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The Testament of Mosesa, written after Israel had gone forth from the Worldb to wander in the wildernessc;
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The Exodus that was made by Moses in fulfillment of the propheciesa given by our fathers, Jacob and Joseph:
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The writings that were made by Moses and given unto Joshua, the son of Nun, a man approved of YHVHa, that he might be a safety for Israel, and of the tabernacle of YHVH, and its ark, with all its holy things,
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That he might bring Israel out of that wilderness and into the land given to our mothers and our fathers,
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That those lands should be given to them according to the covenanta and the oath, which YHVH spoke unto Abraham and Sarah.
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¶ Now these are the names of the children of Jacob which came into Egypt, everyone according to his household who came with Jacob:
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Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, and Benjamin.
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And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob into Egypt were seventy in all; for Joseph was already in Egypt.
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¶ And it came to pass that Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation;
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And all of Israela were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding strong; and the land was filled with them.
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And it came to pass that there arose up a new king over Egypt which knew not Joseph,
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And he said unto his people: Behold! The people of Israel are more and mightier than we;
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Come; let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us; and so get them up out of the land.
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And it came to pass that Israela did the work of the men of Egypt day by day, and the Egyptians afflicted Israel that they should to lessen them in the land;
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And yet as the Egyptians increased upon Israel their labor, YHVH Elohima did increase Israel and they did multiply, until all the land of Goshen was filled with the Israelites;
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And Pharaoh saw that his counsel did fail against Israel, and that they increased and grew until Israel was numerous in the lands,
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But Pharaoh knew not YHVH, the Elohima of Israel, and so he would not relent.
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¶ And it came to pass that they did set over them task-masters to afflict them with their burdens; and Israel did build for Pharaoh many works, and even storehouses to hold his treasures.
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But the more they afflicted Israel, the stronger they became, and thus were the Egyptians grieved because of Israel.
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And the Egyptians did force upon Israel, making them to serve, working them with even greater severity:
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And they did make their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field; all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigor.
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¶ And it came to pass that the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphraha and the name of the other Puahb;
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And he said: When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women and see them upon the stools, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
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But the midwives feared Ha’Elohima and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
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And the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said unto them: Why have ye done this thing and have saved the men children alive?
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And the midwives said unto Pharaoh: Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them;
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Therefore, Elohim dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and waxed very strong.
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¶ And it came to pass, because the midwives feared Ha’Elohim, that He made them houses.
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But Pharaoh charged all his people, saying: Every son that is born unto Israel, ye shall cast into the river; and every daughter ye shall save alive.