The Book of Exodus Chapter Links

Three Studies of Exodus	Completion Chart #1
Exodus HTML chapter links	Exodus PDF chapter links
Exodus WPD chapter links (these will open up on your computer in Word Perfect)	Brief Description of and Links to Each Chapter
Chapter Summaries and Progress of Chapters	Other Online Commentaries for Exodus

Is there any book written by any man about wisdom and about doing right which comes to mind which is known and revered by even one-hundredth of those who know and revere this book of Exodus?

Updated April 9, 2025.

Exodus 1–40 have been exegeted, translated and commented on. All chapters are now in 2nd draft form (this rewrite process is very important and it often adds 40% or more material to the study) or beyond. Exodus 1–21 are in #3 draft form. Exodus 22–30 are marked as to which draft form they are (currently, they are in 2nd draft form).

Exodus 1–21 have had the weekly Bible lesson notes integrated back into the text and they have been indexed (HTML) (PDF) (WPD), meaning these chapters are essentially complete (at some point, I may go back and add in some notes from other commentators). Although the work on these chapters is extensive, it is not complete yet. So far, this chapter-by-chapter exegesis is 9774 pages long. Each chapter is done to its own point of completeness. At bare minimum, there is a complete exegesis done from the Hebrew, 3 original translations, a number of other translations, and two sets of original commentary, integrated into the text.

In my zeal to move forward, I have left out some important details in the Exodus documents:
Updating and Details to complete	Chapters Completed
Labeling the translations in each chapter and make certain that the Kukis mostly literal translation is found after every verse and every passage; and that the Kukis paraphrase is found after every passage.	Exodus 1–21, 36–40.
The Definition of Terms have been updated for...	Exodus 1–21, 36–40.
I still need to index each chapter (meaning, the primary topics and doctrines found) are located in a central document; called the Old Testament Topics, located here: (HTML) (PDF) (WPD).
Chapters posted with the updates noted above:	Exodus 1–40.

Like the book of Genesis, there will be 3 approaches to the book of Exodus. (1) In the mid-1990's, I did a verse-by-verse examination of the entire book of Exodus all chapters. This brief exegesis of the entire book is only 500 pages. The Book of the Exodus (HTML) (PDF) (WPD). This is a single document.

Since then, I have begun 2 new chapter by chapter studies of the book of Exodus. The first is a reader-friendly version, sent out as weekly lessons and then posted online and updated about twice a year (HTML) (PDF) (WPD). Each grouping will be of 100 lessons; and I anticipate completing this study with 300–400 lessons total.

The third chapter-by-chapter exposition of Exodus is a word-by-word, verse-by-verse study of each chapter of the book of Exodus. The notes from both of the previous studies will be included here, as well as additional commentary (by myself and others). As I complete a chapter in the weekly Bible lessons, those notes are transferred over to the individual chapter studies.

The final verse-by-verse, chapter-by-chapter approach is far more extensive. This document that you have open right now links to those individual chapters, as well as their state of completion.

You may find this chart to be helpful:

Four Studies of Exodus
Available Studies in Exodus	Extent of Study	Location
My Original Study of Exodus	This was a verse-by-verse study done in the 1990's; the entire book is covered in 500 or so pages. I consider this a sub-par work, but people continue to access it.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (Folder)
Second single-
document study of Exodus	I am combining some previous chapter summaries along with newly developed verse-by-verse chapter summaries to make a single document of 300–500 pages. The primary problem with this document is, it is not yet complete.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (Folder)
Weekly lessons of Exodus	Bite-sized lessons are sent out by email each week, as they are completed. No extensive study of the Hebrew; but designed to be user-friendly, without being dumbed down. Each lesson is typically 4–7 typewritten pages, designed to be read in 10–20 minutes (longer if your Bible is open and you check the references).

This is designed for the average student of the Bible. The lessons online are updated about every 6 months (and sent out weekly by email to those who request).	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (Folder)
Chapter by chapter Study	Extensive word-by-word, verse-by-verse, chapter-
by-chapter examination of each chapter in Exodus. The two previous studies are included here, as well as additional commentary, additional doctrines, and commentary by others.

This study, when complete, provides the most thorough examination of the chapter anywhere. The final product will be in excess of 10,000 pages. This approach is designed for research and clergy.	The document that you now have open provides access to each chapter (HTML) (PDF) (WPD) (Folder)

I have just begin to work through this book verse by verse, exegeting each verse and every word. At some point, my intention is to complete the most thorough examination of the book of Exodus ever done.

The exegesis of these books will not put before you a bunch of brand new doctrines which are different from those already delivered by orthodox Christianity. In other words, a study of this book is not going to upend your doctrinal foundation, or get you interested in joining some cult. My only intent is to provide the most accurate examination of this book possible. What I teach should fit in well with the fundamental doctrines that we have learned and have believed (see the Doctrinal Statement).

