad that the Egyptians couldn't drink any water from the river. There was blood everywhere in Egypt.9*m Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded. In front of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised his staff and struck the Nile. All the water in the river turned into blood.)' The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt-its rivers, canals, ponds, and all its reservoirs-so that they turn into blood. There will be blood everywhere in Egypt, even in the wooden and stone containers.'"( The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink any water from the Nile.'":'o Here is what the LORD says: This is the way you will recognize that I am the LORD: With this staff in my hand, I'm going to strike the Nile, and the water will turn into blood.&% Say to him, 'The LORD God of the Hebrews sent me to tell you, "Let my people go to worship me in the desert." So far you have not listened.%5 In the morning meet Pharaoh when he's on his way to the Nile. Wait for him on the bank of the river. Take along the staff that turned into a snake.b$? Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh is being stubborn. He refuses to let my people go.h#K Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to them, as the LORD had predicted.r"_ Each of them threw his staff down, and they all became large snakes. But Aaron's staff swallowed theirs.!} Then Pharaoh sent for his wise men and sorcerers. These Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells.+ Q Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a large snake.H  "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Give me a sign to prove that God has sent you,' tell Aaron, 'Take your shepherd's staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh,' and it will become a large snake."*Q The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,N Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 when they talked to Pharaoh.<u Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded them.~w The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I use my power against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of there."1] Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will use my power to punish Egypt severely, and I will bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt in organized family groups.tc But I will make Pharaoh stubborn. Even though I will do many miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt,}u Tell your brother Aaron everything I command you, and he must tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave the country.l U The LORD answered Moses, "I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron is your prophet.G  But Moses said to the LORD, "Why would Pharaoh listen to me?"dC He said to Moses, "I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) everything I tell you."7k At that time the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt.lS They-this same Moses and Aaron-told Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) to let the Israelites leave Egypt. This was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, "Bring the Israelites out of Egypt in organized family groups."(K Eleazar, son of Aaron, married one of the daughters of Putiel. She gave birth to Phinehas. These were the heads of Levite households listed by their families.lS The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the families descended from Korah. Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. She gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.?{ The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.: q The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.o Y Amram married his father's sister Jochebed. She gave birth to Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.u e The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the families descended from Levi listed in birth order.[ 1 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.M  The sons of Gershon listed by their families were Libni and Shimei.}u These are the names of the sons of [Levi] listed in birth order: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.9 The sons of [Simeon] were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the families descended from Simeon./Y These were the heads of the families: The sons of [Reuben], Israel's firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These were the families descended from Reuben.- The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh (the king of Egypt). He commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.  But Moses protested to the LORD, "The Israelites wouldn't listen to me. Why would Pharaoh listen to me? I'm such a poor speaker."X+ "Go tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) to let the Israelites leave his country."&I Then the LORD spoke to Moses, Moses reported this to the Israelites. But they would not listen to him because they were so discouraged by their back-breaking work.3 I will bring you to the land I solemnly swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your own possession. I am the LORD.'".W Then I will make you my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the forced labor of the Egyptians.[~1 "Tell the Israelites, 'I am the LORD. I will bring you out from under the oppression of the Egyptians, and I will free you from slavery. I will rescue you with my powerful arm and with mighty acts of judgment.}{ Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians hold in slavery, and I have remembered my promise.]|5 I even made a promise to give them Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners.{y I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I didn't make myself known to them by my name, the LORD.,zU God spoke to Moses, "I am the LORD.Py  Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. I will show him my power, and he will let my people go. I will show him my power, and he will throw them out of his country."x% Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak for you, he has treated your people cruelly, and you have done nothing at all to rescue your people."xwk Moses went back to the LORD and asked, "Why have you brought this trouble on your people? Why did you send me?'vI So they said, "May the LORD see what you have done and judge you! You have made Pharaoh and his officials hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us."Lu As they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting for them.t The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, "Don't make fewer bricks each day than you're supposed to."qs] Now get back to work! You won't be given any straw, but you must still make the same number of bricks."r "You're lazy! [Just plain] lazy!" Pharaoh answered. "That's why you keep saying, 'Let us go offer sacrifices to the LORD.'rq_ We're given no straw, and yet we're told to make bricks. We're being beaten, but your men are at fault."jpO Then the Israelite foremen complained to Pharaoh. They asked, "Why are you treating us this way?o{ Pharaoh's slave drivers had placed Israelite foremen in charge of the people. The slave drivers beat the foremen and said, "You didn't finish all the bricks you were ordered to make yesterday or today. Why didn't you make as many as you used to?"n} The slave drivers kept hurrying them. They said, "Finish the same amount of work each day, just as when you had straw."Mm So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble for straw.glI Get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work load will not be reduced one bit."~kw The slave drivers and foreman went out and said to them, "This is what Pharaoh says: I'm no longer giving you straw.aj= Make the work harder for these people so that they will be too busy to listen to lies."Ti# but insist that they make the same number of bricks they were making before. Making fewer bricks will not be acceptable. They're lazy! That's why they're crying, 'Let us go offer sacrifices to our God.'whi "Don't give the people any more straw to make bricks as you have been doing. Let them gather their own straw,Sg! That same day Pharaoh gave these orders to the slave drivers and foremen:mfU Then Pharaoh added, "Look how many people there are in the land! Do you want them to quit working?"e The king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their work? Get back to work!"Qd They replied, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us travel three days into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God. If we don't go, he may kill us with a plague or a war."c Pharaoh asked, "Who is the LORD? Why should I obey him and let Israel go? I don't know the LORD, and I won't let Israel go."*b Q Later Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: Let my people go into the desert to celebrate a festival in my honor."Ja and the people believed them. When they heard that the LORD was concerned about the people of Israel and that he had seen their misery, they knelt, bowing with their faces touching the ground.q`] Aaron told them everything the LORD had said to Moses. He also did the miraculous signs for the people,e_E Then Moses and Aaron went [to Egypt] and assembled all the leaders of the people of Israel.^} Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say and all the miraculous signs the LORD had commanded him to do.] Meanwhile, the LORD had told Aaron to meet Moses in the desert. When Aaron met Moses at the mountain of God, he kissed him.\ So the LORD let him alone. It was because of the circumcision that she said at that time, "You are a bridegroom of blood!"[1 Then Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son's foreskin, and touched Moses' feet [with it]. She said, "You are a bridegroom of blood to me!"]Z5 Along the way they stopped for the night. The LORD met Moses and tried to kill him.Y I told you to let my son go so that he may worship me. But you refused to let him go. So now I'm going to kill your firstborn son.'"UX% Then tell Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son.ZW/ The LORD said to Moses, "When you get back to Egypt, see that you show Pharaoh all the amazing things that I have given you the power to do. But I will make him stubborn so that he will not let the people go.V+ So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and started out for Egypt. He also brought with him the staff God had told him to take.}Uu Now, the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, because all the men who wanted to kill you are dead."QT Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro. Moses said to him, "Please let me go back to my own people in Egypt. I would like to see if they're still alive." Jethro said to Moses, "You may go."VS' Take that shepherd's staff with you, and use it to do the miraculous signs."fRG Aaron will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and you will be like God.~Qw You will speak to him and tell him what to say. I will help both of you speak, and I will teach you both what to do.IP  Then the LORD became angry with Moses and asked, "What about your brother Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He's already on his way to meet you, and he will be very glad to see you.;Os But Moses said, "Please, Lord, send someone else."LN Now go, and I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.""M? The LORD asked him, "Who gave humans their mouths? Who makes humans unable to talk or hear? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? It is I, the LORD!LL Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I'm not a good speaker. I've never been a good speaker, and I'm not now, even though you've spoken to me. I speak slowly, and I become tongue-tied easily."UK% But if they won't believe these two miraculous signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile River and pour it on the ground. The water you take from the Nile will turn into blood on the ground."J [Then the LORD said,] "If they won't believe you or pay attention to the first miraculous sign, they may believe the second.*IO "Now put your hand back inside your shirt," the LORD said. Moses put it back, and when he took it out this time, it was healthy again like the rest of his body.)HM The LORD said to him, "Put your hand inside your shirt." So Moses did this, and when he took his hand out, it had a skin disease. It looked as [flaky as] snow.G5 [The LORD explained,] "This is to convince the people that the LORD God of their ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to you." F; Then the LORD said to Moses, "Reach out and grab the snake by its tail." He reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a staff as he held it.E} The LORD said, "Throw it on the ground." When Moses threw it on the ground, it became a snake, and he ran away from it.aD= Then the LORD asked him, "What's that in your hand?" He answered, "A shepherd's staff."yC o "They will never believe me or listen to me!" Moses protested. "They will say, 'The LORD didn't appear to you.'"_B9 "Every Hebrew woman should ask her Egyptian neighbor and any woman living in her home for silver and gold jewelry and for clothes. Put them on your sons and daughters. This way you will strip Egypt of its wealth."zAo I will make the Egyptians kind to the people of Israel so that, when you leave, you will not leave empty-handed.r@_ So I will use my power to strike Egypt. After all the miracles that I will do there, he will let you go.U?% I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, even if he is forced to.> "The leaders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the leaders must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us travel three days into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'?=y I promise I will take you away from your misery in Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey."'q<] "Go, assemble the leaders of Israel. Say to them, 'The LORD God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to me. He said, "I have paid close attention to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.w;i Again God said to Moses, "This is what you must say to the people of Israel: The LORD God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever. This is my title throughout every generation.|:s God answered Moses, "I Am Who I Am. This is what you must say to the people of Israel: 'I Am has sent me to you.'"J9 Then Moses replied to God, "Suppose I go to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' What should I tell them?"/8Y God answered, "I will be with you. And this will be the proof that I sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain."t7c But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the people of Israel out of Egypt?"d6C Now, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you can bring my people Israel out of Egypt."j5O I have heard the cry of the people of Israel. I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them.4# I have come to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good land with plenty of room [for everyone]. It is a land flowing with milk and honey where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live.)3M The LORD said, "I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they're suffering. 2  I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.{1q God said, "Don't come any closer! Take off your sandals because this place where you are standing is holy ground. 0 When the LORD saw that Moses had come over to see it, God called to him from the bush, "Moses, Moses!" Moses answered, "Here I am!"k/Q So he thought, "Why isn't this bush burning up? I must go over there and see this strange sight.").M The Messenger of the LORD appeared to him there as flames of fire coming out of a bush. Moses looked, and although the bush was on fire, it was not burning up.8- m Moses was taking care of the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. As he led the sheep to the far side of the desert, he came to Horeb, the mountain of God.P, God saw the Israelites [being oppressed] and was concerned about them._+9 God heard their groaning, and he remembered his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob..*W After a long time passed, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites still groaned because they were slaves. So they cried out, and their cries for help went up to God.)  She gave birth to a son. Moses named him Gershom [Foreigner], because he said, "I was a foreigner living in another country."g(I Moses decided to stay with the man. So Reuel gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses as his wife.n'W Reuel asked his daughters, "Where is he? Why did you leave the man there? Go, invite him to supper."w&i They answered, "An Egyptian rescued us from some shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the sheep."l%S When they came back to their father Reuel, he asked them, "Why have you come home so early today?"}$u But some shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses got up, came to their defense, and then watered their sheep.}#u seven daughters of the priest of Midian came. They drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's sheep.9"m When Pharaoh heard what Moses had done, he tried to have him killed. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian. One day, while Moses was sitting by a well,8!k The man asked, "Who made you our ruler and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and thought that everyone knew what he had done. 1 When Moses went there the next day, he saw two Hebrew men fighting. He asked the one who started the fight, "Why are you beating another Hebrew?"zo He looked all around, and when he didn't see anyone, he beat the Egyptian to death and hid the body in the sand.G  In the course of time Moses grew up. Then he went to [see] his own people and watched them suffering under forced labor. He saw a Hebrew, one of his own people, being beaten by an Egyptian.A} When the child was old enough, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. Pharaoh's daughter named him Moses [Pulled Out] and said, "I pulled him out of the water."  Pharaoh's daughter said to the woman, "Take this child, nurse him for me, and I will pay you." She took the child and nursed him.E She answered, "Yes!" So the girl brought the baby's mother. Then the baby's sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, "Should I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?"4c Pharaoh's daughter opened the basket, looked at the baby, and saw it was a boy. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. She said, "This is one of the Hebrew children."C While Pharaoh's daughter came to the Nile to take a bath, her servants walked along the bank of the river. She saw the basket among the papyrus plants and sent her slave girl to get it.P The baby's sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.W) When she couldn't hide him any longer, she took a basket made of papyrus plants and coated it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in it and set it among the papyrus plants near the bank of the Nile River.mU The woman became pregnant and had a son. She saw how beautiful he was and hid him for three months.8 o A man from Levi's family married a Levite woman.  Then Pharaoh commanded all his people to throw into the Nile every [Hebrew] boy that was born, but to let every girl live.M  Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.` = God was good to the midwives. So the people increased in number and became very strong. 7 The midwives answered Pharaoh, "Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women. They are so healthy that they have their babies before a midwife arrives." { So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. He asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"m W However, the midwives feared God and didn't obey the king of Egypt's orders. They let the boys live.  - "When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth, look at the child when you deliver it. If it's a boy, kill it, but if it's a girl, let it live."]  7 Then the king of Egypt told the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,1  _ They made their lives bitter with back-breaking work in mortar and bricks and every kind of work in the fields. All the jobs the Egyptians gave them were brutally hard.=  y So they forced the Israelites to work hard as slaves.  ) But the more the Israelites were oppressed, the more they increased in number and spread out. The Egyptians couldn't stand them [any longer].( M So the Egyptians put slave drivers in charge of them in order to oppress them through forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities for Pharaoh.  = We have to outsmart them, or they'll increase in number. Then, if war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."b A He said to his people, "There are too many Israelites, and they are stronger than we are.P  Then a new king, who knew nothing about Joseph, began to rule in Egypt. } But the descendants of Israel had many children. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.O  Eventually, Joseph, all his brothers, and that entire generation died.U ' Joseph was already in Egypt. The total number of Jacob's descendants was 70.( O Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.( O Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;( O Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;r~ c These are the names of the sons of Israel (that is, Jacob) who came with him to Egypt with their families:o}Y 2 Joseph died when he was 110 years old. His body was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt. GENESIS| 2 Joseph made Israel's sons swear an oath. He said, "God will definitely take care of you. So be sure to carry my bones back with you."M{ 2 At last Joseph said to his brothers, "I'm about to die. God will definitely take care of you and take you out of this land to the land he swore with an oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."z 2 He saw his grandchildren, Ephraim's children. Even the children of Machir, son of Manasseh, were adopted by Joseph at birth.[y1 2 Joseph and his father's family stayed in Egypt. Joseph lived to be 110 years old.x} 2 Don't be afraid! I will provide for you and your children." In this way he reassured them, setting their minds at ease.w 2 Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it. This was to keep many people alive, as he is doing now.Jv 2 Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid! I can't take God's place.ru_ 2 Then his brothers also came and immediately bowed down in front of him. "We are your slaves!" they said.(tK 2 'This is what you should say to Joseph, "I'm begging you to forgive the crime and the sin your brothers committed against you. What they did to you was very evil.' " So now, please forgive our crime, because we are servants of your father's God." Joseph cried when he got their message.\s3 2 They sent a messenger to Joseph to say, "Before your father died, he commanded us,Ir 2 Joseph's brothers realized what their father's death could mean. So they thought, "What if Joseph holds a grudge against us? What if he decides to pay us back for all the evil we did to him?"q+ 2 After Joseph had buried his father, he went back to Egypt along with his brothers and everyone who had gone there with him to bury his father.$pC 2 They carried him back to Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre. Abraham had bought this tomb from Ephron the Hittite.>oy 2 Jacob's sons did for him what he had told them to do.!n= 2 When the Canaanites living there saw the funeral ceremonies at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "These funeral ceremonies are taken very seriously by the Egyptians." That's why that place on the east side of the Jordan was named Abel Mizraim [Egyptian Funeral Ceremonies].Zm/ 2 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is on the east side of the Jordan River, they began a great and solemn ceremony to mourn Jacob's death. Joseph took seven days to mourn his father's death.Il 2 Chariots and horsemen went with him. It was a very large group.%kE 2 Joseph's household, his brothers, and his father's household also went with him. (Only their children, their flocks, and their cattle were left in Goshen.)j 2 So Joseph left to bury his father. All Pharaoh's officials, the leaders in his palace staff, and all the leaders of Egypt went with him.Oi 2 Pharaoh replied, "Go and bury your father, as you have promised him."=hu 2 'My father made me swear an oath. He said, "I'm about to die. Bury me in the tomb I bought for myself in Canaan." Please let me go there and bury my father; then I'll come back.'"g% 2 When the time of mourning for Jacob was over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's palace staff. He said, "Please speak directly to Pharaoh. Tell him,gfI 2 The embalming was completed in the usual time-40 days. The Egyptians mourned for him 70 days.neW 2 Then Joseph ordered the doctors in his service to embalm his father. So the doctors embalmed Israel.Ld  2 Joseph threw himself on his father, cried over him, and kissed him. c; 1! When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet into his bed. He took his last breath and joined his ancestors in death.Fb 1 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites."}au 1 Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried there. Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried there. I also buried Leah there.` 1 Abraham bought the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre in Canaan, from Ephron the Hittite to use as a tomb.$_C 1 Then he gave them these instructions, "I am about to join my ancestors in death. Bury me with my ancestors in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.~^w 1 These are the 12 tribes of Israel and what their father said to them when he gave each of them his special blessing.u]e 1 "[Benjamin] is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he devours his prey. In the evening he divides the plunder."a\= 1 The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the oldest mountains and the riches of the ancient hills. May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince among his brothers.U[% 1 because of the God of your father who helps you, because of the Almighty who gives you blessings from the heavens above, blessings from the deep springs below the ground, blessings from breasts and womb.*ZO 1 But his bow stayed steady, and his arms remained limber because of the help of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,=Yw 1 Archers provoked him, shot at him, and attacked him. %t~~}|K{{1zyyjxwwwvv1uuXttmssOrr!qnqpoo!nn#mm^llkk jpii$hh4gffzf eddTccMbaaW`_^^j]]\r[ZZBYkXXvX@WW?VV@UU TxSS_RRQQVPPeOO$NiMM$LLOLK`JJ%I{HHeHGFF!EpDCCB%A@@t?>>==K=;;::999=88:77$66,5h5&4433@22l2$1+000//m..`-f,,[+***;)((<'X&%%$7##""h!!X kJLv-y3Z3/GV=H b f j Sw&z ?%' He said, "If you will listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what he considers right, if you pay attention to his commands and obey all his laws, I will never make you suffer any of the diseases I made the Egyptians suffer, because I am the LORD, who heals you."]5 Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD set down laws and rules for them to live by, and there he tested them.W) The people complained about Moses by asking, "What are we supposed to drink?" When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink the water because it tasted bitter. That's why the place was called Marah [Bitter Place].  Moses led Israel away from the Red Sea into the desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. Miriam sang to them: "Sing to the LORD. He has won a glorious victory. He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea."  Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, dancing with tambourines, followed her.A} When Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and cavalry went into the sea, the LORD made the water of the sea flow back over them. However, the Israelites had gone through the sea on dry ground.6i The LORD will rule as king forever and ever."9 You will bring them and plant them on your own mountain, the place where you live, O LORD, the holy place that you built with your own hands, O Lord.1] Terror and dread will fall on them. Because of the power of your arm, they will be petrified until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people you purchased pass by.  The tribal leaders of Edom will be terrified. The powerful men of Moab will tremble. The people of Canaan will be deathly afraid.Y- People will hear of it and tremble. The people of Philistia will be in anguish.tc "Lovingly, you will lead the people you have saved. Powerfully, you will guide them to your holy dwelling.F  You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them./ Y "Who is like you among the gods, O LORD? Who is like you? You are glorious because of your holiness and awe-inspiring because of your splendor. You perform miracles.V ' Your breath blew the sea over them. They sank like lead in the raging water. 9 "The enemy said, 'I'll pursue them! I'll catch up with them! I'll divide the loot! I'll take all I want! I'll use my sword! I'll take all they have!'  With a blast from your nostrils, the water piled up. The waves stood up like a dam. The deep water thickened in the middle of the sea.  With your unlimited majesty, you destroyed those who attacked you. You sent out your burning anger. It burned them up like straw.r_ Your right hand, O LORD, wins glory because it is strong. Your right hand, O LORD, smashes your enemies.K The deep water covered them. They sank to the bottom like a rock.vg He has thrown Pharaoh's chariots and army into the sea. Pharaoh's best officers were drowned in the Red Sea.5g The LORD is a warrior! The LORD is his name.  The LORD is my strength and my song. He is my Savior. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will honor him./ [ Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: "I will sing to the LORD. He has won a glorious victory. He has thrown horses and their riders into the sea.5 When the Israelites saw the great power the LORD had used against the Egyptians, they feared the LORD and believed in him and in his servant Moses.ue That day the LORD saved Israel from the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the seashore. Meanwhile, the Israelites had gone through the sea on dry ground while the water stood like a wall on their right and on their left.+~Q The water flowed back and covered Pharaoh's entire army, as well as the chariots and the cavalry that had followed Israel into the sea. Not one of them survived.,}S Moses stretched his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the LORD swept them into the sea.#|A Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the water will flow back over the Egyptians, their chariots, and their cavalry.">{w He made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they could hardly move. Then the Egyptians shouted, "Let's get out of here! The LORD is fighting for Israel! He's against us!"|zs Just before dawn, the LORD looked down from the column of fire and smoke and threw the Egyptian camp into a panic.qy] The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and cavalry followed them into the sea. x and the Israelites went through the middle of the sea on dry ground. The water stood like a wall on their right and on their left.4wc Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. All that night the LORD pushed back the sea with a strong east wind and turned the sea into dry ground. The water divided,9vm between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp. The [column of] smoke was there when darkness came, and it lit up the night. Neither side came near the other all night long..uW The Messenger of God, who had been in front of the Israelites, moved behind them. So the column of smoke moved from in front of the Israelites and stood behind themt} The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored for what I did to Pharaoh, his chariots, and his cavalry." % The Israelites left Rameses to go to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, plus all the women and children.=% $ The LORD made the Egyptians generous to the people, and they gave them what they asked for. So the Israelites stripped Egypt of its wealth.z<o # The Israelites did what Moses had told them and asked the Egyptians for gold and silver jewelry and for clothes.; " So the people picked up their bread dough before it had risen and carried it on their shoulders in bowls, wrapped up in their clothes.l:S ! The Egyptians begged the people to leave the country quickly. They said, "Soon we'll all be dead!"U9% Take your flocks and herds, too, as you asked. Just go! And bless me, too!" 8;  Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron during the night. He said, "You and the Israelites must leave my people at once. Go, worship the LORD as you asked.,7S  Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the [other] Egyptians got up during the night. There was loud crying throughout Egypt because in every house someone had died.G6   At midnight the LORD killed every firstborn male in Egypt from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who ruled the land to the firstborn son of the prisoner in jail, and also every firstborn animal.G5   The Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.4}  you must answer, 'It's the Passover sacrifice in the LORD's honor. The LORD passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he killed the Egyptians.' " Then the people knelt, bowing with their faces touching the ground.E3  When your children ask you what this ceremony means to you,d2C  When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.b1?  "You must follow these instructions. They are a permanent law for you and your children.c0A  The LORD will go throughout Egypt to kill the Egyptians. When he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, he will pass over that doorway, and he will not let the destroyer come into your home to kill you.Q/  Take the branch of a hyssop plant, dip it in the blood which is in a bowl, and put some of the blood on the top and sides of the doorframes [of your houses]. No one may leave the house until morning..5  Then Moses called for all the leaders of Israel. He said to them, "Pick out a lamb or a young goat for your families, and kill the Passover animal.`-;  Eat nothing made with yeast. Wherever you live, you must eat [only] unleavened bread.":,o  There should be no yeast in your houses for seven days. Whoever eats anything with yeast in it must be excluded from the community of Israel, whether he is an Israelite or not. +  From the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day you must eat unleavened bread.f*G  You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread because it was on this very day that I brought you out of Egypt in organized family groups. This is a permanent law for future generations: You must celebrate this day.1)]  You must have a holy assembly on the first day and another one on the seventh. You must not work on these days except to prepare your own meals. That's all you may do.u(e  For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the very first day you must remove any yeast that you have in your houses. Whoever eats anything with yeast in it from the first day through the seventh day must be excluded from Israel./'Y  "This day will be one for you to remember. This is a permanent law for generations to come: You will celebrate this day as a pilgrimage festival in the LORD's honor.-&U But the blood on your houses will be a sign for your protection. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. Nothing will touch or destroy you when I strike Egypt.5%e "On that same night I will go throughout Egypt and kill every firstborn male, both human and animal. I will severely punish all the gods of Egypt, [because] I am the LORD.K$ This is how [you should be dressed when] you eat it: with your belt on, your sandals on your feet, and your shepherd's staff in your hand. You must eat it in a hurry. It is the LORD's Passover.c#A Don't leave any of it until morning. Anything left over in the morning must be burned up.S"! Don't eat any of it raw or boiled but roast the whole animal over a fire.!  The meat must be eaten that same night. It must be roasted over a fire and eaten with bitter herbs and unleavened bread.   They must take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they will eat the animals.&G  Take care of it until the fourteenth [day] of this month. "Then at dusk, all the assembled people from the community of Israel must slaughter their animals.mU  Your animal must be a one-year-old male that has no defects. You may choose a lamb or a young goat.G   A household may be too small to eat a whole animal. That household and the one next door can share one animal. Choose your animal based on the number of people and what each person can eat.!=  Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth [day] of this month each man must take a lamb or a young goat for his family-one animal per household.G   "This month will be the very first month of the year for you.2 c The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,3 Moses and Aaron showed Pharaoh all these amazing things. Yet, the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he wouldn't let the Israelites leave his country.{q The LORD had said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you. This is why I will do more amazing things in Egypt."C  Then all these officials of yours will come, bow down to me, and say, 'You and all the people who follow you, get out!' After that I will leave." Burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.7i  But where the Israelites are, not even a dog will be startled by any person or animal. This is how you will see that the LORD shows the distinction between Egypt and Israel.iM  There will be loud crying throughout Egypt, such as there has never been or ever will be again.Q  Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who rules the land, to the firstborn children of female slaves who use their handmills, including every firstborn domestic animal.dC  Moses said, "This is what the LORD says: About midnight I will go out among the Egyptians.  The LORD made the Egyptians kind to the people. And Moses was highly respected by Pharaoh's officials and all the Egyptians.}u  Now announce to the people [of Israel] that each man and woman must ask the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry.": q Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and Egypt. After that he will let you go. When he does, he will be certain to force all of you out of here.K  "You're right!" Moses answered. "You'll never see my face again."zo  Pharaoh said to Moses, "Get out of my sight! Don't ever let me see your face again. The day I do, you will die."K   But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he refused to let them go.G    All our livestock must go with us. Not one animal must be left behind. We'll have to use some of them for worshiping the LORD our God, and we won't know what we'll need until we get there."   But Moses said, "You must allow us to take [our animals] for the sacrifices and burnt offerings we have to make to the LORD our God.# A  Then Pharaoh called for Moses and said, "Go, worship the LORD! Even your women and children may go with you, but your flocks and herds must stay behind."   People couldn't see each other, and no one went anywhere for three days. But all the Israelites had light where they were living.mU  Moses lifted his hand toward the sky, and throughout Egypt there was total darkness for three days.   Then the LORD said to Moses, "Lift your hand toward the sky, and a darkness [so thick] that it can be felt will come over Egypt."R  But the LORD made Pharaoh stubborn, so he did not let the Israelites go.(K  Then the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind. It picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust was left anywhere in Egypt.3c  Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.r_  Please forgive my sin one more time. Pray to the LORD your God to take this deadly plague away from me."}u  Then Pharaoh quickly called for Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.S!  They covered all the ground until it was black [with them]. They ate all the plants and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant anywhere in Egypt.4c  They invaded all of Egypt and landed all over the country in great swarms. Never before had there been so many locusts like this, nor would there ever be that many again.C Moses held his staff over the land of Egypt, and the LORD made a wind from the east blow over the land all that day and all that night. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.-~U The LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over Egypt to bring locusts. They will invade Egypt and eat up every plant in the land-everything left by the hail."}1 No! Only the men may go to worship the LORD, since that's what you've been asking for." Then Moses and Aaron were thrown out of Pharaoh's palace.|3 Pharaoh said to them, "The LORD would have to be with you if I would ever let you take your women and children along. I know you're up to no good!5{e Moses answered, "Everyone! We'll be taking our young and old, our sons and daughters, our flocks and herds with us. For us it's a pilgrimage festival in the LORD's honor." z  So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. "Go, worship the LORD your God," he said to them. "But exactly who will be going?"?yy  Then Pharaoh's officials asked him, "How long will this man hold us in his grip? Let the Israelite men go to worship the LORD their God. When will you realize that Egypt is ruined?"oxY  They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and those of all the Egyptians. Your parents and ancestors never saw anything like this from the time they first came here until now." Moses turned and left Pharaoh."w?  They will cover the land so that the ground can't be seen. They will eat everything left by the hail, including every tree still standing in the fields.]v5  If you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country.Iu   So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me.Et  You will be able to tell your children and grandchildren exactly how I treated the Egyptians and what miraculous signs I did among them. This is how you will all know that I am the LORD."s % Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh. I have made him and his officials stubborn so that I can do these miraculous signs among them.lrS # Pharaoh was stubborn and would not let the Israelites go, as the LORD had predicted through Moses.q " When Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had stopped, he sinned again. He and his officials continued to be stubborn.Dp ! As soon as he left Pharaoh and went out of the city, Moses spread out his hands to the LORD in prayer. The thunder and the hail stopped, and no more rain came pouring down on the ground.Vo' Neither the wheat nor the wild grain was damaged, because they ripen later.)nnW  (The flax and the barley were ruined, because the barley had formed heads and the flax was in bloom.Pm  But I know that you and your officials still don't fear the LORD God."^l7  Moses replied, "As soon as I'm out of the city, I'll spread out my hands to the LORD in prayer. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail. This is how you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.k}  Pray to the LORD. We've had enough of God's thunder and hail. I'll let you go; you don't have to stay here any longer." j  Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. "This time I have sinned," he told them. "The LORD is right, and my people and I are wrong.]i5  The only place it didn't hail was the region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.9hm  All over Egypt the hail knocked down everything that was out in the open. It struck down people, animals, and every plant in the fields and destroyed every tree in the fields. g  It hailed, and lightning flashed while it hailed. This was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.f+  When Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD made it hail on Egypt.e'  Then the LORD said to Moses, "Lift your hand toward the sky, and hail will fall on people, animals, and every plant in the fields of Egypt."qd]  But those who didn't take the LORD's warning seriously left their servants and animals out in the open.c{  Those members of Pharaoh's court who listened to the LORD's warning brought their servants and cattle indoors quickly.>==j=G=.<<%;_::]99d987y7 66 544I3302X211%00\/// ..#-L,,K+\+**l))7(''&&.%% $u#""e! Q<\_'4AJD^d&b n   W tR(TBBj}O I will spread panic ahead of you to force the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites out of your way.| "I will send my terror ahead of you and throw any nation you meet into a panic. I will make all your enemies flee from you.t{c No woman in your land will miscarry or be unable to have children. I will let you live a normal life span.z{ You must serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your food and water. I will take away all sickness from among you. y Never worship or serve their gods or follow their practices. Instead, you must destroy their gods and crush their sacred stones..xW "My Messenger will go ahead of you and will bring you to [the land of] the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites. I will wipe them out. w But if you will listen to him and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an opponent to your opponents.v Pay attention to him, and listen to him. Don't defy him, because he will not forgive your disobedience. He is acting on my authority.u{ "I'm going to send a Messenger in front of you to protect you on your trip and bring you to the place I have prepared."t? "You must bring the best of the first produce harvested from your soil to the house of the LORD your God. "Never cook a young goat in its mother's milk.8sk "Never offer the blood of a sacrifice to me at the same time you offer anything containing yeast. The fat sacrificed at my festivals should never be left over in the morning.ure "These are the three times each year that all your men must come into the presence of the Master, the LORD.jqO "Celebrate the Festival of the Harvest with the first produce harvested from whatever you plant in your fields. "Celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the year when you harvest your crops from the fields.p  "Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread: For seven days you must eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Abib, because that was when you left Egypt. No one may come into my presence without an offering.So! "Three times a year you must celebrate a pilgrimage festival in my honor.~nw "Be careful [to do] everything I told you. "Never mention the names of other gods or let them be heard on your lips.Cm "For six days you will do your work, but on the seventh day you must not work. Then your ox and donkey can rest. The slaves born in your household and foreigners will also be refreshed.|ls but in the seventh year you must leave the land unplowed and unused. In that way the poor among your people will have food to eat, and wild animals may eat what the poor people leave. You must do the same with your vineyards and olive groves.Mk "For six years you may plant crops in your fields and harvest them,zjo "Never oppress foreigners. You know what it's like to be foreigners because you were foreigners living in Egypt.tic Never take a bribe, because bribes blind those who can see and deny justice to those who are in the right.xhk Avoid telling lies. Don't kill innocent or honest people, because I will never declare guilty people innocent.5gg "Never deny justice to poor people in court.f3 Whenever you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, don't leave it there. Be sure to help him with his animal.neW "Whenever you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering loose, be sure to take it back to him.;ds Never give special favors to poor people in court.zco Never follow a crowd in doing wrong. When you testify in court, don't side with the majority to pervert justice.zb q [The LORD continued,] "Never spread false rumors. Don't join forces with wicked people by giving false testimony.a/ "You must be my holy people. Never eat the meat of an animal that has been killed by wild animals out in the countryside. Throw it to the dogs."`5 You must do the same with your cattle and your sheep. They will stay with their mothers seven days, but on the eighth day you must give them to me.W_) "Never withhold your best wine from me. "You must give me your firstborn son.J^ "Never show disrespect for God or curse a leader of your people.]5 It may be the only clothes he has to cover his body. What else will he sleep in? When he cries out to me, I will listen because I am compassionate.b\? If you take any of your neighbor's clothes as collateral, give it back to him by sunset.x[k "If you lend money to my people-to any poor person among you-never act like a moneylender. Charge no interest.yZm I will become angry and have you killed in combat. Then your wives and children will become widows and orphans.WY) If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I will hear their cry.6Xi "Never take advantage of any widow or orphan.]W5 "Never mistreat or oppress foreigners, because you were foreigners living in Egypt.YV- "Whoever sacrifices to any god except the LORD must be condemned and destroyed.NU "Whoever has sexual intercourse with an animal must be put to death.!T? "Never let a witch live.S If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount of money equal to the bride-price for virgins.R) "Whenever a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sexual intercourse with her, he must pay the bride-price and marry her.Q If the owner is with the animal, the borrower doesn't have to make up for the loss. If it is rented, the rental fee covers the loss."P? "Whenever someone borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, the borrower must make up for the loss.O) If it was killed by a wild animal, he must bring in the dead body as evidence. He doesn't have to make up for an animal that has been killed._N9 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, he must make up for the owner's loss.\M3 The case between them must be settled by swearing an oath to the LORD that the neighbor did not take the other person's animal. The owner must accept the oath. The neighbor doesn't have to make up for the loss.[L1 "This is what you must do whenever someone gives his neighbor a donkey, a bull, a sheep, or any other kind of animal to keep for him, and it dies, is injured, or is captured in war, and there are no witnesses.2K_ If there is a dispute over the ownership of a bull, a donkey, a sheep, an article of clothing, or any [other] lost property which two people claim as their own, both people must bring their case to God. The one whom God declares guilty must make up for his neighbor's loss with double the amount.J If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must be brought to God to find out whether or not he took his neighbor's valuables.oIY "This is what you must do whenever someone gives his neighbor silver or [other] valuables to keep for him, and they are stolen from that person's house: If the thief is caught, he must make up for the loss with double the amount. If the bull gores a male or female slave, its owner must pay 12 ounces of silver to the slave's master, and the bull must be stoned.P= If the bull gores someone's son or daughter, this same ruling applies.<+ However, if only a cash settlement is demanded from the owner, the bull's owner may save his life by paying whatever price is demanded of him.W;) But if the bull has had the habit of goring, and the owner has been warned but has not kept it confined, and it kills a man or a woman, then the bull must be stoned and its owner must be put to death, too.):M "Whenever a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull must be stoned to death, and its meat may not be eaten. The bull's owner is free from any liability. 9 If the owner knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free to make up for the loss of the tooth.!8= "Whenever an owner hits his male or female slave in the eye and the slave is blinded, he must let the slave go free to make up for the loss of the eye.H7  a burn for a burn, a bruise for a bruise, a wound for a wound.W6) an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot,H5  If anyone is injured, the offender must pay a life for a life,k4Q "This is what you must do whenever men fight and injure a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely. If there are no other injuries, the offender must pay whatever fine the court allows the woman's husband to demand.n3W But if the slave gets up in a day or two, the owner must not be punished. The slave is his property. 2 "Whenever an owner hits his male or female slave with a stick so that the slave dies from the beating, the owner must be punished.S1! If the injured man can get up again and walk around outside with a cane, the one who hit him must not be punished. He must pay the injured man for the loss of his time and for all his medical expenses.01 "This is what you must do whenever men quarrel and one hits the other with a rock or with his fist and injures him so that he has to stay in bed.D/ "Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.z.o "Whoever kidnaps another person must be put to death, whether he has sold the kidnapped person or still has him.A- "Whoever hits his father or mother must be put to death., But whenever someone becomes so angry that he plans to kill his neighbor, you must take him away from my altar and put him to death.}+u If it wasn't done intentionally, but God let it happen, the killer should flee to a place I will set aside for you.F* "Whoever strikes someone and kills him must be put to death.o)Y If he doesn't give her these three things, she can go free, without paying any money for her freedom.i(M If that son marries another woman, he must not deprive the first wife of food, clothes, or sex.R' But if he has chosen her for his son, he must treat her like a daughter.T&# If she doesn't please the master who has chosen her as a wife, he must let her be bought back by one of her close relatives. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has treated her unfairly.g%I "Whenever a man sells his daughter into slavery, she will not go free the way male slaves do.+$Q then his master must bring him to God. The master must bring him to the door or the doorframe and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his slave for life.