The KJV Audio Bible
by Elizabeth Whitworth
I’m recording the King James Version of the Bible, one chapter at a time. I invite you to join me in listening. Here’s why:1) The New Testament in the KJV is based on the Received Text (Textus Receptus), which I believe is the most trustworthy and original text of the New Testament books. The Received Text is the basis for other early English translations of the Bible during the Reformation period, including the Tyndale New Testament and the Coverdale Bible.2) The King James Version of the Bible is renowned for its linguistic beauty.3) There’s a certain power in reading Bible books as a whole. Bible-in-a-year plans can be great, but they have a few pitfalls:• They typically chop the Bible up into unnatural parts (a reading from several books each day). This makes it harder to understand each book and remember it distinctly.• If it’s not January 1, we aren’t as likely to start a Bible-in-a-year reading plan. Every day is an excellent day to start reading the Bible.• At the end of
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Exodus 40
Read Exodus 40. Exodus 40 closes out the book with the actual assembly of the tabernacle, after many chapters-worth of instructions and preparations. The LORD spoke to Moses and commanded that the tabernacle be set up on the first day of the first month of the second year. He gave detailed...
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Exodus 39
Read Exodus 39. Exodus 39 opens with the tabernacle craftsmen making the finely woven garments for ministering in the holy place, along with the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. The ephod was fashioned from gold thread twisted together with blue, purple, and scarlet...
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Exodus 38
Read Exodus 38. Exodus 38 continues the account of the tabernacle's construction, turning to the altar of burnt offering and the various furnishings of the courtyard. Bezaleel built the altar of shittim wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide (square in shape) and three cubits high…
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Exodus 37
Read Exodus 37. Exodus 37 details the craftsmanship of Bezaleel, the skilled artisan whom God had appointed to construct the sacred furnishings of the tabernacle. He began with the ark of the covenant, building it of shittim (acacia) wood measured at two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half...
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Exodus 36
Read Exodus 36. Exodus 36 opens with Bezaleel and Aholiab, along with every skilled craftsman whom the LORD had gifted with wisdom, beginning the work of constructing the sanctuary exactly as the LORD had commanded. Moses called these skilled workers together and gave them all the offerings the...
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Exodus 35
Read Exodus 35. Exodus 35 opens with Moses gathering the whole congregation of Israel together and reminding them of the Sabbath command, declaring that no work was to be done on the seventh day, not even the kindling of a fire, on penalty of death for anyone who broke it. Moses then relayed the...
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Exodus 34
Read Exodus 34. Exodus 34 opens with the LORD instructing Moses to cut two new tablets of stone to replace the ones he had shattered and to come up Mount Sinai the next morning to meet with God. No one else was permitted to ascend the mountain with him, and even the flocks and herds were…
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Exodus 33
Read Exodus 33. After the incident of the golden calf (Exodus 32), the LORD told Moses to leave Sinai and lead the people to the promised land. But He declared that He Himself would not go with them; if He did, He would consume them along the way because of their stubbornness. Upon hearing this,...
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Exodus 32
Read Exodus 32. While Moses remained on mount Sinai receiving the law from the LORD, the Israelites grew impatient waiting for him to return. They gathered before Aaron and demanded that he make them gods to lead them, since they didn't know what had become of Moses. Aaron told the people to…
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Exodus 31
Read Exodus 31. Exodus 31 opens with the LORD speaking to Moses and naming the craftsmen he had chosen to build the tabernacle and its furnishings. He called Bezaleel of the tribe of Judah, and filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him wisdom, understanding, and knowledge in all manner of...
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Exodus 30
Read Exodus 30. In Exodus 30, the LORD instructed Moses to construct an altar of shittim wood specifically for burning incense. The altar was to be square in shape, measuring one cubit by one cubit and two cubits tall, with horns projecting from its four corners. It was to be overlaid with pure...
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Exodus 29
Read Exodus 29. The LORD instructed Moses on how to consecrate Aaron and his sons for the priesthood. The ceremony required specific animals and bread offerings to be prepared in advance: a young bullock, two rams without blemish, and unleavened bread, cakes mixed with oil, and wafers anointed…
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Exodus 28
Read Exodus 28. The LORD instructed Moses to bring forward his brother Aaron and Aaron's sons — Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar — to serve as priests before Him. To mark them for this sacred office, the LORD commanded that holy garments be made for Aaron, both "for glory and for beauty." He...
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Exodus 27
Read Exodus 27. Exodus 27 opens with the LORD giving Moses detailed instructions for constructing the altar of burnt offering for the tabernacle. The altar was to be built from shittim wood and measured five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits tall, making it a large square structure....