As an aside, even though I have attended Berachah Church for over 40 years, these are not my notes re-worked from R. B. Thieme, Jr.'s excellent teaching. On some chapters, I refer back to my old notes from that class to make certain that I did not leave anything out; however, R. B. Thieme, Jr. did not cover most of the material included here (at least, not during the time that his lessons were recorded and distributed). And, as always, the bulk of this study is original, with view toward application to one's daily life. Some contemporary events are referenced as illustrations. There are a great many things in these chapters that Bob did not cover. However, the theology is essentially the same. It is conservative, Protestant, orthodox and evangelical; and I hold to the verbal-plenary view of inspiration of the Holy Scriptures.

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So far, I have begun a word-by-word examination of each chapter. Most of these chapters are not completed yet. Nevertheless, these incomplete chapter studies are still quite extensive, each chapter being exegeted word-by-word. Even incomplete, each chapter studies will be anywhere from 100–400 pages in length. Completeness and chapter links.

I have included 2 Completion Charts, and these are very much for my own benefit so that I can see what I have completed and what I still need to work on. The asterisk (*) indicates that some additional commentary has been added in.
When checking 90+ translations, I also complete and review the 3 original translations, making corrections where necessary. I add additional commentary and more graphics as well. Having 2 X's below is a much more finished product (3 X's designates probably as far as I will take this project).
The Book of Exodus
Chapter	Title	Basic exegesis, 3 original translations,

original commentary,

10 additional translations	90 additional translations, some additional commentary	Commentary from weekly lessons integrated back in	Commen
-tary from others

added	Indexed
Intro	God, Through Moses, Takes the Hebrew People out of Egypt
1	The Egyptian Oppression of the Hebrews	X	X	X1	X2
2	The First 40 Years of the Life of Moses	X	X	X	X
3	Moses and the Burning Bush	X	X	X	X
4	God Sends Moses and Aaron to Egypt	X	X	X	X
5	Moses Confronts Pharaoh/Work Requirements Increased	X	X	X	X
6	God Speaks to Moses/A Limited Genealogy	X	X	X	X
7	The Waters in Egypt Are Turned into Blood	X	X	X	X
8	The Plagues of Frogs, Gnats and Swarming Insects	X	X	X	X
9	Livestock, Boils and Hail Plagues	X	X	X	X
10	The Plagues of Locusts and Darkness	X	X	X	X
11	Pronouncement of the Final Plague (Death of the Firstborn)	X	X	X	X
12	The Passover, the 10th Judgement, and the Exodus	X	X	X
13	The Feasts Remember God Bringing Israel out of Egypt	X	X	X
14	God Rescues Israel from the Final Attack of Pharaoh's Army	X	X	X
15	The Song of Moses/Bitter Waters	X	X	X
16	God Sends the People Manna/Manna and the Sabbath	X	X	X
17	No-Water Test/Defeat of Amalekites	X	X	X
18	Moses' Father-in-law Recommends He Appoint Assistant Judges	X	X	X
19	Moses Prepares the People at Mount Sinai	X	X	X
20	God Gives the Commandments Directly to the People	X	X	X
21	Laws About Servants, Violence and Animal Control	X	X	X
22	Property Laws/Moral and Ceremonial Principles	X	X
23	Laws of Justice, the Sabbath, and the Feasts/The Angel of God	X	X
24	Moses Returns to the People and then Ascends the Mountain	X	X
25	Offerings for the Tabernacle; Furniture to be Built	X	X	I need to add
26	The Design of the Tabernacle	X	X	the Kukis mostly
27	The Altar and the Tabernacle Courtyard	X	X	literal translation at the end of each passage
28	Instructions for the Clothing Worn by the Priests	X	X
29	Aaron and His Sons Are Consecrated for Holy Service	X	X
30	Tabernacle Furniture, the Sacred Oil and the Atonement Money	X	X
31	The Specific Artisans/Observing the Sabbath	X	X
32	The Golden Calf Incident	X	X
33	The Command to Leave Sinai/Meeting God in the Tent	X	X
34	Moses Speaks with God a Second Time on Mount Sinai	X	X
35	Preparation for Building the Tabernacle and its Furniture	X	X
36	Constructing the Tabernacle	X	X
37	Construction of the Furniture for the Tabernacle	X	X
38	Construction of the Tabernacle Courtyard and its Furniture	X	X
39	Construction of the Ephod and Priest Clothing	X	X
40	God Has Moses Set Up the Tabernacle and Its Furnishings	X	X
Intro
Even though I would like to do more study on each chapter, most of these chapters will be done just through the first 3 "X's" plus the indexing.

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HTML links to Exodus Chapters

The work is done in WordPerfect and then exported to an HTML document.

