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Altogether the days of Moshe/Moses on earth were 120. Having read the TORAH as well as Book of Jasher, I see an interesting pattern in Moshe’s life which is that the figure 40 keeps appearing or coming up. It seems that YAH scheduled or planned for Moshe’s life on earth in categories of the number 40.
- 18 years in Egypt (from birth to the time of fleeing execution by Pharoah as a result of killing an Egyptian)
- 40 days journey from the Egyptian borders where YAH’S Holy Angel placed Moshe until his destination which was Cush.
- 9 years in the camp of King Kikianus of Cush helping to besiege the Land of Cush which Balaam had taken over in a cheating manner. King Kikianus died at the end of the 9 years.
- 40 years as King of Cush (started ruling at 27 years of age) hence leaving Cush at around age 67
- 10 years in Yitro’s Prison (left the prison at around age 77)
- Moshe marries Tziporah after which he was blessed with GershomGershon and Eleazar/Eliezar
- 3 years working from Jethro/Reul (until around age 80 when YAH called him to a different Ministry)
- 40 years in Ministry to the Children of Israel (spent 40 years travelling with and leading the Children of Israel from Egypt to somewhere close to the River Jordan (a.k.a Yarden, in the Hebrew Language).
- 40 days and nights on Mount Sinai on 2-3 separate occasions
- 40 days were spent investigating the Land of Canaan before inheriting it (Numbers 13:25; 14:34)
Deuteronomy 3:21-29 Names of God Bible (NOG)
21 I also gave Joshua this command: “You have seen with your own eyes everything that Yahweh your Elohim has done to these two kings. Yahweh will do the same to all of the kingdoms on the other side of the Jordan River where you’re going. 22 Don’t be afraid of them, because Yahweh your Elohim himself will fight for you.”
Moses Reminds Israel Why He Will Not Enter Canaan
23 Then I pleaded with Yahweh: 24 “Adonay Yahweh, you have only begun to show me how great and powerful you are. What kind of god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and the mighty acts you have done? 25 Please let me go over and see the beautiful land on the other side of the Jordan River—those beautiful mountains in Lebanon.”
26 Yahweh was angry with me because of you, so he wouldn’t listen to me. Yahweh said, “That’s enough out of you! Don’t talk to me anymore about this. 27 Go to the top of Mount Pisgah, and look west, north, south, and east. You may look at the land, but you will never cross the Jordan River. 28 Give instructions to Joshua. Encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people across the Jordan River, and he will help them take possession of the land you see.”
29 So we stayed in the valley near Beth Peor.
Moshe was born at a time when the Children of Israel were really suffering. In fact, he was a MIRACLE CHILD. Most couples during his time were refraining from having sexual relations because whenever they brought forth children, they were either slain, or used to build the Pharoah’s various buildings or thrown into the river. However, YAH spoke through Myryam (a.k.a Miriam) was later called a Prophetess that her parents were to bring forth a very special child who would be a deliverer for them. It was then that her parents became intimate again and conceived Moshe. Moshe had to be hidden from birth for sometime.
Moses was sent by YAH ALMIGHTY in a very unique manner. Moses was already circumcised it wasn’t going to be possible to circumcise him at the time. Male babies were being searched out to be murdered. Moses just like Noah and YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH could speak from birth. They had no need to breastfeed however they did so as to be hidden from the eyes of their enemies because in their infancy, it would have been easy to cut short their lives😭. Moses started to breastfeed after he was discovered by Pharoah’s daughter in the basket 🧺 on River Nile. He was 3 months old by this time. His father and mother made the basket saying that they had tried their best to hide Moses. His parents feared that YAH’S Promise could be discovered in their home eventually and curtailed hence they placed in the basket and trusted YAH ALMIGHTY to look after him henceforth. He was later discovered and raised by Pharoah’s daughter in Pharoah’s Palace.
