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So Joseph died at the age of 110 years; and they embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.

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

So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with hard labor. And they built for Pharaoh storage cities, Pithom and Raamses.

But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they dreaded the sons of Israel.

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?"

So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.

Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call a woman for you who is nursing from the Hebrew women, so that she may nurse the child for you?"

Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go ahead." So the girl went and called the child's mother.

Then Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed him.

So he looked this way and that, and when he saw that there was no one around, he struck and killed the Egyptian, and hid his body in the sand.

When they came to their father Reuel, he said, "Why have you come back so soon today?"

So he said to his daughters, "Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat."

So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

So Moses said, "I must turn aside and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up!"

"So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

"And now come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt."

"So I said, I will bring you up out of the oppression of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey."'

"Then they will pay attention to what you say; and you with the elders of Israel will come to the king of Egypt, and you will say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.'

"So I will reach out with My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.

"But every woman shall ask her neighbor and 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. So you will plunder the Egyptians."