Exodus Introduction (html)
Exodus 01 (html)	Exodus 02 (html)	Exodus 03 (html)	Exodus 04 (html)
Exodus 05 (html)	Exodus 06 (html)	Exodus 07 (html)	Exodus 08 (html)
Exodus 09 (html)	Exodus 10 (html)	Exodus 11 (html)	Exodus 12 (html)
Exodus 13 (html)	Exodus 14 (html)	Exodus 15 (html)	Exodus 16 (html)
Exodus 17 (html)	Exodus 18 (html)	Exodus 19 (html)	Exodus 20 (html)
Exodus 21 (html)	Exodus 22 (html)	Exodus 23 (html)	Exodus 24 (html)
Exodus 25 (html)	Exodus 26 (html)	Exodus 27 (html)	Exodus 28 (html)
Exodus 29 (html)	Exodus 30 (html)	Exodus 31 (html)	Exodus 32 (html)
Exodus 33 (html)	Exodus 34 (html)	Exodus 35 (html)	Exodus 36 (html)
Exodus 37 (html)	Exodus 38 (html)	Exodus 39 (html)	Exodus 40 (html)

PDF links to Exodus Chapters

The work was originally done in WordPerfect and then saved in a PDF format (which preserves to original formatting and look). Unfortunately, this is not the best document if you want to copy and paste from it.

Exodus Introduction (pdf)
Exodus 01 (pdf)	Exodus 02 (pdf)	Exodus 03 (pdf)	Exodus 04 (pdf)
Exodus 05 (pdf)	Exodus 06 (pdf)	Exodus 07 (pdf)	Exodus 08 (pdf)
Exodus 09 (pdf)	Exodus 10 (pdf)	Exodus 11 (pdf)	Exodus 12 (pdf)
Exodus 13 (pdf)	Exodus 14 (pdf)	Exodus 15 (pdf)	Exodus 16 (pdf)
Exodus 17 (pdf)	Exodus 18 (pdf)	Exodus 19 (pdf)	Exodus 20 (pdf)
Exodus 21 (pdf)	Exodus 22 (pdf)	Exodus 23 (pdf)	Exodus 24 (pdf)
Exodus 25 (pdf)	Exodus 26 (pdf)	Exodus 27 (pdf)	Exodus 28 (pdf)
Exodus 29 (pdf)	Exodus 30 (pdf)	Exodus 31 (pdf)	Exodus 32 (pdf)
Exodus 33 (pdf)	Exodus 34 (pdf)	Exodus 35 (pdf)	Exodus 36 (pdf)
Exodus 37 (pdf)	Exodus 38 (pdf)	Exodus 39 (pdf)	Exodus 40 (pdf)

A possible problem with the previous pdf files is, they are quite large and they may not display on computers with limited memory (a typical chapter will be 200–400 pages long). If that is the case, then you should be able to right-click the link, choose save as, and put the file on your hard drive and open it there using Adobe Acrobat Reader. That will give you a complete view of the graphics and the Hebrew characters.

For those who read Hebrew, the following is important. If you don't, then no need to read this paragraph. Since WordPerfect now properly prints out Hebrew words (reading from right to left), HTML files also properly display the Hebrew characters, but the PDF files read left to right (which is backward in the Hebrew). In older documents, I placed each letter where it belonged by typesetting, and WP and PDF would display properly (but HTML would not). For most people, this does not mean anything, but I did have one person who noticed the problem in the PDF documents.

I do all of my original work in WordPerfect. I find this to be both a more powerful word processing program than Word as well as more intuitive. I have a keyboard which allows me to type in Greek, one which allows me to type in Hebrew, and a third keyboard for English. This is necessary for the kind of work that I do; and Word is not designed to have more than one keyboard.

Some of the following documents have been zipped and will need to be unzipped after downloading. Once unzipped, the documents will open up on your computer, either into WordPerfect or into Word (although the formatting might be a little funky in Word).

WordPerfect links to Exodus Chapters (some of these are all zipped files in WPD format).

If you go to the online folder of these documents (http://kukis.org/Exodus/) and see that the wpd file is newer than the zip file, then you may download that. Generally speaking, the zip file will be newer than the wpd file.

Exodus Introduction (wpd)
Exodus 01 (wpd)	Exodus 02 (wpd)	Exodus 03 (wpd)	Exodus 04 (wpd)
Exodus 05 (wpd)	Exodus 06 (wpd)	Exodus 07 (wpd)	Exodus 08 (wpd)
Exodus 09 (wpd)	Exodus 10 (wpd)	Exodus 11 (wpd)	Exodus 12 (wpd)
Exodus 13 (wpd)	Exodus 14 (wpd)	Exodus 15 (wpd)	Exodus 16 (wpd)
Exodus 17 (wpd)	Exodus 18 (wpd)	Exodus 19 (wpd)	Exodus 20 (wpd)
Exodus 21 (wpd)	Exodus 22 (wpd)	Exodus 23 (wpd)	Exodus 24 (wpd)
Exodus 25 (wpd)	Exodus 26 (wpd)	Exodus 27 (wpd)	Exodus 28 (wpd)
Exodus 29 (wpd)	Exodus 30 (wpd)	Exodus 31 (wpd)	Exodus 32 (wpd)
Exodus 33 (wpd)	Exodus 34 (wpd)	Exodus 35 (wpd)	Exodus 36 (wpd)
Exodus 37 (wpd)	Exodus 38 (wpd)	Exodus 39 (wpd)	Exodus 40 (wpd)

Now and again, I have seen that I have made some mistakes in spelling as well as in the morphology (I took the information from John Owens, but changed it whenever there was a mistake in his work). If you discover mistakes, then I would want to know what they are so that I could change them and update the documents. I enjoy studying the Word of God, but I so hate to proofread.