Moses did not forget whom his family were as he grew up in Pharoah’s Palace. His mother had been teaching him about THE ONE TRUE GOD, YAHUVEH (YAHWEH) as he grew up and also while breastfeeding him. They were having conversations as mother and son throughout that period.
Moses was also able to walk from some days after birth.
He was very unique and adventurous. HalleluYAH! YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH was the same by the way. The only differences for YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH were that HE did not come circumcised because it was possible to circumcise HIM at the time. Additionally, YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH only breastfeed from Myryam, HIS earthly 🌎mother in order to hide his identity otherwise HE had no need for it. YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH did not walk when in public with his parents.
Moshe nearly lost his life at age 3 as per Balaam’s (a wizard) advice to Pharoah because he (Moses) stretched his hand and took Pharoah’s crown from Pharoah’s head and put it on his own head. YAH used HIS Holy Angel to save Moshe’s life.
He had to flee Egypt at around age 18 as a result of killing an Egyptian because of the Egyptian’s ill treatment of his people, Israel.
Please understand that Moshe’s ancestry was not a secret in Pharoah’s Palace as depicted in the movie “The Ten Commandments acted by Charles Heston”. It was a well known fact. In fact, it was on his way to visit his birth parents one day that Moshe killed the Egyptian. He thought nobody had seen him but when a fellow Israelite made him aware that he had been seen in the act, then Moses became afraid. Once again, YAH used HIS Holy Angel to protect Moses from execution as well as guide him out of Mitzrayim (Egypt) as quickly as possible. The Angel changed Moses’ appearance thereby making him not to be recognised.
It is important to note that much as Moshe was loved and raised in Pharoah’s Palace, the well known fact that he was a Hebrew, made some of the people in the Palace to dislike him and actually desire to destroy him. Note that most of if not all his age-mates had been killed. He was most likely the only one of his age at his time.
So the question was how he did he manage to escape?
The Pharoah adopted Moshe but did not really see him as his son or grand-son. There were too many evil voices speaking to him against Moshe throughout Moses’ upbringing. Interestingly enough, some years later, Moshe came back and challenged Pharoah (the son of the one who raised him and the one with who he had grown up with as brothers) concerning his people.
When Moshe fled from Egypt, he went to the Land of Cush. He bumped into the people of King Kirkianus on the way to Cush. They opened up to him about the fact that Balaam who had fled from Egypt because he was afraid of Moshe had actually taken over the rulership of their land. Balaam cheated them. Moshe through YAH’S wisdom helped them acquire their land back. Balaam fled back to Egypt with his sons when he realised that Moshe’s plan worked. The people of Cush were so pleased with Moshe that they crowned him King and made King Kirkianus’s wife to be his wife. Moshe feared YAHUVEH his GOD so very much so he never once touched the woman who had been given to him. Moshe also refused to worship their gods and sacrifice to their gods. As a result, after 40 years of rulership over their Kingdom, Moshe was relieved of his duties. Some people of Cush wanted to kill him but YAHUVEH THE LORD gave favour to Moses before them thereby prevailing over them. It was from there that Moshe travelled with all the lovely gifts he had been showered with by the people of Cush that Moshe made his way to Yitro who later became his father-in-law.
Moshe spent 10 years imprisoned by Yitro (Jethro/Reul) not long after his arrival at his place because he thought that Moshe had escaped from somewhere he belonged and that some people would come searching for him. Yitro didn’t want trouble. He had lived in Egypt before. He knew what Balaam and Pharoah were like. He fled because he had advised that they release The Children of Israel from bondage however he was disdainful for this. He left with The Staff the eventually became known as the staff of Moses.
Yitro was ready to take on the responsibility of handing Moshe back to the people who would be looking for him. When Yitro imprisoned Moshe, he did not give him any food or water to drink. It was Tziporah (a.k.a Zipporah) who later became Moshe’s wife, that developed compassion and helped by secretly offering bread and water to Moshe on a daily basis. It was also through Tziporah that Yitro released Moshe from the prison in which her father, Yitro had placed him.
