AND Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up,
and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of
Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. Also take your flocks
and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also. And
the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them
out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men. And the
people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs
being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. And the children
of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the
Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and the
LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that
they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the
Egyptians.
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six
hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. And a mixed
multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very
much cattle. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they
brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were
thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for
themselves any victual.
Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was
four hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the
four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass,
that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. It is
a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from
the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all
the children of Israel in their generations. And it came to pass the
selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt by their armies.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Sanctify unto me all the
firstborn among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is
mine.
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