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But the people of Israel had many children, and their number grew greatly. They became very strong, and the country of Egypt was filled with them.

Each woman should ask her Egyptian neighbor and any Egyptian woman living in her house for gifts—silver, gold, and clothing. You should put those gifts on your children when you leave Egypt. In this way you will take with you the riches of the Egyptians."

I also did this so you could tell your children and your grandchildren how I was hard on the Egyptians. Tell them about the miracles I did among them so that all of you will know that I am the Lord ."

The king said to them, "The Lord will really have to be with you if ever I let you and all of your children leave Egypt. See, you are planning something evil!

Again the king of Egypt called for Moses. He said, "All of you may go and worship the Lord . You may take your women and children with you, but you must leave your flocks and herds here."

When your children ask you, ‘Why are we doing these things?'

The Israelites traveled from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men walking, not including the women and children.

But the people were very thirsty for water, so they grumbled against Moses. They said, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Was it to kill us, our children, and our farm animals with thirst?"

You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

If the slave's master gives him a wife, and she gives birth to sons or daughters, the woman and her children will belong to the master. When the slave is set free, only he may leave.

"But if the slave says, ‘I love my master, my wife and my children, and I don't want to go free,'

And I will be very angry and kill you in war. Then your wives will become widows, and your children will become orphans.

None of your women will have her baby die before it is born, and all women will have children. I will allow you to live long lives.

and is kind to thousands of people. The Lord forgives people for evil, for sin, and for turning against him, but he does not forget to punish guilty people. He will punish not only the guilty people, but also their children, their grandchildren, their great-grandchildren, and their great-great-grandchildren."

The people must bring the fat from their animals that was part of the offering made by fire, and they must present it to the Lord along with the thigh and the breast of the fellowship offering. They will be the regular share of the offerings for you and your children, as the Lord has commanded."

"‘You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, because this would show that you do not respect your God. I am the Lord .

"You must also tell the people of Israel these things: ‘If a person in your country gives one of his children to Molech, that person must be killed. It doesn't matter if he is a citizen or a foreigner living in Israel; you must throw stones at him and kill him.

I will be against him and cut him off from his people, because he gave his children to Molech. He showed that he did not respect my holy name, and he made my Holy Place unclean.

The people of the community might ignore that person and not kill the one who gave his children to Molech.

"‘If a man has sexual relations with his uncle's wife, he has shamed his uncle. That man and his uncle's wife will die without children; they are guilty of sin.