Grade 5: Book of Exodus, Chapters 3 and 14

This list covers vocabulary from the Book of Exodus, Chapter 3 (The Burning Bush) and 14 (The Parting of the Red Sea) of the New International Reader's Version of the Old Testament.
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  1. desert
    arid land with little or no vegetation
    Moses led the flock to the western side of the desert.
  2. burn
    shine intensely, as if with heat
    There the angel of the Lord appeared to him from inside a burning bush.
  3. holy
    belonging to or associated with a divine power
    “Take off your sandals. The place you are standing on is holy ground.”
  4. suffer
    undergo or be subjected to
    I have seen how my people are suffering in Egypt. I have heard them cry out because of their slave drivers.
  5. worship
    show devotion to, as a deity
    I will be with you. I will give you a sign. It will prove that I have sent you. When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship me on this mountain.
  6. elder
    a person of more advanced age
    Go. Gather the elders of Israel together. Say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, appeared to me.'
  7. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
    Let us take a journey that lasts about three days.
  8. sacrifice
    the act of killing in order to appease a deity
    We want to go into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.
  9. wander
    go via an indirect route or at no set pace
    Tell the people of Israel to turn back. Have them camp near Pi Hahiroth between Migdol and the Red Sea. They must camp by the sea, right across from Baal Zephon. Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are wandering around the land.'
  10. stubborn
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
    I will make Pharaoh stubborn.
  11. escape
    flee; cut and run
    The king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped.
  12. official
    a worker who holds or is invested with a position
    Then Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them.
  13. chariot
    a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle
    So he had his chariot made ready.
  14. pharaoh
    an ancient Egyptian king
    All Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen and troops chased them.
  15. pillar
    anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
    The pillar of cloud also moved away from in front of them.
Created on Mon Jul 20 11:40:54 EDT 2026 (updated Thu Aug 20 15:37:25 EDT 2026)

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