The midwives said to Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife can get to them.”

When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”

“Here I am,” he answered.

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses, and He said, “Isn’t Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, he is on his way now to meet you. He will rejoice when he sees you.

Go get straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but there will be no reduction at all in your workload.’”

Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Ask Yahweh to remove the frogs from me and my people. Then I will let the people go and they can sacrifice to Yahweh.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.”

As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

The waters came back and covered the chariots and horsemen, the entire army of Pharaoh, that had gone after them into the sea. None of them survived.

“You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You can’t do it alone.

They should judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you every important case but judge every minor case themselves. In this way you will lighten your load, and they will bear it with you.

if he can later get up and walk around outside leaning on his staff, then the one who struck him will be exempt from punishment. Nevertheless, he must pay for his lost work time and provide for his complete recovery.

However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished because he is his owner’s property.

If instead a ransom is demanded of him, he can pay a redemption price for his life in the full amount demanded from him.

Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table can be carried by them.

It must have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges so that it can be joined together.

Fasten it to a cord of blue yarn so it can be placed on the turban; the medallion is to be on the front of the turban.

“The holy garments that belong to Aaron are to belong to his sons after him, so that they can be anointed and ordained in them.

“Take for yourself the finest spices: 12½ pounds of liquid myrrh, half as much (6¼ pounds) of fragrant cinnamon, 6¼ pounds of fragrant cane,

Now leave Me alone, so that My anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

But He answered, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

He has filled them with skill to do all the work of a gem cutter; a designer; an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen; and a weaver. They can do every kind of craft and design artistic designs.

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Clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve Me as a priest.