The original wpd format (WordPerfect document) is also available online. Just go to http://kukis.org/Exodus/, right click, and choose save as. These documents will open in WordPerfect and sometimes in Word (although that is a dicey proposition). Each document (chapter) is typically complete at around 100–400 pages each.

The less complete chapters, without the additional translations and commentary, these chapters are generally between 70 and 300 pages each.

Exodus HTML chapter links	Exodus PDF chapter links
Exodus WPD chapter links (these will open up on your computer in Word Perfect)	Brief Description of and Links to Each Chapter
Chapter Summaries and Progress of Chapters	Other Online Commentaries for Exodus

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Chapter Study
1st Draft	About 40–50 translations are considered, mostly taken from e-sword. Three translations are developed along with commentary. Previously written material from the single document Exodus is integrated into the text.
2nd Draft	About 90 translations are considered. Commentary is supplemented. Two of the translations are presented as a whole at the end of the document. Those two translations are reviewed and proofed. Sometimes graphics and doctrines are added to this document.
3rd Draft	Since Exodus is one of the studies e-mailed out, the commentary is worked and reworked many times. Once a chapter is complete, the material developed for the e-
mailed studies is integrated back into the chapter studies. More graphics and doctrines are also added.
4th Draft

Chapter	Title	1st Draft	2nd Draft	3rd Draft	4th Draft
Exodus Introduction	God, Through Moses, Takes the Hebrew People out of Egypt	X
Exodus 1	The Egyptian Oppression of the Hebrews	X	X	X
Exodus 2	The First 40 Years of the Life of Moses	X	X	X
Exodus 3	Moses and the Burning Bush	X	X	X
Exodus 4	God Sends Moses and Aaron to Egypt	X	X	X
Exodus 5	Moses Confronts Pharaoh/Work Requirements Increased	X	X	X
Exodus 6	God Speaks to Moses/A Limited Genealogy	X	X	X
Exodus 7	The Waters in Egypt Are Turned into Blood	X	X	X
Exodus 8	The Plagues of Frogs, Gnats and Swarming Insects	X	X	X
Exodus 9	Livestock, Boils and Hail Plagues	X	X	X
Exodus 10	The Plagues of Locusts and Darkness	X	X	X
Exodus 11	Pronouncement of the Final Plague (Death of the Firstborn)	X	X	X
Exodus 12	The Passover, the 10th Judgement, and the Exodus	X	X	X
Exodus 13	The Feasts Remember God Bringing Israel out of Egypt	X	X	X
Exodus 14	God Rescues Israel from the Final Attack of Pharaoh's Army	X	X	X
Exodus 15	The Song of Moses/Bitter Waters	X	X	X
Exodus 16	God Sends the People Manna/Manna and the Sabbath	X	X	X
Exodus 17	No-Water Test/Defeat of Amalekites	X	X	X
Exodus 18	Moses' Father-in-law Recommends He Appoint Assistant Judges	X	X	X
Exodus 19	Moses Prepares the People at Mount Sinai	X	X	X
Exodus 20	God Gives the Ten Commandments Directly to the People	X	X	X
Exodus 21	Laws About Servants, Altercations, and Animal Control	X	X
Exodus 22	Property Laws/Moral and Ceremonial Principles	X	X
Exodus 23	Laws of Justice, the Sabbath, and the Feasts/The Angel of God	X	X
Exodus 24	Moses Returns to the People and then Ascends the Mountain	X	X
Exodus 25	Offerings for the Tabernacle; Furniture to be Built	X	X
Exodus 26	The Design of the Tabernacle	X	X
Exodus 27	The Altar and the Tabernacle Courtyard	X	X
Exodus 28	Instructions for the Clothing Worn by the Priests	X	X
Exodus 29	Aaron and His Sons Are Consecrated for Holy Service	X	X
Exodus 30	Tabernacle Furniture, the Sacred Oil and the Atonement Money	X	X
Exodus 31	The Specific Artisans/Observing the Sabbath	X	X
Exodus 32	The Golden Calf Incident	X	X
Exodus 33	The Command to Leave Sinai/Meeting God in the Tent	X	X
Exodus 34	God Renews His Covenant with Israel on Mount Sinai	X	X
Exodus 35	Preparation for Building the Tabernacle and its Furniture	X	X
Exodus 36	Constructing the Tabernacle	X	X
Exodus 37	Construction of the Furniture for the Tabernacle	X	X
Exodus 38	Construction of the Tabernacle Courtyard and its Furniture	X	X
Exodus 39	Construction of the Ephod and Priest Clothing	X	X
Exodus 40	God Has Moses Set Up the Tabernacle and Its Furnishings	X	X
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Brief Chapter Synopses

I will want to move this to the single Exodus document.

