Exodus - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 65

EXODUS. 16 14___8 13-43 of the womb- to the Evxx-Lxvmcg and every first offspring of cattle which shall come to you as a male, to the EvE1z»·L1v11~:G. But every first-born of an ass, you shall redeem with a lamb; or if you do not redeem it, then break its neck. Every eldest male, however, of your children you shall redeem. ‘When any of your sons, then,

shall ask you hereafter, saying: ‘ Why is this?’ You shall reply to him, 1`he EVER-1.1v1No brought us out from the Mitzeraim with a strong hand, from the house of bondage. And when Plmroh refused to release us, then the EVER-LIVING slew all the first—bom in the land of the Mitzeraim, from the first-born of man, to the first-born of beast,——therefore I sacri- fice to the EVER-LIVING all the first male offspring of the womb, and all the first·born of men I redeem. Thus they will be like marks upon your hand, and as frontiers between your eyes, that with a strong hand the EvER·L1v1NG brought you from ' ihsiurg ut the ¢Es¤h1:s cuntimxztr. 18 However, when Pharoh had re—

leased the People, Gob did not con- duct them out by way of the country of the Philistines, although it was the If I should conduct the People to the sight of war, they will return to the Mitze- Therefore GGD turned the People to the way by the desert of the Sea of Weeds. The children of Israel, however, marched in readi- ness for battle from the land of the Mitzeraim. Moses also took the bones of joseph

with him, for he had administered an oath to the children of Israel saying, °The Evan-Lrvmo will visit you; and you shall carry up my bones from here with you ment, and pitched on the borders of the desert; and the EVER-LIVING went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to direct them on the way, and iu a pillar of fire by night, to light them in the way by day and night. The pillar of cloud never departed by day, nor the pillar of fire by night from before the People. Then the Evizmrzviwo spoke to Moses, saying; ‘ Command the children of Israel,

that they must tum and encamp before Pi·Hakhiroth l between Migdol and the sea, in front of Bal-zephon. You shall encamp directly opposite the sea! Upon which Pharoh will exclaim,

‘ The children of Israel have confused themselves as to the country! The desert shuts them inl’ And I will embolden the heart of Pharoh and he willpursue you, and then I will be honoured by Pharoh and by all his forces, and the Mitzerites shall know that I am the EveR~r.1vmG. They accordingly did it. When it was reported to the king

of the Mitzeraim that the People had fled, then the heart of Pharoh and of his ministers changed about the What is it that we have done? Why have we released the People from serving us ? ’ Consequently he had his own chariot harnessed, and took his forces with him, and took six hundred oflicers' chariots, and all the chariots of the Mitzeraim with three men upon each of them. Thus the EvEn·L1v1No emboldened

the heart of Pharoh king of the Mit- zeraim, and he pursued after the children of Israel. But the chil- dren of Israel went out with a high hand. 2I 22

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So they marched from the Encamp· I when translated.-—E. F. 65