Soon after he was released, Moses came across a stick in Yitro’s backyard which had been planted into the ground but not able to be removed by anyone for a very long time.
Interestingly enough, as soon as Moshe placed his hand upon it to pull it out, it was very easy for him as he was the one whom YAH had scheduled to take it. Moses was 77 years at this point in time.
Moshe’s Ministry to the Children of Israel started some time ⏲️ after that event (3 years later).
The Number 40, What does it signify in YAH’S viewpoint, that is to say Biblically and Spiritually:
- Testing or Trial
- Probation
- Transition
- Change
- New Beginnings
- Renewal
- A generation of Man
Moses was also on Mount Sinai for 40 days and nights, on two to three separate occasions (Exodus 24:18, 34:1 – 28), receiving God’s laws. He also sent spies, for forty days, to investigate the land God promised the Israelites as an inheritance (Numbers 13:25, 14:34).
Moshe was tested and tried several times. The 40 years of staying in the wilderness were those of trial, testing, transition and change. Moshe had already gone through his own personal wilderness for about 59 years (in Cush and in Yitro’s prison) before going through the wilderness with the Children of Israel. He therefore was in a good position to lead his people as he could easily encourage them based on his personal experiences. The sad part was that the Children of Israel struggling with bearing the hardship that came travelling in the wilderness. They often felt that it was better to return to Egypt. They lacked understanding and patience. They often failed to be thankful to YAH. They did not take the time to sit down and reflect on all the good things which YAH (a.k.a ELOHIM) had done for them all the while. This was very upsetting for YAH and in fact caused Moshe to sin against YAH on a few occasions due to the pressure placed upon him.
References:
Book of Jasher, Chapter 71
1 And when Moses was eighteen years old, he desired to see his father and mother and he went to them to Goshen, and when Moses had come near Goshen, he came to the place where the children of Israel were engaged in work, and he observed their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian smiting one of his Hebrew brethren.
2 And when the man who was beaten saw Moses he ran to him for help, for the man Moses was greatly respected in the house of Pharaoh, and he said to him, My lord attend to me, this Egyptian came to my house in the night, bound me, and came to my wife in my presence, and now he seeks to take my life away.
3 And when Moses heard this wicked thing, his anger was kindled against the Egyptian, and he turned this way and the other, and when he saw there was no man there he smote the Egyptian and hid him in the sand, and delivered the Hebrew from the hand of him that smote him.
4 And the Hebrew went to his house, and Moses returned to his home, and went forth and came back to the king’s house.
5 And when the man had returned home, he thought of repudiating his wife, for it was not right in the house of Jacob, for any man to come to his wife after she had been defiled.
6 And the woman went and told her brothers, and the woman’s brothers sought to slay him, and he fled to his house and escaped.
7 And on the second day Moses went forth to his brethren, and saw, and behold two men were quarreling, and he said to the wicked one, Why dost thou smite thy neighbor?
8 And he answered him and said to him, Who has set thee for a prince and judge over us? dost thou think to slay me as thou didst slay the Egyptian? and Moses was afraid and he said, Surely the thing is known?
9 And Pharaoh heard of this affair, and he ordered Moses to be slain, so God sent his angel, and he appeared unto Pharaoh in the likeness of a captain of the guard.
10 And the angel of the Lord took the sword from the hand of the captain of the guard, and took his head off with it, for the likeness of the captain of the guard was turned into the likeness of Moses.
11 And the angel of the Lord took hold of the right hand of Moses, and brought him forth from Egypt, and placed him from without the borders of Egypt, a distance of forty days’ journey.
12 And Aaron his brother alone remained in the land of Egypt, and he prophesied to the children of Israel, saying,
13 Thus says the Lord God of your ancestors, Throw away, each man, the abominations of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt.
14 And the children of Israel rebelled and would not hearken to Aaron at that time.
15 And the Lord thought to destroy them, were it not that the Lord remembered the covenant which he had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
16 In those days the hand of Pharaoh continued to be severe against the children of Israel, and he crushed and oppressed them until the time when God sent forth his word and took notice of them.