A complete chapter-by-chapter study of Exodus has not yet been started. The basic word-by-word exegesis of the Hebrew has been started. It may be a few years before I get this far. Sometimes, the number of pages may be off in this section. For a more accurate number of pages, see the next section.

Exodus Intro-
duction	God, Through Moses, Takes the Hebrew People out of Egypt	Primarily the works of 12 commentators; combined with 3 sets of Exodus notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	145 pages

Exodus 1	The Egyptian Oppression of the Hebrews	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD–zip)	164 pages

Exodus 1 serves as a connection between the books of Genesis and Exodus, as approximately 400 years has passed between the events recorded at the end of Genesis and the beginning of Exodus.

A pharaoh arises who does not know Joseph, and the Egyptians, worried about the large Hebrew population, make the Hebrews their slaves. However, the Hebrew population still grows, even to the point where the Pharaoh calls for the midwives to kill the male infants born to Hebrew couples. When they refuse to cooperate, Pharaoh calls for all sons of the Hebrews to be thrown into the Nile and drown.

Exodus 2	The First 40 Years of the Life of Moses	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	235 pages

A husband and wife from the tribe of Levi have a son, and, when she can no longer conceal him, he is placed into a small container in the Nile River so that he floats to an area frequented by Pharaoh's daughter. She sees the infant and is moved and he is taken out of the water, and she cares for him, naming him Moses.

Moses grows up in the palace of the Pharaoh. At some point, he learns that he is originally a Hebrew, so he goes out among the Hebrew slaves, out of curiosity. When he sees a taskmaster beating a Hebrew slave, he kills the taskmaster. When this becomes known, Moses flees Egypt.

Moses ends up in Midian, where he meets 7 young women giving water to their flock at a well. He stands up for them against some shepherds who drive them away. The father of the young women asks for Moses to be brought to his home to feed him. Moses marries one of his daughters and they have a son.

Exodus 3	Moses and the Burning Bush	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	226

When walking his flock along the edge of the desert-wilderness, Moses comes upon a burning bush, and when he approaches it to get a better look, he finds that it is a manifestation of God.

God tells Moses that He is aware of the sufferings of the sons of Israel and that He will bring them to the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Then God tells Moses that he will be God's point man.

Exodus 4	God Sends Moses and Aaron to Egypt	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 3 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	262

Exodus 4 is simply a continuation of Ex. 3. Moses is still out in the desert speaking to God. When God tells Moses what He wants him to do, Moses objects, eloquently arguing that he is too inarticulate to speak before Pharaoh and bring him God's message. God tells Moses that his brother is able to talk, so he will be the spokesman for Moses, who is the spokesman for God; and, oh by the way, Aaron is on his way right now to meet Moses.

Moses and Aaron meet, then go to the elders of the sons of Israel and convince them that God knows of their difficulties and that He has visited the sons of Israel.

Exodus 5	Moses Confronts Pharaoh/Work Requirements Increased	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	197

Moses and Aaron go before Pharaoh and call for a time of worship for the sons of Israel. Pharaoh refuses and increases the work requirements of the Hebrew slaves. The Hebrew foremen complain to Moses and Aaron and Moses takes their complaint to God.

Exodus 6	God Speaks to Moses/A Limited Genealogy	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 3 sets notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	245

About half of Exodus 6 is a conversation between God and Moses, where God tells Moses that He will fulfill the covenants which He made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In the middle of this chapter, there is a genealogy (mostly, it is Levi's line, which leads to Moses and Aaron). Then we pick up at the end of the chapter where Moses voices the concern that, Pharaoh will not listen to him because he is not a good public speaker.

Exodus 6 is, unfortunately, a chopped up chapter which begins and ends incorrectly. God and Moses are speaking, and this begins in Ex. 5:22 and continues to 6:12, until a genealogy is inserted (a genealogy which primarily focuses on the line of Levi, which leads to Moses and Aaron). This conversation between God and Moses is picked up at the end of Ex. 6, where Moses asks, "How will Pharaoh listen to me if I am a poor communicator?" God then answers Moses question in Ex. 7:1–5. Properly, Exodus 6 should have begun in Ex. 5:22 and ended with Ex. 7:7.

Exodus 7	The Waters in Egypt Are Turned into Blood	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	233

God agrees that Aaron will act as Moses's mouthpiece and He tells them what to expect when interacting with Pharaoh. They will be sent twice before Pharaoh: (1) to show the power of Moses' staff (now carried by Aaron); and then (2) to curse the land of Egypt (using the staff) by turning all of their standing water into blood (or something which appears to be blood).

