But the Israelis were fruitful and increased abundantly. They multiplied in numbers and became very, very strong. As a result, the land was filled with them.

God was pleased with the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong.

Aaron spoke everything that the LORD had spoken to Moses, and Moses performed the miracles before the very eyes of the people.

Then Pharaoh said, "I'll let you go so you can offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the desert. But you must not go very far away. Pray for me."

then the hand of the LORD will comewith a very severe plague on your livestock in the fields, on horses, on donkeys, on camels, on cattle, and on sheep.

There was very heavy hail, and lightning was flashing continuously in the midst of the hail. There had not been anything like it in the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.

Then the LORD brought a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

That very night they're to eat the meat, roasted over the fire, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

""You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread, since on this very day I brought your tribal divisions from the land of Egypt. You are to observe this day from generation to generation as a perpetual ordinance.

A mixed multitude also went up with them, along with a very large number of livestock, including sheep and cattle.

At the end of 430 years, to the very day, all the tribal divisions of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

And on that very day, the LORD brought the Israelis out of the land of Egypt by their tribal divisions.

The LORD told Moses, "Listen very carefully! I'll cause food to rain down for you from heaven, and the people are to go out and gather each day's portion on that day. In this way I'll test them to demonstrate whether or not they'll live according to my instructions.

On the third New Moon after the Israelis went out of the land of Egypt, on that very day, they came to the desert of Sinai.

You are to set boundaries for the people all around: "Be very careful that you don't go up on the mountain or touch the side of it. Anyone who touches the mountain is certainly to be put to death.

When morning came on the third day, there was thunder and lightning, with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and the very loud sound of a ram's horn. All the people in the camp trembled.

The LORD told Moses, "I'll do the very thing that you have said, because you have found favor in my sight and I know you by name."

"Be very careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, so they won't be a snare among you.