Book of Jasher, Chapter 72
1 And it was in those days that there was a great war between the children of Cush and the children of the east and Aram, and they rebelled against the king of Cush in whose hands they were.
2 So Kikianus king of Cush went forth with all the children of Cush, a people numerous as the sand, and he went to fight against Aram and the children of the east, to bring them under subjection.
3 And when Kikianus went out, he left Balaam the magician, with his two sons, to guard the city, and the lowest sort of the people of the land.
4 So Kikianus went forth to Aram and the children of the east, and he fought against them and smote them, and they all fell down wounded before Kikianus and his people.
5 And he took many of them captives and he brought them under subjection as at first, and he encamped upon their land to take tribute from them as usual.
6 And Balaam the son of Beor, when the king of Cush had left him to guard the city and the poor of the city, he rose up and advised with the people of the land to rebel against king Kikianus, not to let him enter the city when he should come home.
7 And the people of the land hearkened to him, and they swore to him and made him king over them, and his two sons for captains of the army.
8 So they rose up and raised the walls of the city at the two corners, and they built an exceeding strong building.
9 And at the third corner they dug ditches without number, between the city and the river which surrounded the whole land of Cush, and they made the waters of the river burst forth there.
10 At the fourth corner they collected numerous serpents by their incantations and enchantments, and they fortified the city and dwelt therein, and no one went out or in before them.
11 And Kikianus fought against Aram and the children of the east and he subdued them as before, and they gave him their usual tribute, and he went and returned to his land.
12 And when Kikianus the king of Cush approached his city and all the captains of the forces with him, they lifted up their eyes and saw that the walls of the city were built up and greatly elevated, so the men were astonished at this.
13 And they said one to the other, It is because they saw that we were delayed, in battle, and were greatly afraid of us, therefore have they done this thing and raised the city walls and fortified them so that the kings of Canaan might not come in battle against them.
14 So the king and the troops approached the city door and they looked up and behold, all the gates of the city were closed, and they called out to the sentinels, saying, Open unto us, that we may enter the city.
15 But the sentinels refused to open to them by the order of Balaam the magician, their king, they suffered them not to enter their city.
16 So they raised a battle with them opposite the city gate, and one hundred and thirty men of the army at Kikianus fell on that day.
17 And on the next day they continued to fight and they fought at the side of the river; they endeavored to pass but were not able, so some of them sank in the pits and died.
18 So the king ordered them to cut down trees to make rafts, upon which they might pass to them, and they did so.
19 And when they came to the place of the ditches, the waters revolved by mills, and two hundred men upon ten rafts were drowned.
20 And on the third day they came to fight at the side where the serpents were, but they could not approach there, for the serpents slew of them one hundred and seventy men, and they ceased fighting against Cush, and they besieged Cush for nine years, no person came out or in.
21 At that time that the war and the siege were against Cush, Moses fled from Egypt from Pharaoh who sought to kill him for having slain the Egyptian.
22 And Moses was eighteen years old when he fled from Egypt from the presence of Pharaoh, and he fled and escaped to the camp of Kikianus, which at that time was besieging Cush.
23 And Moses was nine years in the camp of Kikianus king of Cush, all the time that they were besieging Cush, and Moses went out and came in with them.
24 And the king and princes and all the fighting men loved Moses, for he was great and worthy, his stature was like a noble lion, his face was like the sun, and his strength was like that of a lion, and he was counsellor to the king.
25 And at the end of nine years, Kikianus was seized with a mortal disease, and his illness prevailed over him, and he died on the seventh day.
26 So his servants embalmed him and carried him and buried him opposite the city gate to the north of the land of Egypt.
27 And they built over him an elegant strong and high building, and they placed great stones below.
28 And the king’s scribes engraved upon those stones all the might of their king Kikianus, and all his battles which he had fought, behold they are written there at this day.
