15 aSo Jacob went down to Egypt; band he died, he and our fathers.
16 And athey were carried back to Shechem and laid in bthe tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
God Delivers Israel by Moses
17 “But when athe time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, bthe people grew and multiplied in Egypt
18 till another king aarose who did not know Joseph.
19 This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, amaking them expose their babies, so that they might not live.
20 aAt this time Moses was born, and bwas well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father’s house for three months.
21 But awhen he was set out, bPharaoh’s daughter took him away and brought him up as her own son.
22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was amighty in words and deeds.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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