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But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

But his father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations."

Then Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your ancestors.

Gad shall be raided by raiders, but he shall raid at their heels.

But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God?

Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die; but God will surely come to you, and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."

But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

"When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she shall live."

But the midwives feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live.

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every boy that is born to the Hebrews you shall throw into the Nile, but you shall let every girl live."

When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh. He settled in the land of Midian, and sat down by a well.

But some shepherds came and drove them away. Moses got up and came to their defense and watered their flock.

But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

But Moses said to God, "If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, ‘What is his name?' what shall I say to them?"

Then Moses answered, "But suppose they do not believe me or listen to me, but say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.'"

But Moses said to the Lord , "O my Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor even now that you have spoken to your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."

But he said, "O my Lord, please send someone else."

And the Lord said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put in your power; but I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

I said to you, "Let my son go that he may worship me." But you refused to let him go; now I will kill your firstborn son.'"