Eventually a new king who was unacquainted with Joseph came to power in Egypt.

But if they don't believe even these two signs, and won't listen to you, then take some water out of the Nile River and pour it on the dry ground. The water you took from the Nile River will turn into blood on the dry ground."

Then the LORD told Moses, "When you set out to return to Egypt, keep in mind all the wonders that I've put in your power, so that you may do them before Pharaoh. But I'll harden his heart so that he won't let the people go.

Amram married Jochebed, his father's sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived for 137 years.

Then Aaron married Elisheba daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon. She bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Aaron's son Eleazar married one of Putiel's daughters, and she bore him Phineas. These are the heads of the ancestors of the descendants of Levi, according to their families.

WhenPharaoh won't listen to you, I'll let loose my power upon Egypt. I'll bring out my tribal divisions my people the Israelis from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

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."

Moses said, "Right now I'm going to leave you, and I'll pray to the LORD that the swarms of insects may depart from Pharaoh, from his officials, and from his people tomorrow. But Pharaoh, don't continue lying by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD."

However, I've kept you standing in order to show you my power and to declare my name in all the earth.

Pray to the LORD! There has been enough of God's thunder and hail! I'll let you go, and you need not stay any longer."

Now, please forgive my sin only this time, and pray to the LORD your God that he would at least remove this from me."

Moses told them, "It's the food that the LORD has given you to eat. This is what the LORD has commanded: "You are to gather from it what each person is to eat, about one omer per person according to the number of your people, and one person is to gather for everyone in his tent.'"

On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, about two omers per person. Then all the leaders of the congregation came and reported to Moses,

They are to judge the people at all times. Let them bring every major matter to you, but let them judge every minor matter. It will lighten your burden, and they'll bear it with you.

"If you loan money to my people, to the poor among you, don't be like a creditor to them and don't impose interest on them.

You are not to show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.

but you are to let it rest the seventh year, leaving it unplanted. The poor of your people may eat from it, and the wild animals may eat what they leave. You are to do the same with your vineyards and olive groves.

You are to overlay it with pure gold you are to overlay it inside and outside and you are to make a gold molding around it.

"You are to make a Mercy Seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

You are to overlay it with pure gold, and put a gold molding around it.

You are to make its plates, dishes, jars, and bowls from which libations will be poured, and you are to make them of pure gold.

"You are to make a lamp stand of pure gold: the lamp stand and its base and stem shall be of hammered work, and its cups, calyxes, and flowers are to be of one piece with it.

A calyx is to be under the two branches that extend out of the stem; a calyx is to be under the next pair of branches that extend out of the stem; and a calyx is to be under the last pair of branches that extend out of the stem, and so for the six branches extending from the lamp stand.

Their calyxes and their branches are to be of one piece with it; all of it is to be made of one piece of hammered work of pure gold.

Its tongs and trays are to be of pure gold.

The lamp stand together with all its furnishings is to be made from a talent of pure gold.

The center bar in the middle of the boards is to pass through from end to end.

"And you are to command the Israelis to bring you pure olive oil, extracted by hand, for the light in order to keep the lamp burning continuously.

and you are to make two chains of pure gold twisted like cords, and then fasten the twisted chains to the filigree settings."

"You are to make chains of pure gold, twisted like cords, for the breast piece.

"You are to make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave on it "Holy to the LORD,' like the engravings of a signet.

You are to take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.

Take some of the blood of the bull, put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

You are to overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around, and its horns, and you are to make a molding of gold all around it.

You are not to offer strange incense, a burnt offering, or a grain offering on it, nor are you to pour out a libation on it.

The rich person is not to give more, nor is the poor person to give less than the half shekel, when you give a contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves.

The LORD told Moses, "Take for yourself spices: stacte, onycha, galbanum, and spices with pure frankincense, all in equal amounts.

You are to make it into a fragrant incense, expertly blended, pure, and holy.

the table and its furnishings, the lamp stand of pure gold, all its furnishings, the altar of incense,

But Moses implored the LORD his God: "LORD, why are you angry with your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a show of force?

He made the middle bar in the center of the boards pass through from end to end.

He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and outside, and made a gold molding around it.

He made a Mercy Seat of pure gold two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

He overlaid it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it.

He made the utensils which were on the table, its plates, dishes, bowls, and jars out of which libations are poured. He made them of pure gold.

He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand, its base, and stem of hammered work and its cups, calyxes, and flowers were of one piece with it.

A calyx was under the two branches that extended out of the stem; a calyx was under the next pair of branches that extended out of the stem; and a calyx was under the last pair of branches that extended out of the stem, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand.

Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it was of one piece of hammered work of pure gold.

He made its seven lamps, its tongs, and its trays from pure gold.

He made it and all of its furnishings from a talent of pure gold.

He overlaid it with pure gold its top, its sides all around, and its horns and he made a gold molding around it.

And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure aromatic incense, the work of a perfumer.

One hundred talents of silver were used to cast the sockets for the sanctuary and the sockets for the curtain, 100 sockets for 100 talents, a talent per socket.

They made chains of pure gold twisted like cords for the breast piece.

They made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates, on the hem of the robe, all around between the pomegranates.

They made the medallion for the holy crown of pure gold, and they wrote on it an inscription like the engraving on a seal: "Holy to the LORD."

the lamp stand of pure gold, its lamps (with the lamps in order), its furnishings, its oil for lighting,