Bible Language Cross References for the verse Psalms 135:0 in ERVEN
- 1 The Lord said to Moses, "I will be with you. You will be like a great king to Pharaoh, and your brother will be your official speaker.
- 2 You will tell Aaron everything that I command you. Then he will tell the king what I say. And Pharaoh will let the Israelites leave this country.
- 3 But I will make Pharaoh stubborn so that he will not do what you tell him. Then I will do many miracles in Egypt to prove who I am.
- 4 But he will still refuse to listen. So then I will punish Egypt very much. And I will lead my army, my people, out of that land.
- 5 I will punish the people of Egypt, and they will learn that I am the Lord. Then I will lead my people out of their country."
- 6 Moses and Aaron did what the Lord told them.
- 7 Moses was 80 years old at the time, and Aaron was 83.
- 8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
- 9 "Pharaoh will ask you to prove your power. He will ask you to do a miracle. Tell Aaron to throw his walking stick on the ground. While Pharaoh is watching, the stick will become a snake."
- 10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and obeyed the Lord. Aaron threw his walking stick down. While Pharaoh and his officers watched, the stick became a snake.
- 11 So Pharaoh called for his wise men and magicians. These men used their magic, and they were able to do the same thing as Aaron.
- 12 They threw their walking sticks on the ground, and their sticks became snakes. But then Aaron's walking stick ate theirs.
- 13 Pharaoh still refused to let the people go, just as the Lord had said. Pharaoh refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.
- 14 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh is being stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
- 15 In the morning, Pharaoh will go out to the river. Go to him by the edge of the Nile River. Take the walking stick that became a snake.
- 16 Tell him this: 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you. He told me to tell you to let his people go worship him in the desert. Until now you have not listened to the Lord.
- 17 So the Lord says that he will do something to show you that he is the Lord. I will hit the water of the Nile River with this walking stick in my hand, and the river will change into blood.
- 18 The fish in the river will die, and the river will begin to stink. Then the Egyptians will not be able to drink the water from the river.'"
- 19 The Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron to hold the walking stick in his hand over the rivers, canals, lakes, and every place where they store water. When he does this, all the water will change into blood. All of the water, even the water stored in wood and stone jars, will change into blood."
- 20 So Moses and Aaron did what the Lord commanded. Aaron raised the walking stick and hit the water in the Nile River. He did this in front of Pharaoh and his officials. So all the water in the river changed into blood.
- 21 The fish in the river died, and the river began to stink. So the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. The blood was everywhere in Egypt.
- 22 The magicians used their magic to do the same thing. So Pharaoh refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. This happened just as the Lord said.
- 23 Pharaoh ignored what Moses and Aaron had done. He turned and went into his house.
- 24 The Egyptians could not drink the water from the river, so they dug wells around the river for water to drink.
- 25 Seven days passed after the Lord changed the Nile River.
- 1 While Moses and Aaron were still in Egypt, the Lord spoke to them. He said,
- 2 "This month will be the first month of the year for you.
- 3 This command is for the whole community of Israel: On the tenth day of this month each man must get one lamb for the people in his house.
- 4 If there are not enough people in his house to eat a whole lamb, then he should invite some of his neighbors to share the meal. There must be enough lamb for everyone to eat.
- 5 The lamb must be a oneyear- old male, and it must be completely healthy. This animal can be either a young sheep or a young goat.
- 6 You should watch over the animal until the 14 day of the month. On that day, all the people of the community of Israel must kill these animals just before dark.
- 7 You must collect the blood from these animals and put it on the top and sides of the doorframe of every house where the people eat this meal.
- 8 "On this night you must roast the lamb and eat all of the meat. You must also eat bitter herbs and bread made without yeast.
- 9 You must not eat the lamb raw or boiled in water. You must roast the whole lamb over a fire. The lamb must still have its head, legs, and inner parts.
- 10 You must eat all of the meat that night. If any of the meat is left until morning, then you must burn that meat in the fire.
- 11 "When you eat the meal, you must be fully dressed and ready to travel. You must have your sandals on your feet and your walking stick in your hand. You must eat in a hurry, because this is the Lord's Passover.
- 12 "Tonight I will go through Egypt and kill every firstborn man and animal in Egypt. In this way I will judge all the gods of Egypt and show that I am the Lord.
- 13 But the blood on your houses will be a special sign. When I see the blood, I will pass over your house. I will cause bad things to happen to the people of Egypt. But none of these bad diseases will hurt you.