# But if he makes this statement: 'I hereby declare my love for my master, my wife, and my children. I don't want to leave as a free man,''"I If his master gives him a wife and she gives birth to sons or daughters, the wife and her children belong to the master, and the slave must leave by himself.}!u If he comes to you by himself, he must leave by himself. If he comes as a married man, his wife may leave with him. ; "Whenever you buy a Hebrew slave, he will be your slave for six years. In the seventh year he may leave as a free man, without paying for his freedom.Z 1 [The LORD continued,] "Here are the legal decisions to be used by the Israelites:kQ Never use stairs to go up to my altar. Otherwise, people will be able to see under your clothes."9 If you build an altar for me made out of stones, never make it with cut stone blocks. If you use a chisel on it, you will make it unacceptable to me.nW "You must build an altar for me made out of dirt. Sacrifice your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, your sheep, goats, and cattle on it. Wherever I choose to have my name remembered, I will come to you and bless you.S! Never make any gods of silver or gold for yourselves. Never worship them. The LORD said to Moses, "This is what you must say to the Israelites: You've seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.a= The people kept their distance while Moses went closer to the dark cloud where God was.  Moses answered the people, "Don't be afraid! God has come only to test you, so that you will be in awe of him and won't sin."tc Then they said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we'll listen. But don't let God speak to us, or we'll die!"B All the people heard the thunder and saw the lightning. They heard the blast of the ram's horn and saw the mountain covered with smoke. So they shook with fear and stood at a distance.I  "Never desire to take your neighbor's household away from him. "Never desire to take your neighbor's wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him."9o "Never lie when you testify about your neighbor.) "Never steal. = "Never commit adultery.+ "Never murder.y "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving you.Y- In six days the LORD made heaven, earth, and the sea, along with everything in them. He didn't work on the seventh day. That's why the LORD blessed the day he stopped his work and set this day apart as holy.fG The seventh day is the day of worship dedicated to the LORD your God. You, your sons, your daughters, your male and female slaves, your cattle, and the foreigners living in your city must never do any work [on that day]./ [ You have six days to do all your work.E  "Remember the day of worship by observing it as a holy day.  "Never use the name of the LORD your God carelessly. The LORD will make sure that anyone who carelessly uses his name will be punished.e E But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments.S ! Never worship them or serve them, because I, the LORD your God, am a God who does not tolerate rivals. I punish children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.|s Never make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water.#C "Never have any other god.K "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.' M Then God spoke all these words:8m So Moses went down to the people and told them.N The LORD said to him, "Go down, and bring Aaron back with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way through the boundary to come up to the LORD, or he will violently kill them.")M Moses said to the LORD, "The people can't come up Mount Sinai, because you warned us yourself to mark off a boundary around the mountain and consider it holy."  Even the priests who are allowed to come near the LORD must set themselves apart as holy, or the LORD will violently kill them."% The LORD said to him, "Go down and warn the people not to force their way through [the boundary] to see the LORD, or many of them will die.q] The LORD came down on top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up.q~] As the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking, and the voice of God answered him.B} All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the LORD had come down on it in fire. Smoke rose from the mountain like the smoke from a kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently.q|] Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.R{ On the morning of the second day, there was thunder and lightning with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram's horn [was heard]. All the people in the camp shook with fear.z{ Then Moses said to the people, "Be ready two days from now. Don't disqualify yourselves by having sexual intercourse."qy] After Moses went down the mountain to the people, he had them get ready, and they washed their clothes._x9 No one should touch them. They must be stoned or shot with arrows. No matter whether it's an animal or a person, it must not live. The people may go up the mountain [only] when the ram's horn sounds a long blast.".wW Mark off a boundary around the mountain for the people, and tell them not to go up the mountain or even touch it. Those who touch the mountain must be put to death.}vu and be ready by the day after tomorrow. On that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch.+uQ So the LORD said to Moses, "Go to the people, and tell them they have two days to get ready. They must set themselves apart as holy. Have them wash their clothesDt The LORD said to Moses, "I am coming to you in a storm cloud so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always believe you." Moses told the LORD what the people had said.s All the people answered together, "We will do everything the LORD has said." So Moses brought their answer back to the LORD. r  So Moses went down and called for the leaders of the people. He repeated to them all the words that the LORD had commanded him.wqi You will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.' These are the words you must speak to the Israelites."7pi If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine.o 'You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to my mountain.,nS Then Moses went up the mountain to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, "This is what you must say to the descendants of Jacob. Tell the Israelites,m Israel had moved from Rephidim and had come into the desert of Sinai. They had set up camp there in front of the mountain.Vl ) Two months after the Israelites left Egypt, they came to the desert of Sinai.Zk/ Moses sent his father-in-law on his way. So Jethro went back to his own country.,jS These men were the ones who usually settled disagreements among the people. They would bring difficult cases to Moses, but they settled all minor ones themselves.i} Moses chose capable men from all the Israelites and put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.Ih  Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.-gU If God commands you, and you do this, you will be able to continue your work, and all these people will have their disagreements settled so that they can go home."hfK Let them be the ones who usually settle disagreements among the people. They should bring all important cases to you, but they should settle all minor cases themselves. Make it easier for yourself by letting them help you.8ek "But choose capable men from all the people, men who fear God, men you can trust, men who hate corruption. Put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.pd[ You must instruct them in the laws and the teachings, show them how to live, and tell them what to do.$cC Now listen to me, and I'll give you some advice. May God be with you! You must be the people's representative to God and bring their disagreements to him.mbU You and your people will wear yourselves out. This is too much work for you. You can't do it alone!Ga  Moses' father-in-law replied, "What you're doing is not good. ` Whenever they have a disagreement and bring it to me, I decide which person is right, and I tell them God's laws and instructions."b_? Moses answered his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to find out God's will.b^? When Moses' father-in-law saw everything Moses was doing for the people, he asked, "Why are you doing this for the people? Why do you sit here alone, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?"] The next day Moses was settling disagreements among the people. The people stood around Moses from morning until evening.H\  Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the leaders of Israel came to eat the meal with Moses' father-in-law in God's presence.e[E who treated Israel with contempt. Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods."Z! He said, "Thank the LORD! He rescued you from the Egyptians and their Pharaoh and rescued these people from the control of the Egyptians,Y Jethro was delighted [to hear] about all the good things the LORD had done for Israel in rescuing them from the Egyptians.8Xk Moses told his father-in-law everything the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel, all the hardships they had had on the way, and how the LORD had saved them.;Wq So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. Moses bowed with his face touching the ground and kissed Jethro. After they asked each other how they were, they went into the tent.tVc Jethro had sent word to Moses, "I'm coming to [visit] you, [and I'm bringing] your wife and her two sons."U  Moses' father-in-law Jethro brought Moses' sons and wife to Moses in the desert where he was camped near the mountain of God.T7 The name of the other was Eliezer [My God Is a Helper], because he said, "My father's God was my helper. He saved me from Pharaoh's death sentence."S along with her two sons. The one son was named Gershom [Foreigner], because Moses said, "I was a foreigner living in another country."`R; When Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had taken her in,1Q _ Moses' father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people Israel and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.P! He said, "Because a hand was lifted against the LORD's throne, he will be at war against the Amalekites from one generation to the next."CO Moses built an altar and called it The LORD Is My Banner.2N_ The LORD said to Moses, "Write this reminder on a scroll, and make sure that Joshua hears it, too: I will completely erase any memory of the Amalekites from the earth."9Mo So Joshua defeated the Amalekite army in battle.KL Eventually, Moses' hands felt heavy. So Aaron and Hur took a rock, put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron held up one hand, and Hur held up the other. His hands remained steady until sunset.K  As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel would win, but as soon as he put his hands down, the Amalekites would start to win.zJo Joshua did as Moses told him and fought the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of the hill.:Io Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men. Then fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill. I will hold in my hand the staff God told me to take along."2Ha The Amalekites fought Israel at Rephidim.2G_ He named that place Massah [Testing] and Meribah [Complaining] because the Israelites complained and because they tested the LORD, asking, "Is the LORD with us or not?"KF I'll be standing in front of you there by a rock at Mount Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." Moses did this while the leaders of Israel watched him.+EQ The LORD answered Moses, "Bring some of the leaders of Israel with you, and go to where the people can see you. Take the staff you used to strike the Nile River.qD] So Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? They're almost ready to stone me!"AC} But the people were thirsty for water there. They complained to Moses and asked, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Was it to make us, our children, and our livestock die of thirst?"B5 So they complained to Moses by saying, "Give us water to drink!" Moses said to them, "Why are you complaining to me? Why are you testing the LORD?"GA  The whole community of Israelites left the desert of Sin and traveled from place to place as the LORD commanded them. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.F@$ (Now, the standard dry measure at that time held 20 quarts.) ?# The Israelites ate manna for 40 years until they came to a place to settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of Canaan.z>o" Aaron put the jar of manna in front of the words of God's promise to be kept there, as the LORD commanded Moses.=! Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar, put two quarts of manna in it, and put it in the LORD's presence to be kept for your descendants."\<3 Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: Take two quarts of manna to be kept for your descendants. This way they will see the food that I gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you out of Egypt."; The Israelites called the food [manna]. It was like coriander seeds. It was white and tasted like wafers made with honey.D: So the people never worked on the seventh day of the week.G9  Remember: The LORD has given you this day of worship. That's why he gives you enough food on the sixth day for two days. On the seventh day you may not leave. Everyone, stay where you are."q8] The LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do?[71 On the seventh day some people went out to gather food, but they didn't find any.k6Q You can gather food on six days, but on the seventh day, the day of worship, you won't find any." 5 "Eat it today," Moses said, "because today is a day of worship dedicated to the LORD. You won't find anything on the ground today.r4_ So they saved it until the next morning as Moses had commanded, but it didn't smell or have worms in it.~3w He said to them, "This is what the LORD said: Tomorrow is a day of worship, a holy day of worship dedicated to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Save all that's left over, and keep it until tomorrow morning."27 But on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts per person. All the leaders of the community came to Moses and told him about it.j1O Each morning they gathered as much food as they could eat. When the sun was hot, it melted away.07 But some of them didn't listen to Moses. They kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and smelled bad. So Moses was angry with them.M/ Then Moses said to them, "No one may keep any of it until morning."D. They measured it into two-quart containers. Those who had gathered more didn't have too much. Those who had gathered less didn't have too little. They gathered as much as they could eat.L- So that is what the Israelites did. Some gathered more, some less., This is what the LORD has commanded: Each of you should gather as much as you can eat. Take two quarts for each person in your tent."4+c When the Israelites saw it, they asked each other, "What is this?" because they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, "It's the food the LORD has given you to eat.m*U When the dew was gone, the ground was covered with a thin layer of flakes like frost on the ground.u)e That evening quails came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.A(} "I've heard the Israelites complaining. Tell them, 'At dusk you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat all the food you want. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'" '= The LORD said to Moses,*&O While Aaron was speaking to the whole community of Israelites, they looked toward the desert. Suddenly, they saw the glory of the LORD in the [column of] smoke.%  Moses said to Aaron, "Tell the whole community of Israelites, 'Come into the LORD's presence. He has heard you complaining.'"f$G Moses also said, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the food you want in the morning. The LORD has heard you complaining about him. Who are we? You're not complaining about us but about the LORD."# In the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard you complaining about him. Why are you complaining about us?" "  So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt.!{ But on the sixth day when they prepare what they bring home, it should be twice as much as they gather on other days."x k The LORD said to Moses, "I'm going to send you food from heaven like rain. Each day the people should go out and gather only what they need for that day. In this way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.V' The Israelites said to them, "If only the LORD had let us die in Egypt! There we sat by our pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted! You brought us out into this desert to let us all starve to death!"M In the desert the whole community complained about Moses and Aaron.G  The whole community of Israelites moved from Elim and came to the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai. This was on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt.q] Next, they went to Elim, where there were 12 springs and 70 palm trees. They camped there by the water. Ww~}}}L||K{zz\yyNxx@wwEvxvuu8tt,ssrrrQrqq?ppp6oo}o=nnn=mmzmlzlktkjjujiiChhRgg5ff1eeWdddPcc6bbb4baa2``K`__;^^]]](\\f\%[[[OZZ`YYY+XX_WWoVVaUU@TT,SS RR2QQ~QPlOOLNNqMMM*LL,KKJ I^I HSG(FFTEEEGDDUCCnCBWBAAoA1@@>??}?>>=F] "Aaron's holy clothes will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them.>=w It is a permanent law that the Israelites give this portion to Aaron and his sons as a contribution. This will also be their contribution to the LORD from the fellowship offerings.G<  Set apart as holy the breast that is offered to the LORD and the thigh that is the contribution. Both will come from the ram used for the ordination. They both belong to Aaron and his sons.y;m "Take the breast from the ram used for Aaron's ordination, and present it to the LORD. This will be your share.2:_ Then take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. It's a soothing aroma in the LORD's presence, an offering by fire to the LORD._99 Put all of these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, who will offer them to the LORD.83 From the basket of unleavened bread which is in the LORD's presence, take a round loaf of bread, a ring of bread made with olive oil, and a wafer.e7E "From this [same] ram take the fat, the fat from the tail, the fat that covers the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. (This is the ram for the ordination.)]65 Take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. In this way Aaron, his sons, and their clothes will be holy.f5G Slaughter it, take some of the blood, and put it on the right ear lobes of Aaron and his sons, on their right thumbs, and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw the [rest of the] blood against the altar on all sides.Z4/ "Take the other ram. Then Aaron and his sons will place their hands on its head.y3m Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It's a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.v2g Cut the ram into pieces, wash the internal organs and legs, and put them with the other pieces and the head.T1# Slaughter it, take the blood, and throw it against the altar on all sides.\03 "Take one of the rams. Then Aaron and his sons will place their hands on its head.d/C But burn the bull's meat, skin, and excrement outside the camp. It is an offering for sin..7 "Then take all the fat that covers the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.-! Take some of the bull's blood, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger. Pour the rest of it out at the bottom of the altar.[,1 Slaughter the bull in the LORD's presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting.+{ "Then bring the young bull to the front of the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons will place their hands on its head.<*s and put turbans on them. Tie belts around the waists of Aaron and his sons. They alone are to be priests; this is a permanent law. In this way you will ordain Aaron and his sons.G)  "Have his sons come forward. Dress them in their linen robes,F( Take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.@'} Put his turban on him, and fasten the holy crown to it.*&O Take the clothes, and put them on Aaron-the linen robe, the ephod and the robe that is worn with it, and the breastplate. Use the belt to tie it on him tightly._%9 "Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and wash them.e$E Put the bread in a basket, and bring the basket along with the young bull and the two rams.##A Use the finest wheat flour, but no yeast, and bake some loaves of bread, some rings of bread made with olive oil, and some wafers brushed with olive oil.H"  [The LORD continued,] "Now, this is what you must do in order to set Aaron and his sons apart to serve me as priests: "Take a young bull that has no defects and two rams that have no defects.{!q+ Aaron and his sons must wear them when they go into the tent of meeting or when they come near the altar to serve as priests in the holy place. Then they will be blameless and won't die. "This is a permanent law for him and his descendants."G  * "Make linen undergarments to cover them down to their thighs.) Put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and set them apart to serve me as priests.vg( "Also make linen robes, belts, and turbans for Aaron's sons. These clothes will give them dignity and honor.' "Make the specially woven inner robe of fine linen. Make the turban of fine linen, but the belt should be embroidered with colored yarn.& It will be on Aaron's forehead. He's the one to be blamed for anything done wrong when the Israelites bring their holy offerings-whatever their gifts may be. The medallion must always be on Aaron's forehead so that the LORD will accept their offerings.Y-% Fasten a violet cord to it, and tie it so that it's on the front of the turban.vg$ "Make a flower-shaped medallion out of pure gold, and engrave on it (as on a signet ring): Holy to the LORD.:o# Aaron must wear it when he serves as priest. The sound of the bells must be heard when he comes into and goes out of the LORD's presence in the holy place so that he won't die.T#" a gold bell alternating with a pomegranate all around the hem of the robe.}u! All around the hem of the robe make pomegranates of violet, purple, and bright red yarn with gold bells in between-  Make an opening for the head in the center with a reinforced edge (like a leather collar) all around it to keep it from tearing.Q "Make the robe that is worn with the ephod entirely of violet material.>w Put the Urim and Thummim into the breastplate for decision-making. They, too, will be over Aaron's heart when he comes into the LORD's presence. In this way whenever he's in the LORD's presence, Aaron will always be carrying over his heart the [means for determining the LORD's] decisions for the Israelites.eE "Whenever Aaron goes into the holy place, he will be carrying the names of the sons of Israel over his heart as a constant reminder in the LORD's presence. He must do this by wearing the breastplate for decision-making.I  Then the breastplate should be fastened by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. This will attach it just above the belt of the ephod and will hold the breastplate in place.6g Make two [more] gold rings, and fasten them to the bottom of the shoulder straps on the front of the ephod. This will be close to the seam just above the belt of the ephod.{ Make two gold rings, and fasten them to the other two corners of the breastplate on the inside edge next to the ephod.# Fasten the other ends of the ropes to the two settings on the shoulder straps of the ephod [so that the breastplate hangs] in front of it.^7 Then fasten the two gold ropes to the rings at the [top] corners of the breastplate.k Q Make two gold rings for the breastplate. Attach them to the two [top] corners of the breastplate.P  "For the breastplate make chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes.  The stones correspond to the 12 sons of Israel, by name, each stone engraved (like a signet ring) with the name of one of the 12 tribes.Z / In the fourth row put beryl, onyx, and gray quartz. Mount them in gold settings.; s In the third row put jacinth, agate, and amethyst.@} In the second row put turquoise, sapphire, and crystal.iM Fasten four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row put red quartz, topaz, and emerald.6i Fold it in half so that it's 9 inches square.-U "Make the breastplate for decision-making as creatively as you make the ephod. Make it out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn and out of fine linen yarn.cA and two chains of pure gold, twisted like ropes, and fasten these chains to the settings.3 Make gold settingsE and fasten them on the shoulder straps of the ephod as reminders of who the Israelites are. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders as a reminder in the LORD's presence. Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the same way a jeweler engraves a signet ring. Mount them in gold settings,\3 in birth order-six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other.S! Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of IsraelM~ Make the belt that is attached to the ephod out of the same fabric.d}C It will have two shoulder straps attached at the [top] corners so that it can be fastened.||s "Make the ephod out of fine linen yarn. Creatively work gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn into the fabric.R{ They must use gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and fine linen.'zI These are the clothes they will make: a breastplate, an ephod and the robe that is worn with it, another specially woven linen robe, the chief priest's turban, and a cloth belt. They will make these holy clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they can serve me as priests.3ya "Tell all those who have the skill-those to whom I have given this ability-to make Aaron's clothes. These clothes will set him apart as holy when he serves me as priest.Qx Make holy clothes for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.*w Q [The LORD continued,] "Out of all the Israelites, bring your brother Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar to you. They will serve me as priests.v In the tent of meeting outside the canopy where the words of my promise are, Aaron and his descendants must keep the lamps lit in the LORD's presence from evening until morning. This is a permanent law among the Israelites for generations to come."u{ "For the lighting, you must command the Israelites to bring you pure, virgin olive oil so that the lamps won't go out.t "All the things for the tent, no matter how they're used, including all the pegs for the tent and the courtyard, must be made of bronze.s The courtyard should be 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 71/2 feet high, with [curtains] made of fine linen yarn and with bronze bases.frG All the posts around the courtyard should have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.>qw "The entrance to the courtyard must have a 30-foot screen made from fine linen yarn, embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn, [hung] on four posts [set in] four bases.p woi Each side [of the entrance] will be 221/2 feet wide with curtains [hung on] three posts [set in] three bases.\n3 On the east end, facing the rising sun, the courtyard should also be 75 feet wide.ymm "The courtyard on the west end should be 75 feet wide and have curtains [hung] on ten posts [set in] ten bases.(lK The north side should be the same: 150 feet long, with curtains on 20 posts set in 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts should be made of silver.qk] [hung] on 20 posts [set in] 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts should be made of silver.j "Make a courtyard for the tent. The south side of the courtyard should be 150 feet long and have curtains made out of fine linen yarn,{iq "Make the altar out of boards so that it's hollow inside. It must be made just as you were shown on the mountain.[h1 The poles should be put through the rings on both sides of the altar to carry it.Sg! "Make poles out of acacia wood for the altar, and cover them with bronze.[f1 Put the grate under the ledge of the altar so that it comes halfway up the altar.veg "Make a grate for it out of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring for [each of] the four corners of the grate.d "Make all the utensils for it out of bronze: pots for taking away the altar's ashes, also shovels, bowls, forks, and incense burners. c Make a horn at each of its four corners. The four horns and the altar must be made out of one piece [of wood] covered with bronze.tb e [The LORD continued,] "Make an altar out of acacia wood. It should be 71/2 feet square, and 41/2 feet high.a-% Make five posts of acacia wood for the screen and cover them with gold. Make gold hooks for this screen. Cast five bronze bases for the posts." `$ "For the entrance of the outer tent, make a screen out of fine linen yarn, embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn._# "Place the table outside the canopy on the north side of the inner tent, and put the lamp stand opposite the table on the south side.L^" Put the throne of mercy that is on the ark in the most holy place.;]q! Hang the canopy from the fasteners in the ceiling, and put the ark containing the words of my promise under it. The canopy will mark off the most holy place from the holy place.t\c Use gold hooks to hang it on four posts of acacia wood covered with gold, standing in four silver sockets.v[g "Make a canopy of violet, purple, and bright red yarn. Creatively work an angel design into fine linen yarn.WZ) "Set up the inner tent according to the plans you were shown on the mountain.oYY Cover the frames with gold, make gold rings to hold the crossbars, and cover the crossbars with gold.XX+ The middle crossbar will run from one end to the other, halfway up the frames.tWc five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the far end of the inner tent, the west side.`V; "Make crossbars out of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the inner tent,]U5 There will be eight frames with 16 silver sockets, two at the bottom of each frame. T These will be held together at the bottom and held tightly at the top by a single ring. Both corner frames will be made this way.US% Make two frames for [each of] the corners at the far end of the inner tent.8Rm Make six frames for the far end, the west side.@Q} and 40 silver sockets, two at the bottom of each frame.>Py For the north side of the inner tent [make] 20 framesOy Then make 40 silver sockets at the bottom of the 20 frames, two sockets at the bottom of each frame for the two pegs.=Nw Make 20 frames for the south side of the inner tent.WM) with two identical pegs. Make all the frames for the inner tent the same way.=Lw Each frame is to be 15 feet long and 27 inches wide,AK "Make a framework out of acacia wood for the inner tent.}Ju Make a cover of rams' skins that have been dyed red for the outer tent. Over that put a cover made of fine leather.1I] There will be 18 inches left over on each side because of the length of the outer tent's sheets. That part should hang over each side in order to cover the inner tent.OH The remaining half-sheet should hang over the back of the inner tent.tGc Make 50 bronze fasteners, and put them through the loops to link the inner tent together as a single unit.DF Make 50 loops along the edge of the end sheet in each set.E1 Sew five of the sheets together into one set and the remaining six into another set. Fold the sixth sheet in half [to hang] in front of the tent.ED Each of the 11 sheets will be 45 feet long and 6 feet wide.SC! "Make 11 sheets of goats' hair to form an outer tent over the inner tent.wBi Make 50 gold fasteners. Use them to link the [two sets of] sheets together so that the tent is a single unit./A[ placing the loops opposite each other.K@ Make 50 violet loops along the edge of the end sheet in each set,b?? Five of the sheets must be sewn together, and the other five must also be sewn together.L> Each sheet will be 42 feet long and 6 feet wide-all the same size.== w [The LORD continued,] "Make the inner tent with ten sheets made from fine linen yarn. Take violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and creatively work an angel design into the fabric.V<'( Be sure to make them according to the plans you were shown on the mountain."Q;' Use 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lamp stand and all the utensils.A:& The tongs and incense burners must be made of pure gold.l9S% "Make seven lamps, and set them on the lamp stand so that they light up [the area] in front of it.m8U$ The buds and branches should also be hammered out of the same piece of pure gold as the lamp stand.g7I# There should be a bud under each of the three pairs of branches coming out of the lamp stand.n6W" The lamp stand itself is to have four flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals.5! Each of the six branches coming out of the lamp stand is to have three flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals.g4I Six branches are to come out of the sides, three branches on one side and three on the other./3Y "Make a lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals must be hammered out of one piece of gold.e2E Put the bread of the presence on this table so that it will be in front of me all the time.1 Make plates and dishes for the table out of pure gold, as well as pitchers and bowls to be used for pouring wine offerings.c0A Make the poles out of acacia wood, cover them with gold, and use them to carry the table.b/? The rings are to be close to the rim. They are to hold the poles for carrying the table.d.C Make four gold rings for it, and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are.X-+ Make a rim three inches wide around it, and put a gold molding around the rim.D, Cover it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it.Z+/ "Make a table of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. * I will be above the throne of mercy between the angels whenever I meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.u)e After you put into the ark the words of my promise which I will give you, place the throne of mercy on top.(5 The angels should have their wings spread above the throne of mercy, overshadowing it. They should face each other, looking at the throne of mercy.\'3 one on each end. Form the angels and the throne of mercy out of one piece of gold.W&) Make two angels out of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy,f%G "Make a throne of mercy to cover the ark out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.W$) Then you will put into the ark the words of my promise which I will give you.I#  The poles must stay in the rings of the ark. Never remove them.W") Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.=!w Make poles of acacia wood, and cover them with gold.` ; Cast four gold rings for it, and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on each side.S! Cover it with pure gold inside and out, and put a gold molding around it.Y- "Make an ark of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.X+ Make the tent and all its furnishings exactly like the plans I am showing you.O "Then have them make a holy place for me, and I will live among them.mU onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the [chief priest's] ephod and his breastplate.cA olive oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense,9o rams' skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,G  violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats' hair,_9 This is the kind of contribution you will accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze,+ "Tell the Israelites to choose something to give me as a special contribution. You must accept whatever contribution each person freely gives. = The LORD said to Moses,nW Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain. He stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights.dC To the Israelites, the glory of the LORD looked like a raging fire on top of the mountain.!= The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from inside the cloud.E So Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered it.% He said to the leaders, "Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Take all your disagreements to them."\3 Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up on the mountain of God.I  The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the teachings and the commandments I have written for the people's instruction."h K God didn't harm these leaders of the Israelites. So they saw God, and then they ate and drank.  They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made out of sapphire as clear and blue as the sky itself.M  Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 of Israel's leaders.: o Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, "Here is the blood which seals the promise that the LORD has made to you based on everything you have just heard." 1 Then he took the Book of the LORD's Promise and read it while the people listened. They said, "We will obey and do everything the LORD has said."lS Moses took half of the blood and put it into bowls, and he threw the other half against the altar.~w Then he sent young Israelite men, and they sacrificed bulls as burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD.3a So Moses wrote down all the LORD's words. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and [set up] 12 sacred stones for the 12 tribes of Israel.3a Moses went and told the people all the LORD's words and legal decisions. Then all the people answered with one voice, "We will do everything the LORD has told us to do."kQ Moses may come near the LORD, but the others may not. The people must not come along with Moses."  The LORD said to Moses, "You and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 of Israel's leaders come up the mountain to me and worship at a distance.wi! Never let them live in your land, or they will make you sin against me and trap you into serving their gods."6i Never make a treaty with them and their gods.jO "I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and from the Sinai Desert to the Euphrates River. I will put the people living in the land under your control, and you will force them out of your way. Little by little I will force them out of your way until you have increased enough in number to take possession of the land.~ I will not force them out of your way in one year. Otherwise, the land would be deserted, and wild animals would take over. 9~~~ }P||{UzyyBxxDwwvuu=tt rqqq pp*onnSmmllikkFjsjixhhggDffZezddFccbaaF`__2^d]]S\\5[[|ZZhZ YY*X~XWsVVSUTTbSRR QQPrONNMMKLQKKJIIHlGG9FFEE DCCmBB!AAp@@j@.??\>>}>-==p<_% He made the lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals were hammered out of one piece [of gold].=% For the table he made plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers to be used for pouring wine offerings. All of them were made out of pure gold.N<% These poles were made out of acacia wood and were covered with gold.W;)% The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles for carrying the table.n:W% He cast four gold rings for it and fastened the rings to the four corners, where the four legs were.V9'% He made a rim 3 inches wide around it and put a gold molding around the rim.H8 % He covered it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it.b7?% He made the table out of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.6% The angels had their wings spread above the throne of mercy, overshadowing it. They faced each other, looking at the throne of mercy.c5A% one on each end. He formed the angels and the throne of mercy out of one piece [of gold]._49% Then he made two angels out of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy,Y3-% He made the throne of mercy out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.U2%% He put them through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.K1% Then he made poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold.L0% He cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on each side.W/)% He covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold molding around it.d. E% Bezalel made the ark out of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.:-o$& They also made five posts with hooks for [hanging] the screen. They covered the tops of the posts and the bands with gold, but the five bases for the posts were made of bronze.,#$% They made a screen out of fine linen yarn for the entrance to the outer tent. It was embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn.+7$$ They made four posts of acacia wood for it and covered them with gold. They made gold hooks for the posts, and they cast four silver bases for them.*%$# They made the canopy out of violet, purple, and bright red yarn and fine linen yarn. An angel design was creatively worked into the fabric.)}$" They covered the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also covered the crossbars with gold.h(K$! They made the middle crossbar so that it ran from one end to the other, halfway up the frames.'y$ five were for those on the other side, and five were for the frames on the far side of the inner tent, the west side.n&W$ They also made crossbars out of acacia wood. Five were for the frames on one side of the inner tent,Z%/$ There were eight frames with 16 silver sockets, two at the bottom of each frame.$$ They were held together at the bottom and held tightly at the top by a single ring. Both corner frames were made this way.Z#/$ They made two frames for [each of] the corners at the far end of the inner tent.="w$ They made six frames for the far end, the west side.@!}$ and 40 silver sockets, two at the bottom of each frame.D $ For the north side of the inner tent [they made] 20 frames$ Then they made 40 silver sockets at the bottom of the 20 frames, two sockets at the bottom of each frame for the two pegs.C$ They made 20 frames for the south side of the inner tent.]5$ with two identical pegs. They made all the frames for the inner tent this same way.8m$ Each frame was 15 feet long and 27 inches wide,F$ They made a framework out of acacia wood for the inner tent.$ They made a cover out of rams' skins that had been dyed red for the outer tent, and over that they put a cover made of fine leather.^7$ They also made 50 bronze fasteners to link the inner tent together as a single unit.N$ Then they made 50 loops along the edge of the end sheet in each set.eE$ Five of the sheets were sewn together into one set, and the remaining six into another set.@}$ Each of the 11 sheets was 45 feet long and 6 feet wide.W)$ They made 11 sheets of goats' hair to form an outer tent over the inner tent.$ They also made 50 gold fasteners. They used them to link the [two sets of] sheets together so that the inner tent was a single unit./[$ placing the loops opposite each other.U%$ Then they made 50 violet loops along the edge of the end sheet in each set,\3$ Five of the sheets were sewn together, and the other five were also sewn together.H $ Each sheet was 42 feet long and 6 feet wide-all the same size.S!$ All the skilled craftsmen among the workers made the inner tent with ten sheets made from fine linen yarn and violet, purple, and bright red yarn. An angel design was creatively worked into the fabric.C$ The material they had was more than enough to do the job.j O$ So Moses gave instructions to have the following message announced all over camp: "No man or woman needs to make anything more to give as their special contribution to the holy place." Then the people stopped bringing gifts.u e$ They said, "The people are bringing much more than we need for doing the work the LORD commanded us to do." $ Finally, all the skilled craftsmen who were working on the holy place stopped what they were doing. They all came to Moses.J $ Moses turned over to them all the contributions the Israelites had brought for the work of constructing the holy place. But the people still kept bringing him freewill offerings every morning. -$ Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every other craftsman to whom the LORD had given these skills and who was willing to come and do the work. 7$ [Moses continued,] "So Bezalel and Oholiab will do the work as the LORD has commanded. They will do this with the help of every other craftsman to whom the LORD has given the necessary skills and talents. They will know how to do all the work for constructing the holy place."/Y## The LORD has made these men highly skilled in all trades. They can do the work of jewelers, carpenters, and designers. They know how to embroider violet, purple and bright red yarn on fine linen. They know how to weave yarn on a loom. They can do all kinds of trades. They are master artists."|s#" Also, the LORD has given Bezalel and Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan the ability to teach others.eE#! He knows how to cut and set stones and how to work with wood. He's an expert in all trades.F# He's a master artist familiar with gold, silver, and bronze.# The LORD has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, making him highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable in all trades.# Then Moses said to the Israelites, "The LORD has chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.P# Every Israelite man and woman who was willing brought all these items to the LORD as a freewill offering. They brought these items to be used to make everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.zo# They also brought the spices and the olive oil for the lamps, the anointing oil, and the sweet-smelling incense.|s# The leaders brought onyx stones and other precious stones to be set in the [chief priest's] ephod and breastplate.P~# All the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goats' hair.}!# All the women who were skilled in spinning yarn brought violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and fine linen, which they had made by hand.*|O# Those who could give silver or bronze brought it as their contribution to the LORD. Those who had acacia wood that could be used in the construction brought it.{ # Those who had violet, purple, or bright red yarn, fine linen, goats' hair, rams' skins dyed red, or fine leather brought them.Fz# All who were willing-men and women alike-came and brought all kinds of gold jewelry: pins, earrings, signet rings, and pendants. They took these gifts of gold and offered them to the LORD.Yy-# Those who were willing and whose hearts moved them came and brought their contributions to the LORD. The gifts were used to construct the tent of meeting, to pay other expenses, and to make the holy clothes.7xk# Then the whole Israelite community left Moses.-wU# the special clothes worn for official duties in the holy place-both the holy clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests."Cv# the pegs for the tent and the courtyard with their ropes,muU# the curtains for the courtyard, the posts, bases, and the screen for the entrance to the courtyard,|ts# the altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its accessories, the basin with its stand,s # the altar for incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet-smelling incense, the screen for the entrance to the tent,irM# the lamp stand used for the light with its utensils, its lamps and the olive oil for the lamps,Nq# the table with its poles, all the dishes, the bread of the presence,Mp# the ark with its poles, the throne of mercy and the canopy over it,uoe# the inner tent, the outer tent, and cover, along with the fasteners, frames, crossbars, posts, and sockets,dnC# "Have all the skilled craftsmen among you come and make everything the LORD has commanded:imM# onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the [chief priest's] ephod and breastplate.clA# olive oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense,9ko# rams' skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,Gj # violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats' hair,8ik# Choose something of your own to give as a special contribution to the LORD. Let everyone who is willing bring this kind of contribution to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze,ah=# Then Moses said to the whole Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded:Jg# Never light a fire in any of your homes on this day of worship."Df# You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day of worship, a day when you don't work. It is dedicated to the LORD. Whoever does any work on this day should be put to death.e }# Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things the LORD has commanded you to do: d"# they would see that Moses' face was shining. Then Moses would put the veil back on until he went in again to speak with the LORD.>cw"" But whenever Moses went into the LORD's presence to speak with him, he took off the veil until he came out. Whenever he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,Lb"! When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face.a" After that, all the other Israelites came near him, and he commanded them to do everything the LORD told him on Mount Sinai.y`m" Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him. Then Moses spoke to them.x_k" When Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses and saw his face shining, they were afraid to come near him.'^I" Moses came down from Mount Sinai, carrying the two tablets with God's words on them. His face was shining from speaking with the LORD, but he didn't know it.]3" Moses was there with the LORD 40 days and 40 nights without food or water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the promise, the ten commandments.\" Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, because on the basis of these words I'm making a promise to Israel and to you."'[I" "You must bring the first and best of the produce harvested from your soil to the house of the LORD your God. "Never cook a young goat in its mother's milk."AZ}" "Never offer the blood of a sacrifice to me at the same time you offer anything containing yeast. No part of the sacrifice at the Passover festival should be left over in the morning.>Yw" I will force nations out of your way and will expand [your country's] borders. No one will want to take away your land while you're gone three times a year to the LORD's festivals.mXU" "Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of the Master, the LORD God of Israel.!W=" "You must celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the first grain from your wheat harvest, and the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the season.V/" "You may work six days, but on the seventh day you must not work. Even during the time of plowing or harvesting you must not work [on this day].vUg" It will cost you a sheep or a goat to buy back the firstborn donkey. If you don't buy it back, then you must break the donkey's neck. You must buy back every firstborn of your sons. "No one may come into my presence without an offering.Ty" "Every first male offspring is mine, even the firstborn males of all your livestock, whether cattle, sheep, or goats.YS-" "You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you must eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, because in that month you came out of Egypt.R7" "Never make an idol.8Qk" Then your sons will end up marrying their daughters. When their daughters chase after their gods as though they were prostitutes, they'll lead your sons to do the same thing.hPK" Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in that land. When they chase after their gods as though they were prostitutes and sacrifice to them, they may invite you to eat the meat from their sacrifices with them.O" (Never worship any other god, because the LORD is a God who does not tolerate rivals. In fact, he is known for not tolerating rivals.){Nq" But tear down their altars, crush their sacred stones, and cut down their poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.M" Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you're going. This will prove to be a trap to you.L)" Do everything that I command today. Then I will force the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites out of your way. K " The LORD said, "I'm making my promise again. In front of all your people I will perform miracles that have never been done in any other nation in all the world. All the people around you will see how awesome these miracles are that I will perform for you.,JS" Then he said, "Lord, please go with us! Even though we are impossible to deal with, forgive our sin and the wrong we have done, and accept us as your own people."MI" Immediately, Moses knelt, bowing with his face touching the ground.{Hq" He continues to show his love to thousands of generations, forgiving wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. He never lets the guilty go unpunished, punishing children and grandchildren for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation."G7" Then he passed in front of Moses, calling out, "The LORD, the LORD, a compassionate and merciful God, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.dFC" The LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him and called out his name "the LORD."5Ee" So Moses cut two [more] stone tablets like the first ones. Early the next morning he went up on Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, carrying the two stone tablets.D" No one may come with you or even be seen anywhere on the mountain. Even the flocks and herds may not graze in front of this mountain."tCc" Be ready in the morning. Then come up on Mount Sinai, and stand in my presence on the top of the mountain.(B M" The LORD said to Moses, "Cut two [more] stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets which you smashed._A9! Then I will take my hand away, and you'll see my back, but my face must not be seen."~@w! When my glory passes by, I will put you in a crevice in the cliff and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.X?+! Then the LORD said, "Look, there's a place near me. Stand by this rocky cliff.I> ! But you can't see my face, because no one may see me and live."D=! The LORD said, "I will let all my goodness pass in front of you, and there I will call out my name 'the LORD.' I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to.9<o! Then Moses said, "Please let me see your glory."z;o! The LORD answered Moses, "I will do what you have asked, because I am pleased with you, and I know you by name.",:S! How will anyone ever know you're pleased with your people and me unless you go with us? Then we will be different from all other people on the face of the earth."k9Q! Then Moses said to him, "If your presence is not going [with us], don't make us leave this place.Y8-! The LORD answered, "My presence will go [with you,] and I will give you peace."17]! If you really are pleased with me, show me your ways so that I can know you and so that you will continue to be pleased with me. Remember: This nation is your people."J6! Moses said to the LORD, "You've been telling me to lead these people, but you haven't let me know whom you're sending with me. You've also said, 'I know you by name, and I'm pleased with you.'95m! The LORD would speak to Moses personally, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would come back to the camp, but his assistant, Joshua, son of Nun, stayed inside the tent.74i! When all the people saw the column of smoke standing at the entrance to the tent, they would all bow with their faces touching the ground at the entrance to their own tents.3+! As soon as Moses went into the tent, the column of smoke would come down and stay at the entrance to the tent while the LORD spoke with Moses.2#! Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise and stand at the entrances to their tents and watch Moses until he went in.I1 ! Now, Moses used to take a tent and set it up far outside the camp. He called it the tent of meeting. Anyone who was seeking the LORD's will used to go outside the camp to the tent of meeting.S0!! After they left Mount Horeb, the Israelites no longer wore their jewelry.T/#! The LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are impossible to deal with. If I were with you, I might destroy you at any time. Now take off your jewelry, and I'll decide what to do with you.'"j.O! When the people heard this bad news, they acted as if someone had died. No one wore any jewelry. -;! Go to that land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not be with you, because you are impossible to deal with, and I would destroy you on the way." ,! I will send a Messenger ahead of you, and I will force out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.\+ 5! Then the LORD said to Moses, "You and the people you brought out of Egypt must leave this place. Go to the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with an oath, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.'I*  # So the LORD killed people because they had Aaron make the calf.)/ " Now, go! Lead the people to the place I told you about. My Messenger will go ahead of you. But when I punish, I will punish them for their sin."W() ! The LORD answered Moses, "I will wipe out of my book whoever sins against me.c'A But will you forgive their sin? If not, please wipe me out of the book you have written."&  So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "These people have committed such a serious sin! They made gods out of gold for themselves.^%7  The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a serious sin. Now I will go up the mountain to the LORD. Maybe I will be able to make a payment for your sin and make peace with the LORD for your sin."$9  Moses said, "Today you are ordained as the LORD's priests. God gave you a blessing today because each of you fought with your own sons and brothers."U#%  The Levites did what Moses told them, and that day about 3,000 people died.O"  He said to them, "This is what the LORD God of Israel says: Each of you put on your sword. Go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other, and kill your relatives, friends, and neighbors."!+  he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, "If you're on the LORD's side, come over here to me!" Then all the Levites gathered around him.   Aaron had let the people get out of control, and they became an object of ridicule to their enemies. When Moses saw this,   So I told them to take off any gold they were wearing. They gave it to me. I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!"   They said to me, 'We don't know what's happened to this Moses who brought us out of Egypt. Make gods for us. They will lead us.'V'  "Don't be angry, sir," Aaron answered. "You know that these people are evil.ue  Moses asked Aaron, "What did these people do to you that you encouraged them to commit such a serious sin?"   Then he took the calf they had made, burned it, ground it into powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.%E  When he came near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. In a burst of anger Moses threw down the tablets and smashed them at the foot of the mountain.-  Moses replied, "It's not the sound of winners shouting. It's not the sound of losers crying. It's the sound of a wild celebration that I hear."tc  Then Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting. He said to Moses, "It's the sound of war in the camp!"gI  The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was God's writing inscribed on the tablets.   Moses turned and went down the mountain carrying the two tablets with God's words. They were written on both sides, front and back.D  So the LORD reconsidered his threat to destroy his people.+ Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You took an oath, swearing on yourself. You told them, 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky. I will give to your descendants all the land I spoke of. It will be their permanent possession.'"  Don't let the Egyptians say, 'He was planning all along to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth. That's why he brought them out [of our land].' Don't be so angry. Reconsider your decision to bring this disaster on your people.0[ But Moses pleaded with the LORD his God. "LORD," he said, "why are you so angry with your people whom you brought out of Egypt using your great power and mighty hand?ym Now leave me alone. I'm so angry with them I am going to destroy them. Then I'll make you into a great nation."X+ The LORD added, "I've seen these people, and they are impossible to deal with.xk  They've already turned from the way I commanded them to live. They've made a statue of a calf for themselves. They've bowed down to it and offered sacrifices to it. They've said, 'Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.'"zo  The LORD said to Moses, "Go back down there. Your people whom you brought out of Egypt have ruined [everything].$ C  Early the next day the people sacrificed burnt offerings and brought fellowship offerings. Afterward, they sat down to a feast, which turned into an orgy.    When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of it and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival in the LORD's honor."% E  After he had worked on the gold with a tool, he made it into a statue of a calf. Then they said, "Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt."R   So all the people took off their gold earrings and handed them to Aaron.    Aaron said to them, "Have your wives, sons, and daughters take off the gold earrings they are wearing, and bring them to me."b A When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. They said to him, "We don't know what has happened to this Moses, who led us out of Egypt. Make gods who will lead us."7 The LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai. Then he gave him the two tablets with his words on them, stone tablets inscribed by God himself.7i It will be a permanent sign between me and the Israelites, because the LORD made heaven and earth in six days, and on the seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.'"  The Israelites must observe this day of worship, celebrating it for generations to come as a permanent reminder of my promise.0[ You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a day of worship, a day when you don't work. It is holy to the LORD. Whoever works on that day must be put to death.9m " 'Observe the day of worship because it is holy to you. Whoever treats it like any other day must be put to death. Whoever works on that day must be excluded from the people.E "Say to the Israelites, 'Be sure to observe my days of worship. This will be a sign between me and you for generations to come so that you will know that I am the LORD who makes you holy. = The LORD said to Moses, the anointing oil, and the sweet-smelling incense for the holy place. They will make all these things as I commanded you."|s the special clothes-the holy clothes for the priest Aaron and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests, ~~~*}}|t|:{{y{6zz5yyZxxYwwv uu?ttSssQrr,qqpoo~onndmm~lkkk&jjj1iiUhhh5gg ffkeedddCccAbbaaA``w`#__^^\^]o\\c[[h[$ZeZYXXZWWPVVgUU_TTPSSBRR&Q7POONOMMsM LKK_JJ5IIHH?GFFEEZDDCC4BB\BAuA7@@??t>>!=Y<54433(221d0v//.|.-C,<++W*{)H(''K&&U%$$#S"!! U 1&q r47o6Z4wStI ]   .hyx4k~YQ- However, on the third day any meat left over from the sacrifice must be burned. P "If your sacrificial offering is something you vowed or a freewill offering, it must be eaten the day you offer it or the next day.O "The meat from your fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered. Never leave any of it until morning.,NS From every offering you must bring one loaf to the LORD as a [special] contribution. It will belong to the priest who throws the blood of the fellowship offering.M In addition to these rings of bread, you must bring bread with yeast along with your fellowship offering of thanksgiving.[L1 If you offer it as a thank offering, you must also bring rings of unleavened bread mixed with olive oil, wafers of unleavened bread brushed with olive oil, and loaves made from flour mixed well with olive oil.bK? "These are the instructions for the fellowship offering that you must bring to the LORD.sJa Every grain offering, whether mixed with olive oil or dry, will be shared equally by all of Aaron's sons.I  Every grain offering, whether baked in an oven or prepared in a skillet or a frying pan, belongs to the priest who offers it.QH The skin of the burnt offering belongs to the priest who sacrifices it.G) "The same instructions apply to the offering for sin and the guilt offering. Both offerings belong to the priest to make peace with the LORD.cFA Any male among the priests may eat it. It will be eaten in a holy place. It is very holy.]E5 The priest will burn them on the altar. It is a guilt offering by fire to the LORD.uDe and the two kidneys with the fat on them. He will also remove the lobe of the liver along with the kidneys.aC= He will offer all the fat, the fat from the tail, the fat covering the internal organs,B1 It must be slaughtered in the same place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. [A priest] will throw the blood against the altar on all sides.cA C [The LORD continued,] "These are the instructions for the guilt offering. It is very holy.-@U Any offering for sin must not be eaten if some of the blood was brought into the holy place in the tent of meeting to make peace with the LORD. It must be burned."S?! Any male among the priests may eat the offering for sin. It is very holy.C> Any piece of pottery in which the offering for sin is cooked must be broken into pieces. Any copper kettle in which the offering for sin is cooked must be scoured and rinsed with water.}=u Anything that touches its meat will be holy. If blood gets on someone's clothes, he must wash them in a holy place.y<m The priest who makes the offering for sin will eat it in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.d;C "Tell Aaron and his sons: These are the instructions for the offering for sin. The offering for sin must be slaughtered in the LORD's presence in the same place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. It is very holy.!:? The LORD spoke to Moses,a9= Every grain offering made by a priest must be completely burned. It must not be eaten."8% Aaron's son who is anointed to take his place as priest will prepare it. This is a permanent law of the LORD: It must be completely burned.7 Prepare it in a frying pan with olive oil, mixing it well. Offer baked pieces of the grain offering as a soothing aroma to the LORD.[61 "This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must bring to the LORD on the day he is anointed-eight cups of flour. They must do this every day. He must offer half of it in the morning and half in the evening.!5? The LORD spoke to Moses,94m Every male descendant of Aaron may eat it. It is a permanent law for generations to come regarding the offering by fire to the LORD. Everyone who touches it will become holy.">3w Don't use yeast in baking the bread. I have given it to them as their share from the offerings by fire made to me. It is very holy like the offering for sin and the guilt offering.2 Aaron and his sons will eat the rest of it. They will eat unleavened bread in a holy place, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting.N1 One of them will remove a handful of flour from the grain offering, together with the olive oil and all the incense. He will burn it on the altar as a reminder. It is a soothing aroma to the LORD.0  "These are the instructions for the grain offering. Aaron's sons must bring it into the LORD's presence in front of the altar.M/ The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out.T.# The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out. The priest will burn wood on it every morning. He will lay the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offering.-y Then he will take off these clothes and put on some others. He will take the ashes to a clean place outside the camp.[,1 "The priest must put on his linen clothes, including his linen undergarments. Then he will remove the ashes left on the altar from the fire that consumed the burnt offering and will put them next to the altar. +; "Command Aaron and his sons: These are the instructions for the burnt offering that stays on the altar overnight while the altar fire is kept burning.!*? The LORD spoke to Moses,|)s So the priest will make peace with the LORD. Then you will be forgiven for whatever you did that made you guilty."{(q Then bring the LORD your guilt offering, a ram that has no defects or its value in money. Bring it to the priest.''I or whatever it was that you swore falsely about. Pay it back in full plus one-fifth more. Give it back to its owner on the day you bring your guilt offering.& you are sinning and will be guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you found,q%] If you find something that someone lost and lie about it under oath, or commit any other sin like this,~$w "If any of you sin against the LORD by failing to do your duty, if you lie to your neighbor about something you were supposed to take care of or if you lie about something stolen or seized from your neighbor, you are sinning and will be guilty. # ? The LORD spoke to Moses,c"A It is a guilt offering because you are certainly guilty as far as the LORD is concerned." ! You must bring the priest a ram that has no defects from the flock or its value in money for a guilt offering. The priest will make peace with the LORD for the wrong you did unintentionally (although you didn't know what you did), and you will be forgiven.# A "If any of you do wrong-even one thing forbidden by any of the LORD's commands, but you didn't know it-when you realize your guilt, you must be punished.jO Pay for whatever holy things you used plus one-fifth more. Give it to the priest. So the priest will use the ram sacrificed for the guilt offering to make peace with the LORD for what you did wrong, and you will be forgiven.- "If any of you fail to do your duty by unintentionally doing something wrong with any of the LORD's holy things, bring a guilt offering to the LORD. It must be a ram that has no defects or its value in silver weighed according to the official standards of the holy place.!? The LORD spoke to Moses,(K So the priest will make peace with the LORD for what you did wrong, and you will be forgiven. The offering will belong to the priest like the grain offering."9m Bring it to the priest. The priest will take a handful of it. He will burn it as a reminder on top of the offering by fire to the LORD on the altar. It is an offering for sin.b? "But if you cannot afford two mourning doves or two pigeons, then bring eight cups of flour as an offering for the sin you committed. Never put olive oil on it or add incense to it, because it is an offering for sin.+Q Then, following the proper procedures, he will sacrifice the second bird as a burnt offering. So the priest will make peace with the LORD for what you did wrong.A} He will sprinkle some of the blood from the offering for sin on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood will be drained at the bottom of the altar. It is an offering for sin. Bring them to the priest, and he will sacrifice the offering for sin first. He will break the bird's neck without pulling its head off.V' "Now, if you cannot afford a sheep, you must bring to the LORD two mourning doves or two pigeons as a guilt offering for the sin you committed. One will be an offering for sin, the other a burnt offering.J Bring your guilt offering to the LORD for the sin you committed. It must be a female sheep or goat as an offering for sin. Then the priest will make peace with the LORD for what you did wrong.J "So if you are guilty of any of these sins, you must confess it.%E "If you hastily take a vow about what you will or will not do (as some people do) and then ignore it (although you know what you said), you will be guilty.! "If you become unclean by touching human uncleanness of any kind and then ignore it (although you know what you did), you will be guilty.F "If you touch anything unclean-the unclean dead body of a wild or tame animal or the body of an unclean, swarming creature-and then ignore what you did, you are unclean and will be guilty. - [The LORD continued,] "Now, if you are a witness under oath and won't tell what you saw or what you know, you are sinning and will be punished./Y# He will remove all the fat the same way the fat of the lamb is removed from the fellowship offerings. Then the priest will burn it on the altar with the offering by fire to the LORD. So the priest will make peace with the LORD for what that person did wrong, and that person will be forgiven."X+" Then the priest will take some of the blood from the offering for sin with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar.w i! He will place his hand on the animal's head and slaughter it where he slaughters animals for burnt offerings.h K "If someone brings a lamb as his offering for sin, he must bring a female that has no defects.  He will remove all the fat the same way it is removed from the fellowship offering. The priest will burn it on the altar for a soothing aroma to the LORD. So the priest will make peace with the LORD for that person, and that person will be forgiven.9 m The priest will take some of the blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar.y m He will place his hand on the animal's head and slaughter it where animals for burnt offerings are slaughtered.! When he is told about what he has done wrong, he must bring a female goat that has no defects as his offering for what he has done wrong. "If a common person unintentionally does something wrong-even one thing forbidden by the LORD's commands-he will be guilty.V' He will burn all the fat on the altar the same way the fat of the fellowship offering is burned. So the priest will make peace with the LORD for what the leader did wrong, and the leader will be forgiven.jO Then the priest will take some of the blood of the offering for sin with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings.'I He will place his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it in the LORD's presence where he slaughters animals for burnt offerings. It is an offering for sin.vg When he is told about what he has done wrong, he must bring a male goat that has no defects as his offering.3 "When a leader unintentionally does something wrong-even one thing that is forbidden by any of the commands of the LORD his God-he will be guilty./ Then he will take the bull outside the camp and will burn it the same way he burned the first bull. It is an offering for sin for the community.A} He will do the same thing with this bull that he did with the bull used as the offering for sin. So the priest will make peace with the LORD for the people, and they will be forgiven.=w He will remove all the fat and burn it on the altar.h~K He will also put some blood on the horns of the altar in the LORD's presence in the tent of meeting. He will pour the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance to the tent of meeting.} The priest will dip his finger in some of the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the LORD's presence facing the canopy.`|; Then the anointed priest will bring some of the bull's blood into the tent of meeting.!{= The leaders of the congregation will place their hands on the bull's head in the LORD's presence. One of them will slaughter it in the LORD's presence.)zM When the wrong they have done becomes known, the congregation must sacrifice a bull as an offering for sin. They must bring it in front of the tent of meeting.\y3 "If the whole congregation of Israel unintentionally does something wrong, without the assembly being aware of it, if they do even one thing that is forbidden by any of the LORD's commands, they will be guilty.mxU to a clean place outside the camp where the ashes are dumped. He will burn it there on a wood fire.hwK Then he will take the entire bull (the skin, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and excrement)v! the same way they were removed from the bull used for the fellowship offering. The priest will lay them on the altar for burnt offerings.muU and the two kidneys with the fat on them. He will also remove the lobe of the liver and the kidneys|ts He will remove all of the fat from the bull that is the offering for sin, the fat that covers the internal organs,s- Then the priest will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for sweet-smelling incense in the LORD's presence in the tent of meeting. He will pour the rest of the bull's blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance to the tent of meeting.r% The priest will dip his finger in it and sprinkle some of the blood seven times in the LORD's presence facing the canopy in the holy place.lqS Then the anointed priest will take some of the bull's blood and bring it into the tent of meeting.Dp He must bring the bull into the LORD's presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He will place his hand on the bull's head. He will then slaughter the bull in the LORD's presence.#oA "If the anointed priest does something wrong and brings guilt on the people, he must bring a bull that has no defects as an offering for sin to the LORD.(nK "Tell the Israelites: If a person unintentionally does something wrong-even one thing that is forbidden by any of the LORD's commands-this is what he must do. m ? The LORD spoke to Moses,ilM This is a permanent law for generations to come wherever you live: Never eat any fat or blood."k3 Then the priest will burn them on the altar. It is food, an offering by fire to the LORD. It is a soothing aroma. All the fat belongs to the LORD.j and the two kidneys with the fat on them as an offering by fire to the LORD. Also remove the lobe of the liver along with the kidneys.;is Then bring the fat that covers the internal organsh1 Place your hand on its head. Slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons will throw the blood against the altar on all sides.Eg "If your offering is a goat, you must bring it to the LORD.vfg Then the priest will burn the fellowship offering on the altar. It is food, an offering by fire to the LORD.\e3 Also remove the two kidneys with the fat on them along with the lobe of the liver.(dK Then take the fat from the fellowship offering and offer it by fire to the LORD. Remove all the fat from the tail and the fat that covers the internal organs.$cC Place your hand on the animal's head. Slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons will throw the blood against the altar on all sides.Db If your offering is a lamb, you must bring it to the LORD.a  "If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of sheep to the LORD, you must bring a male or female animal that has no defects.`# Then Aaron's sons will lay them on top of the burnt offering on the burning wood. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD._ and the two kidneys with the fat on them and offer them by fire to the LORD. Also cut off the lobe of the liver along with the kidneys.K^ From your offering remove the fat that covers the internal organs>]w Place your hand on the animal's head. Then slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will throw the blood against the altar on all sides.$\ E [The LORD continued,] "If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of cattle in the LORD's presence, it must be a male or female animal that has no defects.[y The priest will burn the flour, olive oil, and all the incense as a reminder. It is an offering by fire to the LORD."OZ Put olive oil on it, and place incense on it. It is a grain offering.yYm "If you bring a grain offering to the LORD from the first grain you harvest, roast the cracked grain over fire."X? Also put salt on each of your grain offerings. The salt of God's promise must never be left out of your grain offerings. Put salt on all your offerings.W You may bring them to the LORD as offerings of your first products. But they must never be placed on the altar to make a soothing aroma.V "Every grain offering that you bring to the LORD must be prepared without yeast. Never burn yeast or honey as an offering to the LORD.U The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy, set apart from the LORD's offering by fire.T3 The priest will remove part of the grain offering and burn it as a reminder on the altar. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.S "Bring the LORD the grain offering prepared in any of these ways. Offer it to the priest who will bring it to the altar.cRA If your grain offering is prepared in a skillet, it will be made of flour with olive oil.RQ Break it into pieces and pour olive oil over it. It is a grain offering.P If your grain offering is prepared in a frying pan, it, too, will be unleavened bread made of flour mixed with olive oil.GO  "If you bring a grain offering which has been baked in an oven, it must be rings of unleavened bread made of flour mixed with olive oil or wafers of unleavened bread brushed with olive oil.N  The rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is very holy, set apart from the LORD's offering by fire.iMM Then bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests. Take from this a handful of flour with olive oil, and all the incense. The priest will burn it on the altar as a reminder. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD. L = [The LORD continued,] "Now, if any of you bring a grain offering to the LORD, your offering must be flour. Pour olive oil on it, and put incense on it.kK S Then pull on the bird's wings to tear the bird open, but don't pull the wings off. Then the priest will lay the bird on the wood burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD."qJ _ Remove the gizzard with its filth and throw it on the east side of the altar on the place for the ashes.$I E The priest must bring it to the altar. He will break its neck and burn the bird on the altar. First, he will drain the blood against the side of the altar._H ; "If your offering to the LORD is a bird, you must sacrifice a mourning dove or pigeon.(G M Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.lF U Then cut it into pieces. The priest will lay the head and the fat on the wood burning on the altar.E 5 Slaughter it in the LORD's presence on the north side of the altar. Aaron's sons, the priests, will throw the blood against the altar on all sides.YD / "If your offering is a sheep or goat, you must bring a male that has no defects.(C M Wash the internal organs and legs. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.|B u Aaron's sons, the priests, will also lay the pieces, the head, and the fat on top of the wood burning on the altar.gA K Then the sons of the priest Aaron will start a fire on the altar and lay the wood on the fire.8@ o Skin the burnt offering, and cut it into pieces.K?  Then slaughter the bull in the LORD's presence. Aaron's sons, the priests, will offer the blood. They will throw it against all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.o> [ Place your hand on the animal's head. The burnt offering will be accepted to make peace with the LORD.6= i "If you bring a burnt offering from your cattle, you must offer a male that has no defects. Offer it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that the LORD will accept you.<   "Tell the Israelites: If any of you bring a sacrifice to the LORD, you must offer an animal from your cattle, sheep, or goats.Q; ! The LORD called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting. He said,;:q(& So the LORD's column stayed over the tent during the day, and there was fire in the smoke at night. In this way all the Israelites could see the column throughout their travels.A9(% But if the column didn't move, they wouldn't break camp.t8c($ In all their travels, whenever the [column of] smoke moved from the tent, the Israelites would break camp.7{(# Moses couldn't go into the tent of meeting, because the smoke settled on it and the glory of the LORD filled the tent.l6S(" Then the [column of] smoke covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tent.5-(! He set up the courtyard around the tent and the altar and put up the screen at the entrance to the courtyard. Finally, Moses finished the work.4#( They would wash whenever they went into the tent of meeting or whenever they approached the altar. Moses followed the LORD's instructions.R3( Moses, Aaron, and his sons used this water to wash their hands and feet.e2E( He put the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.B1( He put the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance to the tent (the tent of meeting). He sacrificed burnt offerings and grain offerings on it. Moses followed the LORD's instructions.?0{( Then he put up the screen at the entrance to the tent.T/#( He burned sweet-smelling incense on it, following the LORD's instructions.Q.( Moses put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the canopy.X-+( He set up the lamps in the LORD's presence, following the LORD's instructions.l,S( He placed the lamp stand in the tent of meeting opposite the table, on the south side of the tent.g+I( He arranged the bread on the table in the LORD's presence, following the LORD's instructions.f*G( Moses put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tent outside the canopy.)( Then he brought the ark into the tent and hung the canopy over it to mark off where the ark was. Moses followed the LORD's instructions.(!( He took the words of God's promise and put them in the ark. He put the poles on the ark and placed the throne of mercy on top of the ark.x'k( He spread the outer tent over the inner tent and put the cover on top. Moses followed the LORD's instructions.&( When Moses set up the tent, he put the sockets in place, put up the frames, inserted the crossbars, and set up the posts.~%w( So the tent was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year [after the Israelites had left Egypt].8$m( Moses did everything as the LORD commanded him. #;( Anoint them to serve me as priests, as you anointed their father. Their anointing will begin a permanent priesthood for them for generations to come."J"( Have his sons come forward, and dress them in their linen robes.x!k( Then dress Aaron in the holy clothes, and anoint him. In this way you will dedicate him to serve me as priest.Z /( "Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and wash them.@}( Anoint the basin and stand, and they will be dedicated. ( Anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all the utensils. In this way you will dedicate the altar, and it will be most holy.1( Take the anointing oil, and anoint the tent and everything in it. In this way you will dedicate it and all its furnishings. Then it will be holy.cA( Set up the surrounding courtyard, and put up the screen at the entrance to the courtyard.W)( Put the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.]5( "Put the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the tent of meeting.lS( Put the gold altar for incense in front of the ark. Put up the screen at the entrance to the tent.jO( Bring in the table, and arrange everything on it. Bring in the lamp stand, and set up the lamps.gI( Place the ark containing the words of my promise inside it, and hang the canopy over the ark.a=( "Set up the tent (the tent of meeting) on the first day of the first month of the year.$ G( Then the LORD said to Moses,ue'+ Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had followed the LORD's instructions. So Moses blessed them.Z/'* The Israelites had done all the work following the LORD's instructions to Moses.-U') the special clothes worn when serving as priests in the holy place-both the holy clothes for the priest Aaron and the clothes for his sons when serving as priests.N'( the curtains for the courtyard, the posts, bases, and screen for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and pegs-all the equipment needed for the service of the inner tent (the tent of meeting)-oY'' the bronze altar with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its accessories, the basin with its stand,q]'& the gold altar, the anointing oil, the sweet-smelling incense, the screen for the entrance to the tent,oY'% the pure [gold] lamp stand with its lamps in a row and all its utensils, the olive oil for the lamps,C '$ the table with all the dishes, the bread of the presence,_ 9'# the ark containing the words of God's promise with its poles and the throne of mercy,l S'" the cover made of rams' skins dyed red, the cover made of fine leather, the canopy over [the ark], -'! Then they brought everything to Moses-the inner tent, the outer tent and all its furnishings, the fasteners, frames, crossbars, posts, sockets, ' So all the work on the inner tent (the tent of meeting) was now done. The Israelites followed all the LORD's instructions to Moses.}u' They fastened a violet cord to it and tied it on top of the turban. They followed the LORD's instructions to Moses. ' They made the flower-shaped medallion (the holy crown) out of pure gold and engraved on it (as on a signet ring): Holy to the LORD.|s' The belt was embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn. They followed the LORD's instructions to Moses."?' They also made the chief priest's turban and the other beautiful turbans out of fine linen. They made the undergarments and belt out of fine linen yarn.I ' They wove inner robes out of fine linen for Aaron and his sons.2_' A gold bell alternated with a pomegranate all around the hem of the robe that is worn by Aaron when he serves as priest. They followed the LORD's instructions to Moses.xk' They made bells out of pure gold and fastened them in between the pomegranates all around the hem of the robe.nW' On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and fine yarn.' The opening in the center of the robe had a finished edge (like a leather collar) all around it to keep it from tearing.X+' They made the robe that is worn with the ephod, woven entirely of violet yarn.o~Y' Then they fastened the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. So the breastplate was attached just above the belt of the ephod and was held in place. They followed the LORD's instructions to Moses.8}k' They made two [more] gold rings and fastened them to the bottom of the shoulder straps on the front of the ephod. This was close to the seam just above the belt of the ephod.|' They made two gold rings and fastened them to the other two corners of the breastplate on the inside edge next to the ephod.{/' They fastened the other ends of the ropes to the two settings on the shoulder straps of the ephod [so that the breastplate hung] in front of it.`z;' They fastened the two gold ropes to the rings at the [top] corners of the breastplate.y{' They made two gold settings and two gold rings and attached the two rings to the [top] two corners of the breastplate.Tx#' For the breastplate they made chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes.w' They corresponded to the 12 sons of Israel, by name, each stone engraved (like a signet ring) with the name of one of the 12 tribes.lvS' In the fourth row they put beryl, onyx, and gray quartz. The stones were mounted in gold settings.@u}' In the third row they put jacinth, agate, and amethyst.Ft' In the second row they put turquoise, sapphire, and crystal.use' They fastened four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row they put red quartz, topaz, and emerald.7rk' It was folded in half and was 9 inches square.q9' They made the breastplate as creatively as they made the ephod. It was made out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and of fine linen yarn.p7' Then they fastened them on the shoulder straps of the ephod as a reminder of who the Israelites are. They followed the LORD's instructions to Moses.noW' They mounted the onyx stones in gold settings, and engraved on them the names of the sons of Israel.n' They made the belt that is attached to the ephod out of the same fabric. They followed the LORD's instructions to Moses.jmO' They made two shoulder straps attached at the [top] corners so that the ephod could be fastened._l9' They hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut them up. They twisted the gold into threads, which they creatively worked into each strand of the violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and throughout the fine linen. <*~~-}y}U}|q{{{\{8zzyy]xwwvuuttKsss rr-qq>pp>oonmllhkkk4jgiiGhXgffQeddcbb"aa``g__ ^`]]F\4[[(ZZdYYWXX1WW9VVUUETSSRbQQ@P~ONN&NMXLLKK JI H!GPFEEEE5DCCrBBtBA|@@@1??|?]?>>>>==Y<A  Never eat the meat of these animals or touch their dead bodies. They are unclean for you.=}  You must never eat pigs. (Because pigs have completely divided hoofs but do not chew their cud, they are also unclean.)v<g  You must never eat rabbits. (Rabbits are unclean because they chew their cud but do not have divided hoofs.);{  You must never eat rock badgers. (Rock badgers are unclean because they chew their cud but do not have divided hoofs.)b:?  However, from those that either chew their cud or have divided hoofs, these are the kinds you must never eat: You must never eat camels. (Camels are unclean because they chew their cud but do not have divided hoofs.)V9'  all animals that have completely divided hoofs and that also chew their cud.O8  "Tell the Israelites: Here are the kinds of land animals you may eat:*7 S The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,16_  When Moses heard this, he was satisfied.f5G  Aaron answered Moses, "Today they sacrificed their offering for sin and their burnt offering in the LORD's presence, and look what happened to me. If I had eaten the offering for sin today, would the LORD have approved?"{4q  Since its blood was not brought inside the holy place, you certainly should have eaten it there, as I commanded."M3  He asked them, "Why didn't you eat the offering for sin in the holy place? It is very holy and was given to you to take away the sins of the congregation and to make peace with the LORD for them.d2C  Moses tried to find out what had happened to the male goat that was supposed to be the offering for sin. To his surprise, it had already been burned. So he became angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's surviving sons. 1  They will bring the thigh given as a contribution, the breast presented [to the LORD], and the fat that is to be burned and present them to the LORD. These parts will belong to you and your children. This will be a permanent law, as the LORD has commanded."o0Y  Also eat the breast presented [to the LORD] and the thigh that was given as a contribution. You and your sons and daughters may eat them in a clean place because they are your part of the fellowship offerings from the Israelites."/? Eat it in a holy place because it is the part of the offering by fire to the LORD that belongs to you and your children. That is the command I received.].5 Moses told Aaron and his surviving sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take the grain offering left over from the offering by fire to the LORD. Make unleavened bread, and eat it next to the altar because it is very holy.Q- Also teach the Israelites all the laws that I gave them through Moses."o,Y Teach them the difference between what is holy and what is unholy, what is clean and what is unclean.&+G "You and your sons must not drink any wine or liquor when you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a permanent law for generations to come.!*?  The LORD spoke to Aaron, );  You must not leave the entrance to the tent of meeting or else you, too, will die, because the LORD has anointed you with his oil." They obeyed Moses.$(C  Moses told Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar: "Do not mourn by leaving your hair uncombed or tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die and the LORD will become angry with the whole congregation. All the other Israelites may cry over the fire the LORD sent, but you may not.'   So they came and took them away to a place outside the camp, as Moses told them. The dead men were still in their linen robes.>&w  Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron's uncle, Uzziel. He told them, "Come and take your relatives away from in front of the holy place. Take them outside the camp."9%m  Moses said to Aaron, "This is exactly what the LORD said: 'I will show my holiness among those who come to me. I will show my glory to all the people.' " Aaron was speechless.b$?  A fire flashed from the LORD and burned them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.+# S Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took an incense burner and put burning coals and incense in it. Then in the LORD's presence they offered this unauthorized fire.O"  Fire came out from the LORD's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar. When all the people saw this, they shouted and bowed with their faces touching the ground.!)  Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people. Then the LORD's glory appeared to all the people.B   Then Aaron raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. He sacrificed the offering for sin, the burnt offering, and the fellowship offering. Then he came down [from the altar].tc  However, he first took the breasts and the right thighs and presented them to the LORD as Moses commanded.I   they placed on the breasts. Aaron burned them all on the altar.  However, the fat from the bull and the ram (the fat from the tail, the layer of fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver)#A  He slaughtered the bull and the ram for the people's fellowship offering. Aaron's sons gave him the blood, which he threw against the altar on all sides.  He also brought the grain offering. He took a handful of grain and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning burnt offering.cA  Following the proper procedures, he brought forward the burnt offering and sacrificed it.2_  He brought the people's offerings. He took the male goat for the people's offering for sin and slaughtered it. He sacrificed it to take away sins as he had done before.mU  He washed the internal organs and the legs and laid them on top of the burnt offering on the altar.zo They also gave him the burnt offering, which was cut in pieces and included the head. He burned it on the altar.  He slaughtered the animal for the burnt offering. Aaron's sons gave him the blood, and he threw it against the altar on all sides.:q He burned the meat and the skin outside the camp. On the altar he burned the fat, kidneys, and lobe of the liver from the offering for sin as the LORD had commanded Moses..W Aaron's sons brought him the blood. He dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar. Then he poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar.W)  Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as his own offering for sin.  Moses told Aaron, "Come to the altar and sacrifice an offering for sin and a burnt offering to make peace with the LORD for your sins and the sins of the people. Also make an offering for the people, to make peace with the LORD for them as the LORD commanded."r_  Moses said, "The LORD has commanded you to offer these sacrifices so that you may see the LORD's glory."!=  So they took the things Moses commanded and brought them in front of the tent of meeting. The whole congregation came and stood in the LORD's presence.(K  a bull and a ram as a fellowship offering, and a grain offering mixed with olive oil to sacrifice in the LORD's presence. The LORD will appear to you today.'" 3  Also tell the Israelites: 'Take a male goat as an offering for sin, a calf and a lamb (each one year old and without defects) as a burnt offering,7 i  He told Aaron, "Take a calf that has no defects for yourself as an offering for sin and a ram that has no defects as a burnt offering. Sacrifice them in the LORD's presence.W  + On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel.P $ So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD commanded through Moses.2 _# You will stay at the entrance to the tent of meeting day and night for seven days and serve as the LORD tells you. Then you will not die. This is what I was commanded."U%" I did today what the LORD commanded me to make peace with the LORD for you.*O! You will not leave the entrance to the tent of meeting for seven days, not until the last day of your ordination is over. It will take seven days to ordain you.;s You must burn any meat or bread that is left over.r_ Moses told Aaron and his sons: "Cook the meat at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Take the meat and the bread in the basket of the ordination offering. Eat them there as I commanded when I said, 'Aaron and his sons will eat it.'nW Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, sprinkled it on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. In this way he dedicated Aaron, his clothes, his sons, and their clothes./ Moses also took the breast from the ram of the ordination offering and presented it to the LORD. It was Moses' share, as the LORD had commanded.9m Then he took them from their hands and burned them on top of the burnt offering on the altar. These were ordination offerings, offerings by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.  Then he placed all these things in the hands of Aaron and his sons. Moses presented all these things to the LORD as an offering.P He took a loaf of unleavened bread, a ring of bread made with olive oil, and a wafer from the basket of unleavened bread which was in the LORD's presence. He put them on the fat and the right thigh.!= He took the fat, the fat from the tail, all the fat on the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys with their fat, and the right thigh.k~Q Moses also brought Aaron's sons forward. He put some of the blood on their right ear lobes, on their right thumbs, and on the big toes of their right feet. Moses threw the rest of the blood against all the sides of the altar.}) Moses slaughtered it, took some of the blood, and put it on Aaron's right ear lobe, on his right thumb, and on the big toe of his right foot.|} He brought forward the second ram for the ordination offering. Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the ram's head.I{  He washed the internal organs and the legs. Then Moses burned the whole ram on the altar as the LORD commanded him. It was a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.dzC When the ram was cut into pieces, Moses burned the head with the other pieces and the fat.Ry Moses slaughtered it and threw the blood against the altar on all sides.uxe He brought forward the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the ram's head.twc He burned the rest of the bull, its skin, meat, and excrement outside the camp, as the LORD commanded him.v5 Moses took all the fat that was on the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and he burned them on the altar.#uA When it was slaughtered, Moses took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar all around with his finger and cleansed the altar from sins. He poured the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar and declared it holy so that priests could use it to make peace with the LORD.otY He brought the bull that was the offering for sin. Aaron and his sons placed their hands on its head.%sE Moses had Aaron's sons come forward. He put linen robes on them, fastened their belts around them, and put turbans on them as the LORD had commanded Moses.yrm He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to set him apart for his holy duties.q+ He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times and anointed the altar, all the utensils, and the basin with its stand to dedicate them.ap= Moses took the anointing oil to anoint the tent and everything in it and dedicate them.o He put the turban on him and fastened the gold medallion (the holy crown) to the front of the turban as the LORD had commanded Moses.Yn- Then he put the breastplate on him, and into it he placed the Urim and Thummim.$mC He put the linen robe on Aaron and fastened the belt around him. He also dressed him in the robe that is worn with the ephod. He fastened the ephod to it.Hl  Moses had Aaron and his sons come forward, and he washed them.^k7 Moses told the congregation, "The LORD has commanded that this is what you must do."tjc Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the congregation gathered at the entrance to the tent of meeting.Pi Gather the whole congregation at the entrance to the tent of meeting."*hO "Take Aaron and his sons, the priests' clothes, the anointing oil, the bull that will be the offering for sin, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. g ? The LORD spoke to Moses,2f_& On Mount Sinai the LORD gave Moses commands about these offerings at the same time that he commanded the Israelites to bring their offerings to him in the Sinai Desert.0e[% These are the instructions for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the offering for sin, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the fellowship offering. d$ The LORD commanded the Israelites to give it to them on the day he anointed them. This is a permanent law for generations to come."3ca# "This is the share for Aaron and his sons from the sacrifices by fire made to the LORD. It was given to them on the day Moses ordained them to serve the LORD as priests.b{" From the fellowship offerings of the Israelites, I have taken the breast that was presented [to me] and the thigh from the contribution offering. I have given them to the priest Aaron and his sons. This is a permanent law for generations to come.a ! When any of Aaron's sons offer the blood and fat of the fellowship offering, the right thigh will belong to him as his share.J` You will also give the priest the right thigh as a contribution.l_S "The priest will burn the fat on the altar. However, the breast will belong to Aaron and his sons. ^ Bring the sacrifices by fire made to the LORD yourself. Bring the fat with the breast. Take the breast and present it to the LORD. ] "Tell the Israelites: Anyone who offers the LORD a fellowship offering must bring a part of that sacrifice as a gift to the LORD.!\? The LORD spoke to Moses,D[ Those who eat any blood must be excluded from the people."NZ "Never eat the blood of any bird or animal no matter where you live.zYo Those who eat the fat from an animal which they sacrificed by fire to the LORD must be excluded from the people.X The fat from an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals you may use for any other purpose, but you must never eat it.NW "Tell the Israelites: Never eat any fat from bulls, sheep, or goats.!V? The LORD spoke to Moses,0U[ Those who touch anything unclean, human or animal, or any other disgusting uncleanness and still eat the LORD's fellowship offering must be excluded from the people."pT[ Those who eat meat from the LORD's fellowship offering while unclean must be excluded from the people.S "Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten. It must be burned. Anyone who is clean may eat from these sacrifices.RR You will not be accepted if any meat from the fellowship offering is eaten on the third day. You will not receive credit for it. It is repulsive to God. The person who eats any of it must be punished. ~O}}W|[{zzxxUwwKvVvuttsrrqqqp>ooNnnKmm]mll,kkjjFiihgggxg!ffwfee.dd>ccbbMaa`v_^^|^]x\\\+[[> ===+9 Never have sexual intercourse with your granddaughter, whether she is your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, because she is related to you.@={ Never have sexual intercourse with your stepsister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter. It makes no difference whether or not she was born in your house.h<K Never have sexual intercourse with your stepmother. She is related to you through your father.z;o "Never have sexual intercourse with your mother. She is your own mother. Never have sexual intercourse with her.\:3 "Never have sexual intercourse with anyone related to you by blood. I am the LORD.b9? Live by my standards, and obey my rules. You will have life through them. I am the LORD.L8 Follow my rules, and live by my standards. I am the LORD your God.+7Q You used to live in Egypt. Don't live the way the Egyptians do. I am bringing you to Canaan. Don't live the way the Canaanites do. Never live by their standards.66i "Tell the Israelites: I am the LORD your God. 5 ? The LORD spoke to Moses,Y4- If they don't wash their clothes and their bodies, they will be guilty of sin."b3? "Native Israelites or foreigners who eat the body of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by another animal must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.i2M This is because the life of any creature is in its blood. So I have said to the people of Israel: Never eat any blood, because the life of any creature is in its blood. Whoever eats blood must be excluded [from the people].1 "If Israelites or foreigners hunt any animal or bird that may be eaten, they must pour out the animal's blood and cover it with dirt.l0S That is why I have said to the people of Israel: Neither you nor foreigners should ever eat blood./ because blood contains life. I have given this blood to you to make peace with me on the altar. Blood is needed to make peace with me.k.Q "If Israelites or foreigners eat any blood, I will condemn them and exclude them from the people,-  but do not bring them to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer them to the LORD, they must be excluded from the people.T,# "Tell them: If Israelites or foreigners make burnt offerings or sacrifices3+a The people must stop sacrificing to goat idols and chasing after them as though they were prostitutes. This is a permanent law for the people and for future generations.