Moses tells the elders of Israel to take a lamb for each family and to put the blood on the door. At midnight the LORD strikes all the firstborn in Egypt. Pharaoh calls for Moses, and the people of Israel go out of Egypt. Read the story in simple English, with the real verse at the end.
10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
elder
an older person who is a leader in a group of people
noun
gold
a yellow metal that is very valuable
noun
foot
the part of the body that you stand and walk on; to go on it is to walk, not to ride
noun
multitude
a very large number of people together
noun
generation
all the people who live at about the same time
noun
forever
for all time, with no end
adverb
serve
to work for someone and do what he asks
verb
dead
not alive any more; also used when people fear that they will all die soon
adjective
clothe
what people put on their bodies; this noun is always plural, and the verb means to dress someone
verb
plunder
to take away the things that belong to other people
verb
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
Moses tells the elders to take a lamb for each family and to put the blood on the door.
Moses says to keep this thing forever, and the people of Israel do as the LORD commanded.
At midnight the LORD strikes all the firstborn in Egypt. Pharaoh calls for Moses by night.
The people of Israel ask the Egyptians for silver, gold and clothing, and the LORD gives them favor.
About six hundred thousand men go on foot, and a multitude goes with them, with their flocks.
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After 4 lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Exodus 12:23 · WEB
For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you.
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What is Passover? The unfoldingWord Translation Words article on Passover says that it is the name of a religious festival that the Jews celebrate every year, to remember how God rescued their ancestors, the Israelites, from slavery in Egypt.
Source: Translation Words (en_tw) · CC BY-SA 4.0
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then 4 short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
Exodus 12:21 to 42, in the World English Bible.
To take a lamb for each family and to put the blood on the door (Exodus 12:21-22).
He will pass over the door (Exodus 12:23).
He says: go, serve the LORD, as you have said (Exodus 12:31).
Four hundred thirty years (Exodus 12:40).
It follows Exodus 12:21 to 42 in order, in short sentences. It leaves out parts of Moses' instructions (Exodus 12:22 and 12:25 to 27) and the unleavened cakes that the people baked (Exodus 12:39). The real verses at the end are Exodus 12:23, 12:31 and 12:42.
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More stories from the Old Testament course, in order.
Story 10Exodus 32
At the foot of the mountain, the people make a calf of gold. In simple English.
Psalm readingPsalms 115
Silver and gold, mouths and eyes: two verses of Psalm 115, in English.
Story 11Joshua 3
At the Jordan, the priests carry the ark into the water. In simple English.
21 sentences in simple English, with audio. The first lesson of the course needs no sign-up and no card.
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