29 Now after the death of Kikianus king of Cush it grieved his men and troops greatly on account of the war.
30 So they said one to the other, Give us counsel what we are to do at this time, as we have resided in the wilderness nine years away from our homes.
31 If we say we will fight against the city many of us will fall wounded or killed, and if we remain here in the siege we shall also die.
32 For now all the kings of Aram and of the children of the east will hear that our king is dead, and they will attack us suddenly in a hostile manner, and they will fight against us and leave no remnant of us.
33 Now therefore let us go and make a king over us, and let us remain in the siege until the city is delivered up to us.
34 And they wished to choose on that day a man for king from the army of Kikianus, and they found no object of their choice like Moses to reign over them.
35 And they hastened and stripped off each man his garments and cast them upon the ground, and they made a great heap and placed Moses thereon.
36 And they rose up and blew with trumpets and called out before him, and said, May the king live, may the king live!
37 And all the people and nobles swore unto him to give him for a wife Adoniah the queen, the Cushite, wife of Kikianus, and they made Moses king over them on that day.
38 And all the people of Cush issued a proclamation on that day, saying, Every man must give something to Moses of what is in his possession.
39 And they spread out a sheet upon the heap, and every man cast into it something of what he had, one a gold earring and the other a coin.
40 Also of onyx stones, bdellium, pearls and marble did the children of Cush cast unto Moses upon the heap, also silver and gold in great abundance.
41 And Moses took all the silver and gold, all the vessels, and the bdellium and onyx stones, which all the children of Cush had given to him, and he placed them amongst his treasures.
42 And Moses reigned over the children of Cush on that day, in the place of Kikianus king of Cush.
Book of Jasher, Chapter 73
1 In the fifty-fifth year of the reign of Pharaoh king of Egypt, that is in the hundred and fifty-seventh year of the Israelites going down into Egypt, reigned Moses in Cush.
2 Moses was twenty-seven years old when he began to reign over Cush, and forty years did he reign.
3 And the Lord granted Moses favor and grace in the eyes of all the children of Cush, and the children of Cush loved him exceedingly, so Moses was favored by the Lord and by men.
4 And in the seventh day of his reign, all the children of Cush assembled and came before Moses and bowed down to him to the ground.
5 And all the children spoke together in the presence of the king, saying, Give us counsel that we may see what is to be done to this city.
6 For it is now nine years that we have been besieging round about the city, and have not seen our children and our wives.
7 So the king answered them, saying, If you will hearken to my voice in all that I shall command you, then will the Lord give the city into our hands and we shall subdue it.
8 For if we fight with them as in the former battle which we had with them before the death of Kikianus, many of us will fall down wounded as before.
9 Now therefore behold here is counsel for you in this matter; if you will hearken to my voice, then will the city be delivered into our hands.
10 So all the forces answered the king, saying, All that our lord shall command that will we do.
11 And Moses said unto them, Pass through and proclaim a voice in the whole camp unto all the people, saying,
12 Thus says the king, Go into the forest and bring with you of the young ones of the stork, each man a young one in his hand.
13 And any person transgressing the word of the king, who shall not bring his young one, he shall die, and the king will take all belonging to him.
14 And when you shall bring them they shall be in your keeping, you shall rear them until they grow up, and you shall teach them to dart upon, as is the way of the young ones of the hawk.
15 So all the children of Cush heard the words of Moses, and they rose up and caused a proclamation to be issued throughout the camp, saying,
16 Unto you, all the children of Cush, the king’s order is, that you go all together to the forest, and catch there the young storks each man his young one in his hand, and you shall bring them home.
17 And any person violating the order of the king shall die, and the king will take all that belongs to him.
18 And all the people did so, and they went out to the wood and they climbed the fir trees and caught, each man a young one in his hand, all the young of the storks, and they brought them into the desert and reared them by order of the king, and they taught them to dart upon, similar to the young hawks.