*9 The priest will pour the blood against the LORD's altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He will burn the fat as a soothing aroma to the LORD.)5 [This means] that the people of Israel must take the sacrifices they have been making in the open fields and bring them to the LORD. They must bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting. The people will sacrifice them as fellowship offerings to the LORD.D( is guilty of bloodshed. He has shed blood and must be excluded from the people. Bring the animal to the entrance of the tent of meeting. Offer it to the LORD in front of the LORD's tent.X'+ Any Israelite who slaughters a bull, sheep, or goat inside or outside the campa&= "Tell Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites that this is what the LORD has commanded: % ? The LORD spoke to Moses,*$O" "This permanent law tells you how to make peace with the LORD once a year for all the sins the Israelites committed." Aaron did as the LORD had commanded Moses.+#Q! and will make peace with the LORD at the holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar. He will make peace with the LORD for the priests and all the worshipers."- The priest who is anointed and ordained to serve as chief priest in his father's place will pay for sins. He will put on the holy linen clothesz!o This is the most important worship festival there is for you. You will humble yourselves. It is a permanent law.  On this day Aaron will make peace with the LORD to make you clean. Then you will be clean from all your sins in the LORD's presence.*O "This will be a permanent law for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month both native Israelites and foreigners must humble themselves. They must do no work.`; Whoever burns them must wash his clothes and his body. Then he may return to the camp.wi He must take the bull and the goat outside the camp. These animals were the offering for sin whose blood was brought into the holy place to make peace with the LORD for sins. The skin, meat, and excrement from the animals must be burned.vg "The man who released the goat to Azazel must wash his clothes and his body. Then he may return to the camp.D He will burn the fat of the offering for sin on the altar.nW He will wash his body in the holy place and put on his other clothes. Then he will come out and sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and for the people to make peace with the LORD for his own sins and the sins of the people. "Then Aaron will go to the tent of meeting, take off the linen clothes he had put on to go into the holy place, and leave them there.r_ The goat will take all their sins away to a deserted place. The man must release the goat in the desert. Aaron will place both hands on its head. He will confess over it all the sins, all the rebellious acts, and all the things the Israelites did wrong. He will transfer them to the goat's head. A man will be appointed to release the goat in the desert.# "When he finishes making peace with the LORD at the holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar, he will bring the living goat forward.9 With his finger he will sprinkle some of the blood on it seven times. Because the Israelites made it unclean, he will cleanse it and declare it holy.|s Then he will go out to the altar that is in the LORD's presence and make peace with the LORD there for the sins committed. He will take some of the blood from the bull and some of the goat's blood and put it all around the horns of the altar.oY No one may be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron enters the holy place to do this until he comes out. Aaron will make peace with the LORD for his own sins, his family's sins, and the sins of the entire assembly of Israel.!= So he will make peace with the LORD for all the sins the Israelites committed against the holy place. These sins happened because the Israelites were unclean and because they committed rebellious acts. He will do the same for the tent of meeting which is among an unclean people.a= "Next, Aaron will slaughter the goat for the people's offering for sin. He will take the blood inside, go up to the canopy, and sprinkle it on the throne of mercy and in front of it, as he did with the bull's blood.]5 He will take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the throne of mercy. Then he will sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times in front of the throne of mercy.B Then he will put the incense on the fire in the LORD's presence. The cloud of incense will cover the throne of mercy, which is over the words of God's promise, so that he will not die.O He will take an incense burner full of burning coals from the altar, which is in the LORD's presence, and two handfuls of finely ground, sweet-smelling incense. He will bring them up to the canopy.' I "Aaron will bring the bull. He will then slaughter it as his own offering for sin. By doing this he will make peace with the LORD for himself and his family.C  But he must bring the goat chosen by lot for Azazel into the LORD's presence. He will release it in the desert to Azazel in order to make peace with the LORD for himself and his family.Z / Aaron must sacrifice the goat chosen by lot for the LORD as an offering for sin.n W Then Aaron must throw lots for the two goats. One lot will be for the LORD and the other for Azazel.y m He must take the two male goats and bring them into the LORD's presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting. "Aaron must sacrifice the bull as his own offering for sin. By doing this, he will make peace with the LORD for himself and his family.{q He will take two male goats from the congregation of Israel as an offering for sin and a ram as a burnt offering.-U He must put on a holy linen robe and wear linen undergarments. He must wear a linen belt and turban. These are holy clothes. He must wash his body and put them on.% "This is what Aaron must do in order to come into the holy place: He must take a bull as an offering for sin and a ram as a burnt offering. The LORD said, "Tell your brother Aaron that he cannot go into the holy place whenever he wants to. If he goes up to the canopy and stands in front of the throne of mercy on the ark, he will die, because I appear in the smoke above the throne of mercy.c C The LORD spoke to Moses after Aaron's two sons had come into the LORD's presence and died."?! for any woman who has her period, for any man or woman who has a discharge, or for any man who has sexual intercourse with a woman when she is unclean."ue "These are the instructions for any man who has a discharge or an emission of semen that makes him unclean,9m "You must separate the Israelites from anything that keeps them from being presentable to me. Otherwise, they will die because they make my tent, which is among them, unclean.L The priest will offer one as an offering for sin and the other as a burnt offering. So in the LORD's presence the priest will make peace with the LORD for the woman who had an unclean discharge.~ On the eighth day she must take two mourning doves or two pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.]}5 "When her discharge stops, she must wait seven days. After that, she will be clean.| Those who touch these things are unclean and must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.x{k As long as she has a discharge, any bed she lies on or anything she sits on is unclean. It is like her period.]z5 "If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days other than her monthly period, she is unclean. If her period lasts longer than usual, she will be unclean as long as she has a discharge. It is like her period.y) If a man has sexual intercourse with her while she has her period, he will be unclean for seven days. Any bed he lies on will become unclean.mxU If her blood touches anything on the bed or anything she sits on, it will be unclean until evening.|ws Those who touch anything she sits on must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.ovY Those who touch her bed must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.Nu Everything she lies on or sits on during her period will be unclean.t "When a woman has her monthly period, she will be unclean for seven days. Those who touch her will be unclean until evening.s' "When a man has sexual intercourse with a woman and has an emission of semen, they must wash themselves. They will be unclean until evening.grI Any clothes or any leather with semen on it must be washed. It will be unclean until evening.mqU "If a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body. He will be unclean until evening.Fp The priest will sacrifice one as an offering for sin and the other as a burnt offering. So in the LORD's presence, the priest will make peace with the LORD for the man who had a discharge. and two mourning doves or two pigeons (whatever he can afford). The one will be an offering for sin and the other a burnt offering.&=G "But if the one to be cleansed is poor and cannot afford that much, he must take one male lamb, present it to make peace with the LORD for himself, and use it for his guilt offering. He will take only eight cups of flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering, a quart of olive oil,O< The priest will sacrifice the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest will make peace with the LORD for that person, and the person who had the skin disease will be clean.@;{ The priest will also sacrifice the offering for sin to make peace with the LORD for the one who is being cleansed from his impurity. After that, he will slaughter the burnt offering.0:[ The priest will put the rest of the oil in his hand on the head of the one to be cleansed. So he will make peace with the LORD for that person in the LORD's presence.x9k The priest will put some of the oil that is still in his hand on the right ear lobe, on the right thumb, and on the big toe of the right foot of the one to be cleansed. These are the same places he had put the blood of the guilt offering.8# He will dip his right finger in the oil in his left hand, and with his finger sprinkle some of the oil seven times in the LORD's presence.]75 The priest will also take some of the olive oil and pour it into his own left hand.C6 Then the priest will take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right ear lobe, on the right thumb, and on the big toe of the right foot of the one to be cleansed.f5G He will slaughter the lamb in the holy place where he slaughters the offering for sin and the burnt offering. He will do this because the guilt offering, like the offering for sin, belongs to the priest. It is very holy. ~G}}9}|c{{{>zzqz ySyxDwwwvAuuCtt^ss'rrCqqp~ponoJnn&mlkk[jiiihhuh gggg ff~ee4ddLccgcCbb'a``__^^]P\\ [XZ{ZWYYRY.XjWW}WCVVUUoUT2SBRQQ7PP2OOFO#NMMoMLL+KJJ)II^I:HvHG$FFFSEETDCCC!BAA@@n@!?>>6==t= <7;]:::399Y88277@66/5j44$3y32U11W000//N..u.@--R,++?*))K((%''.&X&%%$w###""O!! .P6UHa{K`Qmnr3{N  * v  O l  s NXbU:o But if it is an unclean animal, it must be bought back. The payment will be its full value plus one-fifth more. If it is not bought back, it must be sold at the value given it.8 k "A firstborn animal already belongs to the LORD because it was born first. Therefore, it cannot be set apart as holy. Whether it is a bull or a sheep, it belongs to the LORD.N  "All values will be set using the standard weight of the holy place.  In the jubilee year the field will go back to the person from whom it was bought, to whom it belongs as family property. 1 The priest must figure out the field's value until the jubilee year. You will pay its value on that day as something holy, belonging to the LORD.z o You may give a field you bought (not one that was a part of your family property) to the LORD as something holy.' When the field is released in the jubilee year, it will be holy like a field claimed by the LORD. It will become the property of the priest.^7 But if you don't buy it back and it is sold to someone else, you cannot buy it back.V' If you want to buy it back, you must pay its full value plus one-fifth more.5 But if you give the field after the jubilee year, the priest will estimate its value based on the number of years left until the next jubilee year.R If you give your field in the jubilee year, it will have its full value.H  "If a person gives part of a field to the LORD as something holy, its value will be based on the seed planted on it. Ground planted with 2 quarts of barley will be worth 20 ounces of silver.V' If you want to buy it back, you must pay its full value plus one-fifth more.3 "If you give your house to the LORD as something holy, the priest will determine what its value is. The value will be whatever the priest decides.V' If you want to buy it back, you must pay its full value plus one-fifth more.eE The priest will determine what its value is. The value will be whatever the priest decides.x~k If it is an unclean animal that cannot be brought to the LORD as an offering, bring it in front of the priest.0}[ Don't exchange or substitute animals, a good one for a bad one or a bad one for a good one. If you do exchange one animal for another, then both animals will be holy.p|[ "If [the vow] is to give the kind of animal that people offer to the LORD, it will be considered holy.0{[ But the person who is too poor to pay the required amount must stand in front of the priest. The priest will determine the amount based on what the person can afford.Rz For a man 60 years or over, give 6 ounces and for a woman give 4 ounces.ry_ For a boy from one month to five years old, give 2 ounces of silver and for a girl give about one ounce.Wx) For a boy from 5 to 20 years old, give 8 ounces and for a girl give 4 ounces.*wQ If it is a woman, give 12 ounces.v  The amount you must give for a man from 20 to 60 years old is 20 ounces of silver. Use the standard weight of the holy place. u "Tell the Israelites: If any of you makes a special vow [to give a person] to the LORD, you may give money instead of the person. t ? The LORD spoke to Moses,xsk. These are the laws, rules, and instructions that the LORD gave to the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai."r?- But for their sake, I will remember the promise to their ancestors. I brought them out of Egypt to be their God while nations looked on. I am the LORD."@q{, Even when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or look at them with disgust. I will not reject or cancel my promise to them, because I am the LORD their God.Qp+ The land, abandoned by them, will enjoy its time to honor the LORD while it lies deserted without them. They must accept their guilt because they rejected my rules and looked at my laws with disgust.ao=* I will remember my promise to Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham. I will also remember the land.n#) I will oppose them and bring them into the lands of their enemies. Then, if they humble their uncircumcised hearts and accept their guilt,wmi( "But if they confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors-the treacherous things they did to oppose me-l}' Those who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors._k9& They will be destroyed among the nations. The land of their enemies will devour them.jy% They will stumble over each other, but no one will be after them. They will not be able to stand up to their enemies.Ci$ I will fill with despair those who are left in the land of their enemies. The sound of a windblown leaf will make them run. They will run away and fall, but no one will be chasing them.h# All the days it lies deserted, it will celebrate the time [to honor the LORD] it never celebrated while you lived there.>gw" "Then the land will enjoy its time [to honor the LORD] while it lies deserted and you are in your enemies' land. Then the land will joyfully celebrate its time [to honor the LORD].f}! I will scatter you among the nations. War will follow you. Your country will be in ruins. Your cities will be deserted.ceA I will make your land so deserted that your enemies will be shocked as they settle in it.d  I will make your cities deserted and ruin your sacred places. I will no longer accept the soothing aroma from your sacrifices. c; I will destroy your worship sites, cut down your incense altars, and pile your dead bodies on top of your dead idols. I will look at you with disgust.W0 After he has sold himself, he has the right to be bought back. One of his brothers may buy him back.Y=-/ "Someone who is a foreigner without a permanent home among you may become rich, and your relative living with him may be poor. The poor Israelite may sell himself to that foreigner or a member of his family.A<}. You may acquire them for yourselves and for your descendants as permanent property. You may work them as slaves. However, do not treat the Israelites harshly. They are your relatives.;- You may also buy them from the foreigners living among you and from their families born in your country. They will be your property.Y:-, "You may have male and female slaves, but buy them from the nations around you.29a+ Do not treat them harshly. Fear your God._89* They are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. They must never be sold as slaves.t7c) Then you will release him and his children to go back to their family and the property of their ancestors.m6U( He will be like a hired worker or a visitor to you. He may work with you until the year of jubilee.^57' "If an Israelite becomes poor and sells himself to you, don't work him like a slave.e4E& I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you Canaan and to be your God.X3+% Never collect any kind of interest on your money or on the food you give them.r2_$ Don't collect interest or make any profit from him. Fear your God by respecting other Israelites' lives. 1# "If an Israelite becomes poor and cannot support himself, help him. He must live with you as a stranger without a permanent home.l0S" But a field that belongs to their cities must not be sold, because it is their permanent property.>/w! If any Levite buys back [a house], in the jubilee the purchased house in the city will be released, because the houses in the Levite cities are their property among the Israelites._.9 "The Levites always have the right to buy back their property in the cities they own.'-I However, houses in villages without walls are regarded as belonging to the fields of the land. They can be bought back. They will be released in the jubilee.",? If he does not buy it back during that year, the house in the city belongs to the buyer for generations to come. It will not be released in the jubilee.+3 "If anyone sells a home in a walled city, for one year after selling it he has the right to buy it back. He may buy it back only within that time.A*} However, if he cannot earn enough to buy it back, what he sold stays in the hands of the buyer until the year of jubilee. In the jubilee it will be released, and he will own it again.) he must count the years from its sale. Then he will pay what is left to the man to whom he sold it, and it will be his property again.z(o If a man doesn't have anyone to buy it back for him, but if he prospers and earns enough to buy it back himself,$'C If your brother becomes poor and sells some of his property, then the one who can assume responsibility, his nearest relative, must buy back what he sold.G&  People must always have the right to buy their property back.z%o "Land must never be sold permanently, because the land is mine. To me you are strangers without permanent homes.&$G You will plant [again] in the eighth year but live on what the land already produced. You will eat it, even in the ninth year, until the land produces more.m#U I will give you my blessing in the sixth year so that the land will produce enough for three years.g"I You may ask, 'What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not plant or bring in our crops?'e!E The land will give you its products, and you will eat all you want and live there securely.` ; "Obey my laws, and carefully follow my rules. Then you will live securely in the land.\3 Never take advantage of each other. Fear your God, because I am the LORD your God.V' If there are still many years [until the jubilee], you will pay more for it. If there are only a few years [until the jubilee], you will pay less for it because he is selling you only the number of crops.P When you buy property from your neighbor, take into account the number of years since the jubilee. Your neighbor must sell it to you taking into account the number of crops [until the next jubilee].fG If you sell anything to your neighbor or buy anything from him, don't take advantage of him.]5 "In this jubilee year every slave will be freed in order to return to his property._9 The jubilee [ year] will be holy to you. You will eat what the field itself produces. That fiftieth year will be your jubilee year. Don't plant or harvest what grows by itself or pick grapes from the vines in the land.N Set apart the fiftieth year as holy, and proclaim liberty to everyone living in the land. This is your jubilee year. Every slave will be freed in order to return to his property and to his family. On the tenth day of the seventh month, the special day for the payment for sin, sound rams' horns throughout the country.J "Count seven of these years seven times for a total of 49 years.mU your animals, and the wild animals in your land. Everything the land produces will be yours to eat.7 Whatever the land produces during that year is for all of you to eat-for you, your male and female slaves, your hired workers, foreigners among you,zo Don't harvest what grows by itself or harvest grapes from your vines. That year will be a festival for the land.(K However, the seventh year will be a festival year for the land. It will be a year to honor the LORD. Don't plant crops in your fields or prune your vineyards.ue Then, for six years you may plant crops in your fields, prune your vineyards, and gather what they produce.}u "Tell the Israelites: When you come into the land I'm giving you, the land will celebrate a year to honor the LORD./ ] The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai,`; Moses spoke to the people of Israel. So the man who had cursed the LORD's name was taken outside the camp. There they stoned him to death as the LORD commanded Moses. The Israelites did as the LORD commanded Moses. - The same rule applies to every one of you. It makes no difference whether you are a foreigner or an Israelite, because I am the LORD your God."_ 9 Whoever kills an animal must replace it. Whoever kills a person must be put to death. - a broken bone for a broken bone, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whoever injures another person must receive the same injury in return.L  Whoever injures a neighbor must receive the same injury in return-@ } Whoever kills an animal must replace it, life for life.<u "Whoever kills another person must be put to death._9 But those who curse the LORD's name must be put to death. The whole congregation must stone them to death. It makes no difference whether they are Israelites or foreigners. Whoever curses the LORD's name must die.lS "Also tell the Israelites: Those who treat their God with contempt will be punished for their sin.@{ "The man who cursed [my name] must be taken outside the camp. All who heard him curse [my name] must lay their hands on his head. Then the whole congregation must stone him to death.!? The LORD spoke to Moses,G  They kept him in custody until the LORD told them what to do.~w The Israelite woman's son began cursing the LORD's name and treating it with contempt. So they brought him to Moses.3a A man, whose mother was Shelomith (daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan in Israel) and whose father was from Egypt, got into a quarrel with an Israelite in the camp./Y The bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat it in a holy place. It is very holy, set apart from the LORD's offering by fire. This is a permanent law."# Every day of worship [a priest] must arrange the bread in the LORD's presence. It is a continual reminder of my promise to the Israelites.~~w Lay pure incense on top of each stack. The incense on the bread will be a reminder, an offering by fire to the LORD.V}' Put them in two stacks of six each on the gold table in the LORD's presence.g|I "Also take flour and bake twelve rings of bread. Each ring will contain four quarts of flour.[{1 Aaron must keep the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand lit in the LORD's presence.Wz) In the tent of meeting, outside the canopy where the words of my promise are, Aaron must keep the lamps lit in the LORD's presence from evening until morning. It is a permanent law for generations to come.xyk "Command the Israelites to bring you pure, virgin olive oil for the lamp stand so that the lamps won't go out. x ? The LORD spoke to Moses,Lw, So Moses told the Israelites about the LORD's appointed festivals.v-+ so that generations to come may learn how I made the people of Israel live in booths when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the LORD your God."Tu#* Live in booths for seven days. Everyone born in Israel must live in booths*tO) It is the LORD's festival. Celebrate it for seven days each year. This is a permanent law for generations to come. Celebrate this festival in the seventh month.+sQ( On the first day take the best fruits, palm branches, the branches of leafy trees and poplars, and celebrate in the presence of the LORD your God for seven days.Tr#' "However, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered what the land produces, celebrate the LORD's festival for seven days. The first and the eighth days will be worship festivals.q{& This is in addition to the LORD's days of worship, your gifts, all your vows, and your freewill offerings to the LORD.lpS% "These are the LORD's appointed festivals. Announce them as holy assemblies for bringing sacrifices by fire to the LORD. Bring burnt offerings, grain offerings, other sacrifices, and wine offerings-each one on its special day.bo?$ For seven consecutive days bring a sacrifice by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day there will be a holy assembly. Bring the LORD a sacrifice by fire. This is the last festival of the year. Don't do any regular work.Tn## On the first day there will be a holy assembly. Don't do any regular work.m " "Tell the Israelites: The fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Booths to the LORD. It will last seven days.!l?! The LORD spoke to Moses,Ak} It is a day of worship, a day when you don't work. Humble yourselves starting on the evening of the ninth day of the month. From that evening to the next, observe the day of worship."]j5 Don't do any work. It is a permanent law for generations to come wherever you live.7ik I will kill those who do any work on that day.Zh/ Those who do not humble themselves on that day will be excluded from the people. g Don't do any work that day. It is a special day for the payment for sins. It is a time when you make peace with the LORD your God.@f{ "In addition, the tenth day of this seventh month is a special day for the payment for sins. There will be a holy assembly. Humble yourselves, and bring the LORD a sacrifice by fire.!e? The LORD spoke to Moses,Ld Don't do any regular work. Bring a sacrifice by fire to the LORD."2c_ "Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month hold a worship festival. It will be a memorial day, a holy assembly announced by the blowing of rams' horns.!b? The LORD spoke to Moses,Ya- "When you harvest the grain in your land, don't harvest the grain in the corners of your fields or gather what is left after you're finished. Leave it for poor people and foreigners. I am the LORD your God."/`Y Make an announcement that there will be a holy assembly on that same day. Don't do any regular work. It is a permanent law for generations to come wherever you live.L_ The priest must present them along with the bread of the first harvested grain as an offering to the LORD. All this, along with the two lambs, will be holy and will belong to the LORD's priests.r^_ Also sacrifice one male goat as an offering for sin and two one-year-old lambs as a fellowship offering. ] With the bread bring seven one-year-old lambs that have no defects, one bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD. With these offerings also bring grain and wine offerings. They will be a sacrifice by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.!\= Bring two loaves of bread from your homes to present to the LORD. Bake them with four quarts of flour. They are the first harvested grain for the LORD.{[q until the day after the seventh week. This is a total of fifty days. Then bring a new grain offering to the LORD. Z "Count seven full weeks from the day after Passover (the day you bring the bundle of grain as an offering presented to the LORD)7Yi Don't eat bread, roasted grain, or fresh grain until this same day, when you bring the offering to your God. It is a permanent law for generations to come wherever you live.HX  Bring a grain offering of four quarts of flour mixed with olive oil with it. This will be a sacrifice by fire made to the LORD, a soothing aroma. Use one quart of wine for the wine offering. W On the day you present the bundle, you must sacrifice a one-year-old male lamb that has no defects as a burnt offering to the LORD.tVc He will present it to the LORD so that you will be accepted. He will present it on the day after Passover.!U= "Tell the Israelites: When you come to the land I am going to give you and you harvest grain, bring the priest a bundle of the first grain you harvest.!T? The LORD spoke to Moses, S Bring the LORD a sacrifice by fire for seven days. On the seventh day there will be a holy assembly. Don't do any regular work."TR# On the first day there will be a holy assembly. Don't do any regular work.Q  The fifteenth day of this same month is the LORD's Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.YP- "The fourteenth day of the first month, in the evening, is the LORD's Passover.O "The following are the LORD's appointed festivals with holy assemblies, which you must announce at their appointed times.?Ny You may work for six days. But the seventh day is a day of worship, a day when you don't work, a holy assembly. Don't do any work. It is the LORD's day of worship wherever you live.|Ms "Tell the Israelites: These are the appointed festivals with the LORD, which you must announce as holy assemblies. L ? The LORD spoke to Moses,DK! I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD."Jy Never dishonor my holy name. I will show my holiness among the Israelites. I am the LORD, who sets you apart as holy.4Ie "Carefully obey my commands. I am the LORD.RH Eat it the same day. Never leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.TG# "When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, do it in the proper way.FF Never slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young the same day.-EU "When a calf, a lamb, or a goat is born, it must stay with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on it may be accepted as a sacrifice by fire to the LORD.!D? The LORD spoke to Moses,NC Never bring any kind of castrated animal received from a foreigner as a food offering for your God. A castrated animal will not be accepted on your behalf because castration is a physical defect."B1 Never bring the LORD an animal that has bruised, crushed, torn out, or cut out testicles. Never do any of these things to an animal in your land.A5 You may use a bull or a sheep with a deformity or one that is stunted in growth as a freewill offering. However, it will not be accepted for a vow.0@[ Never bring the LORD an animal that is blind, has broken bones, cuts, warts, scabs, or ringworm. Never give the LORD any of these in a sacrifice by fire on the altar.?  A person may bring the LORD a fellowship offering to fulfill a vow or for a freewill offering. Whether it is from the cattle, sheep, or goats, it must be an animal that has no defects in order to be accepted. It must never be an animal that has defects.h>K Never bring any animal with a physical defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.t=c The offering must be a male that has no defects from your cattle, sheep, or goats in order to be accepted.)<M "Tell Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites: Israelites or foreigners may bring burnt offerings to the LORD for anything they vowed or as freewill offerings.!;? The LORD spoke to Moses,':I They must make those people pay the penalty for their guilt because they have eaten the priests' holy offerings. I am the LORD, who sets them apart as holy."b9? Priests must not dishonor the holy offerings that the Israelites contribute to the LORD.8y "Those who eat a holy offering by mistake must give another holy offering to the priest and add one-fifth more to it.B7 If a priest's daughter is widowed or divorced, doesn't have any children, and comes back to live in her father's home, she may eat her father's food. But a layperson must never eat it.z6o However, if a priest's daughter marries a layman, she must never eat the food taken from the holy contributions.m5U But if a priest buys a slave, the slave and anyone born in his household may eat the priest's food.q4] "Laypeople must never eat any holy offering, even if they are visiting a priest or are working for him.#3A The priests must do what I order, or their sin will bring them death because they dishonored a holy offering. I am the LORD, who sets them apart as holy. 2 He must never eat the meat of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals. It will make him unclean. I am the LORD.o1Y When the sun has set, he will be clean. Then he may eat the holy offerings because they are his food.p0[ will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy offerings unless he has washed himself.;/s an unclean swarming creature, or an unclean person<.s "No descendant of Aaron who has a skin disease or a discharge may eat any of the holy offerings until he is clean. Any person who has an emission of semen or touches a dead body,Y-- "Tell them: In future generations if any of your descendants, while unclean, comes near the holy offerings the Israelites set apart for the LORD, that person must be excluded from my presence. I am the LORD.3,a "Tell Aaron and his sons that they must respect the holy offerings which the Israelites set apart for me. In this way they will not dishonor my holy name. I am the LORD. + ? The LORD spoke to Moses,I*  So Moses spoke to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.<)s However, he must never come up to the canopy or to the altar, since he has a physical defect. He must never dishonor the holy places because I, the LORD, set them apart as holy."L( He may eat the food of his God-what is holy and what is very holy.3'a If a descendant of the priest Aaron has a physical defect, he must never bring sacrifices by fire to the LORD. He has a defect. He must never bring food to offer to God.d&C who is a hunchback or dwarf, who has defective sight, skin diseases, or crushed testicles.$%E or a crippled hand or foot,"$? Indeed, no one who has a physical defect may ever come near [the altar]. That means anyone who is blind or lame, who has a disfigured face, a deformity,# "Tell Aaron: If any of your descendants (now or in future generations) has a physical defect, he must never bring food to offer to God.!"? The LORD spoke to Moses,i!M He must not dishonor his children among his people because I, the LORD, set him apart as holy." 5 He must never marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has lost her virginity, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from his own people.2a "The anointed priest must marry a virgin.&G He must not leave the holy tent of his God. If he does, he will be dishonoring it, because he is dedicated with the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD.a= He must never go near any dead bodies or become unclean, even for his father or mother.;q "The priest who is anointed with oil and wears the chief priest's clothes is chief over his brothers. He must never mourn by leaving his hair uncombed or by tearing his clothes.|s When a priest's daughter dishonors herself by becoming a prostitute, she dishonors her father. She must be burned.xk Be holy because you offer the food of your God. Be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I set you apart as holy. ~~W~}||{{xzzzyyyRyxox1wwwwEvvuu_ttessurrqqqpp0oo:onWnmsm9ll_kkjjj-iiihhgffeeueHdccc0bbbKaa@a``M___0^`]]]\\^\$[[ZZiZ/YYXXcWWFVVsVUTTSS\RRmRJQPPPBOOOMNNWMMMLL$KjJJjIIHHQGGFF*EDD*CBBtBAA$@@V???>>b===<3;::9Z88>77165543322V2311g10 / .C--v-,f++**.))((S'')&&i& %i$$9$.##g"";!!! j ?{ p(.(%+- W} a  h [qlv\3( "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is how you will bless the Israelites. Say to them: =( The LORD said to Moses,<s( "These are the instructions for those who have vowed to bring their offerings to the LORD because they were Nazirites. They must bring these offerings in addition to anything else they can afford. They must fulfill the requirements of these instructions for Nazirites and finish whatever they vowed to do."_9( The priest will present them as an offering to the LORD. They are holy and belong to the priest, along with the ram's breast that is presented and the thigh that is given. After that, the Nazirites may drink wine.b?( "Then the priest will take one of the shoulders from a boiled ram, one ring of unleavened bread from the basket, and one wafer of unleavened bread and hand them to the Nazirites after they have shaved off their hair.F( "Then the Nazirites will shave their heads at the entrance to the tent of meeting, take the hair as proof that they had made this vow, and put it on the fire under the fellowship offering..W( He will sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering to the LORD, offer the basket of unleavened bread along with it, and make the grain offerings and wine offerings.r_( "The priest will bring these offerings to the LORD and make the offering for sin and the burnt offering.Z/( They must also bring a basket of unleavened bread containing some rings of bread made with olive oil and wafers of unleavened bread brushed with olive oil, along with other grain offerings and wine offerings.f~G( They must bring these offerings to the LORD: a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, a one-year-old female lamb as an offering for sin, and a ram as a fellowship offering. All of these animals must have no defects.}( "These are the instructions for Nazirites who complete their vows: They must come to the entrance of the tent of meeting.|( Once again he will dedicate himself to the LORD as a Nazirite for the same length of time as before. He must bring a one-year-old male lamb as an offering for guilt. The first time period won't count. He has to start over from when he became unclean.o{Y( The priest will sacrifice one as an offering for sin and the other one as a burnt offering. The priest will make peace with the LORD for the person who touched the dead body. That same day the person must dedicate his head again.z ( On the eighth day he must bring two mourning doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.+yQ( "Someone might suddenly drop dead next to a Nazirite and make the Nazirite's hair unclean. Seven days later he must shave his head in order to be declared clean.Gx ( As long as they are Nazirites, they will be holy to the LORD.4wc( Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves unclean by going near them. Nazarites show their vow to God with their long hair.av=( While they are dedicated to the LORD as Nazirites, they must never go near a dead body.Vu'( "As long as they are under the Nazirite vow, no razor may touch their heads. During the entire time that they are dedicated to the LORD as Nazirites, they will be holy. They must let their hair grow long.t}( As long as they are Nazirites, they must never eat anything that comes from a grapevine, not even grape seeds or skins.!s=( Nazirites must never drink wine, liquor, vinegar made from wine or liquor, or any kind of grape juice, and they must never eat fresh grapes or raisins.r( "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: A man or a woman may make a special vow to live as a Nazirite dedicated to the LORD.q =( The LORD said to Moses,spa( The husband isn't guilty of doing anything wrong, but the woman will suffer the consequences of her sin."doC( They also tell you what to do when a husband has a fit of jealousy and is suspicious of his wife. He will make his wife stand in the LORD's presence, and the priest will do everything these instructions tell him to do.n3( "These are the instructions for how to deal with jealousy. They tell you what to do when a woman is unfaithful to her husband and becomes unclean.kmQ( But if the woman is not unclean and is pure, she is not guilty and will be able to have children.ilM( If she has become unclean by being unfaithful to her husband, the water that can bring the curse will go into her and become bitter. Her stomach will swell, her uterus will drop, and she will become cursed among her people.k1( The priest will take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar. Then he will have the woman drink the water.uje( The priest will take the grain offering she was holding, present it to the LORD, and bring it to the altar.i ( Then he will have the woman drink the bitter water that can bring the curse. This water will go into her [and] become bitter.bh?( "The priest will write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.g5( 'May this water that can bring a curse go into your body and make your stomach swell and your uterus drop!' "Then the woman will say, 'Amen, amen!'vfg( may the LORD make you an example for your people to see what happens when the curse of this oath comes true: The LORD will make your uterus drop and your stomach swell.' "Then the priest will administer the oath and the curse by saying:ae=( If, in fact, you have been unfaithful and have had sexual intercourse with another man,`d;( "Then the priest will say to her, 'If no other man has had sexual intercourse with you and you haven't been unfaithful to your husband, you're not guilty. This bitter water that can bring a curse will not harm you.'cI( The priest will bring the woman into the LORD's presence and loosen her hair. In her hands he will put the offering used for a confession (that is, the grain offering brought because of the husband's jealousy). The priest will hold in his hands the bitter water that can bring a curse.b}( Then the priest will take holy water in a piece of pottery and put some dust from the floor of the tent into the water.Xa+( "The priest will have the woman come forward and stand in the LORD's presence.L`( He must then take his wife to the priest along with eight cups of barley flour as an offering for her. He must not pour olive oil on the flour or put frankincense on it, since it is a grain offering brought because of the husband's jealousy, an offering used for a confession-to remind someone of a sin that was committed.q_]( "A husband may have a fit of jealousy and suspect his wife, whether she was actually unfaithful or not.F^( and may have had sexual intercourse with another man without her husband's knowledge. She may have kept it secret if there were no witnesses to accuse her and she wasn't caught in the act.^]7( "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: A man's wife may have been unfaithful to him \=( The LORD said to Moses:[( Each person's holy offerings will belong to that person, but whatever is given to the priest will belong to the priest."Z{( "Any contribution over and above the holy offerings that the Israelites bring to the priest will belong to the priest.oYY( But there may be no heir to whom the payment can be made. In that case, the payment for what you did wrong must be given to the LORD for the priest [to use]. This payment is in addition to the ram which makes peace with the LORD.X ( you must confess your sin, pay in full for what you did wrong, add one-fifth to it, and give it to the person who was wronged.W( "Tell the Israelites: If you do something wrong to another person, you have been unfaithful to the LORD. When you realize your guilt, V=( The LORD said to Moses,lUS( So the Israelites did as the LORD had told Moses. They sent these unclean people outside the camp.T}( Send all of these unclean men and women outside the camp. They must not make this camp where I live among you unclean."#SA( "Command the Israelites to send outside the camp anyone who has a serious skin disease or a discharge or anyone who is unclean from touching a dead body.R =( The LORD said to Moses,!Q=(1 At the LORD's command through Moses each man was registered and told what to do and what to carry. So they were registered as the LORD commanded Moses.P (0 O(/ These were the men between the ages of 30 and 50 who were qualified to do the work of serving and who carried the tent of meeting.N3(. The grand total of all the Levites whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered was 8,580. They were listed by families and households.M3(- This was the total of those registered in the Merarite families. Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded Moses and registered the Merarites.]L5(, The total of all those who were registered was 3,200. They were listed by families.wKi(+ All the men between the ages of 30 and 50 who were qualified to serve at the tent of meeting were registered.CJ(* The Merarites were registered by families and households.;Iq() This was the total of all those in the Gershonite families who worked at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded Moses and registered the Gershonites.hHK(( The total of those who were registered was 2,630. They were listed by families and households.wGi(' All the men between the ages of 30 and 50 who were qualified to serve at the tent of meeting were registered.EF(& The Gershonites were registered by families and households.9Em(% This was the total of all those in the Kohathite families who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron did as the LORD had commanded Moses and registered the Kohathites.YD-($ The total of those who were registered was 2,750. They were listed by families.vCg(# They registered all the men between the ages of 30 and 50 who were qualified to work at the tent of meeting.tBc(" Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the community registered the Kohathites by their families and households.A)(! This is what the Merarite families will do as they work at the tent of meeting. Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron, will be in charge of them.")@M( the posts for the surrounding courtyard, the bases, pegs, and ropes. They must take care of all this equipment. Tell each man by name the things he will carry.?/( These are their duties as they work at the tent of meeting: They will carry the framework for the inner tent, the crossbars, posts, and sockets,o>Y( Register all the men between the ages of 30 and 50 who are qualified to serve at the tent of meeting.<=u( "Register the Merarites by families and households. <( This is the work of the Gershonite families in the tent of meeting. Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron, will be in charge of them.C;( All their work, whatever they carry and all their duties, will be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You are in charge of telling them everything they're supposed to carry.:y( the curtains for the courtyard around the tent and the altar, the screen for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes, and all the equipment used to set up the curtains. The Gershonites will do everything that needs to be done with these things.9( They will carry the sheets that are part of the inner tent and the tent of meeting. They will also carry the inner cover for the tent of meeting, the outer cover of fine leather that goes over it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,Q8( "This is what the Gershonite families will do and what they will carry:o7Y( Register all the men between the ages of 30 and 50 who are qualified to serve at the tent of meeting.W6)( "Also take a census of the Gershonites. List them by households and families. 5=( The LORD said to Moses,m4U( But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die."L3( This is what you must do so that they won't die when they come near the most holy things: Aaron and his sons will go into the holy place and tell each man what he will do and what he will carry.K2( "Don't let the Kohathite families from Levi's tribe be destroyed.*1Q( The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,0y( "Eleazar, son of the priest Aaron, will be in charge of the oil for the lamps, the sweet-smelling incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He is in charge of the whole tent and everything in it, the holy place and its contents."/5( "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy things and the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites will come to carry all the holy articles. They must never touch the holy things, or they will die. The Kohathites will carry all the things from the tent of meeting.x.k( Next, they will put all the accessories used at the altar on it. These are the trays, forks, shovels, and bowls-all the altar's accessories. They will spread a covering of fine leather over all this. Then they will put the poles in place.Z-/( "After they take the ashes away, they will spread a purple cloth over the altar.,,S( "They will take all the articles that are used in the holy place, put them in a violet cloth, cover that with fine leather, and put them on a frame to carry them. +( "They will spread a violet cloth over the gold altar and cover the cloth with fine leather. Then they will put the poles in place.* ( Then they will put the lamp stand and all its utensils under a covering of fine leather and put them on a frame to carry them.")?( "They will take a violet cloth and cover the lamp stand, as well as the lamps, tongs, trays, and all the containers for the olive oil used in the lamps.(7( They will spread a bright red cloth over everything on the table. They will cover all this with fine leather. Then they will put the poles in place.['1( "They will spread a violet cloth over the table of the presence and put on it the plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers for the wine offerings. The bread that is always in the LORD's presence will also be on it..&W( Over this they will put a covering of fine leather. On top of that they will spread a cloth made entirely of violet material. Then they will put the poles in place.Q%( When the camp is supposed to move, Aaron and his sons will go in and take down the canopy that hangs over the ark containing the words of God's promise. First they will cover the ark with the canopy.w$i( "This is the work the Kohathites will do in the tent of meeting: They will take care of the most holy things.n#W( Register all the men between the ages of 30 and 50 who are qualified to work at the tent of meeting.l"S( "Take a census of the Levites who are descended from Kohath. List them by families and households.)! Q( The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,s a(3 Then Moses did what the LORD said and gave Aaron and his sons this ransom money as he had been commanded.{(2 The silver Moses collected for the firstborn Israelites weighed 34 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place.Z/(1 So Moses took this ransom money from the Israelites who outnumbered the Levites.nW(0 Give the silver to Aaron and his sons. It will buy back those Israelites who outnumber the Levites."zo(/ It will cost you two ounces of silver per person (using the standard weight of the holy place) to buy them back.N(. There are 273 more firstborn male Israelites than there are Levites.;q(- "Take the Levites to be substitutes for all the firstborn Israelites and the animals of the Levites to be substitutes for their animals. The Levites will be mine. I am the LORD. =(, The LORD said to Moses,kQ(+ The total of all the firstborn males at least one month old was 22,273. They were listed by name.U%(* So Moses registered all the firstborn Israelites as the LORD commanded him.E() I am the LORD. Take the Levites for me to be substitutes for all firstborn Israelites. Also take the animals of the Levites to be substitutes for all firstborn animals of the Israelites."(( The LORD said to Moses, "Register every firstborn male of the Israelites who is at least one month old, and make a list of their names.3(' The grand total of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD's command, by families, every male who was at least one month old, was 22,000.tc(& Moses, Aaron, and his sons put up their tents on the east side in front of the tent of meeting. They were in charge of the holy place on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who tried to do the Levites' duties had to be put to death.eE(% They also took care of the posts for the surrounding courtyard, the bases, pegs, and ropes.8k($ It was the duty of the Merarites to be in charge of the framework of the inner tent, the crossbars, posts, sockets, and all the equipment. They took care of all these things./(# The leader of the Merarite families and households was Zuriel, son of Abihail. They put up their tents on the north side of the tent of meeting.M(" The total number of all the males at least one month old was 6,200.zo(! To [Merari] belonged the families descended from Mahli and Mushi. These were the families descended from Merari. 7( The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar, son of the priest Aaron. It was Eleazar's duty to supervise those who were in charge of the holy place.) M( They were in charge of the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the utensils used in the holy place, and the screen. They took care of all these things.[ 1( The leader of the Kohathite families and households was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.i M( The families descended from Kohath put up their tents on the south side of the tent of meeting.n W( The number of all the males at least one month old was 8,600. They were in charge of the holy place. ( To [Kohath] belonged the families descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. These were the families descended from Kohath.6g( the curtains for the courtyard, the screen for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the inner tent and the altar, and the ropes. They took care of all these things. ;( At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were in charge of the inner tent, the outer tent and cover, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,L( The leader of the Gershonite households was Eliasaph, son of Lael.mU( The families descended from Gershon put up their tents on the west side behind the tent of meeting.M( The total number of all the males at least one month old was 7,500.