- 14 "You will always remember tonight�it will be a special festival for you. Your descendants will honor the Lord with this festival forever.
- 15 For this festival you will eat bread made without yeast for seven days. On the first day, you will remove all the yeast from your houses. No one should eat any yeast for the full seven days of this festival. Anyone who eats yeast must be separated from the rest of Israel.
- 16 There will be holy assemblies on the first day and the last day of the festival. You must not do any work on these days. The only work you can do is preparing the food for your meals.
- 17 You must remember the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because on this day I took all of your people out of Egypt in groups. All of your descendants must remember this day. This is a law that will continue forever.
- 18 So on the evening of the 14 day of the first month (Nisan), you will begin eating bread without yeast. You will eat this bread until the evening of the 21 day of the same month.
- 19 For seven days there must not be any yeast in your houses. Anyone, either a citizen of Israel or a foreigner living among you, who eats yeast at this time must be separated from the rest of Israel.
- 20 During this festival you must not eat any yeast. You must eat bread without yeast wherever you live."
- 21 So Moses called all the elders together and told them, "Get the lambs for your families. Kill the lambs for the Passover.
- 22 Take bunches of hyssop and dip them in the bowls filled with blood. Paint the blood on the sides and top of each doorframe. No one must leave their house until morning.
- 23 At the time the Lord goes through Egypt to kill the firstborn, he will see the blood on the sides and top of each doorframe. Then he will protect that house and not let the Destroyer come into any of your houses and hurt you.
- 24 You must remember this command. This law is for you and your descendants forever.
- 25 You must remember to do this even when you go to the land the Lord is giving you.
- 26 When your children ask you, 'Why are we doing this ceremony?'
- 27 you will say, 'This Passover is to honor the Lord, because when we were in Egypt, the Lord passed over the houses of Israel. He killed the Egyptians, but he saved the people in our houses.'" Then the people bowed down and worshiped the Lord.
- 28 The Lord had given this command to Moses and Aaron, so the Israelites did what the Lord commanded.
- 29 At midnight the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh (who ruled Egypt) to the firstborn son of the prisoner sitting in jail. Also all the firstborn animals died.
- 30 That night someone died in every house in Egypt. Pharaoh, his officials, and all the people of Egypt began to cry loudly.
- 31 So that night Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said to them, "Get up and leave my people. You and your people can do as you say. Go and worship the Lord.
- 32 Take all of your sheep and cattle with you, just as you said you would. Go! And say a blessing for me too."
- 33 The people of Egypt also asked them to hurry and leave. They said, "If you don't leave, we will all die!"
- 34 The Israelites did not have time to put the yeast in their bread. They just wrapped the bowls of dough with cloth and carried them on their shoulders.
- 35 Then the Israelites did what Moses asked them to do. They went to their Egyptian neighbors and asked for clothing and things made from silver and gold.
- 36 The Lord caused the Egyptians to be kind to the Israelites, so the Egyptians gave their riches to the Israelites.
- 37 The Israelites traveled from Rameses to Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, not counting the small boys.
- 38 A great number of people who were not Israelites went with them, along with many sheep, cattle, and other livestock.
- 39 The people did not have time to put yeast in their bread or make any special food for their journey. So they had to bake their bread without yeast.
- 40 The Israelites had lived in Egypt for 430 years.
- 41 After 430 years, to the very day, all the armies of the Lord left Egypt.
- 42 So that is a very special night when the people remember what the Lord did. All the Israelites will remember that night forever.
- 43 The Lord told Moses and Aaron, "Here are the rules for Passover: No foreigner is allowed to eat the Passover.
- 44 A foreigner who is only a hired worker or is only staying in your country is not allowed to eat the Passover. But if someone buys a slave and circumcises him, then the slave can eat the Passover.
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- 46 "Each family must eat the meal in one house. None of the food is to be taken outside the house. Don't break any of the lamb's bones.
- 47 The whole community of Israel must do this ceremony.
- 48 If a foreigner living among you wants to share in the Lord's Passover, he must be circumcised. Then he can share in the meal like any other citizen of Israel. But a man who is not circumcised cannot eat the Passover meal.
- 49 The same rules are for everyone. It doesn't matter if they are citizens or foreigners living among you."
- 50 So all the Israelites obeyed the commands that the Lord gave to Moses and Aaron.
- 51 On that same day the Lord led all the Israelites out of the country of Egypt. The people left in groups.