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“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

“But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?

“This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

“But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

“And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

“This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt

“These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

“But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ he asked.

“So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior.

“But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt.

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

“But the one who was mistreating his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying: Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?

“This Moses, whom they rejected when they said, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?    — this one God sent as a ruler and a deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they pushed him aside, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

to whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt

“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

“This Moses whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush.

whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt

“But then those ‘fathers,’ burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though—he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs.

“The one who had started the fight said, ‘Who put you in charge of us? Are you going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday?’ When Moses heard that, realizing that the word was out, he ran for his life and lived in exile over in Midian. During the years of exile, two sons were born to him.

“This is the same Moses whom they earlier rejected, saying, ‘Who put you in charge of us?’ This is the Moses that God, using the angel flaming in the burning bush, sent back as ruler and redeemer. He led them out of their slavery. He did wonderful things, setting up God-signs all through Egypt, down at the Red Sea, and out in the wilderness for forty years. This is the Moses who said to his congregation, ‘God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.’ This is the Moses who stood between the angel speaking at Sinai and your fathers assembled in the wilderness and took the life-giving words given to him and handed them over to us, words our fathers would have nothing to do with.

“This is the same Moses whom they earlier rejected, saying, ‘Who put you in charge of us?’ This is the Moses that God, using the angel flaming in the burning bush, sent back as ruler and redeemer. He led them out of their slavery. He did wonderful things, setting up God-signs all through Egypt, down at the Red Sea, and out in the wilderness for forty years. This is the Moses who said to his congregation, ‘God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.’ This is the Moses who stood between the angel speaking at Sinai and your fathers assembled in the wilderness and took the life-giving words given to him and handed them over to us, words our fathers would have nothing to do with.

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him

But the one who was injuring his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND JUDGE OVER US?

“This Moses whom they disowned, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?’ is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush.

Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him; on the contrary they rejected him and turned back to Egypt in their hearts

“The [ten elder] patriarchs, overwhelmed with jealousy, sold [their younger brother] Joseph into [slavery in] Egypt; but God was with him, [Gen 37:11, 28; 45:4]

But the man who was injuring his neighbor pushed Moses away, saying, ‘WHO APPOINTED YOU RULER AND JUDGE OVER US?

“This Moses whom they rejected, saying, ‘WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?’ is the very one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer, with the [protecting and helping] hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush. [Ex 2:14]

Our fathers were unwilling to be subject to him [and refused to listen to him]. They rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. [Num 14:3, 4]

The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him

But the man who was unfairly hurting his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying, ‘ Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

This same Moses they had rejected, saying, ‘ Who made you a ruler and judge? ’ God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him aside and turned back to Egypt in their hearts