}u( To [Gershon] belonged the families descended from Libni and Shimei. These were the families descended from Gershon.( Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families.iM( Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were the sons of Kohath. Their families were named after them.Z/( Libni and Shimei were the sons of Gershon. Their families were named after them.;~s( Gershon, Kohath, and Merari were the sons of Levi.W})( So Moses did what the LORD said and registered them as he had been commanded.i|M( "Count the Levites by households and families. Count every male who is at least one month old."7{k( The LORD said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,Ez( because every firstborn is mine. The day I killed every firstborn male in Egypt, I set apart as holy every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They will be mine. I am the LORD."y%( "Out of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites to be substitutes for every firstborn male offspring among them. The Levites are mine, x=( The LORD said to Moses,w{( Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests. Anyone else who tries to do the priests' duties must be put to death."hvK( Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites will be the only Israelites given to them.u+( They will take care of all the furnishings in the tent of meeting and work for the Israelites, doing what needs to be done for the inner tent. t ( They will work for him and the whole community in front of the tent of meeting, doing what needs to be done for the inner tent.csA( "Bring the tribe of Levi, and have them stand in front of the priest Aaron to assist him. r=( The LORD said to Moses,sqa( Nadab and Abihu died in the LORD's presence because they offered unauthorized fire in his presence in the Desert of Sinai. They had no children. So only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.kpQ( These are the names of Aaron's sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.[o1( The names of Aaron's sons are Nadab (the firstborn), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.rn a( This is the list of Aaron and Moses' descendants at the time when the LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.+mQ(" So the Israelites did everything as the LORD had commanded Moses. They set up camp under their flags, and each person traveled with his own family and household.klQ(! As the LORD had commanded Moses, the Levites were not registered along with the other Israelites.k( This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was 603,550.j#( "The grand total of all the men in Dan's camp is 157,600. They will be the last group to move out. They will travel under their own flag."7ik( The total number of men in his army is 53,400.ohY( "Then [will be] the tribe of [Naphtali]. The leader for the people of Naphtali is Ahira, son of Enan.7gk( The total number of men in his army is 41,500.rf_( "Next to them will be the tribe of [Asher]. The leader for the people of Asher is Pagiel, son of Ochran.7ek( The total number of men in his army is 62,700.d( "On the north side the armies led by [Dan] will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Dan is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.tcc( "The grand total of all the troops in Ephraim's camp is 108,100. They will be the third group to move out.7bk( The total number of men in his army is 35,400.saa( "Then [will be] the tribe of [Benjamin]. The leader for the people of Benjamin is Abidan, son of Gideoni.7`k( The total number of men in his army is 32,200.|_s( "Next to them will be the tribe of [Manasseh]. The leader for the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.7^k( The total number of men in his army is 40,500.]%( "On the west side the armies led by [Ephraim] will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Ephraim is Elishama, son of Ammihud.L\( "When the tent of meeting is moved, the [Levites] will stay in the middle of the groups. The tribes will move out in the same order as they are in the camp, everyone in place under his own flag.t[c( "The grand total of all the troops in Reuben's camp is 151,450. They will be the second group to move out.7Zk( The total number of men in his army is 45,650.iYM( "Then [will be] the tribe of [Gad]. The leader for the people of Gad is Eliasaph, son of Deuel.7Xk( The total number of men in his army is 59,300.|Ws( "Next to them will be the tribe of [Simeon]. The leader for the people of Simeon is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.7Vk( The total number of men in his army is 46,500.U( "On the south side the armies led by [Reuben] will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Reuben is Elizur, son of Shedeur.rT_( "The grand total of all the troops in Judah's camp is 186,400. They will be the first group to move out.7Sk( The total number of men in his army is 57,400.nRW( "Then [will be] the tribe of [Zebulun]. The leader for the people of Zebulun is Eliab, son of Helon.7Qk( The total number of men in his army is 54,400.xPk( "Next to them will be the tribe of [Issachar]. The leader for the people of Issachar is Nethanel, son of Zuar.7Ok( The total number of men in his army is 74,600.*NO( "On the east side, facing the rising sun, the armies led by [Judah] will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab.1M]( "The Israelites will put up their tents with each family under the flag that symbolizes its household. They will put their tents around the tent of meeting, facing it.*L S( The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,CK (6 The Israelites did everything as the LORD commanded Moses.DJ (5 The Levites will camp all around the tent of God's words. In this way [the LORD] won't be angry with the community of Israel. So the Levites will be in charge of the tent of God's words."]I 7(4 "The other Israelites will camp with each family in its own area under its own flag.#H C(3 When the tent has to be moved, the Levites will take it down. When we camp, they will set it up. Anyone else who comes near the tent will be put to death.~G y(2 Put the Levites in charge of the tent of God's words, including the equipment for the tent and everything else having to do with the tent. The Levites will carry the tent and all its equipment. They will take care of the tent and camp around it.cF C(1 "Don't register the tribe of Levi or include them in the census with the other Israelites.#E E(0 The LORD had said to Moses,iD O(/ But the households from the tribe of [Levi] were not registered along with the other Israelites.C '(. was 603,550.B (- So the Israelites were registered by households. The grand total of men who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military dutymA W(, Moses, Aaron, and the 12 leaders of Israel, each representing his own family, added up these totals.7@ m(+ The total for the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.&? I(* The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Naphtali] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.4> g() The total for the tribe of Asher was 41,500.#= C(( The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Asher] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.2< c(' The total for the tribe of Dan was 62,700.!; ?(& The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Dan] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.7: m(% The total for the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.&9 I($ The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Benjamin] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.78 m(# The total for the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.&7 I(" The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Manasseh] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.66 k(! The total for the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.95 o( The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Joseph]-those from [Ephraim]-listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.64 k( The total for the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.%3 G( The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Zebulun] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.72 m( The total for the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.&1 I( The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Issachar] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.40 g( The total for the tribe of Judah was 74,600.#/ C( The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Judah] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.2. c( The total for the tribe of Gad was 45,650.!- ?( The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Gad] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.5, i( The total for the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.4+ e( The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Simeon] registered and listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.5* i( The total for the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.>) y( The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Reuben], Israel's firstborn son, listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.d( E( So Moses registered the men of Israel in the Desert of Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.9' o( and assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. Each man at least 20 years old provided his genealogy by family and household. Then his name was listed.7& m( Moses and Aaron took the men who had been named% ( These were the men chosen from the community, the leaders of their ancestors' tribes, and heads of the divisions of Israel.8$ o( Ahira, son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali."6# k( Eliasaph, son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad;7" m( Pagiel, son of Ochran, from the tribe of Asher;;! u( Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan;;  u( Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin;% G( Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim; Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh; (Ephraim and Manasseh are Joseph's descendants.)7 m( Eliab, son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun;: s( Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar;; u( Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah;@ ( Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon;l U( "Here are the names of the men who will help you: Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben;b A( One man from each tribe will help you. Each of these men must be the head of a household. ( who is at least 20 years old. You and Aaron must register everyone in Israel who is eligible for military duty. List them by divisions.k S( "Take a census of the whole community of Israel by families and households. List every man by name( O( The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said,W)" These are the commands the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.6g! You must not look to see if it is good or bad or exchange it. But if you do exchange it, both the first animal and its substitute will be holy. They cannot be bought back."_9 Every tenth head of cattle or sheep that you counted is holy and belongs to the LORD.L If you buy back any part of it, you must add one-fifth more to it.jO "One-tenth of what comes from the land, whether grain or fruit, is holy and belongs to the LORD.U% People dedicated this way cannot be bought back. They must be put to death.`; "However, everything dedicated to the LORD for destruction-a person, an animal, or a field that belongs to you-must not be sold or bought back. Everything dedicated in that way is very holy. It belongs to the LORD. #I~~E}|||({{~zz@yy1xwww3wv\uu ttbt3ss1rGqqqqppnoo0nnn mlldlkk6jiiiHihthg%ff~fOeeBdXdccbbxaa:```_^^t^!]]I\[[[W[(ZZ$Y:XXXdWWVdUTTS RR]QQ2QPOO@NNaMLLtLKwJJ@IHHTG}FFF4EEDD>CC`BAA=@@@?`>=<<@;;J:99K87766q555443211S00K///@..C---(,,Y,+j++**))0((O''6&&9%R$$##e# "!!! o=m.zEE8d9. W > 9 3]"o3b&3M5#5e(  They went through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived. They are descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)V'(  So the men explored the land from the Desert of Zin to the border of Hamath.3a(  Is the soil rich or poor? Does the land have trees or not? Do your best to bring back some fruit from the land." (It was the season when grapes were beginning to ripen.)^7(  Is the land they live in good or bad? Do their cities have walls around them or not?h~K(  See what the land is like and whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.x}k(  When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he told them, "Go through the Negev and then into the mountain region.||s(  These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. But Moses gave Hoshea, son of Nun, the name Joshua.4{e(  Geuel, son of Machi, from the tribe of Gad.:zq(  Nahbi, son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali;9yo( Sethur, son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher;7xk( Ammiel, son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan;Xw+( Gaddi, son of Susi, from the tribe of Joseph (that is, the tribe of Manasseh);9vo( Gaddiel, son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun;9uo( Palti, son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin;7tk(  Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim;9so(  Igal, son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar;:rq(  Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah;8qm(  Shaphat, son of Hori, from the tribe of Simeon;Rp(  These are their names: Shammua, son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben;~ow(  So at the LORD's command, Moses sent these men from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.n}(  "Send men to explore Canaan, which I'm giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of their ancestors' tribes."m =( The LORD said to Moses,\l3(  After that, the people moved from Hazeroth and set up camp in the Desert of Paran.k(  So Miriam was put in isolation outside the camp for seven days. The people didn't break camp until she was brought back.fjG(  The LORD replied to Moses, "If her own father had spit in her face, wouldn't she be excluded from the community for seven days? She must be put in isolation outside the camp for seven days. Then she can be brought back."=iw( So Moses cried to the LORD, "Please, God, heal her!"Rh( Don't let her be like a stillborn baby that's not completely developed."_g9( So he said to Moses, "Please, sir, don't punish us for this foolish sin we committed.3fa( When the smoke left the tent, Miriam was covered with an infectious skin disease. She was as white as snow. Aaron turned to her and saw she was covered with the disease.2ea( The LORD was angry with them, so he left.d7(  I speak with him face to face, plainly and not in riddles. He even sees the form of the LORD. Why weren't you afraid to criticize my servant Moses?"kcQ(  But this is not the way I treat my servant Moses. He is the most faithful person in my household.b-(  He said, "Listen to my words: When there are prophets of the LORD among you, I make myself known to them in visions or speak to them in dreams.a/(  Then the LORD came down in the column of smoke and stood at the entrance to the tent. He called to Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. ` (  Suddenly, the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "All three of you come to the tent of meeting." So all three of them came.O_(  (Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)^y(  They asked, "Did the LORD speak only through Moses? Didn't he also speak through us?" The LORD heard their complaint.`] =( Miriam and Aaron began to criticize Moses because he was married to a woman from Sudan.U\%( # From Kibroth Hattaavah the people moved to Hazeroth, and they stayed there.[9( " That place was called Kibroth Hattaavah [Graves of Those Who Craved [Meat]] because there they buried the people who had a strong craving [for meat].+ZQ( ! While the meat was still in their mouths-before they had even had a chance to chew it-the LORD became angry with the people and struck them with a severe plague.=Yu( All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered the quails. No one gathered less than 60 bushels. Then they spread the quails out all around the camp.OX(  The LORD sent a wind from the sea that brought quails and dropped them all around the camp. There were quails on the ground about three feet deep as far as you could walk in a day in any direction.:Wq(  Then Moses and the leaders went back to the camp.%VE(  But Moses asked him, "Do you think you need to stand up for me? I wish all the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them."U(  So Joshua, son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant ever since he was a young man, spoke up and said, "Stop them, sir!"]T5(  Then a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."\S3(  Two men, named Eldad and Medad, had stayed in the camp. They were on the list with the other leaders but hadn't gone with them to the tent. The Spirit came to rest on them, too, and they prophesied in the camp.qR](  Then the LORD came down in the [column of] smoke and spoke with him. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the 70 leaders. When the Spirit came to rest on them, they prophesied, but they never prophesied again.Q(  Moses went out and told the people what the LORD said. He gathered 70 of the leaders of the people and had them stand around the tent.{Pq(  The LORD asked Moses, "Is there a limit to the LORD's power? Now you will see whether or not my words come true."O7(  Would they have enough if all the flocks and herds were butchered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?" N(  But Moses said, "Here I am with 600,000 foot soldiers around me. Yet, you say, 'I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!'ZM/(  but for a whole month, until it comes out of their ears and they're sick of it. This is because they rejected the LORD who is here among them and cried in front of him, asking, 'Why did we ever leave Egypt?'"VL'(  They won't eat it just for one or two days, or five, or ten, or twenty days,mKU(  Tell the people to get ready for tomorrow. They must be set apart as holy. Then they will eat meat. I, the LORD, heard them crying and saying, 'If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!' So I will give them meat.OJ(  I'll come down and speak with you there. I'll take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will help you take care of the people. You won't have to take care of the people alone.2I_(  The LORD answered Moses, "Bring me 70 Israelite men who you know are leaders and officers of the people. Take them to the tent of meeting, and have them stand with you.rH_(  If this is how you're going to treat me, why don't you just kill me? I can't face this trouble anymore."XG+(  I can't take care of all these people by myself. This is too much work for me!fFG( Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep crying for me to give them meat to eat.EE( Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you really asking me to carry them in my arms-as a nurse carries a baby-all the way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath?D( So he asked, "LORD, why have you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden of all these people on me?C( Moses heard people from every family crying at the entrance to their tents. The LORD became very angry, and Moses didn't like it either.AB( When dew fell on the camp at night, manna fell with it.)]A5(  The people would go around and gather it, then grind it in a handmill or crush it in a mortar. They would cook it in a pot or make round loaves of bread out of it. It tasted like rich pastry made with olive oil.H@ (  (Manna was [small] like coriander seeds and looked like resin.Y?-(  But now we've lost our appetite! Everywhere we look there's nothing but manna!"v>g(  Remember all the free fish we ate in Egypt and the cucumbers, watermelons, leeks, onions, and garlic we had?.=W(  Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for [other kinds of] food. Even the Israelites started crying again and said, "If only we had meat to eat!b<?(  That place was called Taberah [Fire] because fire from the LORD burned among them there.Z;/(  The people cried out to Moses, Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.c: C( The people began complaining out loud to the LORD about their troubles. When the LORD heard them, he became angry, and fire from the LORD began to burn among them. It destroyed some people on the outskirts of the camp.h9K( $ And whenever it stopped, he would say, "Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel!"8( # Whenever the ark started to move, Moses would say, "Arise, O LORD! Scatter your enemies! Make those who hate you run away from you!"U7%( " The LORD's [column of] smoke was over them by day when they moved the camp.=6u( ! So they left the mountain of the LORD and traveled for three days. The ark of the LORD's promise went ahead of them a distance of three days' journey to find them a place to rest.]55( If you come with us, we will share with you all the good things the LORD gives us."~4w(  But Moses said, "Please don't leave us. You know where we can set up camp in the desert, and you could be our guide.g3I(  Hobab answered, "No, I won't go. I want to go back to my own country where my relatives are."b2?(  Moses said to his brother-in-law Hobab, son of Reuel the Midianite, "We are going to the place the LORD promised to give us. Come with us. We will be good to you, because the LORD has promised good things to Israel."i1M(  This was the order in which the Israelite armies broke camp when they went from place to place.<0u(  Ahira, son of Enan, commanded the army of Naphtali. He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;fHG(= brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering._G9(< On the ninth day the leader of the descendants of [Benjamin], Abidan, son of Gideoni,$FC(; and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.,EU(: a male goat as an offering for sin;PD(9 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;QC(8 He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;fBG(7 brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.cAA(6 On the eighth day the leader of the descendants of [Manasseh], Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,#@A(5 and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Elishama, son of Ammihud.,?U(4 a male goat as an offering for sin;P>(3 a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;Q=(2 He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;f<G(1 brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.b;?(0 On the seventh day the leader of the descendants of [Ephraim], Elishama, son of Ammihud,!:=(/ and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Eliasaph, son of Deuel.,9U(. a male goat as an offering for sin;P8(- a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;Q7(, He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;f6G(+ brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.Z5/(* On the sixth day the leader of the descendants of [Gad], Eliasaph, son of Deuel,(4K() and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.,3U(( a male goat as an offering for sin;P2(' a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;Q1(& He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;f0G(% brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.d/C($ On the fifth day the leader of the descendants of [Simeon], Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,!.=(# and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Elizur, son of Shedeur.,-U(" a male goat as an offering for sin;P,(! a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;Q+( He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;f*G( brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.^)7( On the fourth day the leader of the descendants of [Reuben], Elizur, son of Shedeur,(7( and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Eliab, son of Helon.,'U( a male goat as an offering for sin;P&( a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;Q%( He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;f$G( brought his gifts: a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.[#1( On the third day the leader of the descendants of [Zebulun], Eliab, son of Helon, ";( and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Nethanel, son of Zuar.,!U( a male goat as an offering for sin;P ( a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;Q( He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;^7( He brought a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.nW( On the second day Nethanel, son of Zuar, the leader from the tribe of [Issachar], brought his gifts.$C( and two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs as a fellowship offering. These were the gifts from Nahshon, son of Amminadab.,U( a male goat as an offering for sin;P( a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering;Q( He also brought a gold dish that weighed 4 ounces, filled with incense;^7( He brought a silver plate that weighed 31/4 pounds and a silver bowl that weighed 13/4 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. Each dish was filled with flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering.r_( The one who brought his gifts on the first day was Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of [Judah].tc( The LORD said to Moses, "Each day a different leader will bring his gift for the dedication of the altar."#( The leaders also brought offerings for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed. They presented their gifts in front of the altar.$C( But Moses gave none of these gifts to the Kohathites, because they took care of the holy things. They had to carry the holy things on their own shoulders.( He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites for the work they had to do under the direction of Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron.Z/( He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites for the work they had to do.J( Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.(K( "Accept these gifts from them to use in the work done for the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites to use wherever they need these gifts for their work." =( The LORD said to Moses,9m( They brought these gifts to the LORD: six freight wagons and twelve oxen, one wagon from every two leaders and one ox from each leader. They brought them in front of the tent. ( Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of the households-those tribal leaders who helped in the census-came to give their offerings.)  O( When Moses finished setting up the tent, he anointed it and dedicated it and all the furnishings. He also anointed and dedicated the altar and all the utensils.T #( "So whenever they use my name to bless the Israelites, I will bless them."C ( The LORD will look on you with favor and give you peace.'7 k( The LORD will smile on you and be kind to you.4e( The LORD will bless you and watch over you. 6~~s}}|{{zyy-xx^wwIvv!uu9tpss rqppAoonnmmsllYkjjj!ihhPggzff+eSddoccbbb1aa `{`Y_^^:]]Z\\Z[[y[5ZZyYXXX^WWWVV=UTSRRdQQNPP*OOWO N}N MM?L\LKJJIIgIHGG,FFEEDDCOBBA`@@??>>>?==*y( So you, too, will contribute one-tenth of your income to the LORD out of all that you receive from the Israelites' income. You will give the LORD's contribution to the priest Aaron.p=[( Your contribution will be considered to be grain from the threshing floor or juice from the winepress.e<E( "Speak to the Levites and say to them: You will take one-tenth of the Israelites' income which I'm giving you as your property. When you do, you must contribute one-tenth of that income as your contribution to the LORD. ;=( The LORD said to Moses,R:( Instead, I will give the Levites what the Israelites contribute to the LORD-one-tenth of the Israelites' income. This is why I said about them, 'They will own no property as the other Israelites do.'"X9+( Only the Levites will do the work at the tent of meeting. They will be responsible for their own sins. This is a permanent law for future generations. They will own no property as the other Israelites will.8( The other Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting. Otherwise, they'll suffer the consequences of their sin and die.7 ( "I am giving the Levites one-tenth of every Israelite's income. This is in return for the work they do at the tent of meeting.06[( The LORD said to Aaron, "You will have no land or property of your own as the other Israelites will have. I am your possession and your property among the Israelites.z5o( I am giving you, your sons, and your daughters all the holy contributions the Israelites bring to the LORD. These contributions will always be yours. It is an everlasting promise of salt in the LORD's presence for you and your descendants."X4+( But the meat is yours, like the breast and the right thigh that are presented.R3( "But you must never buy back a firstborn ox, sheep, or goat. They are holy. Throw the blood from these animals against the altar, and burn the fat as an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.2%( When they are one month old, you must buy them back at the fixed price of two ounces of silver using the standard weight of the holy place..1W( Every firstborn male, human or animal, that is brought to the LORD is yours. But you must buy back every firstborn son and the firstborn male of any unclean animal.C0( "Anything in Israel that is claimed by the LORD is yours./( The first of all produce harvested in their land that they bring to the LORD is yours. Anyone in your household who is clean may eat it..+( "I am also giving you the first of the produce they give the LORD: the best of all the olive oil and the best of the new wine and fresh grain.|-s( "The contributions that come as gifts taken from the offerings presented by the Israelites are also yours. I am giving these to you, your sons, and your daughters. They will always be yours. Anyone in your household who is clean may eat them.V,'( Eat it in a most holy place. Any male may eat it. You must consider it holy.s+a( That part of the most holy offerings which is not burned belongs to you. It may come from a grain offering, an offering for sin, or a guilt offering. Whatever is brought to me as a most holy offering will belong to you and your sons.h*K( The LORD said to Aaron, "I am putting you in charge of all the contributions given to me. I am giving you and your descendants all the holy gifts from the Israelites as your share. These contributions will always be yours.j)O( Only you and your sons may do the work of priests-everything done at the altar and under the canopy. This is my gift to you: You may serve me as priests. Anyone else who comes near [the holy place to do this work] must die."+(Q( I have chosen the other Levites from among the Israelites to help you. They are a gift given to the LORD to do whatever work is necessary at the tent of meeting.'( "You must be in charge of the work done at the holy place and at the altar. Then I won't show my anger against the Israelites again.+&Q( They will join you and do whatever work is necessary for the tent of meeting, including all the maintenance work for the tent. But no one else may come near you.K%( They will work for you, doing whatever work is necessary for the whole tent. But they must not come near the altar or the furnishings in the holy place, or they will die, and you will die, too.$/( Bring the other Levites from your ancestor's tribe to join you and help you and your sons serve in front of the tent of the words of my promise.W# +( The LORD said to Aaron, "You, your sons, and your family will be responsible for any sins against the holy place. You and your sons will also be responsible for any sins you commit when you work as priests.S"!( Anyone who comes near the LORD's tent will die! Are we all going to die?"\!3( The Israelites said to Moses, "Now we're going to die! We're lost! We're all lost!= w( Moses did exactly what the LORD commanded him to do.W)( The LORD said to Moses, "Put Aaron's staff back in front of the words of my promise, and keep it there as a sign to warn any other rebels. Then you will stop their complaints about me, and they won't die."+( Moses brought out the staffs from the LORD's presence and showed them to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his staff.3a( The next day Moses went into the tent. He found that Aaron's staff for the tribe of Levi had not only begun to grow, but it had also blossomed and produced ripe almonds.`;( Moses put the staffs in the LORD's presence in the tent of the words of God's promise.+( So Moses spoke to the Israelites. Their leaders gave him 12 staffs, one from the leader of each of their tribes. Aaron's staff was among them.3( The staff from the man I choose will begin to grow. In this way I will silence the frequent complaints the Israelites make against you and Aaron."eE( Put them in the tent of meeting where I meet with you, in front of the words of my promise.nW( Write Aaron's name on the staff for Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.( "Speak to the Israelites, and get 12 staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their tribes. Write each man's name on his staff. =( The LORD said to Moses,nW(2 By the time Aaron came back to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the plague had stopped.`;(1 Still, 14,700 died from the plague in addition to those who had died because of Korah.eE(0 He stood between those who had died and those who were still alive, and the plague stopped.lS(/ Aaron took his incense burner, as Moses told him, and ran into the middle of the assembly, because the plague had already begun among the people. He put incense on the incense burner to make peace with the LORD for the people.q](. Moses said to Aaron, "Take your incense burner, put burning coals from the altar and incense in it, and go quickly into the community to make peace with the LORD for the people. The LORD is showing his anger; a plague has started." (- "Get away from these people, and let me destroy them in an instant!" Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground. =(, The LORD said to Moses,H (+ Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting.3 a(* The community came together to confront Moses and Aaron. When they turned toward the tent of meeting, they saw the smoke covering it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. () The next day the whole community of Israel complained to Moses and Aaron. They said, "You have killed the LORD's people."x k(( following the command that the LORD had given through Moses. The bronze-covered altar will remind Israel that no one but a descendant of Aaron can come near to burn incense to the LORD. Everyone else will die like Korah and his followers.O (' So the priest Eleazar took the bronze incense burners which had been brought by those who had been burned to death. The incense burners were then hammered into thin metal sheets to cover the altar,Z /(& The incense burners of these men who sinned and lost their lives are holy, because they were offered to the LORD. Hammer them into thin metal sheets to cover the altar. This will be a sign to the Israelites."=u(% "Tell Eleazar, son of the priest Aaron, to take the incense burners out of the fire and scatter the coals and incense somewhere else, because the incense burners have become holy.%G($ Then the LORD said to Moses,U%(# Fire came from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering incense.}(" All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, too.-(! They went down alive to their graves with everything that belonged to them. The ground covered them, and so they disappeared from the assembly.r_( and the earth opened up to swallow them, their families, the followers of Korah, and all their property.R( As soon as he had finished saying all this, the ground under them split,lS( But if the LORD does something totally new-if the ground opens up, swallows them and everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive to their graves-then you'll know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt."jO( If these men die like all other people-if they die a natural death-then the LORD hasn't sent me.ym( Moses said, "This is how you will know that the LORD sent me to do all these things and that it wasn't my idea:9~m( So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children.1}]( He said to the community, "Move away from the tents of these wicked men. Don't touch anything that belongs to them, or you'll be swept away because of all their sins."]|5( Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the leaders of Israel followed him.V{'( "Tell the community: Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram."%zG( Then the LORD said to Moses,Py( Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground and said, "O God, you are the God who gives the breath of life to everyone! If one man sins, will you be angry with the whole community?"Jx( "Move away from these men, and I'll destroy them in an instant."*wQ( The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,0v[( When Korah had gathered all his followers-those who opposed Moses and Aaron-at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole group.u/( So each man took his incense burner, put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting.+tQ( Each man will take his incense burner and put incense in it. They will offer all 250 incense burners to the LORD. Then you and Aaron offer your incense burners." s( Moses said to Korah, "Tomorrow you and all your followers must come into the LORD's presence. Aaron will also be there with you..rW( Moses became angry and said to the LORD, "Don't accept their offering. I haven't taken anything from them, not even a donkey. And I haven't mistreated any of them."Gq ( Certainly you haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us any fields and vineyards to own. Do you think you can still pull the wool over our eyes? We won't come."p1( Isn't it enough that you brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey only to kill us in the desert? Do you also have to order us around?^o7( Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab. But they said, "We won't come!~nw( So you and all your followers have joined forces against the LORD! Who is Aaron that you should complain about him?"fmG( He has brought you and all the other Levites near himself, but now you demand to be priests.ilM( Isn't it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the community of Israel? The LORD has brought you near himself to do the work for his tent and stand in front of the community to serve them.8km( Moses also said to Korah, "Listen, you Levites!j!( and put burning coals and incense in them in the LORD's presence. Then the LORD will choose the man who is holy. You've gone far enough!"Xi+( Korah, you and all your followers must do this tomorrow: Take incense burners,ph[( Then he said to Korah and all his followers, "In the morning the LORD will show who belongs to him, who is holy, and who it is that he will allow to come near him. Only the person the LORD chooses will be allowed to come near him.Rg( As soon as Moses heard this, he bowed with his face touching the ground.^f7( They came together to confront Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You've gone far enough! Everyone in the whole community is holy, and the LORD is among them. Why do you set yourselves above the LORD's assembly?"wei( These four men were joined by 250 Israelite men, well-known leaders of the community, chosen by the assembly.Rd !( Korah (son of Izhar), Dathan and Abiram (sons of Eliab), and On (son of Peleth) dared to challenge Moses. (Korah was a descendant of Kohath and Levi. Dathan, Abiram, and On were descendants of Reuben.)gcI() I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God."Vb'(( You will remember to obey all my commands, and you will be holy to your God._a9(' Whenever you look at the threads in the tassel, you will remember all the LORD's commands and obey them. Then you won't do whatever you want and go after whatever you see, as if you were chasing after prostitutes.$`C(& "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: For generations to come they must wear tassels on the corners of their clothes with violet threads in each tassel. _=(% The LORD said to Moses,p^[($ So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses. ] (# Then the LORD said to Moses, "This man must be put to death. The whole community must take him outside the camp and stone him."J\(" They kept him in custody until they decided what to do with him.d[C(! Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole community.iZM( While the Israelites were in the desert, they found a man gathering wood on the day of worship. Y( That person has despised the word of the LORD and broken the LORD's command. He must be excluded completely. He remains guilty."X( "But any native-born Israelite or foreigner who deliberately does something wrong insults the LORD and must be excluded from the people.W!( You must give the same instructions to everyone who does something wrong unintentionally, whether they are native-born Israelites or not.|Vs( The priest will offer the sacrifice to make peace with the LORD for that person, and that person will be forgiven.U( "If one person unintentionally does something wrong, a one-year-old female goat must be sacrificed as an offering for sin.0T[( So the whole community of Israel will be forgiven, including foreigners who are living among them, since all the people were involved in the unintentional wrongdoing.S( The priest will make peace with the LORD for the whole community of Israel. Then they will be forgiven because the wrongdoing was unintentional and they brought these two offerings to the LORD for their sin: an offering by fire and an offering for sin.|Rs( If it was unintentional and no one else knows about it, the whole community must sacrifice a young bull as a burnt offering, a soothing aroma to the LORD, along with the proper grain and wine offerings, and a male goat as an offering for sin.Q( (Everything the LORD commanded you through Moses holds as true for generations to come as it did the day the LORD gave the commands.)pP[( "Suppose you unintentionally do something wrong by not obeying all these commands the LORD gave Moses.fOG( For generations to come, you must give one part of your dough as a contribution to the LORD.Ny( Shape one part of your dough into a ring the same way you do with the contribution you make from the threshing floor._M9( and eat any of the food from the land, give some of it as a contribution to the LORD.^L7( "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land where I'm taking you K=( The LORD said to Moses,iJM( The instructions and rules are the same for you as well as foreigners who are living with you."RI( There is one law for the whole assembly: for you and foreigners who are living with you. It is a permanent law for future generations. As far as the LORD is concerned, you and foreigners are the same.2H_( "Suppose foreigners are visiting you or living among you in future generations. If they bring an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD, they must do as you do.{Gq( All native-born Israelites must do it this way when they bring an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.;Fs( Do it for each animal, however many you sacrifice.AE( Do this for each bull, each ram, and each sheep or goat.oDY( Also give an offering of two quarts of wine. It is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.lCS( Offer with the young bull a grain offering of 24 cups of flour mixed with two quarts of olive oil.B3( "Suppose you sacrifice a young bull as a burnt offering to the LORD or make any other kind of sacrifice-to keep a vow or as a fellowship offering.]A5( and an offering of 11/4 quarts of wine. Offer them as a soothing aroma to the LORD.^@7( "With a ram, give a grain offering of 16 cups of flour mixed with 11/4 quarts of oil|?s( With each sheep or goat for the burnt offering or any other sacrifice, also give an offering of one quart of wine.> ( Whoever brings the offering must also give the LORD a grain offering of eight cups of flour mixed with one quart of olive oil.+=Q( you may bring offerings by fire to the LORD. They may be burnt offerings or any other kind of sacrifice. They may be offered to fulfill a vow, as a freewill offering, or as one of your festival offerings. They may be cattle, sheep, or goats-offerings that are a soothing aroma to the LORD.a<=( "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: Once you're settled in the land I'm giving you,; =( The LORD said to Moses, :(- The Amalekites and Canaanites who lived there came down from those mountains, attacked the Israelites, and defeated them at Hormah.9(, But they headed into the mountain region anyway, even though the ark of the LORD's promise and Moses stayed in the camp.81(+ The Amalekites and Canaanites are there, and you will die in battle. Now that you have turned away from the LORD, the LORD will not be with you."Z7/(* Don't go! You will be defeated by your enemies because the LORD is not with you.\63() But Moses asked, "Why are you disobeying the LORD's command? Your plan won't work!5(( Early the next morning they headed into the mountain region. They said, "We have sinned. Now we'll go to the place the LORD promised."r4_(' When Moses told these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly, as if someone had died.v3g(& Of all the men who went to explore the land, only Joshua (son of Nun) and Caleb (son of Jephunneh) survived.2}(% They died because they had returned and made the whole community complain about Moses by spreading lies about the land.\13($ So the men Moses sent to explore the land died in front of the LORD from a plague.T0#(# I, the LORD, have spoken. I swear I will do these things to all the people in this whole wicked community who have joined forces against me. They will meet their end in this desert. Here they will die!""/?(" For 40 days you explored the land. So for 40 years-one year for each day-you will suffer for your sins and know what it means for me to be against you.'%.E(! Your children will be shepherds in the desert for 40 years. They will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies dead in the desert.<-u( However, your bodies will drop dead in this desert.,!( You said your children would be taken as prisoners of war. Instead, I will bring them into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it.%+E( I raised my hand and swore an oath to give you this land to live in. But none of you will enter it except Caleb (son of Jephunneh) and Joshua (son of Nun).$*C( Your bodies will drop dead in this desert. All of you who are at least 20 years old, who were registered and listed, and who complained about me will die.})u( So tell them, 'As I live, declares the LORD, I solemnly swear I will do everything to you that you said I would do.(1( "How long must I put up with this wicked community that keeps complaining about me? I've heard the complaints the Israelites are making about me./'[( Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,+&Q( (The Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys.) Tomorrow you must turn around, go back into the desert, and follow the road that goes to the Red Sea."4%c( But because my servant Caleb has a different attitude and has wholeheartedly followed me, I'll bring him to the land he already explored. His descendants will possess it.>$y( None of those who treat me with contempt will see it!U#%( none of the people who saw my glory and the miraculous signs I did in Egypt and in the desert will see the land which I promised their ancestors. They have tested me now ten times and refused to obey me.a"=( But as I live and as the glory of the LORD fills the whole earth, I solemnly swear that;!s( The LORD said, "I forgive them, as you have asked. ( By your great love, please forgive these people's sins, as you have been forgiving them from the time they left Egypt until now."[1( 'The LORD...patient, forever loving.... He forgives wrongdoing and disobedience.... He never lets the guilty go unpunished, punishing children... for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation....'<u( "Lord, let your power be as great as when you said,|s( 'The LORD wasn't able to bring these people into the land he promised them, so he slaughtered them in the desert.'~w( But if you kill all these people at the same time, then the nations who have heard these reports about you will say,8k( What if the Egyptians tell the people who live in this land? LORD, they have already heard that you are with these people, that they have seen you with their own eyes, that your column of smoke stays over them, and that you go ahead of them in a column of smoke by day and in a column of fire by night.( But Moses said to the LORD, "What if the Egyptians hear about it? (You used your power to take these people away from them.){( I'll strike them with a plague, I'll destroy them, and I'll make you into a nation larger and stronger than they are."8k( The LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to trust me in spite of all the miraculous signs I have done among them?$C( But when the whole community of Israel talked about stoning Moses and Aaron to death, they all saw the glory of the LORD [shining] at the tent of meeting.E( Don't rebel against the LORD, and don't be afraid of the people of the land. We will devour them like bread. They have no protection, and the LORD is with us. So don't be afraid of them." ( If the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us. This is a land flowing with milk and honey!Y-( They said to the whole community of Israel, "The land we explored is very good.#( At the same time, two of those who had explored the land, Joshua (son of Nun) and Caleb (son of Jephunneh), tore their clothes in despair. ( Immediately, Moses and Aaron bowed with their faces touching the ground in front of the whole community of Israel assembled there.P( They said to each other, "Let's choose a leader and go back to Egypt.">w( Why is the LORD bringing us to this land-just to have us die in battle? Our wives and children will be taken as prisoners of war! Wouldn't it be better for us to go back to Egypt?"[1( They complained to Moses and Aaron, "If only we had died in Egypt or this desert!n Y( Then all the people in the Israelite community raised their voices and cried out loud all that night. )( ! We saw Nephilim there. (The descendants of Anak are Nephilim.) We felt as small as grasshoppers, and that's how we must have looked to them."S !( So they began to spread lies among the Israelites about the land they had explored. They said, "The land we explored is one that devours those who live there. All the people we saw there are very tall.l S(  But the men who had gone with him said, "We can't attack those people! They're too strong for us!"' I(  Caleb told the people to be quiet and listen to Moses. Caleb said, "Let's go now and take possession of the land. We should be more than able to conquer it."P (  The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the mountain region. And the Canaanites live along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and all along the Jordan River." (  But the people who live there are strong, and the cities have walls and are very large. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.!=(  This is what they reported to Moses: "We went to the land where you sent us. It really is a land flowing with milk and honey. Here's some of its fruit.-U(  They came back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave their report and showed them the fruit from the land.C(  Forty days later, they came back from exploring the land.zo(  So they called that valley Eshcol [Bunch of Grapes] because of the bunch of grapes the Israelites cut off there.F(  When they came to the Eshcol Valley, they cut off a branch with only one bunch of grapes on it. They carried it on a pole between two of them. They also brought some pomegranates and figs. 0:~#}}|{{>zz(yxxwZvvUvuttt-ssrqq[poo?nn mmllll&kZjjtii}hhhJgg"fSee%dd0cbbEb a``$__&^^Q]p\E[RZZYYyXXPWWOWVuUUTTSRR5QQP~OOvONxMMLnKK)JJ IIcHHdGGFF%EEbDD,CrBBAA@@??">>==<< ;b;::,99k988"7666!5p443l2211A0//..Q--:,,k+++4**2)z(('&&&p%%e$$###n#."2!!C *y&yDBdI?3T0| <w*`8B _  r *  o`i*a<+}0{Wq( The LORD said to Moses, "Go up into the Abarim Mountains, and take a look at the land I will give the Israelites.KV( If he has no uncles, give his property to the nearest relative in his family, and that relative will take possession of it. This will be a rule for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses."dUC( If he has no brothers, give his property to his uncles on his father's side of the family.DT( If he has no daughters, give his property to his brothers.jSO( "Tell the Israelites: If a man dies and leaves no sons, turn his property over to his daughters. R;( "Zelophehad's daughters are right. You must give them property of their own among their father's relatives. Turn their father's property over to them."QA( and the LORD said to him,1P_( So Moses brought their case to the LORD,O( Why should our father's name be allowed to die out in his family because he had no son? Give us property among our father's relatives."N7( "Our father died in the desert. He was not a part of Korah's followers who joined forces against the LORD. He died for his own sin and left no sons.M-( to Moses and stood in front of him, the priest Eleazar, the leaders, and the whole community at the entrance to the tent of meeting. They said,sL c( The daughters of Zelophehad, son of Hepher, grandson of Gilead, descendant of Machir, whose father was Manasseh, belonged to the families of Manasseh, son of Joseph. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They came K (A The LORD had said, "They must all die in the desert." The only ones left were Caleb (son of Jephunneh) and Joshua (son of Nun).Jy(@ Among them there wasn't a single one of the Israelites Moses and the priest Aaron had counted in the Desert of Sinai.I(? Moses and the priest Eleazar added up the total number of Israelites on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. The total number of all the [Levite] males at least one month old was 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites, because they were given no land of their own.eGE(= But Nadab and Abihu had died because they offered unauthorized fire in the LORD's presence.EF(< Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.(EK(; The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born in Egypt. She gave birth to Amram's children: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.7Di(: These were the families of Levi: the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Mahlite family, the Mushite family, and the Korahite family. Kohath was the ancestor of Amram.C(9 The families descended from [Levi] were listed as the family of Gershon, the family of Kohath, and the family of Merari.