Bible in a Year.

On the thirtieth day, the confrontation with Pharaoh intensifies. Exodus 6-7 provides the genealogy of Moses and Aaron, reaffirms God's promise of deliverance, and describes the first plague, in which the Nile turns to blood, initiating judgment on the gods of Egypt. Leviticus 5 details the guilt offerings, addressing specific sins and the need for restitution. Psalm 47 calls all nations to celebrate the Lord as supreme King over all the earth, anticipating God's victory over Egypt.

Chapter 6

1. And the Lord said to Moses: Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharao: for by a mighty hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he cast them out of his land.

2. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: I am the Lord,

3. That appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty; and my name ADONAI I did not shew them.

4. And I made a covenant with them, to give them the land of Chanaan, the land of their pilgrimage wherein they were strangers.

5. I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, wherewith the Egyptians have oppressed them: and I have remembered my covenant.

6. Therefore say to the children of Israel: I am the Lord who will bring you out from the work prison of the Egyptians, and will deliver you from bondage: and redeem you with a high arm, and great judgments.

7. And I will take you to myself for my people, I will be your God: and you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the work prison of the Egyptians.

8. And brought you into the land, concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and I will give it you to possess, I am the Lord.

9. And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work.

10. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying

11. Go in, and speak to Pharao king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

12. Moses answered before the Lord Behold the children of Israel do no hearken to me; and how will Pharao hear me, especially as I am of uncircumcised lips?

13. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and he gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharao the king of Egypt, that they should bring forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14. These are the heads of their house by their families. The sons of Rubel the firstborn of Israel: Henoch and Phallu, Hesron and Charmi.

15. These are the kindreds of Ruben. The sons of Simeon: Jamuel, and Jamin and Ahod, and Jachin, and Soar, and Saul the son of a chanaanitess: these are the families of Simeon.

16. And these are the names of the sons of Levi by their kindreds: Gerson, and Caath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were a hundred and thirty seven.

17. The sons of Gerson: Lobni and Semei, by their kindreds.

18. The sons of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and EIebron, and Oziel. And the years of Caath's life were a hundred and thirty-three.

19. The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. These are the kindreds of Levi by their families.

20. And Amram took to wife Jochabed his aunt by the father's side: and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

21. The sons also of Isaar: Core, and Nepheg, and Zechri.

22. The sons also of Oziel: Mizael, and Elizaphan, and Sethri.

23. And Aaron took to wife Elizabeth the daughter of Aminadab, sister of Nahason, who bore him Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24. The sons also of Core: Aser, and Elcana, and Abiasaph. These are the kindreds of the Corites.

25. But Eleazar the son of Aaron took a wife of the daughters of Phutiel: and she bore him Phinees. These are the heads of the Levitical families by their kindreds.

26. These are Aaron and Moses, whom the Lord commanded to bring forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their companies.

27. These are they that speak to Pharao king of Egypt, in order to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron

28. In the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.

29. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: I am the Lord: speak thou to Pharao king of Egypt all that I say to thee.

30. And Moses said before the Lord: Lo I am of uncircumcised lips, how will Pharao hear me?

Chapter 7

1. And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I have appointed thee the God of Pharao: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

2. Thou shalt speak to him all that I command thee; and he shall speak to Pharao, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

3. But I shall harden his heart, and shall multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,

4. And he will not hear you: and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and will bring forth my army and my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by very great judgments.

5. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, who have stretched forth my hand upon Egypt, and have brought forth the children of Israel out of the midst of them.

6. And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded: so did they.

7. And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharao.

8. And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron:

9. When Pharao shall say to you, Shew signs: thou shalt say to Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharao, and it shall be turned into a serpent.

10. So Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharao, and did as the Lord had commanded. And Aaron took the rod before Pharao, and his servants, and it was turned into a serpent.

11. And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians: and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets did in like manner.

12. And they every one cast down their rods, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rods.

13. And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord had commanded.

14. And the Lord said to Moses: Pharao's heart is hardened, he will not let the people go.

15. Go to him in the morning, behold he will go out to the waters: and thou shalt stand to meet him on the bank of the river: and thou shalt take in thy hand the rod that was turned into a serpent.

