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and said, "By myself I have sworn, says the Lord : Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord : Israel is my firstborn son.

Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, so that they may celebrate a festival to me in the wilderness.'"

Thus says the Lord , "By this you shall know that I am the Lord ." See, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall be turned to blood.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord : Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Rise early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh, as he goes out to the water, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord : Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord , the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord , the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, and said to him, "Thus says the Lord , the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

Moses said, "Thus says the Lord : About midnight I will go out through Egypt.

but if it happens after sunrise, bloodguilt is incurred. When someone causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets livestock loose to graze in someone else's field, restitution shall be made from the best in the owner's field or vineyard. When fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who started the fire shall make full restitution. When someone delivers to a neighbor money or goods for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor's house, then the thief, if caught, shall pay double. If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall be brought before God, to determine whether or not the owner had laid hands on the neighbor's goods. In any case of disputed ownership involving ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or any other loss, of which one party says, "This is mine," the case of both parties shall come before God; the one whom God condemns shall pay double to the other. When someone delivers to another a donkey, ox, sheep, or any other animal for safekeeping, and it dies or is injured or is carried off, without anyone seeing it, an oath before the Lord shall decide between the two of them that the one has not laid hands on the property of the other; the owner shall accept the oath, and no restitution shall be made. But if it was stolen, restitution shall be made to its owner. If it was mangled by beasts, let it be brought as evidence; restitution shall not be made for the mangled remains. When someone borrows an animal from another and it is injured or dies, the owner not being present, full restitution shall be made. If the owner was present, there shall be no restitution; if it was hired, only the hiring fee is due. When a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married, and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. But if her father refuses to give her to him, he shall pay an amount equal to the bride-price for virgins. You shall not permit a female sorcerer to live. Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death. Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction. You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. You shall not abuse any widow or orphan. If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry; my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans. If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact interest from them. If you take your neighbor's cloak in pawn, you shall restore it before the sun goes down; for it may be your neighbor's only clothing to use as cover; in what else shall that person sleep? And if your neighbor cries out to me, I will listen, for I am compassionate. You shall not revile God, or curse a leader of your people. You shall not delay to make offerings from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me. You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall remain with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me. You shall be people consecrated to me; therefore you shall not eat any meat that is mangled by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.

He said to them, "Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, ‘Put your sword on your side, each of you! Go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and each of you kill your brother, your friend, and your neighbor.'"

Say to them, "As I live," says the Lord , "I will do to you the very things I heard you say:

But Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever the Lord says, that is what I must do'?"

‘If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I would not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord , to do either good or bad of my own will; what the Lord says, that is what I will say'?

Proceed to sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, "There are devoted things among you, O Israel; you will be unable to stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you."

"Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord , ‘What is this treachery that you have committed against the God of Israel in turning away today from following the Lord , by building yourselves an altar today in rebellion against the Lord ?

And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors—Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor—lived beyond the Euphrates and served other gods.

"Curse Meroz, says the angel of the Lord , curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they did not come to the help of the Lord , to the help of the Lord against the mighty.

the Lord sent a prophet to the Israelites; and he said to them, "Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of slavery;