[B1(8 Whether the tribes are large or small, the land must be divided by drawing lots."A}(7 But the land must be divided by drawing lots. The tribes will receive their land based on the names of their ancestors.@ (6 Give more land to larger tribes and less land to smaller ones. Use the totals [from the census] in giving land to each tribe.h?K(5 "The land these people will possess must be divided using the list of names [from the census].%>G(4 Then the LORD said to Moses,7=k(3 The total number of Israelite men was 601,730.R<(2 These were the families of Naphtali. The total number of men was 45,400.8;m(1 the family of Jezer, and the family of Shillem.`:;(0 The families descended from [Naphtali] were the family of Jahzeel, the family of Guni,]95(/ These were the families of Asher's descendants. The total number of men was 53,400.,8U(. (Asher had a daughter named Serah.)X7+(- The descendants of Beriah were the family of Heber and the family of Malchiel.v6g(, The families descended from [Asher] were the family of Imnah, the family of Ishvi, and the family of Beriah.I5 (+ The total number of men in all the family of Shuham was 64,400.k4Q(* The family descended from [Dan] was the family of Shuham. This was the family descended from Dan.^37() These were the families descended from Benjamin. The total number of men was 45,600.n2W(( The descendants of Bela ( [through] Ard and Naaman) were the family of Ard and the family of Naaman.91o(' the family of Shupham, and the family of Hupham.u0e(& The families descended from [Benjamin] were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram,/(% These were the families of Ephraim's descendants. The total number of men was 32,500. These were the families descended from Joseph.>.y($ The descendants of Shuthelah were the family of Eran.y-m(# The families descended from Ephraim were the family of Shuthelah, the family of Beker, and the family of Tahan.R,(" These were the families of Manasseh. The total number of men was 52,700.}+u(! (Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons-only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)9*o( the family of Shemida, and the family of Hepher.5)g( the family of Asriel, the family of Shechem,R(( The descendants of Gilead were the family of Iezer, the family of Helek,j'O( (from Manasseh) the family of Machir (Machir was the father of Gilead) and the family of Gilead.R&( The families descended from [Joseph] [through] Manasseh and Ephraim wereQ%( These were the families of Zebulun. The total number of men was 60,500.x$k( The families descended from [Zebulun] were the family of Sered, the family of Elon, and the family of Jahleel.R#( These were the families of Issachar. The total number of men was 64,300.9"o( the family of Jashub, and the family of Shimron.]!5( The families descended from [Issachar] were the family of Tola, the family of Puah,O ( These were the families of Judah. The total number of men was 76,500.U%( The descendants of Perez were the family of Hezron and the family of Hamul.vg( The families descended from [Judah] were the family of Shelah, the family of Perez, and the family of Zerah.A( Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan.[1( These were the families of Gad's descendants. The total number of men was 40,500.6i( the family of Arodi, and the family of Areli./[( the family of Ozni, the family of Eri,p[( The families descended from [Gad] were the family of Zephon, the family of Haggi, the family of Shuni,P( These were the families of Simeon. The total number of men was 22,200.6i( the family of Zerah, and the family of Shaul.sa( The families descended from [Simeon] were the family of Nemuel, the family of Jamin, the family of Jakin,2a( But the descendants of Korah didn't die.)-( The ground opened up and swallowed them along with Korah. They and their followers died when the fire consumed the 250 men. This was a warning.eE( and Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram were the sons of Eliab. (It was Dathan and Abiram, men chosen by the community, who defied Moses and Aaron's authority. They joined Korah's followers when they defied the LORD's authority.$E( Eliab was the son of Pallu,P( These were the families of Reuben. The total number of men was 43,730.7k( the family of Hezron, and the family of Carmi.tc( [Reuben] was Israel's firstborn. The descendants of Reuben were the family of Hanoch, the family of Pallu,( "Take a census of those at least 20 years old, as the LORD commanded Moses." These are the Israelites who came from Egypt: ( So Moses and the priest Eleazar spoke to the Israelites on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said, ( "Take a census of the whole community of Israel by households. List those who are at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty."V  )( After the plague the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar, son of the priest Aaron,x k( because they treated you as enemies. They plotted to trick you in the incident that took place at Peor. They used their sister Cozbi, daughter of a Midianite leader, who was killed on the day of the plague caused by the incident at Peor."= w( "Treat the Midianites as your enemies, and kill them =( The LORD said to Moses,( The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi, daughter of Zur. (Zur was the head of a family from the Midianite tribes.)'( The name of the Israelite man who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri, son of Salu. (Salu was the leader of a family from Simeon.)$C( My promise is that he and his descendants will be priests permanently because he stood up for his God and he made peace with the LORD for the Israelites."E( So tell Phinehas that I'm making a promise of peace to him.?y( "Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of the priest Aaron, turned my fury away from the Israelites. Since he stood up for me, I didn't have to stand up for myself and destroy them.%G( Then the LORD said to Moses,6i( However, 24,000 people died from that plague.B( and went into the tent after the Israelite man. He drove the spear through the man and into the woman's body. Because of this, the plague that the Israelites were experiencing stopped.}( Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of the priest Aaron, saw this. So he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand,R~( One of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman to his brothers. He did this right in front of Moses and the whole community of Israel while they were crying at the entrance to the tent of meeting.}( So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you must kill the men who have joined in worshiping the god Baal of Peor."4|c( The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people, and execute them in broad daylight in the LORD's presence. This will turn the LORD's anger away from Israel."l{S( Since the Israelites joined in worshiping the god Baal of Peor, the LORD became angry with Israel.z( who invited the people to the sacrifices offered to their gods. The people ate the meat from the sacrifices and worshiped these gods.Zy 1( While Israel was staying at Shittim, the men began to have sex with Moabite womenPx( Then Balaam got up and went back home, and Balak also went on his way.w( Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus. They will conquer Assyria and Eber. But they, too, will be totally destroyed."Wv)( He delivered this message: "Oh no! Who will live when God decides to do this?ru_( But it is destined to be burned, you [descendants of] Cain, when Assyria takes you as prisoners of war."t{( Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message: "You have a permanent place to live. Your nest is built in a rock.s( Then Balaam saw the Amalekites and delivered this message: "Amalek was first among the nations, but in the end it will be destroyed."Or( He will rule from Jacob and destroy whoever is left in their cities."hqK( Edom will be conquered, and Seir, his enemy, will be conquered. So Israel will become wealthy.\p3( I see someone who is not here now. I look at someone who is not nearby. A star will come from Jacob. A scepter will rise from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites and destroy all the people of Sheth.9om( This is the message of the one who hears the words of God, receives knowledge from the Most High, has a vision from the Almighty, and falls [into a trance] with his eyes open:n( Then Balaam delivered this message: "This is the message of Balaam, son of Beor. This is the message of the man whose eyesight is clear.m/( Even though I'm going back to my people, I'll give you some advice. I'll tell you what these people will do to your people in the days to come."Ql( 'Even if Balak would give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I couldn't disobey the LORD's command no matter how good or bad the request might seem to me. I must say only what the LORD says.'Dk( Balaam answered Balak, "I told the messengers you sent me,njW( Get out of here! Go home! I said I'd reward you richly, but the LORD has made you lose your reward."i+( Balak became angry with Balaam. He clapped his hands and said, "I summoned you to curse my enemies, and now you have blessed them three times.3ha( His people lie down [and] rest like a lion. They are like a lioness. Who dares to disturb them? Those who bless you will be blessed! Those who curse you will be cursed!"-gU( The God who brought them out of Egypt has the strength of a wild bull. He will devour nations that are his enemies, crush their bones, and pierce them with arrows.-fU( Water will flow from their buckets, and their crops will have plenty of water. Their king will be greater than Agag, and their kingdom will be considered the best.ey( Your tents spread out like rivers, like gardens by a river, like aloes planted by the LORD, like cedars by the water.Ud%( How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, and the places where you live, Israel.c( This is the message of the one who hears the words of God, has a vision from the Almighty, and falls [into a trance] with his eyes open: b( and he delivered this message: "This is the message of Balaam, son of Beor. This is the message of the man whose eyesight is clear.\a3( looked up, and saw Israel's camp grouped by tribes. The Spirit of God entered him, ` ( When Balaam saw that the LORD wanted to bless Israel, he didn't look for omens as he had done before. He turned toward the desert,X_+( Balak did what Balaam told him, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.i^M( Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me."R]( So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which overlooks Jeshimon.~\w( Balak said to Balaam, "Come, let me take you to another place. Maybe God wants you to curse them for me from there."U[%( Balaam answered, "Didn't I tell you that I must do whatever the LORD says?"ZZ/( Balak said to Balaam, "If you won't curse them, then at least don't bless them!"%YE( Here is a nation that attacks like a lioness and is as ferocious as a lion. It doesn't lie down until it eats its prey and drinks the blood of its victim." X;( No spell can curse the descendants of Jacob. No magic can harm the people of Israel. Now it will be said of Jacob and Israel: 'See what God has done!'PW( The God who brought them out of Egypt has the strength of a wild bull.+VQ( He doesn't want any trouble for the descendants of Jacob. He sees no misfortune for the people of Israel. The LORD their God is with them, praised as their king.TU#( I have received a command to bless. He has blessed, and I can't change it.0T[( God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn't change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it.cSA( Then Balaam delivered this message: "Stand up, Balak, and listen! Hear me, son of Zippor!R( He came to Balak and found him standing beside his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. Balak asked him, "What did the LORD say?"\Q3( The LORD came to Balaam and told him, "Go back to Balak, and give him my message."mPU( Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your burnt offering while I meet with God over there."O( So he took him to the Field of Zophim on top of Mount Pisgah, where he built seven altars. He offered a bull and a ram on each altar.:No( Then Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place, where you can see the Israelites. You will see only some of them, not all of them. Curse them for me from there."FM( Balaam answered, "I must say what the LORD tells me to say."L( Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but all you've done is bless them!"FK( The descendants of Jacob are like specks of dust. Who can count them or number even one-fourth of the people of Israel? Let me die the death of innocent people. Let my end be like theirs."6Jg( I see them from the top of rocky cliffs, I look at them from the hills. I see a nation that lives by itself, people who do not consider themselves to be like other nations.oIY( How can I curse those whom God hasn't cursed? How can I condemn those whom the LORD hasn't condemned?@H{( Then Balaam delivered this message: "Balak brought me from Aram. The king of Moab summoned me from the eastern mountains. 'Come, curse Jacob for me,' he said. 'Come, condemn Israel.'qG]( So he went back to Balak and found him standing beside his burnt offering with all the princes of Moab.LF( The LORD told Balaam, "Go back to Balak, and give him my message."wEi( God came to him, and Balaam said, "I have set up seven altars, and I offered a bull and a ram on each altar."nDW( Balaam said to Balak, "Stay here beside your burnt offering while I'm gone. Maybe the LORD will come and meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me." Then Balaam went off to a higher place where there were no trees.eCE( Balak did what Balaam told him, and the two of them offered a bull and a ram on each altar.hB M( Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me."~Aw() The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the Israelites' camp.{@q(( Balak sacrificed cattle, sheep, and goats, and sent some of the meat to Balaam and the princes who were with him.2?a(' Balaam went with Balak to Kiriath Huzoth.>(& Balaam replied, "Well, I've come to you now. But I can't say whatever I want to. I can only say what God tells me to say."n=W(% Balak said to Balaam, "Why didn't you come when I summoned you? You knew I'd be able to reward you."<#($ When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at Ir Moab, in the region of the Arnon Valley, right on the border of Moab. ; (# The Messenger of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but say only what I tell you." So Balaam went with Balak's princes.4:c(" Balaam said to the Messenger of the LORD, "I've sinned. I didn't know you were standing there in the road to stop me. If you still think this trip is evil, I'll go back."*9O(! The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If it had not turned away from me, I would certainly have killed you by now but spared the donkey."&8G( The Messenger of the LORD asked him, "Why have you hit your donkey three times like this? I've come here to stop you because the trip you're taking is evil..7W( Then the LORD let Balaam see the Messenger of the LORD who was standing in the road with his sword drawn. So Balaam knelt, bowing with his face touching the ground. 6( The donkey said to Balaam, "I'm your own donkey. You've always ridden me. Have I ever done this to you before?" "No," he answered.k5Q( Balaam answered, "You've made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I'd kill you right now."v4g( Then the LORD made the donkey speak, and it asked Balaam, "What have I done to make you hit me three times?" 3( When the donkey saw the Messenger of the LORD, it lay down under Balaam. Balaam became so angry he hit the donkey with his stick. 2( Then the Messenger of the LORD moved ahead and stood in a narrower place where there was no room to turn to the right or the left.1( When the donkey saw the Messenger of the LORD, it moved over and pinned Balaam's foot against the wall. So Balaam hit the donkey again.0( Where the road went through the vineyards, it was narrow, with stone walls on both sides. Now the Messenger of the LORD stood there.A/}( When the donkey saw the Messenger of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn, the donkey turned off the road into a field. Balaam hit the donkey to get it back on the road.+.Q( God became angry that he was going. So the Messenger of the LORD stood in the road to stop him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, accompanied by his two servants.e-E( When Balaam got up in the morning, he saddled his donkey and left with the Moabite princes.,( That night God came to Balaam and said, "If these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you."}+u( Now, why don't you stay here tonight, as the others did, and I'll find out what else the LORD may have to tell me."T*#( But Balaam answered Balak's servants, "Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I couldn't disobey the command of the LORD my God no matter whether the request was important or not.){( I will make sure you are richly rewarded, and I will do whatever you ask. Please, come and curse these people for me."(( When they came to Balaam, they said to him, "This is what Balak, son of Zippor, says: Don't let anything keep you from coming to me.E'( Balak sent a larger group of more highly respected princes._&9( So the Moabite princes went back to Balak and said, "Balaam refused to come with us."%1( When Balaam got up in the morning, he said to Balak's princes, "Go back to your own country, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you."k$Q( But God said to Balaam, "Don't go with them! Don't curse these people, because they are blessed."7#i( 'Some people have just come from Egypt and are spreading out all over the countryside. Now come and curse them for me. Maybe I'll be able to fight them and force them out.'"["1( Balaam answered, "Balak, son of King Zippor of Moab, sent them with this message:E!( God came to Balaam and asked, "Who are these men with you?" ( "Spend the night here," Balaam said to them, "and I'll report to you what the LORD tells me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.-( The leaders of Moab and Midian left, taking money with them to pay for Balaam's services. They came to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.oY( Please come and curse these people for me, because they are too strong for me. Maybe then I'll be able to defeat them and force them out of the country. I know that whomever you bless is blessed and whomever you curse is cursed."'I( He sent messengers to summon Balaam, son of Beor, who was at Pethor, on the Euphrates River, in the land where his people lived. Balak's message was, "A nation has just come here from Egypt. They've spread out all over the countryside and are setting up their camp here in front of me.]5( So the Moabites said to the leaders of Midian, "All those people will eventually eat up everything around us the same way an ox eats up the grass in a field." At that time Balak, son of Zippor, was king of Moab.}( The Moabites were very afraid because there were so many Israelites. Besides, the Moabites couldn't stand these people.M( Balak, son of Zippor, saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.w k( Then the Israelites moved and set up camp across from Jericho, on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River.{(# The Israelites defeated him, his sons, and all his troops, leaving no survivors. And they took possession of his land.@{(" The LORD said to Moses, "Don't be afraid of him. I'll hand him, all his troops, and his land over to you. Do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon."%(! Then they turned and followed the road that goes to Bashan. King Og of Bashan and all his troops came out to fight the Israelites at Edrei.( After Moses sent spies to Jazer, the Israelites captured its cities and villages and forced out the Amorites who were there.7k( So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.+( But we shot the Amorites full of arrows. From Heshbon to Dibon they all died. We destroyed everyone and everything between Nophah and Medeba."K( How horrible it is for you, Moab! You are destroyed, you people of the god Chemosh. Chemosh let his sons become refugees and he let his daughters become prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites.}u( Fire came out of Heshbon, flames from Sihon's city. They destroyed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon's worship sites.X+( This is why the poets say: "Come to Heshbon! Rebuild it! Restore Sihon's city!'( Heshbon was the city of King Sihon of the Amorites. He had fought the former king of Moab and had taken all his land up to the Arnon Valley.jO( Israel took all those Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all its villages, and lived in them.= u( But Israel defeated them in battle and took possession of their land from the Arnon Valley to the Jabbok River. [They stopped at] the border of the Ammon because it was fortified.K ( Sihon wouldn't let Israel pass through his territory. Sihon gathered all his troops and came out into the desert to attack Israel. When Sihon's troops came to Jahaz, they fought against Israel.V '( "Let us go through your country. We won't go through any of your fields or vineyards or drink any of the water from your wells. We'll stay on the king's highway until we've passed through your territory."K ( Then Israel sent messengers to say to King Sihon of the Amorites,V '( and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where Mount Pisgah overlooks Jeshimon.E( and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,( the well dug by princes, dug out by the nobles of the people with their scepters and staffs." From the desert they went to Mattanah,b?( Then Israel sang this song about the well: "Make your water spring up! Sing to the well,( From there they went to Beer [Well]. This is the well where the LORD said to Moses, "Gather the people, and I will give them water."r_( Arnon and the slopes of the valleys that go down to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab...."nW( This is how it's described in the Book of the Wars of the LORD:"... Waheb in Suphah and the valleys,H ( They moved from there and set up camp on the other side of the Arnon Valley in the desert that extends into Amorite territory. (The Arnon Valley is the border between Moab and the Amorites.)C( From there they moved and set up camp at the Zered River.^7( Next they moved from Oboth and set up camp at Iye Abarim in the desert west of Moab.7k( The Israelites moved and set up camp at Oboth.~( So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole. People looked at the bronze snake after they were bitten, and they lived.u}e( The LORD said to Moses, "Make a snake, and put it on a pole. Anyone who is bitten can look at it and live."<|s( The people came to Moses and said, "We sinned when we criticized the LORD and you. Pray to the LORD so that he will take the snakes away from us." So Moses prayed for the people.s{a( So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people. They bit the people, and many of the Israelites died.5ze( and criticized God and Moses. They said, "Why did you make us leave Egypt-just to let us die in the desert? There's no bread or water, and we can't stand this awful food!"y1( Then they moved from Mount Hor, following the road that goes to the Red Sea, in order to get around Edom. The people became impatient on the trip@x{( The LORD listened to the Israelites and handed the Canaanites over to them. They destroyed the Canaanites and their cities. So they called the place Hormah [Claimed for Destruction].w3( Then the Israelites made this vow to the LORD: "If you will hand these people over to us, we'll destroy their cities because you've claimed them."2v a( When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were coming on the road to Atharim, he fought them and took some of them as prisoners.huK( The whole community saw that Aaron had died, and all the Israelites mourned for Aaron 30 days./tY( Moses took off Aaron's priestly clothes and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.[s1( Moses did as the LORD commanded. The whole community saw them go up on Mount Hor.r( Take off Aaron's priestly clothes, and put them on his son Eleazar. Then Aaron will die there and join [his ancestors]."9qo( Bring Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Mount Hor.@p{( "Aaron must now join his ancestors [in death], since he cannot enter the land I'm giving the Israelites. This is because you both rebelled against my command at the oasis of Meribah.Ro( At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,Jn( The whole community of Israel left Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.m( Since the Edomites refused to let Israel go through their territory, the Israelites turned around and went a different way.ylm( But the Edomites said, "You may not pass through." Then they came out and attacked with many well-armed troops.3ka( The Israelites replied, "We'll stay on the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we'll pay for it. We want to pass through on foot. That's all."wji( But the Edomites answered, "You may not pass through our country. If you try, we'll come out and attack you."pi[( Please let us go through your country. We won't go through any of your fields or vineyards, or drink any of the water from your wells. We'll stay on the king's highway and never leave it until we've passed through your territory."%hE( When we cried out to the LORD, he heard us, sent a messenger, and brought us out of Egypt. "Now we're here in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.xgk( Our ancestors went to Egypt, and we lived there for many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.f)( Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. He said, "This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardships we've had. e( This was the oasis of Meribah [Complaining], where the Israelites complained about the LORD and where he showed them he was holy.;dq( But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "You didn't trust me! You didn't show the Israelites how holy I am! So you will not bring this congregation into the land I'm giving them." c( Moses raised his hand and hit the rock twice with the staff. Water came pouring out, and all the people and their animals drank.!b=( Then Moses and Aaron assembled the community in front of the rock and said to them, "Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you?"aa=( Moses took his staff out of [the tent in] the LORD's presence as he had been commanded.p`[( "Take your staff, then you and your brother Aaron gather the community. Right before their eyes, tell the rock to give up its water. In this way you will give the community water from the rock for them and their animals to drink." _=( The LORD said to Moses,B^( Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting. Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them. C~~~#}}-||G{YzzhzFyxxx8ww,vsuu(tss,rNqqtpppo{oHnnmm\llkkZkj}ii.hhvhg1ffeebdcc0bbYaaW``@__X^^\]]E\\^[[dZZMYYdXXlWWKVUyU,TTSWRR?QQHPP[OOsNN+MhMLLuKKSKJIIHHNGGFF]EEDDLCCBB,AA@@y??r>>5=7<<$$T#m##""":!!> GQ7gm-XDu2k%h+dN-r//m n _ ' $6%edECwii(" Kemuel, son of Shiphtan, the leader of the tribe of Ephraim; (Manasseh and Ephraim are Joseph's descendants.)Eh(" Hanniel, son of Ephod, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh;=gw(" Bukki, son of Jogli, the leader of the tribe of Dan;;fs(" Elidad, son of Kislon, from the tribe of Benjamin;;es(" Shemuel, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Simeon;Rd(" These are their names: Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah;Kc(" You must also take one leader from each tribe to divide the land.vbg(" "These are the names of the men who will divide the land for you: the priest Eleazar and Joshua, son of Nun. a=(" The LORD said to Moses,b`?(" Those two-and-a-half tribes received land east of the Jordan River across from Jericho."|_s(" The households from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh have already received their land./^Y(" Moses commanded the Israelites, "This is the land you will divide by drawing lots. The LORD has commanded that this land will be given to the nine-and-a-half tribes. ](" Then the border goes along the Jordan River so that it ends at the Dead Sea. "This will be your land and the borders around it."\{(" From Shepham the border goes down to Riblah, east of Ain, and continues along the eastern slope of the Sea of Galilee.@[}(" "The eastern border extends from Hazar Enan to Shepham.GZ (" From there the border goes to Ziphron and ends at Hazar Enan.NY(" and from Mount Hor to the border of Hamath so that it ends at Zedad.OX(" "The northern border extends from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor,HW (" "The western border is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.iVM(" From Azmon it turns toward the River of Egypt so that the border ends at the Mediterranean Sea.U!(" and turns south of the Akrabbim Pass. It then goes past Zin and ends at Kadesh Barnea. From there it goes to Hazar Addar and on to Azmon.T5(" "The southern side includes part of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. In the east the southern border starts from the end of the Dead SeaS!(" "Give the Israelites these instructions. When you enter Canaan, the land that will be given to you as your inheritance has these borders:R =(" The LORD said to Moses,>Qy(!8 Then I will do to you what I planned to do to them.'"FP(!7 " 'But if you do not force out those who live in the land, they will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will constantly fight with you over the land you live in.^O7(!6 Divide the land among your families by drawing lots. Give more land to larger families and less land to smaller ones. The land must be given to each family by drawing lots. Divide it among your ancestors' tribes.aN=(!5 Take possession of the land and live there, because I will give it to you for your own.M)(!4 As you advance, force out all the people who live there. Get rid of all their stone and metal idols, and destroy all their places of worship.[L1(!3 "Tell the Israelites, 'You will be crossing the Jordan River and entering Canaan.aK=(!2 The LORD said to Moses on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho,{Jq(!1 They set up camp on the plains of Moab along the Jordan. Their camp extended from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim.Iy(!0 They moved from the Abarim Mountains and set up camp on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.`H;(!/ They moved from Almon Diblathaim and set up camp in the Abarim Mountains east of Nebo.HG (!. They moved from Dibon Gad and set up camp at Almon Diblathaim.;Fs(!- They moved from Iyim and set up camp at Dibon Gad.TE#(!, They moved from Oboth and set up camp at Iye Abarim on the border of Moab.8Dm(!+ They moved from Punon and set up camp at Oboth.;Cs(!* They moved from Zalmonah and set up camp at Punon.?B{(!) They moved from Mount Hor and set up camp at Zalmonah.{Aq(!( (The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, which was in Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.);@s(!' Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.2?_(!& At the LORD's command the priest Aaron went up on Mount Hor. He died there on the first day of the fifth month in the fortieth year after the Israelites had left Egypt.T>#(!% They moved from Kadesh and set up camp at Mount Hor on the border of Edom.U=%(!$ They moved from Ezion Geber and set up camp at Kadesh in the Desert of Zin.@<}(!# They moved from Abronah and set up camp at Ezion Geber.>;y(!" They moved from Jotbathah and set up camp at Abronah.E:(!! They moved from Hor Haggidgad and set up camp at Jotbathah.G9 (! They moved from Bene Jaakan and set up camp at Hor Haggidgad.A8(! They moved from Moseroth and set up camp at Bene Jaakan.?7{(! They moved from Hashmonah and set up camp at Moseroth.>6y(! They moved from Mithcah and set up camp at Hashmonah.:5q(! They moved from Terah and set up camp at Mithcah.94o(! They moved from Tahath and set up camp at Terah.=3w(! They moved from Makheloth and set up camp at Tahath.>2y(! They moved from Haradah and set up camp at Makheloth.C1(! They moved from Mount Shepher and set up camp at Haradah.F0(! They moved from Kehelathah and set up camp at Mount Shepher.>/y(! They moved from Rissah and set up camp at Kehelathah.:.q(! They moved from Libnah and set up camp at Rissah.@-}(! They moved from Rimmon Perez and set up camp at Libnah.A,(! They moved from Rithmah and set up camp at Rimmon Perez.=+w(! They moved from Hazeroth and set up camp at Rithmah.H* (! They moved from Kibroth Hattaavah and set up camp at Hazeroth.S)!(! They moved from the Desert of Sinai and set up camp at Kibroth Hattaavah.J((! They moved from Rephidim and set up camp in the Desert of Sinai.n'W(! They moved from Alush and set up camp at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.:&q(! They moved from Dophkah and set up camp at Alush.G% (! They moved from the Desert of Sin and set up camp at Dophkah.K$(! They moved from the Red Sea and set up camp in the Desert of Sin.=#w(! They moved from Elim and set up camp by the Red Sea.s"a(! They moved from Marah and came to Elim. Elim had 12 springs and 70 palm trees, so they set up camp there.3!a(! They moved from Pi Hahiroth and went through the middle of the sea into the desert. After they traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they set up camp at Marah.q ](! They moved from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, east of Baal Zephon, and set up camp near Migdol.V'(! They moved from Succoth and set up camp at Etham, on the edge of the desert.G (! The Israelites moved from Rameses and set up camp at Succoth.(! The Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the LORD had killed in a mighty act of judgment on their gods.$C(! They moved from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the Passover. The Israelites boldly left in full view of all the Egyptians.oY(! At the LORD's command Moses wrote down the places where they went as they traveled. This is the list: 7(! This is a list of all the places where the Israelites set up camp after they left Egypt in organized groups under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.R( * Nobah captured Kenath and its villages. He named it Nobah after himself.( ) Then Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured the settlements in Gilead. He called them Havvoth Jair [Settlements of Jair].kQ( ( So Moses gave Gilead to the people of Machir (the descendants of Manasseh), and they lived there.~w( ' The descendants of Machir, son of Manasseh, went to Gilead, captured it, and forced out the Amorites who were there.xk( & Nebo, Baal Meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. These are the names they gave the cities they rebuilt.Q( % The tribe of Reuben rebuilt the cities of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,fG( $ Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as walled cities. They also built stone fences for their flocks.)O( # Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,G ( " The tribe of Gad rebuilt the cities of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,cA( ! So Moses gave the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the kingdoms of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan-the whole land with its cities and its surrounding territory. ( We will enter Canaan as armed troops in the LORD's presence, but the land we will take possession of is here, east of the Jordan."W)(  The tribes of Gad and Reuben answered, "Sir, we will do as the LORD has said. (  If they don't get ready for battle and go with you, the land they will take possession of must be in Canaan with yours."M (  Moses told them, "If the tribes of Gad and Reuben get ready for battle in the LORD's presence and cross the Jordan River with you and you conquer the land, give them Gilead as their own property. (  So Moses gave orders about them to the priest Eleazar, Joshua (son of Nun), and the family heads of the tribes of Israel.i M(  But in the LORD's presence we will all get ready for battle and go with you, as you have said."s a(  Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our other animals will stay here in the cities of Gilead.[1(  Then the tribes of Gad and Reuben said to Moses, "Sir, we will do as you command.jO(  Build cities for your families and stone fences for your flocks, but do what you have promised." (  "If you don't do all these things, you will be sinning against the LORD. You can be sure that you will be punished for your sin.;q(  and the land is conquered. Then you may come back. You will have fulfilled your military duty to the LORD and Israel. This land will be your own property in the LORD's presence.U%(  Have them cross the Jordan, and fight until the LORD forces out his enemiesvg(  Moses answered, "Do what you have said. In the LORD's presence have all your armed men get ready for battle.!=(  We won't take possession of any land on the other side of the Jordan River, to the west and beyond. We already have our land here, east of the Jordan."Z/(  We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has received his own land.}u(  Then we'll be ready [to march] in battle formation?to march[ ahead quickly."> ahead of the other Israelites until we have brought them to their land. Meanwhile our families will live in walled cities, safe from the other people who live here.]/(  Then the tribes of Gad and Reuben came up to Moses and said, "Allow us to build stone fences for our livestock and cities for our families here.~(  If you turn away from him, he will abandon all these people in the desert. You would be responsible for their destruction."t}c(  "You're just like your parents! You're a bunch of sinners trying to make the LORD angry with Israel again.=|u( Since the LORD was angry with the Israelites, he made them wander in the desert for 40 years until the whole generation of those who had done evil in the LORD's presence was gone.{7( Only Caleb (son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite) and Joshua (son of Nun) will get to see the land. This is because they wholeheartedly followed the LORD.Ez( 'None of the people 20 years old or older, who came from Egypt, will see the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with an oath. This is because they didn't wholeheartedly follow me.'Q( So 1,000 men from each tribe were supplied from the divisions of Israel-12,000 men ready for war.;=s( Send 1,000 men from each of the tribes of Israel."<-( Moses said to the people, "Some of your men must get ready to go to war against the Midianites. The LORD will use them to get even with Midian.;}( "Get even with the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites. After that you will join your ancestors [in death].": =( The LORD said to Moses,9( These are the laws the LORD gave Moses for husbands and wives, and for fathers with young daughters still living at home.G8 ( But if he cancels it later, he will suffer the consequences."?7y( If he says nothing to her about it day after day, this means he's decided that she must keep her vow or oath. She must keep it because he said nothing to her when he heard about it.}6u( "A husband decides whether or not his wife has to keep any vow to do something or any oath to do without something.D5( But if her husband cancels it when he hears about it, nothing she said in her vow or oath has to be kept. Her husband has canceled it, and the LORD will free her [from this vow or oath].n4W( Her husband may hear about it but may say nothing and not object. Then her vow or oath must be kept.t3c( "A married woman might make a vow that she will do something or swear an oath that she won't do something.L2( "But a widow or a divorced woman must keep her vow or her promise.1/( But if her husband objects when he hears about it, he can cancel the vow or promise she made. The LORD will free her [from this vow or promise].b0?( her husband may hear about it but say nothing to her. Then her vow or oath must be kept./( "An unmarried woman might make a vow that she will do something or carelessly promise that she won't do something. When she marries,0.[( But if her father objects when he hears about it, her vow or oath doesn't have to be kept. The LORD will free her [from this vow or oath] because her father objected.a-=( If her father says nothing to her when he hears about it, her vow or oath must be kept.%,E( "A young girl, who still lives in her father's house, might make a vow to the LORD that she will do something or swear an oath that she won't do something.9+m( If a man makes a vow to the LORD that he will do something or swears an oath that he won't do something, he must not break his word. He must do everything he said he would do.l* U( Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, "This is what the LORD has commanded [about vows]:J)(( Moses told the Israelites everything the LORD had commanded him.9(m(' "These are the offerings you must bring to the LORD at your festivals. They are the offerings you must bring in addition to the offerings for anything you vowed to give to the LORD, your freewill offerings, your burnt offerings, your grain offerings, your wine offerings, and your fellowship offerings."'(& Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.}&u(% Along with them bring the proper amount of grain offerings and wine offerings for the bull, the ram, and the lambs.%5($ As a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD, bring one bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs that have no defects.`$;(# "On the eighth day you must hold a religious assembly. You must not do any daily work.#(" Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings."y(! Along with them bring the proper amount of grain offerings and wine offerings for each of the bulls, rams, and lambs.d!C( "On the seventh day bring 7 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 one-year-old lambs that have no defects. ( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.y( Along with them bring the proper amount of grain offerings and wine offerings for each of the bulls, rams, and lambs.b?( "On the sixth day bring 8 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 one-year-old lambs that have no defects.( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.y( Along with them bring the proper amount of grain offerings and wine offerings for each of the bulls, rams, and lambs.b?( "On the fifth day bring 9 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 one-year-old lambs that have no defects.( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.y( Along with them bring the proper amount of grain offerings and wine offerings for each of the bulls, rams, and lambs.dC( "On the fourth day bring 10 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 one-year-old lambs that have no defects.( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.y( Along with them bring the proper amount of grain offerings and wine offerings for each of the bulls, rams, and lambs.cA( "On the third day bring 11 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 one-year-old lambs that have no defects.( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.y( Along with them bring the proper amount of grain offerings and wine offerings for each of the bulls, rams, and lambs.jO( "On the second day bring 12 young bulls, 2 rams, and 14 one-year-old lambs that have no defects.( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin in addition to the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.:q( and 8 cups for each of the 14 one-year-old lambs.'( Along with them bring grain offerings of flour mixed with olive oil. Bring 24 cups for each of the 13 bulls, 16 cups for each of the 2 rams,'I( As a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD, bring 13 young bulls, 2 rams, and 14 one-year-old lambs, all of them without defects./ Y( "On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly. You must not do any regular work. Instead, celebrate a festival to the LORD for seven days.P ( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin (in addition to the [other] offering for sin to make peace with the LORD) and the daily burnt offerings with their grain offerings and wine offerings.0 ]( and 8 cups for each of the seven lambs. }( Along with them bring grain offerings of flour mixed with olive oil. Bring 24 cups for each bull, 16 cups for each ram, ( As a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, bring one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs, all of them without defects.( "On the tenth day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly. You must humble yourselves. You must not do any work.hK( Offer these in addition to the monthly burnt offering with its grain offering, and the daily burnt offerings with their proper grain offerings and wine offerings. They are a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.V'( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin to make peace with the LORD.0]( and 8 cups for each of the seven lambs.}( Along with them bring grain offerings of flour mixed with olive oil. Bring 24 cups for each bull, 16 cups for each ram,( As a burnt offering, a soothing aroma to the LORD, bring one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs that have no defects.9 o( [The LORD continued,] "On the first day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly. You must not do any regular work. It is a day for [the trumpets to sound] a fanfare.+( Offer these animals that have no defects along with their wine offerings, in addition to the daily burnt offerings and their grain offerings.">y( Also bring one male goat to make peace with the LORD.0]( and 8 cups for each of the seven lambs.~}( Along with them bring grain offerings of flour mixed with olive oil. Bring 24 cups for each bull, 16 cups for each ram,x}k( Bring a burnt offering as a soothing aroma to the LORD-two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs.K|( "During the Festival of Weeks, you must have a holy assembly. On that day you must not do any regular work. Bring the LORD your new grain offering, the first produce harvested from your fields.]{5( On the seventh day you must have a holy assembly. You must not do any regular work.mzU( Bring all these offerings on each of the seven days. They are food. They are offerings by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD. They will be offered in addition to the daily burnt offering and the wine offering that goes with it.?y{( Offer these in addition to the morning burnt offering.Vx'( Also bring one male goat as an offering for sin to make peace with the LORD.0w]( and 8 cups for each of the seven lambs.v}( Along with them bring grain offerings of flour mixed with olive oil. Bring 24 cups for each bull, 16 cups for each ram,u9( Instead, bring the LORD an offering by fire, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs, all of them without defects.Tt#( On the first day there will be a holy assembly. Don't do any regular work.wsi( The fifteenth of this same month is a pilgrimage festival. For seven days you must eat only unleavened bread.Hr ( "The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD's Passover. q( In addition to the daily burnt offering with its wine offering, one male goat must be offered to the LORD as an offering for sin.Zp/( The wine offering that goes with each bull will be 2 quarts of wine, with each ram 11/2 quarts of wine, and with each lamb 1 quart of wine. This will be the monthly burnt offering for every month of the year.0o[( and with each one-year-old lamb a grain offering of 8 cups of flour mixed with olive oil. This is a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.*nO( With each bull there will be a grain offering of 24 cups of flour mixed with olive oil, with each ram a grain offering of 16 cups of flour mixed with olive oil,m'( "On the first of every month bring the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs that have no defects. l( This burnt offering is for every day of worship in addition to the daily burnt offerings and the wine offerings that go with them.7ki( "On the day of worship offer two one-year-old lambs that have no defects, a grain offering of 16 cups of flour mixed with olive oil, and the wine offering that goes with it.5je( Offer the other lamb at dusk along with the same grain offering and wine offering as you brought in the morning. This is an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD.qi]( Also bring a wine offering of one quart of wine for each lamb. Pour it out to the LORD in a holy place.h#( This is the daily burnt offering which was established on Mount Sinai. This offering is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.zgo( [With each of them] also bring a grain offering of eight cups of flour mixed with one quart of virgin olive oil.8fm( Offer one in the morning and the other at dusk.*eO( These are the offerings by fire that you must bring to the LORD. Every day you must bring as a daily burnt offering two one-year-old lambs that have no defects.$dC( "Give this command to the Israelites: Be sure to bring me my offerings at the right times. They are my food. They are offerings by fire, a soothing aroma.c =( The LORD said to Moses,bb?( Moses placed his hands on Joshua and gave him his instructions as the LORD had told him.a ( Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand in front of the priest Eleazar and the whole community.j`O( He will stand in front of the priest Eleazar, who will use the Urim to make decisions in the LORD's presence. At his command Joshua and the whole community of Israel will go into battle. And at his command they will return."^_7( Give him some of your authority so that the whole community of Israel will obey him.^}( Make him stand in front of the priest Eleazar and the whole community, and give him his instructions in their presence.t]c( So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua, son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit, and place your hand on him.|\s( who will lead them in and out [of battle] so that the LORD's community will not be like sheep without a shepherd."t[c( "LORD, you are the God who gives the breath of life to everyone. Please appoint someone over the community Z=( Moses said to the LORD,WY)( You both rebelled against my command in the Desert of Zin. You didn't show the people how holy I am when they were complaining at the oasis." (This was the oasis of Meribah at Kadesh in the Desert of Zin.)eXE( After you see it, you, too, will join your ancestors [in death], as your brother Aaron did. m'~~~}y||z{zzvyy}y)xwwwZvv%uttdssrzqq7pIpoxnnmm&l\kk$j;iyhgg{ff;eseddQccbQaaB``'_^]]](\\B[[ZYXX|WW'VUU]TTXTSIRpR(QQPPOOUNN@MLL_KKJIIIFHHzH/GeFFMEiDCC\BB9AA@@r@R@ ?D>=<@y2 The LORD our God made a promise to us at Mount Horeb.? '2 Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Israel, listen to the laws and rules I'm telling you today. Learn them and faithfully obey them. >21 It included all the plains on the east side of the Jordan River as far as the Dead Sea at the foot of the slopes of Mount Pisgah.k=Q20 This land went from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley to Mount Siyon (that is, Mount Hermon).<2/ They took possession of his land and the land of King Og of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites who were east of the Jordan River.a;=2. He gave these to the people when they were east of the Jordan River in the valley near Beth Peor, in the land of King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon. Moses and Israel defeated him after they left Egypt.j:O2- These are the commandments, laws, and rules Moses gave the Israelites after they had left Egypt.89m2, This is what Moses taught the people of Israel.$8C2+ The cities were Bezer on the desert plateau for the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead for the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan for the tribe of Manasseh.72* Those who unintentionally killed someone whom they had never hated could flee to one of these cities and save their lives.Q62) Then Moses set aside three cities on the east side of the Jordan River.d5C2( Obey his laws and commands which I'm giving you today. Then things will go well for you and your descendants. You will live for a long time in the land. The LORD your God is giving you the land for as long as you live.y4m2' Remember today, and never forget that the LORD is God in heaven above and here on earth. There is no other god."3?2& He forced nations greater and stronger than you out of your way to bring you into their land and give it to you. This land is your own possession today. 2 2% Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants, he was with you as he brought you out of Egypt by his great power.&1G2$ He let you hear his voice from heaven so that he could instruct you. He showed you his great fire on earth, and you heard him speak from the column of fire.i0M2# You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God. There is no other god.3/a2" Or has any god ever tried to come and take one nation away from another for himself? The LORD your God used his mighty hand and powerful arm to do this for you in Egypt. He did this using plagues, miraculous signs, amazing things, and war. He did his great and awe-inspiring deeds in front of you.V.'2! Have any [other] people ever heard God speak from a fire and lived? You did!z-o2 Search the distant past, long before your time. Start from the very day God created people on earth. Search from one end of heaven to the other. Has anything as great as this ever happened before, or has anything like it ever been heard of?,-2 The LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not abandon you, destroy you, or forget the promise to your ancestors that he swore he would keep.+ 2 When you're in distress and all these things happen to you, then you will finally come back to the LORD your God and obey him.+*Q2 But if you look for the LORD your God when you are among those nations, you will find him whenever you search for him with all your heart and with all your soul.v)g2 There you will worship wooden and stone gods made by human hands. These gods can't see, hear, eat, or smell.(72 The LORD will scatter you among the people of the world, and only a few of you will be left among the nations where the LORD will force you to live.1']2 you will quickly disappear from the land you're going to possess on the other side of the Jordan River. You won't live very long there. You'll be completely wiped out./&Y2 Even when you have children and grandchildren and have grown old in that land, don't become corrupt and make carved idols or statues that represent anything. I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today: If you do this thing that the LORD your God considers evil, making him furious,Q%2 The LORD your God is a raging fire, a God who does not tolerate rivals.?