Exodus 8	The Plagues of Frogs, Gnats and Swarming Insects	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	281

Exodus 8 is the narrative of 3 plagues (plagues 2–4): (2) the plague of the frogs; (3) the plague of the gnats; and (4) the plague of the swarming insects (often called, the plague of the flies).

Exodus 9	Livestock, Boils and Hail Plagues	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	299

Exodus 9 is the narrative of 3 plagues (plagues 5–7): (5) the plague of diseased livestock; (6) the plague of boils; and (7) the plague of the great hail.

Exodus 10	The Plagues of Locusts and Darkness	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	257

Exodus 10 is the narrative of 2 plagues (plagues 8–9): (8) the plague of the locusts and (9) the plague of thick darkness.

Exodus 11	Pronouncement of the Final Plague (Death of the Firstborn)	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	100

Exodus 11 warns of the final plague, the death of the firstborn.

Exodus 12	The Passover, the 10th Judgement, and the Exodus	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	491

Exodus 12 speaks about the first celebration of the Passover and describes some traditions for future celebrations once Israel enters into their land. The final judgment is brought down upon Egypt and the Israelites leave Egypt. This is possible the central chapter of Exodus (along with Exodus 20).

Exodus 13	The Feasts Remember God Bringing Israel out of Egypt	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	225

God begins to describe the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Passover, as they were to be celebrated in the future.

Exodus 14	God Rescues Israel from the Final Attack of Pharaoh's Army	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	323

Pharaoh of Egypt attacks Israel one more time, and is destroyed by God. This attack by Pharaoh is Israel's first test after leaving Egypt.

Exodus 15	The Song of Moses/Bitter Waters	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	283

Moses recounts God's destruction of Egypt at the Sea of Reeds.

The people of Israel encounter their second test, the test of bitter waters.

Exodus 16	God Sends the People Manna/Manna and the Sabbath	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	271

The people complain about having no meat or bread to eat and are angry that Moses has brought them all into the desert to starve. God provides manna and quail for them. God also begins to institute the concept of the Sabbath (in this chapter, it is related specifically to the collection of manna).

There is a time problem at the very end of this chapter, and it is quite easy to fix. This time fix is explained in detail, and it eliminates several possible problems at the end of this chapter (a person who does not understand the time frame of the end of this chapter will think that there are contradictions within the book of Exodus).

Exodus 17	No-Water Test/Defeat of Amalekites	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	163

The people are tested with no-water. They continue to complain and threaten Moses. They face a sudden threat by Amalek and Israel defeats Amalek. God requires Moses to record these historical events. This is the first time we have come across such a requirement being put to Moses.

Exodus 18	Moses' Father-in-law Recommends He Appoint Assistant Judges	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	192

Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, hears all that has been occurring; so he bring Moses' wife and children to him. While getting together, Jethro observes the amount of work that Moses is doing and suggests that he delegate his authority.

Exodus 19	Moses Prepares the People at Mount Sinai	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	192

Israel arrives at Mount Sinai. God excludes Israel from coming on Mount Sinai. God requires the people of Israel to ceremonially cleanse themselves.

Exodus 20	God Gives the Ten Commandments Directly to the People	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	238

God speaks the Ten Commandments aloud to all the people of Israel. The people are frightened and ask Moses to stand between them and God. Moses then goes into the thick cloud where God is, on Mount Sinai, and God speaks to Moses, giving him a variety of laws, regulations, ceremonies and promises (Exodus 20b–23). God gives Moses specific instructions on altars which may be used to worship Him.

Exodus 21	Laws About Servants, Altercations and Animal Control	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	289

God continues giving a series of laws to Moses. There are regulations about owning slaves and laws which deal with various forms of violence. A general principle of justice is given (an eye for an eye,...). The chapter ends with a series of animal control and liability laws.

Exodus 22	Property Laws, Moral Laws and Ceremonial Principles	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations;90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	207

God delivers a set of property laws to Moses, which include specifics regarding responsibilities. The second half of this chapter deals with a variety of topics: enforced marriage when seduction occurs, witchcraft, bestiality, treatment of immigrants, treatment of the poor, money lending, respect for authority, redemption of the firstborn, and one dietary restriction.

Exodus 23	Laws of Justice, the Sabbath, and the Feasts/The Angel of God	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	227

God continues speaking to Moses, focusing first on laws of justice—not giving a false witness, not favoring or disfavoring someone due to their economic status. We are even to treat our enemies in grace, looking out for their possessions in fact. Anyone involved in a matter of justice is not to be swayed by a bribe; no one is to take advantage of a foreigner. God also spoke of the Sabbath year, the Sabbath day and He institutes 3 annual feasts of gathering that Israel is to observe.

This chapter closes out with God promising to send His Angel to guide Israel into their new land and that Israel was to defeat those currently living in that land.