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Exodus 26
Read Exodus 26. The LORD instructed Moses on the construction of the tabernacle. It was to be built using ten curtains made of finely twisted linen, woven with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and decorated with artistic designs of cherubim. Each curtain was the same size, and they were to be…
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Exodus 25
Read Exodus 25. The LORD instructed Moses to collect offerings from the Israelites — gold, silver, and brass; blue, purple, and scarlet; fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red; badger skin; shittim wood; oil; spices; and onyx and other precious stones. These were to be freewill offerings…
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Exodus 24
Read Exodus 24. Moses relayed to the people all the words and ordinances the LORD had spoken, and the people responded with unanimous agreement, pledging to obey everything God had commanded. Moses then wrote down all the LORD's words and rose early the next morning to build an altar at the foot…
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Exodus 23
Read Exodus 23. Exodus 23 continues the LORD God's instructions to Moses and the children of Israel by outlining a series of laws governing justice, honesty, and fair treatment among the Israelites. The LORD commanded that no one spread false reports or join with the wicked to act as a malicious...
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Exodus 22
Read Exodus 22. Exodus 22 continues the legal code God gave to Moses, opening with laws concerning theft and property damage. If a man stole an ox or sheep and slaughtered or sold it, he was required to pay back multiple animals in restitution. A thief caught in the act at night could be struck...
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Exodus 21
Read Exodus 21. Exodus 21 continues the body of laws God gave to Moses, focusing primarily on regulations governing human relationships, personal rights, and accountability. The chapter opens with laws concerning Hebrew servants, establishing that a Hebrew man sold into servitude was to serve for...
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Exodus 20
Read Exodus 20. God spoke directly to the Israelites, reminding them that He was the LORD their God who had brought them out of Egypt and out of slavery. He then articulated the ten commandments. The first four commandments concern people's relationship with God Himself. We are to have no other...
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Exodus 19
Read Exodus 19. In the third month after the Israelites had left Egypt, they arrived at the wilderness of Sinai and camped at the base of the mountain. Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, delivering a message for the people of Israel. The LORD reminded them of how…
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Exodus 18
Read Exodus 18. Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, heard about everything God had done for Moses and the Israelites in delivering them from Egypt. He came to meet Moses in the wilderness, bringing with him Moses' wife Zipporah and their two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, whom...
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Exodus 17
Read Exodus 17. The Israelites continued their journey through the wilderness, traveling according to the LORD's command and camping at Rephidim. However, there was no water for the people to drink, and they quickly grew frustrated and began quarreling with Moses, demanding that he provide them...
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Exodus 16
Read Exodus 16. After leaving Elim, the entire Israelite community set out into the wilderness of Sin, which lay between Elim and Sinai. This occurred on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from Egypt. There, in the wilderness, the whole community began to grumble against...
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Exodus 15
Read Exodus 15. Exodus 15 opens with a, a triumphant hymn of praise sung by Moses and the Israelites to the LORD following their miraculous deliverance from Egypt. The song celebrated the LORD's overwhelming victory over Pharaoh and his army, who had been swallowed up by the sea. The Israelites...
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Exodus 14
Read Exodus 14. The LORD instructed Moses to lead the Israelites to camp near the Red sea, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon. This was part of a divine plan to harden Pharaoh's heart and draw the Egyptian army into pursuit, so that God could demonstrate His glory and power over...
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Exodus 13
Read Exodus 13. Exodus 13 opens with the LORD commanding Moses to consecrate all the firstborn of Israel to Him. Every firstborn male (whether human or animal) was to be set apart as holy to the LORD. This reflected the significance of the final plague in Egypt, during which God had struck down…
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Exodus 12
Read Exodus 12. Exodus 12 opens with God giving Moses and Aaron detailed instructions for what would become the first passover. God declared that this month would mark the beginning of the Hebrew calendar year. Each household was instructed to select an unblemished male lamb on the tenth day of…
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Exodus 11
Read Exodus 11. Exodus 11 records a turning point in the confrontation between the LORD and Pharaoh. The LORD announced to Moses that one final plague would come upon Egypt — a plague so severe that Pharaoh would not merely let the Israelites go but would drive them out entirely. The LORD...
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Exodus 10
Read Exodus 10. Exodus 10 continues the account of God's judgment on Egypt through two additional plagues, the eighth and ninth, as Pharaoh persistently refused to release the Israelites from slavery. The LORD told Moses that He had hardened Pharaoh's heart deliberately so that these miraculous...
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Exodus 9
Read Exodus 9. Exodus 9 recounts three of the ten plagues that the LORD God sent upon Egypt as part of His effort to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. The chapter opens with God instructing Moses to deliver a warning to Pharaoh: If he refused to let the people go, God would...
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Exodus 8
Read Exodus 8. Exodus 8 continues the account of the plagues God brought upon Egypt through Moses and Aaron, as Pharaoh repeatedly refused to release the Israelites from bondage. The chapter details four distinct events — the plagues of frogs, lice, and flies, along with a brief moment of…
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Exodus 7
Read Exodus 7. God spoke to Moses, reaffirming his role as a prophet to Pharaoh, with Aaron serving as his spokesman. God warned Moses that he would harden Pharaoh's heart so that, despite the signs and wonders performed, Pharaoh would not listen — and, through this, God's power would be...
