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Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

"As for Gad, raiders shall raid him,But he will raid at their heels.

But his bow remained firm,And his arms were agile,From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,

But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in God's place?

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to do what has happened on this day, to keep many people alive.

And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."

And all the persons who came from the loins of Jacob were seventy in number, but Joseph was already in Egypt.

But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased and multiplied and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them.

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.

and he said, "When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."

But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had spoken to them, but let the boys live.

But she could not hide him any longer. So she took for him an ark of papyrus reeds and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and put it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.

But he said, "Who made you a ruler or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and said, "Surely the matter has become known."

And Pharaoh heard of this matter, so he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses rose up and saved them and gave water to their flock to drink.

But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?"

But I know that the king of Egypt will not give you permission to go, except by a strong hand.

But every woman shall ask of her neighbor and of the woman who lives in her house, for articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing; and you will put them on your sons and daughters. Thus you will plunder the Egyptians."

But if it will be that they will not believe even these two signs and that they will not listen to your voice, then you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry land; and the water which you take from the Nile will become blood on the dry land."

But he said, "Please, Lord, send now the message by whomever You will."