1And in the third year from the birth of Moses, Pharaoh was sitting at a

2And the lad stretched forth his hand upon the king's head, and took the

3And when the king and princes saw the work which the boy had done, the king

4And the king said unto the princes who were before him at table What speak

5And Balaam the son of Beor the magician answered before the king and

6Now therefore this is a child from the Hebrew children, in whom is the

7For he is a Hebrew boy, and wisdom and understanding are with him, although

8For this is the manner of all the Hebrews to deceive kings and their

9Surely thou knowest that Abraham their father acted thus, who deceived the

10And that he descended into Egypt and said of Sarah his wife, she is my

11His son Isaac also did so when he went to Gerar and dwelt there, and his

12He also thought of making the kingdom of the Philistines stumble, in

13Jacob also dealt treacherously with his brother, and took from his hand

14He went then to Padan-aram to the house of Laban his mother's brother, and

15His sons sold their brother Joseph, who went down into Egypt and became a

16Until the former Pharaoh dreamed dreams, and withdrew him from the prison

17And when God caused a famine throughout the land he sent for and brought

18Now therefore my lord king behold this child has risen up in their stead

19If it please the king, let us now spill his blood upon the ground, lest he

20And Balaam said to the king, Let us moreover call for all the judges of

21And Pharaoh sent and called for all the wise men of Egypt and they came

22And the king said to the wise men, Surely you have heard what this Hebrew

23Now judge you also and see what is due to the boy for the act which he has

24And the angel, who seemed like one of the wise men of Pharaoh, answered

25If it please the king let the king send for men who shall bring before him

26But if he stretch forth his hand upon the coal, then shall we know that it

27And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king and the princes, so the

28And the king ordered the onyx stone and coal to be brought and placed

29And they placed the boy before them, and the lad endeavored to stretch

30And when the king and princes saw this, they knew that Moses had not acted

31So the king and princes refrained from slaying the child, so Moses

32And whilst the boy was in the king's house, he was robed in purple and he

33And when Moses grew up in the king's house, Bathia the daughter of Pharaoh

34And he daily went forth and came into the land of Goshen, where his

35And Moses asked them, saying, Wherefore is this labor meted out unto you

36And they told him all that had befallen them, and all the injunctions

37And they told him all the counsels which Balaam the son of Beor had

38And when Moses heard these things his anger was kindled against Balaam,

39And Balaam was afraid of Moses, and he and his two sons rose up and went

40And Moses was in the king's house going out and coming in, the Lord gave

41And the day arrived when Moses went to Goshen to see his brethren, that he

42And Moses returned to Egypt and came to the house of Pharaoh, and came

43And Moses said unto Pharaoh, I pray thee my lord, I have come to seek a

44And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Let there be given unto thy servants the

45And the king answered Moses and said, Behold I have lifted up thy face in

46And Pharaoh ordered a proclamation to be issued throughout Egypt and

47To you, all the children of Israel, thus says the king, for six days you

48And Moses rejoiced at this thing which the king had granted to him, and

49For this thing was from the Lord to the children of Israel, for the Lord

50And the Lord was with Moses and his fame went throughout Egypt.

51And Moses became great in the eyes of all the Egyptians, and in the eyes

Chapter 70

Moses puts the King's crown upon his own head. Baalam and the Wise