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"Eat it today," Moses said, "because today is a Sabbath to the Lord . Today you won't find any in the field.

He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord , saying, "Is the Lord among us or not?"

along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land")

and the other Eliezer (because he had said, "The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from Pharaoh's sword").

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods, because He did wonders when the Egyptians acted arrogantly against Israel."

Moses replied to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

"You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You can't do it alone.

Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the Lord came down on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.

Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.

If she is displeasing to her master, who chose her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners because he has acted treacherously toward her.

However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished because he is his owner's property.

But if this happens after sunrise, there is guilt of bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution. If he is unable, he is to be sold because of his theft.

For it is his only covering; it is the clothing for his body. What will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will listen because I am compassionate.

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

You must not oppress a foreign resident; you yourselves know how it feels to be a foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, because you came out of Egypt in that month. No one is to appear before Me empty-handed.

Be attentive to him and listen to his voice. Do not defy him, because he will not forgive your acts of rebellion, for My name is in him.

If any of the meat of ordination or any of the bread is left until morning, burn up what is left over. It must not be eaten because it is holy.

When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Come, make us a god who will go before us because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt—we don't know what has happened to him!"

They said to me, ‘Make us a god who will go before us because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt—we don't know what has happened to him!'