Israel in Egypt A Poem. By Edwin Atherstone |
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 | Israel in Egypt |  |
Then Pharaoh, from beneath the mantle's folds
That wrapped his head, though for protection vain
'Gainst fury of the scourge,—cried piteously;
“Oh! I repent me! Take ye off this plague,
Quickly; then sacrifice unto your God,
Within the land.”
That wrapped his head, though for protection vain
'Gainst fury of the scourge,—cried piteously;
“Oh! I repent me! Take ye off this plague,
Quickly; then sacrifice unto your God,
Within the land.”
But Moses, answering, said;
“It is not meet that in Egyptian land
We so should do: for we shall sacrifice
Unto the Lord, what all of Egypt hold
Abomination. Lo, before their face
Shall we abomination sacrifice,
And will they then not stone us? We will go
A three days' journey in the wilderness;
And sacrifice unto the Lord our God,
As we shall be commanded.”
“It is not meet that in Egyptian land
We so should do: for we shall sacrifice
Unto the Lord, what all of Egypt hold
Abomination. Lo, before their face
Shall we abomination sacrifice,
And will they then not stone us? We will go
A three days' journey in the wilderness;
And sacrifice unto the Lord our God,
As we shall be commanded.”
Pharaoh then
With tremulous voice cried, “I will let you go,
That ye may sacrifice unto your God
Within the wilderness: but ye shall not
Go very far away. Entreat for me.”
With tremulous voice cried, “I will let you go,
That ye may sacrifice unto your God
Within the wilderness: but ye shall not
Go very far away. Entreat for me.”
| Israel in Egypt | |