Exodus 24	Moses Returns to the People and then Ascends the Mountain	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	144

Exodus 25	Offerings for the Tabernacle; Furniture to be Built	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	232

Moses has been on Mount Sinai for perhaps a day or two, and he has come down with additional laws and guidance for Israel. The people, in this chapter, enthusiastically ratify the words of God. There is a celebration; and many animals are sacrificed. Moses goes back up Mount Zion, but he take 70 elders and some others with him. In this chapter, we see the manifestation of God from at least two perspectives: those sons of Israel who are at the foot of the mountain; and Moses and the elders who are with him. As a cloud envelops the mountain, Moses goes further up the mountain.

Exodus 26	The Design of the Tabernacle	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	239

This chapter is about plans for building the Tabernacle. There are a few passages which I need to go back to and work through them—they are very hard to understand.

Exodus 27	The Altar and the Tabernacle Courtyard	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	149

This chapter was much easier to understand and translate than previous ones. Primarily, this is God telling Moses exactly how he is to build the brazen altar and the courtyard for the Tabernacle.

Exodus 28	Instructions for the Clothing Worn by the Priests	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	299

The translation for this chapter was also much easier than some of the previous ones. Exodus 28 concerns itself with the clothing worn by the priests.

Exodus 29	Aaron and His Sons Are Consecrated for Holy Service	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	304

Exodus 30	Tabernacle Furniture, the Sacred Oil and the Atonement Money	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	246

Exodus 31	The Specific Artisans/Observing the Sabbath	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	127

Exodus 32	The Golden Calf Incident	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	336

At the end of this chapter, Moses gathers the Levites to them, and tells them to take their swords and wade through the people of Israel and kill many of them, because they are ungovernable. We certainly live during a time in the United States when many of the people (and a considerable number of politicians) are ungovernable. What should be the believer's course of action, if we take what Moses did here into consideration?

Exodus 33	The Command to Leave Sinai/Meeting God in the Tent	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	216

Exodus 34	God Renews His Covenant with Israel on Mount Sinai	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	350

What is most important about Exodus 34 is what is not found in this chapter. God promised to let Moses see Him, under some specific conditions (Exodus 33:19–23); and Moses goes up on Mount Sinai in this chapter. Given God's description of what would happen (Moses being tucked away into the cleft of some rocks), Moses likely did see God in Exodus 34, and yet, this is not recorded exactly as God promised (Exodus 34:5–8 does not appear to be the experience which God promised). Why? Although I believe what is described in Exodus 34 fulfills God's promise to Moses, why didn't Moses record his experience to clearly reflect those things that God promised? One would expect an experience like this to be more than 3 or 4 verses. There is actually an explanation for this.

God reestablishes a covenant with Israel through Moses. This leads me to ask (and answer) the question, "Is God disorganized?" There are a number of places in the Torah where the Sabbath is discussed. Why didn't God put all the discussion of the Sabbath in one place? Would that not be more organized? There is a lot of information and additional topics packed into Exodus 34.

In this chapter, there seems to be a very abbreviated version of the laws which God has already delivered to Moses (and to the people of Israel). Although speculating on who edited these laws down—God or Moses—is interesting; what is more important here is the question, is God disorganized? God does not, for instance, devote one chapter of the Bible to the Sabbath; He talks about it with the commandments; He speaks about it in this chapter; and in quite a number of other places. Isn't that disorganized. If it is, then how do we explain that?

There is another important topic in this chapter—organizing a doctrinal church if there is not one where you live. It might be worth considering what to do, as believers grow in local churches; they do not grow, for the most part, by listening to various sermons or by reading commentaries (mine included). Don't get me wrong—I am not trying to talk you out of reading my commentaries, but most believers ought to be a part of a local church. Furthermore, it needs to be a doctrinal church (one which respects the Word of God and teaches the Bible accurately).

Exodus 35	Preparation for Building the Tabernacle and its Furniture	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	234

In this chapter, we considered the concept of skill sets required for spiritual gifts; and discussed where those skills came from. There was also a great deal of discussion in this chapter about teamwork in the Christian life.

Exodus 36	Constructing the Tabernacle	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	155

Exodus 37	Construction of the Furniture for the Tabernacle	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	145

Exodus 38	Construction of the Tabernacle Courtyard and its Furniture	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	185

Exodus 39	Construction of the Ephod and Priest Clothing	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	239

Exodus 40	God Has Moses Set Up the Tabernacle and Its Furnishings	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	209

Three Studies of Exodus	Completion Chart #1
Exodus HTML chapter links	Exodus PDF chapter links
Exodus WPD chapter links (these will open up on your computer in Word Perfect)	Brief Description of and Links to Each Chapter
Chapter Summaries and Progress of Chapters	Other Online Commentaries for Exodus

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Chapter Summaries and Progress of Chapters

As is nearly always the case, both the list of Doctrinal Terms (HTML) (PDF) (WPD) and the list of Old Testament topics which are covered (HTML) (PDF) (WPD) are both updated and posted with each new chapter of Exodus.