19 And after the young storks were reared, the king ordered them to be hungered for three days, and all the people did so.
20 And on the third day, the king said unto them, strengthen yourselves and become valiant men, and put on each man his armor and gird on his sword upon him, and ride each man his horse and take each his young stork in his hand.
21 And we will rise up and fight against the city at the place where the serpents are; and all the people did as the king had ordered.
22 And they took each man his young one in his hand, and they went away, and when they came to the place of the serpents the king said to them, Send forth each man his young stork upon the serpents.
23 And they sent forth each man his young stork at the king’s order, and the young storks ran upon the serpents and they devoured them all and destroyed them out of that place.
24 And when the king and people had seen that all the serpents were destroyed in that place, all the people set up a great shout.
25 And they approached and fought against the city and took it and subdued it, and they entered the city.
26 And there died on that day one thousand and one hundred men of the people of the city, all that inhabited the city, but of the people besieging not one died.
27 So all the children of Cush went each to his home, to his wife and children and to all belonging to him.
28 And Balaam the magician, when he saw that the city was taken, he opened the gate and he and his two sons and eight brothers fled and returned to Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt.
29 They are the sorcerers and magicians who are mentioned in the book of the law, standing against Moses when the Lord brought the plagues upon Egypt.
30 So Moses took the city by his wisdom, and the children of Cush placed him on the throne instead of Kikianus king of Cush.
31 And they placed the royal crown upon his head, and they gave him for a wife Adoniah the Cushite queen, wife of Kikianus.
32 And Moses feared the Lord God of his fathers, so that he came not to her, nor did he turn his eyes to her.
33 For Moses remembered how Abraham had made his servant Eliezer swear, saying unto him, Thou shalt not take a woman from the daughters of Canaan for my son Isaac.
34 Also what Isaac did when Jacob had fled from his brother, when he commanded him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan, nor make alliance with any of the children of Ham.
35 For the Lord our God gave Ham the son of Noah, and his children and all his seed, as slaves to the children of Shem and to the children of Japheth, and unto their seed after them for slaves, forever.
36 Therefore Moses turned not his heart nor his eyes to the wife of Kikianus all the days that he reigned over Cush.
37 And Moses feared the Lord his God all his life, and Moses walked before the Lord in truth, with all his heart and soul, he turned not from the right way all the days of his life; he declined not from the way either to the right or to the left, in which Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had walked.
38 And Moses strengthened himself in the kingdom of the children of Cush, and he guided the children of Cush with his usual wisdom, and Moses prospered in his kingdom.
39 And at that time Aram and the children of the east heard that Kikianus king of Cush had died, so Aram and the children of the east rebelled against Cush in those days.
40 And Moses gathered all the children of Cush, a people very mighty, about thirty thousand men, and he went forth to fight with Aram and the children of the east.
41 And they went at first to the children of the east, and when the children of the east heard their report, they went to meet them, and engaged in battle with them.
42 And the war was severe against the children of the east, so the Lord gave all the children of the east into the hand of Moses, and about three hundred men fell down slain.
43 And all the children of the east turned back and retreated, so Moses and the children of Cush followed them and subdued them, and put a tax upon them, as was their custom.
44 So Moses and all the people with him passed from there to the land of Aram for battle.
45 And the people of Aram also went to meet them, and they fought against them, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Moses, and many of the men of Aram fell down wounded.
46 And Aram also were subdued by Moses and the people of Cush, and also gave their usual tax.
47 And Moses brought Aram and the children of the east under subjection to the children of Cush, and Moses and all the people who were with him, turned to the land of Cush.
48 And Moses strengthened himself in the kingdom of the children of Cush, and the Lord was with him, and all the children of Cush were afraid of him.
Book of Jasher, Chapter 76
1 And Moses the son of Amram was still king in the land of Cush in those days, and he prospered in his kingdom, and he conducted the government of the children of Cush in justice, in righteousness, and integrity.
