Mosessaid,"We shall gowith our youngand our old;with our sonsand our daughters,with our flocksand our herdswe shall go,for we must hold a feastto the LORD."
and allthe householdof Josephand his brothersand his father'shousehold;they leftonlytheir littleonesand their flocksand their herdsin the landof Goshen.
Then he saidto them, "Thusmay the LORDbe with you, ifeverI letyou and your littleonesgo!Takeheed,for evilis in your mind.
"Therefore, our livestocktooshall gowith us; not a hoofshall be leftbehind,for we shall takesomeof them to servethe LORDour God.And untilwe arrivethere,we ourselvesdo not knowwith whatwe shall servethe LORD."
"Takebothyour flocksand your herds,as you have said,and go,and blessme also."
Now the sonsof Israeljourneyedfrom Ramesesto Succoth,about sixhundredthousandmenon foot,asidefrom children.
A mixedmultitudealsowentup with them, along with flocksand herds,a verylargenumberof livestock.
"For sevendaysyou shall eatunleavenedbread,and on the seventhdaythere shall be a feastto the LORD.
"They will payheedto whatyou say;and you with the eldersof Israelwill cometo the kingof Egyptand you will sayto him, 'The LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,has metwith us. So now,please,let us goa threedays'journeyinto the wilderness,that we may sacrificeto the LORDour God.'
And afterwardMosesand Aaroncameand saidto Pharaoh,"Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof Israel,LetMy peoplegothat they may celebratea feastto Me in the wilderness.'"
Then they said,"The Godof the Hebrewshas metwith us. Please,let us goa threedays'journeyinto the wildernessthat we may sacrificeto the LORDour God,otherwiseHe will fallupon us with pestilenceorwith the sword."
Honorthe LORDfrom your wealthAnd from the firstof allyour produce;
Rememberalso your Creatorin the daysof your youth,beforethe evildayscomeand the yearsdrawnearwhenyou will say,"I havenodelightin them";
Then on the fifteenthdayof the seventhmonthyou shall havea holyconvocation;you shall donolaboriouswork,and you shall observea feastto the LORDfor sevendays.
Fathers,do not provokeyour childrento anger,but bringthem up in the disciplineand instructionof the Lord.
"Ifit is disagreeablein your sightto servethe LORD,choosefor yourselves todaywhomyou will serve:whetherthe godswhichyour fathersservedwhichwere beyondthe River,or the godsof the Amoritesin whoselandyou are living;but as for me and my house,we will servethe LORD."
