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But I know that you and your officials do not yet fear the Lord God."

But none of the wheat was ruined, because it ripens later.

So Moses and Aaron were brought back to the king, and he said to them, "You may go and worship the Lord your God. But exactly who will go?"

But the Lord made the king stubborn, and he did not let the Israelites go.

The Egyptians could not see each other, and no one left his house during that time. But the Israelites had light where they were living.

The king called Moses and said, "You may go and worship the Lord ; even your women and children may go with you. But your sheep, goats, and cattle must stay here."

But not even a dog will bark at the Israelites or their animals. Then you will know that I, the Lord , make a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites.'"

Moses and Aaron performed all these miracles before the king, but the Lord made him stubborn, and he would not let the Israelites leave his country.

You may choose either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a one-year-old male without any defects.

Do not eat any of it raw or boiled, but eat it roasted whole, including the head, the legs, and the internal organs.

On the first day and again on the seventh day you are to meet for worship. No work is to be done on those days, but you may prepare food.

you will answer, ‘It is the sacrifice of Passover to honor the Lord , because he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt. He killed the Egyptians, but spared us.'" The Israelites knelt down and worshiped.

but any slave that you have bought may eat it if you circumcise him first.

but no uncircumcised man may eat it. If a foreigner has settled among you and wants to celebrate Passover to honor the Lord , you must first circumcise all the males of his household. He is then to be treated like a native-born Israelite and may join in the festival.

but you must buy back from him every first-born male donkey by offering a lamb in its place. If you do not want to buy back the donkey, break its neck. You must buy back every first-born male child of yours.

When the king of Egypt was stubborn and refused to let us go, the Lord killed every first-born male in the land of Egypt, both human and animal. That is why we sacrifice every first-born male animal to the Lord , but buy back our first-born sons.

between the Egyptians and the Israelites. The cloud made it dark for the Egyptians, but gave light to the people of Israel, and so the armies could not come near each other all night.

So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape from the water, but the Lord threw them into the sea.

But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides.

But one breath from you, Lord , and the Egyptians were drowned; they sank like lead in the terrible water.