2 And all the children of Cush loved Moses all the days that he reigned over them, and all the inhabitants of the land of Cush were greatly afraid of him.
3 And in the fortieth year of the reign of Moses over Cush, Moses was sitting on the royal throne whilst Adoniah the queen was before him, and all the nobles were sitting around him.
4 And Adoniah the queen said before the king and the princes, What is this thing which you, the children of Cush, have done for this long time?
5 Surely you know that for forty years that this man has reigned over Cush he has not approached me, nor has he served the gods of the children of Cush.
6 Now therefore hear, O ye children of Cush, and let this man no more reign over you as he is not of our flesh.
7 Behold Menacrus my son is grown up, let him reign over you, for it is better for you to serve the son of your lord, than to serve a stranger, slave of the king of Egypt.
8 And all the people and nobles of the children of Cush heard the words which Adoniah the queen had spoken in their ears.
9 And all the people were preparing until the evening, and in the morning they rose up early and made Menacrus, son of Kikianus, king over them.
10 And all the children of Cush were afraid to stretch forth their hand against Moses, for the Lord was with Moses, and the children of Cush remembered the oath which they swore unto Moses, therefore they did no harm to him.
11 But the children of Cush gave many presents to Moses, and sent him from them with great honor.
12 So Moses went forth from the land of Cush, and went home and ceased to reign over Cush, and Moses was sixty-six years old when he went out of the land of Cush, for the thing was from the Lord, for the period had arrived which he had appointed in the days of old, to bring forth Israel from the affliction of the children of Ham.
13 So Moses went to Midian, for he was afraid to return to Egypt on account of Pharaoh, and he went and sat at a well of water in Midian.
14 And the seven daughters of Reuel the Midianite went out to feed their father’s flock.
15 And they came to the well and drew water to water their father’s flock.
16 So the shepherds of Midian came and drove them away, and Moses rose up and helped them and watered the flock.
17 And they came home to their father Reuel, and told him what Moses did for them.
18 And they said, An Egyptian man has delivered us from the hands of the shepherds, he drew up water for us and watered the flock.
19 And Reuel said to his daughters, And where is he? wherefore have you left the man?
20 And Reuel sent for him and fetched him and brought him home, and he ate bread with him.
21 And Moses related to Reuel that he had fled from Egypt and that he reigned forty years over Cush, and that they afterward had taken the government from him, and had sent him away in peace with honor and with presents.
22 And when Reuel had heard the words of Moses, Reuel said within himself, I will put this man into the prison house, whereby I shall conciliate the children of Cush, for he has fled from them.
23 And they took and put him into the prison house, and Moses was in prison ten years, and whilst Moses was in the prison house, Zipporah the daughter of Reuel took pity over him, and supported him with bread and water all the time.
24 And all the children of Israel were yet in the land of Egypt serving the Egyptians in all manner of hard work, and the hand of Egypt continued in severity over the children of Israel in those days.
25 At that time the Lord smote Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he afflicted with the plague of leprosy from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head; owing to the cruel treatment of the children of Israel was this plague at that time from the Lord upon Pharaoh king of Egypt.
26 For the Lord had hearkened to the prayer of his people the children of Israel, and their cry reached him on account of their hard work.
27 Still his anger did not turn from them, and the hand of Pharaoh was still stretched out against the children of Israel, and Pharaoh hardened his neck before the Lord, and he increased his yoke over the children of Israel, and embittered their lives with all manner of hard work.
28 And when the Lord had inflicted the plague upon Pharaoh king of Egypt, he asked his wise men and sorcerers to cure him.
29 And his wise men and sorcerers said unto him, That if the blood of little children were put into the wounds he would be healed.
30 And Pharaoh hearkened to them, and sent his ministers to Goshen to the children of Israel to take their little children.
31 And Pharaoh’s ministers went and took the infants of the children of Israel from the bosoms of their mothers by force, and they brought them to Pharaoh daily, a child each day, and the physicians killed them and applied them to the plague; thus did they all the days.