$y2 Be careful that you don't forget the promise that the LORD your God made to you. Don't make your own carved idols or statues that represent anything the LORD your God has forbidden. #2 I'm going to die in this land and not cross the Jordan River, but you're going to go across and take possession of that good land.8"k2 The LORD was angry with me because of you. So the LORD your God took an oath that I wouldn't cross the Jordan River and enter the good land he is giving you as your property. !2 But you are the people the LORD brought out of Egypt, the iron smelter, in order to make you his own people as you still are today.A }2 Don't let yourselves be tempted to worship and serve what you see in the sky-the sun, the moon, the stars, or anything else. The LORD your God has given them to all people everywhere.K2 any creature that crawls on the ground, or any fish in the water.A2 any animal on earth, any creature with wings that flies,wi2 that you don't become corrupt and make your own carved idols. Don't make statues that represent men or women,jO2 You didn't see the LORD the day he spoke to you from the fire at Mount Horeb. So be very careful'2 The LORD also commanded me to teach you the laws and rules you must obey after you cross [the Jordan River] and take possession of the land.+2 The LORD told you about the terms of his promise, the ten commandments, which he commanded you to do. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets.q]2 The LORD spoke to you from the fire. You heard a voice speaking but saw no one. There was only a voice.2 So you came and stood at the foot of the mountain, which was on fire with flames shooting into the sky. It was dark, cloudy, and gloomy.*O2 Never forget the day you stood in front of the LORD your God at Mount Horeb. The LORD had said to me, "Assemble the people in front of me, and I will let them hear my words. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live on earth, and they will teach their children the same thing."p[2 However, be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you don't forget the things which you have seen with your own eyes. Don't let them fade from your memory as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.oY2 Or what other great nation has such fair laws and rules as all these teachings I am giving you today?zo2 What great nation ever had their gods as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we pray to him?[12 Faithfully obey these laws. This will show the people of the world your wisdom and insight. When they hear about all these laws, they will say, "What wise and insightful people there are in this great nation!")2 I have taught you laws and rules as the LORD my God commanded me. You must obey them when you've entered the land and taken possession of it.L2 But you were loyal to the LORD your God and are still alive today.&G2 With your own eyes you saw what the LORD did at Baal Peor. The LORD your God destroyed everyone among you who worshiped the god Baal while you were at Peor.#A2 Never add anything to what I command you, or take anything away from it. Then you will be able to obey the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.N 2 Israel, listen to the laws and rules I am about to teach you. Obey them so that you will live and be able to enter and take possession of the land that the LORD God of your ancestors is giving you.3 c2 So we stayed in the valley near Beth Peor.= u2 Give instructions to Joshua. Encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people across [the Jordan River], and he will help them take possession of the land you see." #2 Go to the top of Mount Pisgah, and look west, north, south, and east. You may look at the land, but you will never cross the Jordan River. /2 The LORD was angry with me because of you, so he wouldn't listen to me. He said, "That's enough out of you! Don't talk to me anymore about this.  2 Please let me go over and see the beautiful land on the other side of the Jordan River-those beautiful mountains in Lebanon."B2 "Almighty LORD, you have [only] begun to show me how great and powerful you are. What kind of god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and the mighty acts you have done?&I2 Then I pleaded with the LORD:Y-2 Don't be afraid of them, because the LORD your God himself will fight for you."xk2 I also gave Joshua this command: "You have seen with your own eyes everything that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all of the kingdoms on the other side [of the Jordan River] where you're going.%2 Your soldiers will go with the other Israelites until they take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them on the other side of the Jordan River. Then they will have a place to rest as you have. After that each of you may go back to the land I gave you."y2 I know you have a lot of livestock. Your wives, children, and livestock must stay here in the cities that I gave you.32 I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh this command: "The LORD your God has given you this land so that you can take possession of it. All your soldiers must be ready for battle when they cross [the Jordan River] ahead of the other Israelites.L2 Their land included the plains around the Jordan River. The western border was the river, from the Sea of Galilee to the Sea of the Plains (the Dead Sea), which is near Mount Pisgah on the east..W2 I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad some of Gilead from the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley is the border) to the Jabbok River, which is the border of Ammon.!?2 I gave Gilead to Machir.g~I2 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole territory of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. The settlements in Bashan he named Havvoth Jair after himself. This is still their name today.)6}g2 I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan ruled by Og to half of the tribe of Manasseh. (The whole territory of Argob in Bashan used to be called the land of the Rephaim.D|2 At that time we took possession of this land. I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad the land north of Aroer near the Arnon Valley and half of the mountain region of Gilead with its cities.0{[2 (Of the Rephaim only King Og of Bashan was left. His bed was made of iron and was more than 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)z2 We took all of the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as Salcah and Edrei, cities of Og's kingdom in Bashan._y92 (The Sidonians call Mount Hermon by the name Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir.)txc2 We took the land of the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon.Nw2 However, we did loot the cities, taking all of the cattle and goods.v2 We claimed them all for God, destroying every city, including men, women, and children-as we did to King Sihon of Heshbon.$uC2 All of these cities were fortified with high walls and double-door gates with bars across the gates. We also captured a large number of unwalled villages.5te2 At that time we captured all of his cities. There wasn't a city we didn't take. We captured a total of 60 cities-the whole territory of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.s}2 So the LORD our God also handed King Og of Bashan and all his troops over to us. We defeated him, leaving no survivors.=ru2 The LORD said to me, "Don't be afraid of him. I'll hand him, all his troops, and his land over to you. Do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon."q 2 Next we turned and followed the road that goes to Bashan. King Og of Bashan and all his troops came to fight us at Edrei.Gp 2% But the LORD our God had forbidden you to go anywhere near the land of the Ammonites. So you didn't enter the land along the bank of the Jabbok River or capture the cities in the mountains.2o_2$ From Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley and the city in that valley as far as Gilead, no city had walls that could keep us out. The LORD our God gave us all of them.Xn+2# However, we did loot the cities that we captured, taking the cattle and goods. m2" At that time we captured all his cities and claimed them for God by destroying men, women, and children. There were no survivors._l92! The LORD our God gave Sihon to us, and we defeated him, his sons, and all his troops.Jk2 Sihon and all his troops came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz.wji2 The LORD said to me, "I have begun to give you Sihon and his country. Go ahead! Take possession of his land."2i_2 But King Sihon of Heshbon wouldn't allow us to pass through. The LORD your God made him stubborn and overconfident in order to hand him over to you, as he has now done.Dh2 as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us. We'll keep going until we cross the Jordan River into the land the LORD our God is giving us."ggI2 We'll pay you in silver for the food we eat and the water we drink. Please let us go through,sfa2 "If you allow us to travel through your country, we'll go straight through and won't ever leave the road.tec2 From the desert of Kedemoth, I sent messengers to King Sihon of Heshbon with the following offer of peace:d-2 Today I will start to make all the people under heaven terrified of you. When they hear about you, they will tremble and shake because of you.":co2 [The LORD continued,] "Now break camp. Cross the Arnon Valley. I'm going to hand King Sihon of Heshbon, the Amorite, over to you. Fight him, and take possession of his country.&bG2 The same thing happened to the Avvites who lived in villages as far away as Gaza. The Caphtorites, who came from Crete, wiped them out and took their place.a}2 The LORD did the same thing for the descendants of Esau, who lived in Seir. Before the descendants of Esau came, he wiped out the Horites so that Esau's descendants claimed their land and took their place. Esau's descendants are still there today.K`2 These people were as strong, as numerous, and as tall as the people of Anak. But the LORD wiped them out before the Ammonites came so that the Ammonites claimed their land and took their place.~_w2 This land was thought of as the land of the Rephaim who used to live there, but the Ammonites called them Zamzummim.D^2 When you come near the Ammonites, don't bother them or start a fight with them. I'm not giving you any of the land that I have already given to the descendants of Lot as their property."C]2 "Today you are going to pass by the border of Moab at Ar.\72 the LORD said to me,2[a2 When the last of these soldiers had died,gZI2 In fact, it was the LORD himself who got rid of all of them until none were left in the camp.HY 2 Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered River. During that time all our soldiers from that generation died, as the LORD had sworn they would.YX-2 Then the LORD said, "Now cross the Zered River." So we crossed the Zered River.4Wc2 The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau claimed their land, wiped them out, and took their place, as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them.hVK2 They were thought to be Rephaim, like the people of Anak, but the Moabites called them Emites.uUe2 The Emites used to live there. These people were as strong, as numerous, and as tall as the people of Anak.4Tc2 The LORD said to me, "Don't bother the people of Moab or start a war with them. I'm not giving you any of Ar as your property. I have given it to the descendants of Lot."YS-2 So we passed by our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who lived in Seir. We turned off the road that goes through the plains to Elath and Ezion Geber and took the road that goes through the desert of Moab.`R;2 The LORD your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched over you as you traveled through this vast desert. For 40 years now the LORD your God has been with you, and you haven't needed a thing.UQ%2 You must pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.'" ]2! who went ahead of you to find places for you to camp. He appeared in a column of fire at night and in a column of smoke during the day to show you which route to take.== y2 In spite of this, you didn't trust the LORD your God,-< W2 and in the desert." There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as parents carry their children. He carried you wherever you went until you came to this place.o; [2 The LORD your God, who is going ahead of you, will fight for you as you saw him fight for you in EgyptE: 2 Then I said to you, "Don't tremble. Don't be afraid of them.U9 '2 Where are we going anyway? Our own men have discouraged us by saying, 'The people there are taller and stronger than we are. The cities are big with sky-high walls! We even saw the people of Anak there.'"38 c2 You complained in your tents and said, "The LORD hates us! That's why he brought us out of Egypt. He wanted to hand us over to the Amorites so that they could destroy us!U7 '2 But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God and refused to go.6 -2 They took some of the region's fruit with them and brought it back to us. They reported, "The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good."f5 I2 They left and went into the mountains. When they came to the Eshcol Valley, they explored it.Z4 12 It seemed like a good idea to me. So I chose 12 of your men, one from each tribe.F3  2 All of you came to me and said, "Let's send men ahead of us to gather information about the land for us. Have them report to us about the route we should take and the cities we'll come to."2 ;2 The LORD your God is giving you this land. Go ahead! Take possession of it, as the LORD God of your ancestors told you. Don't be afraid or terrified."w1 k2 Then I said to you, "We have come to the mountain region of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.W0 +2 So we left Mount Horeb, as the LORD our God had commanded. We traveled through all that vast and dangerous desert you saw on the way to the mountain region of the Amorites. At last we came to Kadesh Barnea.5/ i2 So I told you how to handle these situations. . 2 Be impartial in your decisions. Listen to the least important people the same way you listen to the most important people. Never be afraid of anyone, since your decisions come from God. You may bring me any case that's too hard for you, and I will hear it."x- m2 Also at that time I gave these instructions to your judges: "Hear the cases that your people bring. Judge each case fairly, no matter whether it is [a dispute] between two Israelites or [a dispute] between an Israelite and a non-Israelite.C, 2 So I took the heads of your tribes who were wise and experienced men and made them officers for each of your tribes. I put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.-+ Y2 You agreed that this was a good idea. * 2 From each of your tribes, choose some men who are wise, intelligent, and experienced, and I'll appoint them to be your leaders."c) C2 How can I take care of your problems, your troubles, and your disagreements all by myself?}( w2 May the LORD God of your ancestors make you a thousand times more numerous, and may he bless you as he has promised.u' g2 The LORD your God has made your population increase so that you are now as numerous as the stars in the sky.Q& 2 At that time I said to you, "I'm not able to take care of you by myself.-% W2 I'm giving you this land. Enter, and take possession of the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to you, their descendants."$ -2 Break camp, and get ready! Go to the mountain region of the Amorites, and go to everyone living on the plains, in the mountains, in the foothills, in the Negev, on the whole Mediterranean coast (the land of the Canaanites), and into Lebanon as far as the Euphrates River.c# C2 At Mount Horeb the LORD our God said to us, "You have stayed at this mountain long enough." {2 The Israelites were east of the Jordan River in Moab when Moses began to review God's teachings. This is what he said:! '2 This was after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth and in Edrei./  [2 On the first day of the eleventh month in the fortieth year [after they had left Egypt], Moses told the Israelites everything the LORD had commanded him to tell them.Y /2 (It takes 11 days to go from Mount Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by way of Mount Seir.)I 2 This is the speech Moses gave in the desert east of the Jordan River, on the plains, near Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and near Laban, Hazeroth, and Di Zahab. He spoke to all the Israelites.'($ These are the commands and rules the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.%($ They married within the families of the descendants of Manasseh, son of Joseph. So their land stayed in the tribe of their father's family.nW($ Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah married their cousins on their father's side of the family.@}($ Zelophehad's daughters did as the LORD commanded Moses.kQ($ No land may pass from one tribe to another. Each Israelite tribe must keep the land it inherits."D($ A woman who inherits land in any of the tribes of Israel may marry a man from any family in her ancestor's tribe. In this way every Israelite keeps the land inherited from his ancestors.3($ In this way no land of the Israelites will pass from one tribe to another. Every Israelite must keep the tribal land inherited from his ancestors.3($ This is what the LORD commands for Zelophehad's daughters: They may marry anyone they want to, but only within a family of their ancestor's tribe.lS($ So Moses gave the Israelites a command from the LORD. "The tribe of Joseph's descendants is right.0[($ When the Israelites' jubilee year comes, their land will be added to that of the tribe they married into. Then part of the land of our ancestor's tribe will be gone."W)($ Suppose they marry men from the other tribes of Israel. Their land will be taken away from that of our ancestors and added to the land of the tribe they marry into. Then we will have lost part of our land.>w($ They said, "Sir, the LORD commanded you to give the Israelites their land by drawing lots. The LORD also commanded you to give the land of our relative Zelophehad to his daughters.e G($ The heads of the households whose families were descended from Gilead, son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh (families of Joseph's descendants), came and spoke to Moses and the leaders of the other Israelite households.dC(#" Never make the land where you and I live unclean. I, the LORD, live among the Israelites."M(#! "You must not pollute the land where you live. Murder is what pollutes the land. The land where a murder was committed can never make peace with the LORD except through the death of the murderer.F(# "An accused murderer who has fled to a city of refuge must never go back and live on his own land before the death of the chief priest. Don't accept a cash payment to allow him to do this. 5(# "Never accept a cash payment in exchange for the life of a convicted murderer who has been given the death penalty. Murderers must be put to death.; q(# "Whoever kills another person will be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of more than one witness. No one can be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.L (# "These will be the rules for future generations wherever you live. 9(# Accused murderers must stay in their city of refuge until the death of the chief priest. They may go back to their own property only after his death. (# If the relative who can avenge the death finds you outside the city of refuge and kills you, the relative is not guilty of murder.>y(# "But don't go outside the city of refuge you fled to.jO(# [If you are innocent,] the community must protect you from that relative. They must take you back to the city of refuge you fled to. You must live there until the death of the chief priest who was anointed with the holy oil.(# Then the community must use these rules in order to decide if you [are innocent] or if the dead person's relative can avenge the death.*O(# Or suppose you drop a big stone, and someone is killed. However, you didn't know the person was there, he wasn't your enemy, and you weren't trying to harm him.)(# "But suppose you accidentally kill someone who wasn't your enemy. Maybe you shoved him or threw something at him but didn't mean to kill him.]5(# or if you beat your enemy to death with your bare hands, you must be put to death. You are a murderer. The relative who can avenge the death must kill you when he catches up with you, because you are a murderer.kQ(# If any of you kills someone you hate by shoving him or by deliberately throwing something at him,(# The relative who can avenge the death must make sure a murderer is put to death. When he catches up with the murderer, he must kill him.)(# Or if any of you picks up a piece of wood as a weapon and uses it to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death. (# If any of you picks up a stone as a weapon and uses it to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death.|~s(# "But if any of you uses an iron weapon to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death.2}_(# These six cities will be places of refuge for Israelites, foreigners, and strangers among you. Anyone who unintentionally kills another person may flee to these cities.I| (# three on the east side of the Jordan River and three in Canaan.A{(# There will be six cities you select as places of refuge,@z{(# These cities will be places of refuge from any relative who can avenge the death. So anyone accused of murder will not have to die until he has had a trial in front of the community.xyk(# select certain cities to be places of refuge. Anyone who unintentionally kills another person may run to them.Qx(# "Tell the Israelites: When you cross the Jordan River and enter Canaan, w=(# The LORD said to Moses,Rv(# The cities you give the Levites from the property of the other Israelites must be given based on the amount of land each tribe owns. Take more cities from larger tribes and fewer from smaller tribes."Pu(# So you will give a total of 48 cities with pastureland to the Levites.`__X^]]@\\NZZMYXXzXW"VVUtTTPSRQQP2OOcO NLMMLLKKfJJ I,HH"G{FF4EDChBAd@@j?>>g==.<<;I::998J77$66a554X334221@00/..#-,,)++F**<))*((o''[&&%$$##B"!!9 t6d}2])|)`g-`d  1 T ,fHO2  After they've been destroyed, be careful you aren't tempted to follow their customs. Don't even ask about their gods and say, "How did these people worship their gods? We want to do what they did."72  The LORD your God will destroy the nations where you're going and force them out of your way. You will take possession of their land and live there.I 2  Be sure you obey all these instructions I'm giving you. Then things will always go well for you and your descendants because you will be doing what the LORD your God considers good and right.W)2  Sacrifice the meat and the blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your sacrifices is to be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.sa2  Take the holy things and the offerings you have vowed to bring, and go to the place the LORD will choose.2  If you don't eat blood, things will go well for you and your descendants. You will be doing what the LORD considers right.;s2  Never eat blood. Pour it on the ground like water.nW2  However, be sure you never eat blood, because blood contains life. Never eat the life with the meat.dC2  Eat it as you would eat a gazelle or a deer: Clean and unclean people may eat it together.sa2  If the place the LORD your God chooses to put his name is too far away from you, you may slaughter an animal from the herds or flocks that the LORD has given you. Eat as much as you want in your city. I have commanded you to do this. +2  The LORD your God will expand your [country's] borders as he promised. You will say, "I'm hungry for meat." Then eat as much meat as you want.T #2  Don't forget to take care of the Levites as long as you live in your land. 2  Instead, you, your sons and daughters, male and female slaves, and the Levites who live in your cities must eat these in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose. There in the presence of the LORD your God enjoy everything you've worked for.  2  You may not eat [the LORD's offerings] in your cities. Those offerings are: one-tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil; the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, or goats; the offerings you vow to bring; your freewill offerings; and your contributions.D 2  But never eat the blood. Pour it on the ground like water.Y-2  In whatever city you live, you may slaughter and eat as much meat as you want from what the LORD your God has blessed you with. Clean and unclean people may eat it as if they were eating a gazelle or a deer.2  Instead, sacrifice them [only] at the place that the LORD will choose in one of your tribes. There you must do everything I command you.U%2 Be careful that you don't sacrifice your burnt offerings wherever you want._92 Enjoy yourselves in the presence of the LORD your God along with your sons, daughters, male and female slaves, and the Levites. (The Levites live in your cities because they have no land of their own as you have.)-2 Then the LORD your God will choose a place where his name will live. You must bring everything I command you to that place. Bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one-tenth of your income, your contributions, and all the best offerings you vow to bring to the LORD.R2 But you will cross the Jordan River and settle in the land the LORD your God is giving you as your own property. He will give you peace from all your enemies around you so that you will live securely.lS2 Up until now you haven't come to your place of rest, the property the LORD your God is giving you.tc2  Never worship in the way that it's being done here today, where everyone does whatever he considers right.(K2  There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your families will eat and enjoy everything you've worked for, because the LORD your God has blessed you.U%2  Bring him your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one-tenth of your income, your contributions, the offerings you vow to bring, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats.z~o2  The LORD your God will choose a place out of all your tribes to live and put his name. Go there and worship him.M}2  Never worship the LORD your God in the way they worship their gods.=|u2  Tear down their altars, crush their sacred stones, burn their poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, cut down their idols, and wipe out the names of their gods from those places.5{e2  Completely destroy all the worship sites on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every large tree. The people you're forcing out worship their gods in these places.2  You've rebelled against the LORD as long as I've known you.N=2  When the LORD sent you from Kadesh Barnea, he said, "Go and take possession of the land I'm giving you." But you rebelled against the word of the LORD your God. You didn't believe him or obey him.Q<2  You also made the LORD angry at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah.D;2  I took that sinful calf you made and burned it. I crushed it, grinding it thoroughly until it was as fine as powder. Then I threw the powder into the river that flowed down the mountain.y:m2  The LORD also became very angry with Aaron and wanted to destroy him. But at that time I prayed for Aaron, too.9 2  I was terrified of the LORD's anger and fury. He was so angry he wanted to destroy you. But once more the LORD listened to me.T8#2  Once again I threw myself down in front of the LORD. I went without food and water for 40 days and 40 nights because of the sin you committed. You did what the LORD considered evil and made him furious.T7#2  I took the two tablets, threw them down, and smashed them in front of you.76i2  Then I saw that you had sinned against the LORD your God. You had made a statue of a calf for yourselves. You had quickly turned from the way the LORD commanded you to live.52  So I turned and went down the mountain while it was still burning with fire. I was carrying the two tablets with the promise on them.4!2  Leave me alone! I'll destroy them and wipe their name off the earth. Then I'll make you into a nation larger and stronger than they are."b3?2 The LORD also said to me, "I've seen these people, and they are impossible to deal with.P22 He told me, "Leave right away. Your people whom you brought out of Egypt have ruined [everything]. They've quickly turned from the way I commanded them to live. They've made an idol for themselves."s1a2 At the end of the 40 days and 40 nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets with his promise on them.G0 2 Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets inscribed by God himself. On them were written all the words that the LORD spoke to you from the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly.>/w2 When I went up on the mountain to get the stone tablets, the tablets of the promise that the LORD made to you, I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights without food or water.W.)2  Even at Mount Horeb you made the LORD so angry that he wanted to destroy you.-32  Never forget how you made the LORD your God angry in the desert. You've rebelled against the LORD from the day you left Egypt until you came here.(,K2  So understand this: It's not because you've been living right that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess. You are impossible to deal with!T+#2  It's not because you've been living right or because you're so honest that you're entering to take possession of their land. It's because these people are so wicked that the LORD your God is forcing them out of your way. It's also because the LORD wants to confirm the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.*)2  When the LORD your God expels these people in front of you, don't say to yourselves, "Because we've been living right, the LORD brought us here to take possession of this land." No, it's because these nations are so wicked that the LORD is forcing them out of your way.)2  Realize today that the LORD your God is the one who is going ahead of you like a raging fire. He will wipe them out and will use you to crush their power. You will take possession of their land and will quickly destroy them as the LORD promised you.&(G2  Their people are tall and strong. They're descendants of Anak. You know all about them. You've also heard it said, "Who can oppose the descendants of Anak?"/' [2 Listen, Israel, you're about to cross the Jordan River. You'll be forcing out nations that are larger and stronger than you, with big cities that have sky-high walls.&2 The LORD is going to destroy other nations as you enter the land. You will be destroyed like them if you don't obey the LORD your God.#%A2 I warn you today that if you forget the LORD your God and follow other gods, and if you serve them and bow down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.$$C2 But remember the LORD your God is the one who makes you wealthy. He's confirming the promise which he swore to your ancestors. It's still in effect today._#92 You may say to yourselves, "I became wealthy because of my own ability and strength."Z"/2 He was the one who fed you in the desert with manna, which your ancestors had never seen. He did this in order to humble you and test you. But he also did this so that things would go well for you in the end.G! 2 He was the one who led you through that vast and dangerous desert-a thirsty and arid land, with poisonous snakes and scorpions. He was the one who made water come out of solid rock for you. 2 When this happens, be careful that you don't become arrogant and forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.]52 Your herds and flocks, silver and gold, and everything else you have will increase.Q2 You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them.  2 Be careful that you don't forget the LORD your God. Don't fail to obey his commands, rules, and laws that I'm giving you today.gI2 When you have eaten all you want, thank the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.0[2 The land will have enough food for you, and you will have everything you need. The land has rocks with iron ore, and you will be able to mine copper ore in the hills.2 The land has wheat and barley, grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates. The land has honey and olive trees for olive oil.:o2 The LORD your God is bringing you into a good land. It is a land with rivers that don't dry up. There are springs and underground streams flowing through the valleys and hills.V'2 Obey the commands of the LORD your God. Follow his directions, and fear him.r_2 Learn this lesson by heart: The LORD your God was disciplining you as parents discipline their children.W)2 Your clothes didn't wear out, and your feet didn't swell these past 40 years.hK2 So he made you suffer from hunger and then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had seen before. He did this to teach you that a person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that the LORD speaks.[12 Remember that for 40 years the LORD your God led you on your journey in the desert. He did this in order to humble you and test you. He wanted to know whether or not you would wholeheartedly obey his commands.X -2 Be careful to obey every command I give you today. Then you will live, and your population will increase. You will enter and take possession of the land that the LORD promised to your ancestors with an oath.%E2 Never bring a disgusting idol into your house. If you do, you and the idol will be destroyed. Consider it detestable and disgusting. It must be destroyed."J2 Burn their idols. Don't ever long for the silver and gold on these idols or take any of it for yourselves. It might be a trap for you. Besides, these idols are disgusting to the LORD your God.92 He will hand their kings over to you, and no one on earth will even remember their names. No one will be able to stop you. You will destroy them all.~w2 The LORD your God will hand these people over to you and will throw them into a great panic until they're destroyed.&G2 Little by little he will force these nations out of your way. You won't be able to wipe them out quickly. Otherwise, you would be overrun with wild animals.n W2 Don't be afraid of them, because the LORD your God is with you. He is a great and awe-inspiring God. 2 The LORD your God will spread panic among them until they all die. There will be no one left-not even those who were hiding from you.n W2 You saw with your own eyes the terrible plagues, the miraculous signs, and the amazing things the LORD did. He used his mighty hand and powerful arm to bring you out. He will do the same thing to all the people you're afraid of.c A2 Don't be afraid of them. Remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all of Egypt.] 52 You may say to yourselves, "These nations outnumber us. How can we force them out?"'I2 You must destroy all the people the LORD your God hands over to you. Have no pity on them, and never worship their gods, because they will be a trap for you.D2 The LORD will keep you from having any kind of illness. He will not strike you with any of the terrible diseases you experienced in Egypt. Instead, he will strike all those who hate you.32 You will be blessed more than any other people. Your men and women will be able to have children, and your animals will be able to have offspring.]52 He will love you, bless you, and increase the number of your descendants. He will bless you with children. He will bless your land with produce: grain, new wine, and olive oil. He will bless your herds with calves, and your flocks with lambs and kids. This will all happen in the land the LORD will give you, as he swore to your ancestors.&G2 If you listen to these rules and faithfully obey them, the LORD your God will keep his promise to you and be merciful to you, as he swore to your ancestors.E2 So obey the commands, laws, and rules I'm giving you today.|s2 But he sends destruction to pay back everyone who hates him. He never takes long to pay back anyone who hates him.E2 Keep in mind that the LORD your God is [the only] God. He is a faithful God, who keeps his promise and is merciful to thousands of generations of those who love him and obey his commands.L2 You were chosen because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors. So he used his mighty hand to bring you out. He freed you from slavery under Pharaoh (the king of Egypt).!2 The LORD set his heart on you and chose you, even though you didn't outnumber all the other people. You were the smallest of all nations.~2 You are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. He chose you to be his own special possession out of all the nations on earth.7}i2 But this is what you must do to these people: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, and burn their idols.|12 These people will turn your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the LORD will get very angry with you and will quickly destroy you.p{[2 Never marry any of them. Never let your daughters marry their sons or your sons marry their daughters.Gz 2 When the LORD your God gives them to you and you defeat them, destroy every one of them because they have been claimed by the LORD. Don't make any treaties with them or show them any mercy.y %2 The LORD your God will bring you to the land you're about to enter and take possession of. He will force many nations out of your way: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites-seven nations larger and more powerful than you.x+2 This is how we'll have the LORD's approval: If we faithfully obey all these laws in the presence of the LORD our God, as he has commanded us."=wu2 The LORD our God commanded us to obey all these laws and to fear him. These laws are for our own good as long as we live so that he will preserve our lives. It's still true today.xvk2 The LORD led us out of there to bring us here and give us this land he promised to our ancestors with an oath.u52 Right before our eyes the LORD did miraculous signs and amazing things that were spectacular but terrible for Egypt, Pharaoh, and his whole family.ttc2 Tell them, "We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, but the LORD used his mighty hand to bring us out of there.s2 In the future your children will ask you, "What do these regulations, laws, and rules which the LORD our God commanded you mean to you?"Gr 2 You will see the LORD expel your enemies as he said he would.Gq 2 Do what the LORD considers right and good. Then things will go well for you, and you will enter and take possession of that good land which the LORD promised to your ancestors with an oath.jpO2 Be sure to obey the commands of the LORD your God and the regulations and laws he has given you.;os2 Never test the LORD your God as you did at Massah.Fn2 If you do, the LORD your God will become very angry with you and will wipe you off the face of the earth, because the LORD your God, who is with you, is a God who does not tolerate rivals.Km2 Never worship any of the gods worshiped by the people around you.[l12 You must fear the LORD your God, serve him, and take your oaths only in his name.]k52 be careful that you don't forget the LORD, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.`j;2 Your houses will be filled with all kinds of things that you didn't put there. You will have cisterns that you didn't dig and vineyards and olive trees that you didn't plant. After you have eaten all that you want,Ii 2 The LORD your God will bring you into the land and give it to you, as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This land will have large, prosperous cities that you didn't build.Hh 2 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.fgG2 [Write them down, and] tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder.qf]2 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you're at home or away, when you lie down or get up.9eo2 Take to heart these words that I give you today.edE2 Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.Hc 2 Listen, Israel: The LORD is our God. The LORD is the only God.Vb'2 Listen, Israel, and be careful to obey these laws. Then things will go well for you and your population will increase in a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD God of your ancestors promised you.Ia 2 As long as you live, you, your children, and your grandchildren must fear the LORD your God. All of you must obey all his laws and commands that I'm giving you, and you will live a long time.` 32 These are the commands, laws, and rules the LORD your God commanded me to teach you. Obey them after you enter the land and take possession of it.L_2! Follow all the directions the LORD your God has given you. Then you will continue to live, life will go well for you, and you will live for a long time in the land that you are going to possess.c^A2 So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you. Never stop living this way.&]G2 But you stay here with me. I will give you all the commands, laws, and rules that you must teach them to obey in the land which I'm giving them to possess."4\e2 "Tell the people to go back to their tents.['2 If only they would fear me and obey all my commandments as long as they live! Then things would go well for them and their children forever.Z2 When the LORD heard the words that you spoke to me, he said, "I have heard what these people said to you. Everything they said was good.Y#2 [Moses,] go and listen to everything that the LORD our God says. Then tell us whatever the LORD our God tells you. We'll listen and obey."aX=2 Who has ever heard the voice of the living God speak from a fire, as we did, and lived?~Ww2 Why should we die? This great fire will consume us! If we continue to hear the voice of the LORD our God, we'll die!>Vw2 You said, "The LORD our God has let us see how great and glorious he is. We've heard his voice come from the fire. Today we've seen that people can live even if God speaks to them.U32 But when you heard the voice coming from the darkness and saw the mountain blazing with fire, all the leaders and heads of your tribes came to me.T2 These are the commandments the LORD spoke to your whole assembly on the mountain. He spoke in a loud voice from the fire, the cloud, and the gloomy darkness. Then he stopped speaking. He wrote the commandments on two stone tablets and gave them to me.NS2 "Never desire to take your neighbor's wife away from him. "Never long for your neighbor's household, his field, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him."FR2 "Never avoid the truth when you testify about your neighbor.Q)2 "Never steal. P=2 "Never commit adultery.O+2 "Never murder.EN2 "Honor your father and your mother as the LORD your God has commanded you. Then you will live for a long time, and things will go well for you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.[M12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God used his mighty hand and powerful arm to bring you out of there. This is why the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the day of worship.BL2 The seventh day is the day of worship dedicated to the LORD your God. You, your sons, your daughters, your male and female slaves, your oxen, your donkeys-all of your animals-even the foreigners living in your city must never do any work [on that day]. In this way your male and female slaves can rest as you do./K[2 You have six days to do all your work.fJG2 "Observe the day of worship as a holy day. This is what the LORD your God has commanded you.I2 "Never use the name of the LORD your God carelessly. The LORD will make sure that anyone who uses his name carelessly will be punished.eHE2 But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments.SG!2 Never worship them or serve them, because I, the LORD your God, am a God who does not tolerate rivals. I punish children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.|Fs2 Never make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water.$EE2 "Never have any other gods. ~~#}b||j{FzoyyjxxUwwlvvuytssArr qqqpoonn2n mmzm[mllll(kjjDi5hggff9eHecc}bb?ak``N_+^]]b]\X[[JZYXXrWWW8VUTT!SRRBQQ]POO=NNM%L KKJrIImIHuGGFFEQDCC;BBRAAD@|??>>=d<;;1::$988c77[66{554433e22o11v00/..Y-E,++#*2))(I''/&x& %$$$#w""P!!% f%v $G~ ~9cK]% # 9 K  jx" ,Tl#2 A man might marry a woman, sleep with her, and decide he doesn't like her.Sk!2 Make tassels on the four corners of the shawl you wear over your clothes.Cj2 Never wear clothes made of wool and linen woven together.?i{2 Never plow with an ox and a donkey harnessed together.Vh'2 Never plant anything between the rows in your vineyard. Otherwise, you will have to give everything that grows there to the holy place. This includes the crop you planted and the grapes from the vineyard.*gO2 Whenever you build a new house, put a railing around the edge of the roof. Then you won't be responsible for a death at your home if someone falls off the roof. f2 You may take the chicks, but make sure you let the mother go. Then things will go well for you, and you will live for a long time.3ea2 Whenever you're traveling and find a nest containing chicks or eggs, this is what you must do. If the mother bird is sitting on the nest, never take her with the chicks.d12 A woman must never wear anything men would wear, and a man must never wear women's clothes. Whoever does this is disgusting to the LORD your God.c52 If you see another Israelite's donkey or ox lying on the road, don't pretend that you don't see it. Make sure you help him get it back on its feet.b72 Do the same if you find a donkey, some clothes, or anything else that another Israelite may have lost. Don't pretend that you don't know what to do.+aQ2 If the owner doesn't live near you or you don't know who owns it, take the animal home with you. Keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then give it back.` 2 If you see another Israelite's ox or sheep out where it doesn't belong, don't pretend that you don't see it. Make sure you take it back.g_I2 never leave his dead body hung on a pole overnight. Be sure to bury him that same day, because anyone whose body is hung on a pole is cursed by God. The land that the LORD your God is giving you must never become unclean.1^_2 When a convicted person is put to death,]2 All the men of the city should stone him to death. You must get rid of this evil. When all Israel hears about it, they will be afraid.\%2 They will say to the leaders of the city, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He won't obey us. He eats too much and is a drunk."Z[/2 His father and mother must take him to the leaders of the city at the city gate. Z2 Parents might have a stubborn and rebellious son who doesn't obey them. Even though they punish him, he still won't listen to them.fYG2 Instead, he must recognize the son of the wife he doesn't love as the firstborn. He must give that son a double portion of whatever he owns. That son is the very first son he had. The rights of the firstborn son are his.~Xw2 When the day comes for the father to give his sons their inheritance, he can't treat the son of the wife he loves as if that son were the firstborn. This would show a total disregard for the real firstborn (the son of the wife he doesn't love)..WW2 A man might have two wives and love one but not the other. Both wives might have children, and the firstborn son might belong to the wife that the man doesn't love.JV2 But if it happens that you are no longer pleased with her, let her go wherever she wants. You must never sell her or mistreat her as if she were a slave, since you've already had sex with her.wUi2 and no longer wear the clothes she was wearing when you captured her. Then she may live in your house and mourn [the loss of] her father and mother for one month. After that, you may sleep with her. Then you will become husband and wife.KT2 Bring her into your home. She must shave her head, cut her nails,lSS2 If you see a beautiful woman among the captives and have your heart set on her, you may marry her.wRi2 When you go to war with your enemies and the LORD your God hands them over to you, you may take them captive.qQ]2 This is how you will get rid of the guilt of an unsolved murder by doing what the LORD considers right.LP2 LORD, make peace with your people Israel, whom you freed. Don't let the guilt of this unsolved murder remain among your people Israel." Then there will be peace with the LORD despite the murder.mOU2 Then they must make this formal statement: "We didn't commit this murder, and we didn't witness it.wNi2 All the leaders from the city which was nearest the murder victim must wash their hands over the dead heifer.qM]2 The priests, the descendants of Levi, must come forward. The LORD your God has chosen them to serve him as priests and to bless people in the LORD's name. Their decision is final in all cases involving a disagreement or an assault.5Le2 The leaders of that city will bring the heifer down to a river, to a location where the land hasn't been plowed or planted. At the river they must break the heifer's neck.,KS2 When it has been determined which city is nearest the body, the leaders from that city must choose a heifer that has never been put to work and never worn a yoke.sJa2 your leaders and judges must go and measure the distance from the body to each of the neighboring cities.*I Q2 This is what you must do if you find a murder victim lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. If no one knows who committed the murder,H2 You may destroy trees that you know are not fruit trees. You may cut them down and use them in your blockade until you capture the city.G+2 This is what you must do whenever you blockade a city for a long time in order to capture it in war. Don't harm any of its fruit trees with an ax. You can eat the fruit. Never cut those trees down, because the trees of the field are not people you have come to blockade. F2 Otherwise, they will teach you to do all the disgusting things they do for their gods, and you will sin against the LORD your God.1E]2 You must claim the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites for the LORD and completely destroy them, as the LORD your God has commanded you. D 2 However, you must not spare anyone's life in the cities of these nations that the LORD your God is giving you as your property.pC[2 This is what you must do to all the cities that are far away which don't belong to the nations nearby.EB2 But take the women and children, the cattle and everything else in the city, including all its goods, as your loot. You may enjoy your enemies' goods that the LORD your God has given you.jAO2 When the LORD your God hands the city over to you, kill every man in that city with your swords.m@U2 If they won't accept your offer of peace but declare war on you, set up a blockade around the city.?2 If they accept it and open [their gates] to you, then all the people there will be made to do forced labor and serve you.^>72 When you approach a city to attack it, offer its people a peaceful way to surrender.g=I2 When the officers finish speaking to the troops, they should appoint commanders to lead them.+<Q2 The officers should also tell the troops, "If you are afraid or have lost your courage, you may go home. Then you won't ruin the morale of the other Israelites.";+2 If you are engaged to a woman but have not married her, you may go home. Otherwise, you might die in battle, and someone else will marry her."!:=2 If you have planted a vineyard and not enjoyed the grapes, you may go home. Otherwise, you might die in battle, and someone else will enjoy the grapes.;9q2 The officers should tell the troops, "If you have built a new house but not dedicated it, you may go home. Otherwise, you might die in battle, and someone else will dedicate it.p8[2 The LORD your God is going with you. He will fight for you against your enemies and give you victory."47c2 He should tell them, "Listen, Israel, today you're going into battle against your enemies. Don't lose your courage! Don't be afraid or alarmed or tremble because of them.O62 Before the battle starts, a priest must come and speak to the troops.Q5 2 When you go to war against your enemies, you may see horses, chariots, and armies larger than yours. Don't be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, will be with you. 42 Have no pity on him: [Take] a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.32 When the rest of the people hear about this, they will be afraid. Never again will such an evil thing be done among you.b2?2 then do to him what he planned to do to the other person. You must get rid of this evil. 12 The judges must make a thorough investigation. If it is found that the witness lied when he testified against the other Israelite,02 The two people involved must stand in the LORD's presence, in front of the priests and judges who are serving at that time.l/S2 This is what you must do whenever a witness takes the stand to accuse a person falsely of a crime.3.a2 One witness is never enough to convict someone of a crime, offense, or sin he may have committed. Cases must be settled based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.-y2 Never move your neighbor's original boundary marker on any property in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.,#2 They must have no pity on him. The guilt of murdering an innocent person must be removed from Israel. Then things will go well for Israel.O+2 If someone does this, the leaders of your city must send for that person. They must take him from that city and hand him over to the relative who has the authority to avenge the death. He must die.*2 Suppose someone hates another person, waits in ambush for him, attacks him, takes his life, and runs to one of these cities.) 2 That way, innocent people won't be killed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you won't be guilty of murder.m(U2 He may do this because you faithfully obey all these commands I am now giving you-to love the LORD your God and follow his directions as long as you live. If this happens, you may add three more cities of refuge to these three."'?2 The LORD your God may expand your country's borders as he promised your ancestors with an oath. He may give you the whole land he promised to give them.R&2 This is why I'm commanding you to set aside three cities for yourselves.#%A2 Otherwise, in a rage the relative who has the authority to avenge the death will pursue him. If the place is too far away, the relative may catch up with him and take his life even though he didn't deserve the death penalty, because in the past he never hated the person he killed.$2 Suppose two people go into the woods to cut wood. As one of them swings the ax to cut down a tree, the head flies off the handle, hits, and kills the other person. The one who accidentally killed the other person may run to one of these cities and save his life.