Chapter	Title	Completeness	Links	# of pages
Exodus Introduction	God, Through Moses, Takes the Hebrew People out of Egypt	Initial compilation of the work of 12 or so commentators; and 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	145
Exodus 1	The Egyptian Oppression of the Hebrews	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD–zip)	164
Exodus 2	The First 40 Years of the Life of Moses	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	235
Exodus 3	Moses and the Burning Bush	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	226
Exodus 4	God Sends Moses and Aaron to Egypt	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	262
Exodus 5	Moses Confronts Pharaoh/Work Requirements Increased	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	197
Exodus 6	God Speaks to Moses/A Limited Genealogy	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	245
Exodus 7	The Waters in Egypt Are Turned into Blood	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	233
Exodus 8	The Plagues of Frogs, Gnats and Swarming Insects	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	281
Exodus 9	Livestock, Boils and Hail Plagues	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	299
Exodus 10	The Plagues of Locusts and Darkness	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	257
Exodus 11	Pronouncement of the Final Plague (Death of the Firstborn)	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	130
Exodus 12	The Passover, the 10th Judgement, and the Exodus	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	460
Exodus 13	The Feasts Remember God Bringing Israel out of Egypt	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	225
Exodus 14	God Rescues Israel from the Final Attack of Pharaoh's Army	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	323
Exodus 15	The Song of Moses/Bitter Waters	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	283
Exodus 16	God Sends the People Manna/Manna and the Sabbath	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	315
Exodus 17	No-Water Test/Defeat of Amalekites	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; dictionary; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	163
Exodus 18	Moses' Father-in-law Recommends He Appoint Assistant Judges	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; dictionary; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	220
Exodus 19	Moses Prepares the People at Mount Sinai	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; dictionary; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	220
Exodus 20	God Gives the Ten Commandments Directly to the People	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; dictionary; and 3 sets of original notes integrated together.	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	308
Exodus 21	Laws About Servants, Altercations, and Animal Control	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	289
Exodus 22	Property Laws, Moral Laws and Ceremonial Principles	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	207
Exodus 23	Laws of Justice, the Sabbath, and the Feasts/The Angel of God	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	227
Exodus 24	Moses Returns to the People and then Ascends the Mountain	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	144
Exodus 25	Offerings for the Tabernacle; Furniture to be Built	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	232
Exodus 26	The Design of the Tabernacle	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	239
Exodus 27	The Altar and the Tabernacle Courtyard	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	149
Exodus 28	Instructions for the Clothing Worn by the Priests	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	299
Exodus 29	Aaron and His Sons Are Consecrated for Holy Service	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary & graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	304
Exodus 30	Tabernacle Furniture, the Sacred Oil and the Atonement Money	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary & graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	246
Exodus 31	The Specific Artisans/Observing the Sabbath	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary & graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	127
Exodus 32	The Golden Calf Incident	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary & graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	336
Exodus 33	The Command to Leave Sinai/Meeting God in the Tent	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary & graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	216
Exodus 34	God Renews His Covenant with Israel on Mount Sinai	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	350
Exodus 35	Preparation for Building the Tabernacle and its Furniture	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ other translations; 2 sets of original notes; additional commentary & graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	234
Exodus 36	Constructing the Tabernacle	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations consulted; improved commentary and improved translations; with graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	206
Exodus 37	Construction of the Furniture for the Tabernacle	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations consulted; improved commentary and improved translations; with graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	145
Exodus 38	Construction of the Tabernacle Courtyard and its Furniture	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations consulted; improved commentary and improved translations; with graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	185
Exodus 39	Construction of the Ephod and Priest Clothing	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations consulted; improved commentary and improved translations; with graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	239
Exodus 40	God Has Moses Set Up the Tabernacle and Its Furnishings	Word-by-word Hebrew exegesis; 3 original translations; 90+ translations consulted; improved commentary and improved translations; with graphics	(HTML) (PDF) (WPD)	209
Total # of pages:	9774

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Other Exodus References:

William Wenstrom appears to have an excellent chapter by chapter study of Exodus in a pdf format.

Jeremiah Thomas appears to have an excellent chapter-by-chapter study of Exodus in rtf text format (it will download to your computer and open up in Word or a similar program).

Dr. Robert D. Luginbill presents an in-depth study of Exodus 14 and the hardening of Pharaoh's heart (available in PDF, HTML, or Word format).

Syndein has a so-so chapter-by-chapter study of Exodus, based in part on his notes from R. B. Thieme, Jr. (Bob did not cover the entire book, insofar as I know.)

Three Studies of Exodus	Completion Chart #1
Exodus HTML chapter links	Exodus PDF chapter links
Exodus WPD chapter links (these will open up on your computer in Word Perfect)	Brief Description of and Links to Each Chapter
Chapter Summaries and Progress of Chapters	Other Online Commentaries for Exodus

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