32 And the number of the children which Pharaoh slew was three hundred and seventy-five.
33 But the Lord hearkened not to the physicians of the king of Egypt, and the plague went on increasing mightily.
34 And Pharaoh was ten years afflicted with that plague, still the heart of Pharaoh was more hardened against the children of Israel.
35 And at the end of ten years the Lord continued to afflict Pharaoh with destructive plagues.
36 And the Lord smote him with a bad tumor and sickness at the stomach, and that plague turned to a severe boil.
37 At that time the two ministers of Pharaoh came from the land of Goshen where all the children of Israel were, and went to the house of Pharaoh and said to him, We have seen the children of Israel slacken in their work and negligent in their labor.
38 And when Pharaoh heard the words of his ministers, his anger was kindled against the children of Israel exceedingly, for he was greatly grieved at his bodily pain.
39 And he answered and said, Now that the children of Israel know that I am ill, they turn and scoff at us, now therefore harness my chariot for me, and I will betake myself to Goshen and will see the scoff of the children of Israel with which they are deriding me; so his servants harnessed the chariot for him.
40 And they took and made him ride upon a horse, for he was not able to ride of himself;
41 And he took with him ten horsemen and ten footmen, and went to the children of Israel to Goshen.
42 And when they had come to the border of Egypt, the king’s horse passed into a narrow place, elevated in the hollow part of the vineyard, fenced on both sides, the low, plain country being on the other side.
43 And the horses ran rapidly in that place and pressed each other, and the other horses pressed the king’s horse.
44 And the king’s horse fell into the low plain whilst the king was riding upon it, and when he fell the chariot turned over the king’s face and the horse lay upon the king, and the king cried out, for his flesh was very sore.
45 And the flesh of the king was torn from him, and his bones were broken and he could not ride, for this thing was from the Lord to him, for the Lord had heard the cries of his people the children of Israel and their affliction.
46 And his servants carried him upon their shoulders, a little at a time, and they brought him back to Egypt, and the horsemen who were with him came also back to Egypt.
47 And they placed him in his bed, and the king knew that his end was come to die, so Aparanith the queen his wife came and cried before the king, and the king wept a great weeping with her.
48 And all his nobles and servants came on that day and saw the king in that affliction, and wept a great weeping with him.
49 And the princes of the king and all his counselors advised the king to cause one to reign in his stead in the land, whomsoever he should choose from his sons.
50 And the king had three sons and two daughters which Aparanith the queen his wife had borne to him, besides the king’s children of concubines.
51 And these were their names, the firstborn Othri, the second Adikam, and the third Morion, and their sisters, the name of the elder Bathia and of the other Acuzi.
52 And Othri the first born of the king was an idiot, precipitate and hurried in his words.
53 But Adikam was a cunning and wise man and knowing in all the wisdom of Egypt, but of unseemly aspect, thick in flesh, and very short in stature; his height was one cubit.
54 And when the king saw Adikam his son intelligent and wise in all things, the king resolved that he should be king in his stead after his death.
55 And he took for him a wife Gedudah daughter of Abilot, and he was ten years old, and she bare unto him four sons.
56 And he afterward went and took three wives and begat eight sons and three daughters.
57 And the disorder greatly prevailed over the king, and his flesh stank like the flesh of a carcass cast upon the field in summer time, during the heat of the sun.
58 And when the king saw that his sickness had greatly strengthened itself over him, he ordered his son Adikam to be brought to him, and they made him king over the land in his place.
59 And at the end of three years, the king died, in shame, disgrace, and disgust, and his servants carried him and buried him in the sepulcher of the kings of Egypt in Zoan Mizraim.
60 But they embalmed him not as was usual with kings, for his flesh was putrid, and they could not approach to embalm him on account of the stench, so they buried him in haste.
61 For this evil was from the Lord to him, for the Lord had requited him evil for the evil which in his days he had done to Israel.
62 And he died with terror and with shame, and his son Adikam reigned in his place.<
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