English Standard Version Exodus 27 The Bronze Altar "You shall make thealtar of acacia wood, five cubits[a]long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.2And you shall makehorns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, andyou shall overlay it with bronze.3You shall make pots for it to receive it...

English Standard Version Exodus 25 Contributions for the Sanctuary TheLordsaid to Moses,2"Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. Fromevery man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me.3And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze,4blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine ...

English Standard Version Exodus 23 "You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be amalicious witness.2You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice,3nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit. 4"If you meet your enemy's ox or his...

English Standard Version Exodus 21 Laws About Slaves "Now these are therules that you shall set before them.2When you buy a Hebrew slave,[a]he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing.3If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.4If his master gives him a wife and she bea...

English Standard Version Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments 20AndGod spoke all these words, saying, 2"I am theLordyour God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3"You shall have no other gods before[a]me. 4"You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth benea...

English Standard Version Exodus 18 Jethro's Advice Jethro,the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how theLordhad brought Israel out of Egypt.2Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home,3along with hertwo sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for ...

English Standard Version Exodus 16 Bread from Heaven Theyset out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt.2And the whole congregation of the people of Israelgrumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wi...

English Standard Version Exodus 15 The Song of Moses Then Moses and the people of Israelsang this song to theLord, saying, "I will sing to theLord, for he has triumphed gloriously;the horse and his rider[a]he has thrown into the sea.2TheLordis my strength and mysong,and he has becomemy salvation;this is my God, and I will praise him,my father's God, andI will exalt...

English Standard Version Exodus 13 Consecration of the Firstborn TheLordsaid to Moses,2"Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine." The Feast of Unleavened Bread 3Then Moses said to the people,"Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery...

English Standard Version Exodus 11 A Final Plague Threatened TheLordsaid to Moses, "Yetone plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here.When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely.2Speak now in the hearing of the people, thatthey ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and go...

English Standard Version Exodus 9 The Fifth Plague: Egyptian Livestock Die Then theLordsaid to Moses,"Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus saystheLord, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.2For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them,3behold,the hand of theLordwill fall with a very severe plague upon your livestock that are in t...

English Standard Version Exodus 7 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh And theLordsaid to Moses, "See, I have made you likeGod to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be yourprophet.2You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land.3ButI will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though Imultiply my sign...

English Standard Version Exodus 5 Making Bricks Without Straw Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says theLord, the God of Israel, 'Let my people go, that they may holda feast to me in the wilderness.'"2But Pharaoh said,"Who is theLord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know theLord, and moreover,I will not let Israel go."3...

English Standard Version Exodus 3 The Burning Bush Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, themountain of God.2Andthe angel of theLordappeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it wa...

English Standard Version Exodus 1 Israel Increases Greatly in Egypt These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.5All the descendants of Jacob wereseventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt.6ThenJoseph died, and all hi...

English Standard Version Genesis 50 Then Josephfell on his father's face and wept over him and kissed him.2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians toembalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.3Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptianswept for him seventy days. 4And when the days of weeping fo...

English Standard Version Genesis 48 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh After this, Joseph was told, "Behold, your father is ill." So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.2And it was told to Jacob, "Your son Joseph has come to you." Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.3And Jacob said to Joseph,"God Almighty[a]appeared to me atLuz in the l...

English Standard Version Genesis 46 Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came toBeersheba, and offered sacrificesto the God of his father Isaac.2And God spoke to Israelin visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."3Then he said, "I am God,the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down t...

English Standard Version Genesis 44 Joseph Tests His Brothers 44Then he commandedthe steward of his house,"Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack,2and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain." And he did as Joseph told him. 3As soon as the ...

English Standard Version Genesis 43 Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt Now the famine wassevere in the land.2And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food."3But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless yourbrother is with you.'4If you will s...