16. And thou shalt say to him: The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to thee saying: Let my people go to sacrifice to me in the desert: and hitherto thou wouldst not hear.

17. Thus therefore saith the Lord: In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold I will strike with the rods that is in my hand, the water of the river, and it shall be turned into blood.

18. And the fishes that are in the river shall die, and the waters shall be corrupted, and the Egyptians shall be afflicted when they drink the water of the river.

19. The Lord also said to Moses: Say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch forth thy hand upon the waters of Egypt, and upon their rivers, and streams and pools, and all the ponds of waters, that they may be turned into blood: and let blood be in all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and of stone.

20. And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded: and lifting up the rod he struck the water of the river before Pharao and his servants: and it was turned into blood.

21. And the fishes that were in the river died: and the river corrupted, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river, and there was blood in all the land of Egypt.

22. And the magicians of the Egyptians with their enchantments did in like manner: and Pharao's heart was hardened, neither did he hear them, as the Lord had commanded.

23. And he turned himself away and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to it this time also.

24. And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink: for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25. And seven days were fully ended, after that the Lord struck the river.

1. If any one sin, and hear the voice of one swearing, and is a witness either because he himself hath seen, or is privy to it: if he do not utter it, he shall bear his iniquity.

2. Whosoever toucheth any unclean thing, either that which hath been killed by a beast, or died of itself, or any other creeping thing: and forgetteth his uncleanness, he is guilty, and hath offended:

3. And if he touch any thing of the uncleanness of man, according to any uncleanness wherewith he is wont to be defiled, and having forgotten it, come afterwards to know it, he shall be guilty of an offence.

4. The person that sweareth, and uttereth with his lips, that he would do either evil or good, and bindeth the same with an oath, and his word, and having forgotten it afterwards understandeth his offence,

5. Let him do penance for his sin,

6. And offer of the flocks an ewe lamb, or a she goat, and the priest shall pray for him and for his sin:

7. But if he be not able to offer a beast, let him offer two turtles, or two young pigeons to the Lord, one for sin, and the other for a holocaust,

8. And he shall give them to the priest: who shall offer the first for sin, and twist back the head of it to the little pinions, so that it stick to the neck, and be not altogether broken off.

9. And of its blood he shall sprinkle the side of the altar, and whatsoever is left, he shall let it drop at the bottom thereof, because it is for sin.

10. And the other he shall burn for a holocaust, as is wont to be done: and the priest shall pray for him, and for his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

11. And if his hand be not able to offer two turtles, or two young pigeons, he shall offer for his sin the tenth part of an ephi of flour. He shall not put oil upon it, nor put any frankincense thereon, because it is for sin:

12. And he shall deliver it to the priest: who shall take a handful thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar for a memorial of him that offered it:

13. Praying for him and making atonement: but the part that is left, he himself shall have for a gift.

14. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

15. If any one shall sin through mistake, transgressing the ceremonies in those things that are sacrificed to the Lord, he shall offer for his offence a ram without blemish out of the flocks, that may be bought for two sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary:

16. And he shall make good the damage itself which he hath done, and shall add the fifth part besides, delivering it to the priest, who shall pray for him, offering the ram, and it shall be forgiven him.

17. If any one sin through ignorance, and do one of those things which by the law of the Lord are forbidden, and being guilty of sin, understand his iniquity,

18. He shall offer of the hocks a ram without blemish to the priest, according to the measure and estimation of the sin: and the priest shall pray for him, because he did it ignorantly: and it shall be forgiven him,

19. Because by mistake he trespassed against the Lord.

1. Unto the end, for the sons of Core.

2. O clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of Joy,

3. For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.

4. He hath subdued the people under us; and the nations under our feet.

5. He hath chosen for us his inheritance the beauty of Jacob which he hath loved.

6. God is ascended with jubilee, and the Lord with the sound of trumpet.

7. Sing praises to our God, sing ye: sing praises to our king, sing ye.

8. For God is the king of all the earth: sing ye wisely.

9. God shall reign over the nations: God sitteth on his holy throne.

10. The princes of the people are gathered together, with the God of Abraham: for the strong gods of the earth are exceedingly exalted.