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And it came to pass that as Moses traveled, he did yet fear that he was traveling to his death by the hands of a new Pharaoh; therefore, he did try to plot a way out from his mitzvaha.
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And it came to pass that the angel of YHVHa appeared unto Moses as he was in the way, by an inn and did remind him of his duty in wrath;
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And the angel of YHVH did say unto Moses: And what should thou say, and whither should thou goest now that thou should flee YHVH Elohima?
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For thou hath been calleda, and thy excuses have been vain; therefore, there is but one more excuse that thou might give to flee thy duty before YHVH;
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Therefore, should I kill thee that Egypt should be saved from the wrath of YHVHa? And that the salvation of thy brother, Israel, not be given? Would thou give up thy life for this?
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¶ And YHVH was angry with Moses, and Moses feared that the hand of YHVHa was about to fall upon him to kill him; for Moses did see Mal’akh Ha’Mavetb by the side;
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And Moses, not wishing Zipporah, his wife, to know is shame, did say unto her: I fear that Ha’Elohima should kill me, for we left suddenly and in haste, and did not damageb our new born, this is the way of my people;
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And thus in his pride he did try to hide is troubles from his wife.
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And Moses had truly not circumcised his son, yet it was the heart of Moses, and his unwillingness to heed the call and the Voicea that YHVH had given him that had angered Ha’Elohim,
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And for this, Ha’Elohim did send the angel of YHVH and Mal’akh Ha’Mavet to visit him, that the wrath of YHVH should be made known unto him.
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And so it was that Moses spoke unto his wife, Zipporah, saying: Surely we must damage our son, least YHVH should kill me!
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¶ But Zipporah too saw the angel of YHVH and had heard the word of YHVH, she being a High Priestess, and prophetess of El Elyona;
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And thus she knew that the anger YHVH was kindled against her husband for his unwillingness.
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And Zipporah too was angry with Moses, and thus it was that she went out about the ground in search of a sharpa stone.
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And it came to pass that Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut herself, and cast the stone at the feet of Moses, saying: Thou art now a bridegrooma of blood by circumcisionb.
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And Zipporah said further unto her husband: Thou art the lifeblood of me, and our bond is sealed, my husband, by my father, who is Reuel; and thou and I are one;
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Therefore, whatsoever duty Ha’Elohim hath given thee, YHVH hath given me also; for am I not a High Priestess unto YHVH?
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¶ And Moses was ashamed, and hid his face from YHVH, and said: I have sinned before YHVH;
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And from that time forward, Moses did forgo his pity, and remembered his duty to YHVH.
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¶ And it came to pass that the angel of YHVH did bless them; and YHVH spared Moses and let him go because Zipporah, his wife, had honored her call and would circumcise the hearta of Israel.
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And the Voice came unto Moses and Zipporah, saying: Take ye that stone, and bless it with thy chereb, and keep it in remembrance of thy covenant between yourselves and me:
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For the blood of the High Priestess of El Elyon be upon it, and the humility of the High Priest of YHVH be upon it;
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And thy blood I did not require of thee, yet it was freely given of thee, my servant Zipporah; thereby this stone shall be kept as a remembrance of the covenant both ye have made unto YHVH this day.
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And Moses and Zipporah did bless the stone, and when they lifted up their hands from it, they saw that it had grown reda in color, and had become like that of a ruby.
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And the angel of YHVH spoke unto them, saying: This is now thy segulaa, guard it well, for it shall be unto you as a protection.
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¶ And it came to pass that they did circumcise their son that day, after the manner of Israel, and the heart of Moses too was circumcised;
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And Zipporah did keep her covenant and raised their children unto YHVH, and was a supporta unto Moses, her husband, in all things.