#{2 A person who unintentionally kills someone he never hated in the past may run to one of these cities to save his life.4"c2 Provide a route to each of these cities and divide the land that the LORD your God is giving you into three regions. Whoever kills someone may run to one of these cities.i!M2 When all this is done, set aside three cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.&  I2 The LORD your God will destroy all the nations that are living in the land that he's giving you. You will force them out and live in their cities and houses.G 2 If a prophet speaks in the LORD's name and what he says doesn't happen or come true, then it didn't come from the LORD. That prophet has spoken on his own authority. Never be afraid of him._92 You may be wondering, "How can we recognize that the LORD didn't speak this message?"!2 But any prophet who dares to say something in my name that I didn't command him to say or who speaks in the name of other gods must die."b?2 Whoever refuses to listen to the words that prophet speaks in my name will answer to me. 2 So I will send them a prophet, an Israelite like you. I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.6i2 The LORD told me, "What they've said is good.]52 This is what you asked the LORD your God to give you on the day of the assembly at Mount Horeb. You said, "We never want to hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this raging fire again. If we do, we'll die!"b?2 The LORD your God will send you a prophet, an Israelite like me. You must listen to him.&G2 These nations you are forcing out listen to fortunetellers and to those who practice black magic. But the LORD your God won't let you do anything like that.F2 You must have integrity [in dealing] with the LORD your God. ;2 Whoever does these things is disgusting to the LORD. The LORD your God is forcing these nations out of your way because of their disgusting practices.K2 cast spells, ask ghosts or spirits for help, or consult the dead.2 You must never sacrifice your sons or daughters by burning them alive, practice black magic, be a fortuneteller, witch, or sorcerer,{2 When you come to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, never learn the disgusting practices of those nations.{2 If he does, he'll get the same amount of food as they do, in addition to what he gets from selling his family's goods.|s2 and may serve in the name of the LORD his God like all the other Levites who do their work in the LORD's presence.92 A Levite from any of your cities in Israel may come from where he has been living to the place the LORD will choose. He may come as often as he wants12 Out of all your tribes, the LORD your God has chosen the Levites and their descendants to do the work of serving in the name of the LORD forever. {2 Also, give them the first produce harvested: grain, new wine, olive oil, and the first wool you shear from your sheep. 2 This is what the people owe the priests whenever they sacrifice an ox, a sheep, or a goat: the shoulder, jaws, and stomach. 2 So the Levites will have no land of their own like the other Israelites. The LORD will be their inheritance, as he promised them.n  Y2 The Levitical priests-in fact, the whole tribe of Levi-will receive no land or property of their own like the rest of the Israelites. They will eat what has been sacrificed to the LORD. These sacrifices will be what they receive.. W2 Then he won't think he's better than the rest of his people, and he won't disobey these commands in any way. So he and his sons will rule for a long time in Israel.(K2 He must keep it with him and read it his entire life. He will learn to fear the LORD his God and faithfully obey everything found in these teachings and laws.tc2 When he becomes king, he should have the Levitical priests make him a copy of these teachings on a scroll. 2 The king must never have a large number of wives, or he will turn away [from God]. And he must never own a lot of gold and silver..W2 The king must never own a large number of horses or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses. The LORD has told you, "You will never go back there again."/Y2 Be sure to appoint the king the LORD your God will choose. He must be one of your own people. Never let a foreigner be king, because he's not one of your own people.D2 You will enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you. You will take possession of it and live there. You will say, "Let's have our own king like all the other nations around us."gI2 When all the people hear about it, they will be afraid and will never defy [God's law] again. ;2 If anyone deliberately disobeys the priest (who serves the LORD your God) or the judge, that person must die. You must get rid of this evil in Israel.r_2 and do what they tell you to do in their verdict. Do exactly what they tell you to do in their decision.q]2 at the place that the LORD will choose. Do what they tell you. Follow all their instructions carefully, ~2 Go to the Levitical priests and the judge who is serving at that time. Ask for their opinion, and they will give you their verdicte}E2 There may be a case that is too hard for you to decide. It may involve murder, assault, or a dispute-any case which may be brought to court in your cities. Take this case to the place that the LORD your God will choose.|-2 The witnesses must start the execution, then all the other people will join them in putting the person to death. You must get rid of this evil.2{_2 The person can only be sentenced to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses, but no one should ever be sentenced to death on the testimony of only one witness.xzk2 then bring the man or woman who did this evil thing to the gates of your city, and stone that person to death.y'2 When you are told about it, investigate it thoroughly. If it's true and it can be proven that this disgusting thing has been done in Israel,}xu2 by worshiping and bowing down to other gods, the sun, the moon, or the whole army of heaven. I have forbidden this.Uw%2 In one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you, there may be a man or woman among you who is doing what the LORD considers evil. This person may be disregarding the conditions of the LORD's promise!v ?2 Never offer an ox or a sheep that has a defect or anything seriously wrong with it as a sacrifice to the LORD your God. That would be disgusting to him.Pu2 Never set up a sacred stone. These are things the LORD your God hates.zto2 When you build the altar for the LORD your God, never plant beside it any tree dedicated to the goddess Asherah.s2 Strive for nothing but justice so that you will live and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you.r32 Never pervert justice. Instead, be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.q2 Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people fairly.dpC2 Each man must bring a gift in proportion to the blessings the LORD your God has given him.o'2 Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. But no one may come into the presence of the LORD without an offering.Yn-2 For seven days you will celebrate this festival dedicated to the LORD your God in the place he will choose. You will enjoy yourselves, because the LORD your God will bless all your harvest and all your work.)mM2 Enjoy yourselves at the festival along with your sons, daughters, male and female slaves, the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your cities. l2 After you have gathered the grain from your threshing floor and made your wine, celebrate the Festival of Booths for seven days.Pk2 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and obey these laws carefully.'jI2 Enjoy yourselves in the presence of the LORD your God along with your sons, daughters, male and female slaves, the Levites who live in your cities, the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you. Enjoy yourselves at the place the LORD your God will choose for his name to live.i72 Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the LORD your God. Bring a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the LORD your God has given you.Eh2 Count seven weeks from the time you start harvesting grain.g-2 For six days eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day hold a religious assembly dedicated to the LORD your God. Don't do any work that day.}fu2 Cook the meat, and eat it at the place the LORD your God will choose. In the morning you may go back to your tents.`e;2 Instead, slaughter your animals for Passover in the place where the LORD your God will choose for his name to live. Do this in the evening as the sun goes down. This is the same time you did it when you left Egypt.xdk2 You're not allowed to slaughter the animals for Passover in any of the cities the LORD your God is giving you.!c=2 There should be no yeast anywhere in your land for seven days. Never leave until morning any of the meat you slaughter on the evening of the first day.#bA2 Never eat leavened bread with the meat from this sacrifice. Instead, for seven days you must eat unleavened bread at this festival. (It is the bread of misery because you left Egypt in a hurry.) Eat this bread so that, as long as you live, you will remember the day you left Egypt.+aQ2 Slaughter an animal from your flock or herd as the Passover sacrifice to the LORD your God. Do this at the place where the LORD will choose for his name to live.` -2 Honor the LORD your God by celebrating Passover in the month of Abib. In the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt at night.D_2 But never eat the blood. Pour it on the ground like water.y^m2 Eat it in your city. Clean and unclean people may eat them together as if they were eating a gazelle or a deer.t]c2 But if an animal is lame or blind or has any other serious defect-never sacrifice it to the LORD your God.\ 2 Every year you and your family must eat these animals in the presence of the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose.'[I2 You must dedicate every firstborn male from your herds and flocks to the LORD your God. Never use a firstborn ox for work, and never shear a firstborn sheep.nZW2 If you have to let your slave go free, it won't be a hardship for you. It would have cost you twice as much to hire someone to do the same work for those six years. Besides, the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.,YS2 Then take an awl and pierce it through his ear lobe into a door, and he will be your slave for life. Do the same to a female slave [if she doesn't want to leave].X 2 But suppose a male slave says to you, "I don't want to leave you," because he loves you and your family and is happy with you.Wy2 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God freed you. That's why I'm giving you this command today.=Vu2 Generously give them provisions-sheep from your flocks, grain from your threshing floor, and wine from your winepress. Be as generous to them as the LORD your God has been to you.FU2 But when you let them go, don't send them away empty-handed.T+2 Whenever Hebrew men or women are sold to you as slaves, they will be your slaves for six years. In the seventh year you must let them go free. S2 There will always be poor people in the land. That's why I command you to be generous to other Israelites who are poor and needy.R/2 Be sure to give to them without any hesitation. When you do this, the LORD your God will bless you in everything you work for and set out to do.Q92 When the seventh year-the year when payments on debts are canceled-is near, you might be stingy toward poor Israelites and give them nothing. Be careful not to think these worthless thoughts. The poor will complain to the LORD about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.P 2 Be generous to these poor people, and freely lend them as much as they need. Never be hard-hearted and tight-fisted with them. O2 This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.PN2 The LORD your God will bless you, as he promised. You will make loans to many nations, but you will not have to borrow from any of them. You will rule many nations, but no nation will ever rule you. M2 He will bless you only if you listen carefully to the LORD your God and faithfully obey all these commands I'm giving you today.,LS2 In any case, there shouldn't be any poor people among you, because the LORD your God will certainly bless you in the land he is giving you as your own possession.vKg2 You may demand that a foreigner pay, but don't collect payment on the debt another Israelite still owes you. J2 This is what you will do: If you've made a loan, don't collect payment on the debt your neighbor still owes you. Don't demand that your neighbor or relative pay you, because the [time] for suspending payments on debts has been proclaimed in the LORD's honor.?I }2 At the end of every seven years, you must cancel debts.mHU2 Foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your cities may come to eat all they want. The Levites may also come because they have no land of their own as you have. Then the LORD your God will bless you in whatever work you do.hGK2 At the end of every third year bring a tenth of that year's crop, and store it in your cities.wFi2 Never forget to take care of the Levites who live in your cities. They have no land of their own as you have.ME2 Use the silver to buy whatever you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, liquor-whatever you choose. Then you and your family will eat and enjoy yourselves there in the presence of the LORD your God.D2 If so, exchange the tenth part of your income for silver. Take the silver with you, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose..CW2 But the place the LORD your God will choose to put his name may be too far away. He may bless you with so much that you can't carry a tenth of your income that far. B2 Eat the tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, and eat the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats in the presence of the LORD your God in the place he will choose to put his name. Then you will learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live.kAQ2 Every year be sure to save a tenth of the crops harvested from whatever you plant in your fields.@72 Never eat any creature that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigners who live in your cities, and they may eat it. You may also sell it to foreigners who are visiting. But you are people who are holy to the LORD your God. Never cook a young goat in its mother's milk.Q?2 However, you may eat any [other kind of] flying creature that is clean.Z>/2 Every swarming, winged insect is also unclean for you. They must never be eaten.8=m2 storks, all types of herons, hoopoes, and bats.'<K2 pelicans, ospreys, cormorants,,;U2 little owls, great owls, barn owls,?:{2 ostriches, nighthawks, seagulls, all types of falcons,952 all types of crows,&8I2 buzzards, all types of kites,e7E2 But here are the birds that you should never eat: eagles, bearded vultures, black vultures,$6E2 You may eat any clean bird.Z5/2 But never eat anything that doesn't have fins and scales. It is unclean for you.4y2 Here's what you may eat of every creature that lives in the water: You may eat any creature that has fins and scales.3%2 Also, you may not eat pigs. (Although their hoofs are divided, they don't chew their cud.) Never eat their meat or touch their dead bodies. 2 2 But some animals chew their cud, while others have completely divided hoofs. You may not eat these [kinds of] animals. They include camels, rabbits, and rock badgers. (Although they chew their cud, they don't have divided hoofs. They are unclean for you.)b1?2 You may eat all animals that have completely divided hoofs and that also chew their cud.`0;2 deer, gazelles, fallow deer, wild goats, mountain goats, antelope, and mountain sheep.J/2 Here are the [kinds of] animals you may eat: oxen, sheep, goats,;.s2 Never eat anything that is disgusting to the LORD.-72 You are people who are holy to the LORD your God. Out of all the people who live on earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his own special possession., 2 You are the children of the LORD your God. So when someone dies, don't [mourn] by cutting yourselves or shaving bald spots on your head.+2  The LORD your God will do this if you listen to him, obey all the commands that I'm giving you today, and do what he considers right.T*#2  Don't ever take any of the things claimed for destruction. Then the LORD will stop being angry and will show you mercy. In his mercy he will make your population increase, as he swore to your ancestors.I) 2  Gather their goods into the middle of the city square. Then burn their city and all their goods as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. It must remain a mound of ruins and never be rebuilt. (;2  you must kill the residents of that city with swords and destroy that city and everyone in it, including the animals, because they are claimed by God.'2  Then make a thorough investigation. If it is true, and you can prove that this disgusting thing has been done among you,E&2 have been led away from the LORD your God by worthless people. You may hear that these people have been saying, "Let's worship other gods." (Those gods may be gods you've never heard of.)o%Y2 You may hear that the residents in one of the cities which the LORD your God is giving you to live int$c2 All Israel will hear about it and be afraid. Then no one among you will ever do such a wicked thing again.# 2 Stone them to death because they were trying to lead you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt."2 You must put them to death. You must start the execution. Then all the other people will join you in putting them to death.! 2  Don't be influenced by any of these people or listen to them. Have no pity on them. Don't feel sorry for them or protect them.v g2  They may be the gods of the people around you, who live near or far, from one end of the land to the other.)S!2  Your own brother, son, or daughter, the wife you love, or your best friend may secretly tempt you, saying, "Let's go worship other gods." (Those gods may be gods that you and your ancestors never knew. ;2  That prophet or dreamer must be put to death because he preached rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt and freed you from slavery. He was trying to lead you away from following the directions the LORD your God gave you. You must get rid of this evil.ym2  Worship the LORD your God, fear him, obey his commands, listen to what he says, serve him, and be loyal to him.ym2  The LORD your God is testing you to find out if you really love him with all your heart and with all your soul.=u2  What he predicts may even take place. But don't listen to that prophet or dreamer if he says, "Let's worship and serve other gods." (Those gods may be gods you've never heard of.) 2 One of your people, claiming to be a prophet or to have prophetic dreams, may predict a miraculous sign or an amazing thing.iM2 Be sure to do everything I command you. Never add anything to it or take anything away from it.dC2  Never worship the LORD your God in the way they worship their gods, because everything they do for their gods is disgusting to the LORD. He hates it! They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods. YR~~8}[}|.{zzyxx6ww vuurutass rjr$q|q:ppEoonnmm llkjjOjiihvggDffe[dccFbbb!aa`u_^^]\\g[[ZZ'YYnXXWVU{UT@TSSdRR|R/QPP;O\NNMLL3KK*JlIHGFEEJDDCRBBLA@@{??~?>>==2<D]9<Y_B92 Make sure there is no man, woman, family, or tribe among you today who turns from the LORD our God to worship the gods of those nations. Make sure that no one among you is the source of this kind of bitter poison.XA+2 You saw their disgusting gods and idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold.c@A2 You know how we lived in Egypt and how we passed through other countries on our way here.?!2 It is for those of you who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God and also for those who are not here today.P>2 You aren't the only people to receive this promise and its conditions.V='2 With this promise the LORD will confirm today that you are his people and that he is your God. This is what he told you, and this is what he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with an oath.u<e2 You are ready to accept the terms and conditions of the promise that the LORD your God is giving you today.p;[2 Your children, your wives, and the foreigners who cut wood and carry water in your camp are also here.-:U2 All of you are standing here today in the presence of the LORD your God. The heads of your tribes, your leaders, your officers, and all the men of Israel are here.f9G2 Faithfully obey the terms of this promise. Then you will be successful in everything you do.{8q2 We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh as their property.~7w2 When you came to this place, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight us, but we defeated them.v6g2 You ate no bread and drank no wine or liquor. I did this so that you would know that I am the LORD your God.l5S2 For 40 years I led you through the desert. During that time your clothes and shoes never wore out.n4W2 But to this day the LORD hasn't given you a mind that understands, eyes that see, or ears that hear.m3U2 You also saw those terrible plagues, those miraculous signs, and those spectacular, amazing things.D22 Moses summoned all the people of Israel and said to them: You've seen with your own eyes everything that the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to his whole country.31 c2 These are the terms of the promise that the LORD commanded Moses to give to the Israelites in Moab. This was in addition to the promise the LORD gave them at Mount Horeb.G0 2D The LORD will bring you back to Egypt in ships on a journey that I said you would never take again. There you will try to sell yourselves as slaves to your enemies, but no one will buy you.`/;2C In the morning you'll say, "If only it were evening!" And in the evening you'll say, "If only it were morning!" You'll talk this way because of the things that will terrify you and because of the things you'll see..2B Your life will always be hanging by a thread. You will live in terror day and night. You will never feel sure of your life.-92A Among those nations you will find no peace, no place to call your own. There the LORD will give you an unsettled mind, failing eyesight, and despair.S,!2@ Then the LORD will scatter you among all the people of the world, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will serve gods made of wood and stone that neither you nor your ancestors ever knew.j+O2? At one time the LORD was more than glad to make you prosperous and numerous. Now the LORD will be more than glad to destroy you and wipe you out. You will be torn out of the land you're about to enter and take possession of.*2> At one time you were as numerous as the stars in the sky. But only a few of you will be left, because you didn't obey the LORD your God.)%2= The LORD will also bring you every kind of sickness and plague not written in this Book of Teachings. They will continue until you're dead.e(E2< He will again bring all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you.)'M2; If so, the LORD will strike you and your descendants with unimaginable plagues. They will be terrible and continuing plagues and severe and lingering diseases..&W2: You might not faithfully obey every word of the teachings that are written in this book. You might not fear this glorious and awe-inspiring name: the LORD your God.v%g29 She won't share with them the afterbirth from her body and the children she gives birth to. She will secretly eat them out of dire necessity, because of the hardships your enemies will make you suffer during the blockade of your cities.H$ 28 The most tender and sensitive woman among you-so sensitive and tender that she wouldn't even step on an ant-will become stingy toward the husband she loves or toward her own son or daughter.[#127 He will give none of them any of the flesh of his children that he is eating. It will be all that he has left, because of the hardships your enemies will make you suffer during the blockade of all your cities."+26 Even the most tender and sensitive man among you will become stingy toward his brother, the wife he loves, and the children he still has left.D!25 Because of the hardships your enemies will make you suffer during the blockade, you will eat the flesh of your own children, the sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you._ 924 They will blockade all your cities until the high, fortified walls in which you trust come down everywhere in your land. They'll blockade all the cities everywhere in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.$C23 They'll eat the offspring of your animals and the crops from your fields until you're destroyed. They'll leave you no grain, no new wine, no olive oil, no calves from your herds, and no lambs or kids from your flocks. They'll continue to do this until they've completely ruined you.mU22 Its people will be fierce-looking. They will show no respect for the old and no pity for the young.G 21 The LORD will bring against you a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth. The nation will swoop down on you like an eagle. It will be a nation whose language you won't understand.}u20 So you will serve your enemies, whom the LORD will send against you. You will serve them even though you are already hungry, thirsty, naked, and in need of everything. The LORD will put a heavy burden of hard work on you until he destroys you.`;2/ You didn't serve the LORD your God with a joyful and happy heart when you had so much.dC2. These curses will be a sign and an amazing thing to warn you and your descendants forever.P2- All these curses will come to you. They will pursue you and stay close to you until you're destroyed, because you didn't obey the LORD your God or follow his commands and laws, which I'm giving you.2, They will be able to make loans to you, but you won't be able to make loans to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail. ;2+ The [standard of living for the] foreigners who live among you will rise higher and higher, while your [standard of living] will sink lower and lower.O2* Crickets will swarm all over your trees and the crops in your fields.~w2) You will have sons and daughters, but you won't be able to keep them because they will be taken as prisoners of war.2( You will have olive trees everywhere in your country but no olive oil to rub on your skin, because the olives will fall off the trees.  2' You will plant vineyards and take care of them, but you won't drink any wine or gather any grapes, because worms will eat them.oY2& You will plant many crops in your fields, but harvest little because locusts will destroy your crops. 2% You will become a thing of horror. All the nations where the LORD will send you will make an example of you and ridicule you. ;2$ The LORD will lead you and the king you choose to a nation that you and your ancestors never knew. There you will worship gods made of wood and stone.4c2# The LORD will afflict your knees and legs with severe boils that can't be cured. The boils will cover your whole body from the soles of your feet to the top of your head./[2" The things you see will drive you mad. 72! People you never knew will eat what your land and your hard work have produced. As long as you live, you will know nothing but oppression and abuse.B 2 You will watch with your own eyes as your sons and daughters are given to another nation. You will strain your eyes looking for them all day long, but there will be nothing you can do.i M2 Your ox will be butchered as you watch, but you won't eat any of its meat. You will watch as your donkey is stolen from you, but you'll never get it back. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue it.> w2 You will be engaged to a woman, but another man will have sex with her. You will build a house, but you won't live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you won't enjoy the grapes.Q 2 You will grope in broad daylight as blind people grope in their blindness. You won't be successful in anything you do. As long as you live, you will be oppressed and robbed with no one to rescue you.F2 The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic.72 The LORD will strike you with the same boils that plagued the Egyptians. He will strike you with hemorrhoids, sores, and itching that won't go away.tc2 Your dead bodies will be food for all the birds and wild animals. There will be no one to scare them away.L2 The LORD will let your enemies defeat you. You will attack them from one direction but run away from them in seven directions. You will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms in the world.cA2 The LORD will send dust storms and sandstorms on you from the sky until you're destroyed.\32 The sky above will look like bronze, and the ground below will be as hard as iron.%E2 The LORD will strike you with disease, fever, and inflammation; heat waves, drought, scorching winds, and ruined crops. They will pursue you until you die. 2 The LORD will send one plague after another on you until he wipes you out of the land you're about to enter and take possession of.2_2 The LORD will send you curses, panic, and frustration in everything you do until you're destroyed and quickly disappear for the evil you will do by abandoning the LORD.A2 You will be cursed when you come and cursed when you go.2~_2 You will be cursed. You will have few children. Your land will have few crops. Your cattle will be cursed with few calves, and your flocks will have few lambs and kids.F}2 The grain you harvest and the bread you bake will be cursed.C|2 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.4{c2 Obey the LORD your God, and faithfully follow all his commands and laws that I am giving you today. If you don't, all these curses will come to you and stay close to you:Yz-2 Do everything I'm commanding you today. Never worship other gods or serve them.Ay}2 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. You will always be at the top, never at the bottom, if you faithfully obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today.gxI2 The LORD will open the heavens, his rich storehouse, for you. He will send rain on your land at the right time and bless everything you do. You will be able to make loans to many nations but won't need to borrow from any.^w72 The LORD will give you plenty of blessings: You will have many children. Your animals will have many offspring. Your soil will produce many crops in the land the LORD will give you, as he swore to your ancestors.sva2 Then all the people in the world will see that you are the LORD's people, and they will be afraid of you.'uI2 You will be the LORD's holy people, as he promised you with an oath. He will do this if you obey the commands of the LORD your God and follow his directions.t2 The LORD will bless your barns and everything you do. The LORD your God will bless you in the land that he is giving you.s#2 The LORD will defeat your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction but run away from you in seven directions.Dr2 You will be blessed when you come and blessed when you go.Gq 2 The grain you harvest and the bread you bake will be blessed.;pq2 You will be blessed. You will have children. Your land will have crops. Your animals will have offspring. Your cattle will have calves, and your flocks will have lambs and kids.Eo2 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.une2 These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey the LORD your God:Gm 2 Carefully obey the LORD your God, and faithfully follow all his commands that I'm giving you today. If you do, the LORD your God will place you high above all the other nations in the world.ql]2 "Whoever doesn't obey every word of these teachings will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.okY2 "Whoever accepts money to kill an innocent person will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.djC2 "Whoever kills another person secretly will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.tic2 "Whoever has sexual intercourse with his mother-in-law will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.h72 "Whoever has sexual intercourse with his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.mgU2 "Whoever has sexual intercourse with any animal will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.f2 "Whoever has sexual intercourse with his father's wife will be cursed. He has disgraced his father." Then all the people will say amen.yem2 "Whoever deprives foreigners, orphans, or widows of justice will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.pd[2 "Whoever leads blind people in the wrong direction will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.kcQ2 "Whoever moves his neighbor's boundary marker will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.jbO2 "Whoever curses his father or mother will himself be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.;aq2 "Whoever has a carved or metal statue, anything disgusting to the LORD that was made by a craftsman, and sets it up in secret will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.O`2 The Levites will declare to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:_2 These are the tribes that will stand on Mount Ebal to announce the curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.+^Q2 After you cross the Jordan River, these are the tribes that will stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.:]q2 That same day Moses gave the people this command:^\72 Obey the LORD your God and follow his commands and laws which I'm giving you today."[)2 Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, "Be quiet and listen, Israel. Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.aZ=2 Write clearly and carefully all the words of these teachings on the stones you set up."tYc2 Sacrifice fellowship offerings, eat them there, and enjoy yourselves in the presence of the LORD your God.X2 You must use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God. Sacrifice burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God.pW[2 Build an altar of stones there dedicated to the LORD your God. Don't use an iron chisel on the stones.V)2 After you cross the Jordan River, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, and cover them with plaster, following the command I'm giving you today.?Uy2 The LORD God of your ancestors is giving you a land flowing with milk and honey, as he promised you. After you're in that land, write all the words of these teachings on the stones.T32 "The day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up some large stones and cover them with plaster.cS C2 Moses and the leaders of Israel told the people, "Obey every command I'm giving you today. 2 They attacked you when you were tired and exhausted and killed all those who were lagging behind. They weren't afraid of God.J=2 Remember what the Amalekites did to you on your trip from Egypt.U<%2 Everyone who uses dishonest weights and measures is disgusting to the LORD. ;2 Use accurate and honest weights and measures. Then you will live for a long time in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Y:-2 Never have two kinds of measures in your house, a larger one and a smaller one.K92 Never carry two sets of weights, a heavier one and a lighter one./8[2 cut off her hand. Have no pity on her.Z7/2 This is what you must do when two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from the man who is beating him. If she tries to stop the fight by grabbing the other man's genitals,Z6/2 Then in Israel his family will be called the Family of the Man Without a Sandal.52 his brother's widow must go up to him in the presence of the leaders. She must take off one of his sandals and spit in his face. She must make this formal statement: "This is what happens to a man who refuses to continue his brother's family line."42 Then the leaders of the city must summon him and talk to him. If he persists in saying that he doesn't want to marry her, 3 2 But if the man doesn't want to marry his brother's widow, she must go to the leaders of the city at the city gate. She must say, "My brother-in-law refuses to let his brother's name continue in Israel. He doesn't want to do his duty as my brother-in-law."q2]2 Then the first son she has will carry the dead brother's name so that his name won't die out in Israel.a1=2 When brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, his widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband's brother must marry her and sleep with her. He must do his duty as her brother-in-law.60i2 Never muzzle an ox when it's threshing grain.}/u2 Forty lashes may be given, but no more. If an Israelite were given more than that, he would be publicly humiliated.6.g2 If the person who's in the wrong deserves to be beaten, the judge will order him to lie down. Then the judge will have him beaten with as many lashes as the crime deserves.-- W2 This is what you must do whenever [two] people have a disagreement that is brought into court. The judges will hear the case and decide who's right and who's wrong.S,!2 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. So I'm commanding you to do this.|+s2 When you pick the grapes in your vineyard, don't pick all of them. Leave some for foreigners, orphans, and widows.*{2 When you harvest olives from your trees, never knock down all of them. Leave some for foreigners, orphans, and widows.)2 This is what you must do when you're harvesting wheat in your field. If you forget to bring in one of the bundles of wheat, don't go back to get it. Leave it there for foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.({2 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God freed you from slavery. So I'm commanding you to do this.n'W2 Never deprive foreigners and orphans of justice. And never take widows' clothes to guarantee a loan.K&2 Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime.0%[2 Pay them each day before sunset because they are poor and need their pay. Otherwise, they will complain to the LORD about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.$2 Don't withhold pay from hired workers who are poor and needy, whether they are Israelites or foreigners living in one of your cities.=#u2 Make sure you bring it back to him at sunset. When he wears his coat to bed [that night], he'll bless you. You will have done the right thing in the presence of the LORD your God.U"%2 If the person is poor, don't keep the coat you took as a deposit overnight.h!K2 Wait outside, and the person to whom you're making the loan will bring the deposit out to you.d C2 When you make a loan to your neighbor, don't go into his house to take a security deposit.P2 Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on your trip from Egypt.(K2 Guard against outbreaks of serious skin diseases. Be very careful to do exactly as the Levitical priests instruct you. Make sure you do what I commanded them.*O2 Whoever kidnaps another Israelite must die. The kidnapper must die, whether he treated the other person like a slave or sold him. You must get rid of this evil.7i2 Never let a family's handmill for grinding flour-or even part of a handmill-be taken to guarantee a loan. The family wouldn't be able to prepare food in order to stay alive./Y2 A man who has recently been married will be free from military duty or any other public service. For one year he is free to stay at home and make his new wife happy.^72 her first husband is not allowed to marry her again. She has become unclean. This would be disgusting in the LORD's presence. Don't pollute with sin the land that the LORD your God is giving you as your property.Q2 If her second husband doesn't love her and divorces her, or if he dies,@}2 She might marry another man after she leaves his house.k S2 This is what you must do if a husband writes out a certificate of divorce, gives it to his wife, and makes her leave his house. (He divorced her because he found out something indecent about her and she no longer pleased him.)2 If you go into your neighbor's grain field, you may pick grain by hand. But never use a sickle to cut your neighbor's grain.2 If you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you like until you're full. But never put any in your basket.|s2 Make sure you do what you said you would do [in your vow]. You freely chose to make your vow to the LORD your God.;s2 If you didn't make a vow, you would not be guilty.92 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, don't avoid keeping it. The LORD your God expects you to keep it. You would be guilty of a sin if you didn't.8k2 You may charge a foreigner interest, but not an Israelite. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do once you've entered the land and taken possession of it.hK2 Never charge another Israelite any interest on money, food, or anything else that is borrowed.5e2 Never bring gifts or money earned by prostitution into the house of the LORD your God as an offering you vowed to give. These earnings are disgusting to the LORD your God.K2 No Israelite man or woman should ever become a temple prostitute. !2 Let him stay with you [and live] among your people wherever he chooses, in any of your cities that seems best to him. Never mistreat him.^ 72 If a slave escapes from his master and comes to you, don't return him to his master.` ;2 The LORD your God moves around in your camp to protect you and hand your enemies over to you. So your camp must always be holy. This way, the LORD will never see anything offensive among you and turn away from you. ;2 You must carry a pointed stick as part of your equipment. When you go outside to squat, dig a hole with it. When you're done, cover up your excrement.Q 2 Choose a place outside the camp where you can go [to relieve yourself].N2 Toward evening he must wash, and at sunset he may come back to camp.sa2 If one of your men becomes unclean from a nocturnal emission, he must go outside the camp and stay there.|s2 When you're at war and have set up camp to fight your enemies, stay away from anything that will make you unclean.?{2 Their grandchildren may join the assembly of the LORD.$C2 Never consider the Edomites disgusting. They're your relatives. Never consider the Egyptians disgusting. You once were foreigners living in their country.C2 Never offer them peace or friendship as long as you live.12 But the LORD your God refused to listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned Balaam's curse into a blessing for you because the LORD your God loves you.6g2 They cannot join because they didn't greet you with food and water on your trip from Egypt. They even hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor in Aram Naharaim, to curse you./2 Ammonites or Moabites may not join the assembly of the LORD. Not one descendant of theirs may join the assembly of the LORD for ten generations.52 A man born from an illicit union may not join the assembly of the LORD. No descendant of his may join the assembly of the LORD for ten generations.m~ W2 A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off may never join the assembly of the LORD.Z}/2 A man must never marry his father's wife because this would disgrace his father.H| 2 the man who had sexual intercourse with her must give the girl's father 11/4 pounds of silver, and she will become his wife. Since he raped her, he can never divorce her as long as he lives.m{U2 This is what you must do when a man rapes a virgin who isn't engaged. When the crime is discovered,xzk2 The man found the girl out in the country. She may have screamed for help, but no one was there to rescue her.,yS2 Don't do anything to the girl. She has not committed a sin for which she deserves to die. This is like the case of someone who attacks and murders another person.\x32 But if a man rapes an engaged girl out in the country, then only the man must die.hwK2 take them to the gate of the city and stone them to death. The girl must die because she was in a city and didn't scream for help. The man must die because he had sex with another man's wife. You must get rid of this evil. v2 This is what you must do when a man has sexual intercourse with a virgin who is engaged to another man. If this happens in a city,u12 If a man is caught having sexual intercourse with a married woman, both that man and the woman must die. You must get rid of this evil in Israel.t/2 they must take the girl to the entrance of her father's house. The men of her city must stone her to death because she has committed such a godless act in Israel: She had sex before marriage, while she was still living in her father's house. You must get rid of this evil.]s52 But if the charge is true, and no evidence that the girl was a virgin can be found,br?2 They will fine him 21/4 pounds of silver and give it to the girl's father. The husband ruined the reputation of an Israelite virgin. She will continue to be his wife, and he can never divorce her as long as he lives.Dq2 The leaders of that city must take the man and punish him.Yp-2 Now he has made up charges against her. He says he found out that my daughter wasn't a virgin. But here's the evidence!" Then the girl's parents must spread out the cloth in front of the leaders of the city.xok2 The girl's father will tell the leaders, "I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he doesn't like her.n12 The girl's father and mother must go to the city gate where the leaders of the city are and submit the evidence that their daughter was a virgin.*mO2 Then he might make up charges against her and ruin her reputation by saying, "I married this woman. But when I slept with her, I found out she wasn't a virgin." ~}X|{{zlyyqxwwLvvuttss3r'qbqpxoobommklkkjjPiahhggffe{ddNcbaas`D_3^^%]\[ZZZHYXX7WAVVUUU TSSrRRiQQ0PP@OoNN4MM4LL;KKJJ@IHHsGGlG FdFEvE3DDKCC=BBAA@s??,>>5=^=-<};;N::9988N77,6s544E322c2 1//0.i-,,o+**j))E(''&&)%G$$$#""l!!L C9M)(WGUEYI- e $ d 8 hOh2p tc< Watch the ark of the promise of the Lord of the whole earth as it goes ahead of you into the Jordan River.]5< Joshua continued, "This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly force the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites out of your way.lS< So Joshua said to the people of Israel, "Come here, and listen to the words of the LORD your God."y< Order the priests who carry the ark of the promise, 'When you step into the water of the Jordan River, stand there.'"; q< Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to honor you in front of all the people of Israel. I will do this to let them know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.~ w< Joshua also told the priests, "Take the ark of the promise, and go ahead of the people." They did as they were told.  < Joshua told the people, "Perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy because tomorrow the LORD will do miracles among you."& G< However, stay about half a mile behind them. Don't come any closer to them so that you will know which way to go because you have not gone this way before."# A< They told the people, "As soon as you see the ark of the promise of the LORD your God and the Levitical priests who carry it, break camp and follow them.=w< Three days later the officers went through the camp. -< Joshua got up early the next morning. He and all the Israelites left Shittim. They came to the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing.zo< They told Joshua, "The LORD has given us the whole country. The people who live there are deathly afraid of us.".W< Then the two spies came down out of the mountains, crossed the Jordan River, and returned to Joshua, son of Nun. They told him everything that had happened to them.A}< The men went to the mountains and stayed there for three days until the king's men returned to Jericho. The king's men had searched for them all along the road but had not found them.V'< "I agree," she said. So she let them go and tied the red cord in the window.kQ< If you tell anyone what we're doing here, we will be free from the oath which you made us swear.":o< Whoever leaves your house will be responsible for his own life. We will be free from that responsibility. But we will take responsibility if anyone inside your house is harmed.<s< When we invade your land, tie this red cord in the window through which you let us down. Also, gather your father, mother, brothers, and all your father's family into your house.y< The men told her, "We will be free from the oath which you made us swear, [if you tell anyone what we're doing here].;~q< She told them, "Go to the mountains so that the men who are pursuing you will not find you. Hide there for three days until they return to Jericho. Then you can go on your way."}< So she let them down by a rope from her window since her house was built into the city wall. (She lived in the city wall.);|q< The men promised her, "We pledge our lives for your lives. If you don't tell anyone what we're doing here, we'll treat you kindly and honestly when the LORD gives us this land."~{w< that you'll protect my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and their households, and that you'll save us from death."|zs< Please swear by the LORD that you'll be as kind to my father's family as I've been to you. Also give me some proofy-< When we heard about it, we lost heart. There was no courage left in any of us because of you. The LORD your God is the God of heaven and earth. x< We've heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea in front of you when you left Egypt. We've also heard what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites, who ruled east of the Jordan River. We've heard how you destroyed them for the LORD.w1< She said to them, "I know the LORD will give you this land. Your presence terrifies us. All the people in this country are deathly afraid of you.Jv< Before the spies fell asleep, Rahab went up to them on the roof. u;< The king's men pursued them on the road leading to a shallow place to cross the Jordan River. As soon as the king's men had left, the gate was closed.itM< (She had taken them up to the roof and covered them with the flax which she had laid up there.)s!< When it was dark and the gate was just about to close, they left. I don't know where they went. If you hurry, you'll catch up with them."#rA< But the woman had already taken the two men inside and hidden them. So she said, "Yes, the men did come here. But I didn't know where they had come from.0q[< So the king of Jericho sent messengers to Rahab, who told her, "Bring out the men who came to your house. They came here to gather information about the entire land."p < The king of Jericho was told, "Some Israelites have entered the city tonight. They came to gather information about our land."{o s< From Shittim Joshua, son of Nun, secretly sent out two men as spies. He told them, "Go, look at that country, especially the city of Jericho." So they went to Jericho and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab to spend the night there.n < Whoever rebels against your authority or does not obey your orders will be put to death. Just be strong and courageous!"em G< We will obey you as we obeyed Moses. May the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses.fl I< The people responded to Joshua, "We'll do everything you tell us and go wherever you send us.}k w< take possession of the land the LORD your God is going to give them. Then they will have a place to rest like you do. After that, you may go back and take possession of the land east of the Jordan River which the LORD's servant Moses gave you."dj E< Your wives, children, and livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan River. However, all your best soldiers must march in battle formation ahead of your relatives. You must help your relativesi  < "Remember what the LORD's servant Moses commanded you. Moses said, 'The LORD your God will give you this land-a place to rest.']h 7< Next, Joshua said to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh,@g }< "Go through the camp. Tell the people, 'Get your supplies ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River to take possession of the land the LORD your God is going to give you.'"7f m< Then Joshua ordered the officers of the people,e !< "I have commanded you, 'Be strong and courageous! Don't tremble or be terrified, because the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.'"8d m< Never stop reciting these teachings. You must think about them night and day so that you will faithfully do everything written in them. Only then will you prosper and succeed.Ac < "Only be strong and very courageous, faithfully doing everything in the teachings that my servant Moses commanded you. Don't turn away from them. Then you will succeed wherever you go.b < Be strong and courageous, because you will help these people take possession of the land I swore to give their ancestors.a 7< No one will be able to oppose you successfully as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will never neglect you or abandon you.3` c< Your borders will be the desert [on the south], nearby Lebanon to the Euphrates River (the country of the Hittites) [on the north], and the Mediterranean Sea on the west.P_ < I will give you every place on which you set foot, as I promised Moses.^ -< "My servant Moses is dead. Now you and all these people must cross the Jordan River into the land that I am going to give the people of Israel.j] S< After the death of the LORD's servant Moses, the LORD said to Moses' assistant Joshua, son of Nun,|\s2" Moses used his mighty hand to do all the spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds that were seen by all the Israelites.[52" He was the one the LORD sent to do all the miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to his whole country.kZQ2" There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD dealt with face to face.9Ym2" Joshua, son of Nun, was filled with the Spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him. The Israelites obeyed him and did what the LORD had commanded through Moses.yXm2" The Israelites mourned for Moses in the plains of Moab for 30 days. Then the time of mourning for him was over.xWk2" Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight never became poor, and he never lost his physical strength.hVK2" He was buried in a valley in Moab, near Beth Peor. Even today no one knows where his grave is.KU2" As the LORD had predicted, the LORD's servant Moses died in Moab.^T72" Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I said I would give it to their descendants. I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you may not go there."cSA2" the Negev, and the Jordan Plain-the valley of Jericho (the City of Palms)-as far as Zoar.}Ru2" all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the territory of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,