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Exodus 6
Read Exodus 6. As recorded in Exodus 6, God reassured Moses after his initial failed attempt to secure the Israelites' release from Pharaoh. God reminded Moses that He had appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, though His name "the LORD" (Yahweh or JEHOVAH) had not been fully...
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Exodus 5
Read Exodus 5. Moses and Aaron approached Pharaoh with a message from the God of Israel, requesting that he release the Israelite people so they may travel into the wilderness to hold a feast to God. Pharaoh responded with contempt, declaring that he had no knowledge of or obligation to the God…
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Exodus 4
Read Exodus 4. In Exodus 4, Moses expressed doubt about his mission to deliver the children of Israel from slavery in Egypt, worrying that the Israelites wouldn’t believe that God truly appeared to him. In response, God equipped Moses with three miraculous signs to validate his commission: First,...
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Exodus 3
Read Exodus 3. Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro in the wilderness when he came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There, the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. Though the bush burned, it wasn't consumed. When Moses turned aside to…
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Exodus 2
Read Exodus 2. Exodus 2 opens with the birth of Moses in Egypt. A Levite man and woman conceived a child. The mother hid him for three months to protect him from Pharaoh's decree that all Hebrew baby boys would be killed. When she could no longer conceal him, she placed him in "an ark of…
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Exodus 1
Read Exodus 1. The book of Exodus opens by recounting the names of the sons of Jacob (also called Israel) who had come to Egypt along with their families, numbering seventy people in all. The sons of Jacob — Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher —...
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Genesis ∙ Summary
A chapter-by-chapter summary of the book of Genesis
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Genesis 50
Genesis 50 is the last chapter of the book of Genesis, bringing closure to the account of Joseph and the patriarchs. Upon Jacob's death, Joseph fell upon his father's face, weeping and kissing him. He then commanded the physicians in his service to embalm Jacob's body, a process that took forty...
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Genesis 49
Genesis 49 contains Jacob's final blessings and prophecies over his twelve sons before his death in Egypt. Jacob began with Reuben, his firstborn, acknowledging his natural right to preeminence but declaring that he wouldn't excel due to his instability and his sin of defiling his father's bed…
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Genesis 48
Genesis 48 recounts the final encounter between the aging patriarch Jacob (also called Israel) and his son Joseph, along with Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob, who was nearing death, summoned Joseph to his bedside. Despite his physical weakness and failing eyesight, Jacob's…
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Genesis 47
Genesis 47 continues the account of Jacob's family settling in Egypt during the severe famine. Joseph presented five of his brothers and his father Jacob to Pharaoh. When Pharaoh asked the brothers about their occupation, they identified themselves as shepherds and requested permission to settle…
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Genesis 46
Genesis 46 recounts Jacob's journey to Egypt to reunite with his son Joseph, whom he had believed to be dead for many years. When Jacob learned that Joseph was not only alive but also a powerful ruler in Egypt, he decided to travel there with his entire household. Before leaving, Jacob stopped at...
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Genesis 45
In Genesis 45, Joseph finally revealed his identity to his brothers who had sold him into slavery years earlier. Unable to control himself any longer in the presence of his Egyptian attendants, Joseph commanded everyone except his brothers to leave the room. In this private moment, he broke down...
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Genesis 44
Genesis 44 continues the account of Joseph testing his brothers who came to Egypt seeking grain during the famine. Joseph instructed his steward to fill his brothers' sacks with grain and to secretly place each man's money back in his sack. Most significantly, he ordered that his personal silver...
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Genesis 43
Genesis 43 covers the famine that continued to ravage the land of Canaan, forcing Jacob's family to consider another journey to Egypt for grain. When their supplies ran low, Jacob instructed his sons to return to Egypt to buy more food. However, Judah reminded his father that the Egyptian…
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Genesis 42
Genesis 42 provides an account of the severe famine that gripped the ancient Near East, including the land of Canaan where Jacob and his family lived. When Jacob learned that grain was available for purchase in Egypt, he sent ten of his sons to buy food, keeping only Benjamin (his youngest son…
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I’m recording the King James Version of the Bible, one chapter at a time. I invite you to join me in listening. Here’s why:1) The New Testament in the KJV is based on the Received Text (Textus Receptus), which I believe is the most trustworthy and original text of the New Testament books. The Received Text is the basis for other early English translations of the Bible during the Reformation period, including the Tyndale New Testament and the Coverdale Bible.2) The King James Version of the Bible is renowned for its linguistic beauty.3) There’s a certain power in reading Bible books as a whole. Bible-in-a-year plans can be great, but they have a few pitfalls:• They typically chop the Bible up into unnatural parts (a reading from several books each day). This makes it harder to understand each book and remember it distinctly.• If it’s not January 1, we aren’t as likely to start a Bible-in-a-year reading plan. Every day is an excellent day to start reading the Bible.• At the end of
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