1Then the LORD said
to Moses
, "Go
to Pharaoh
and say
to him, `Thus
says
the LORD
, " aLet
My people
go
, that they may serve
Me.
"But if you refuse
to let
them go
, behold
, I will smite
your whole
territory
with frogs
.
"The Nile will aswarm
with frogs
, which will come
up and go
into your house
and into your bedroom
and on your bed
, and into the houses
of your servants
and on your people
, and into your ovens
and into your kneading
bowls
.
"So the frogs will come
up on you and your people
and all
your servants
.""'
1Then the LORD said
to Moses
, "Say
to Aaron
, ` aStretch
out your hand
with your staff
over
the rivers
, over
the 2streams
and over
the pools
, and make frogs
come
up on the land
of Egypt
.' "
So Aaron stretched
out his hand
over
the waters
of Egypt
, and the 1 afrogs
came
up and covered
the land
of Egypt
.
aThe 1magicians did
2the same
with their secret
arts
, 3making frogs
come
up on the land
of Egypt
.
Then Pharaoh acalled
for Moses
and Aaron
and said
, " bEntreat
the LORD
that He remove
the frogs
from me and from my people
; and cI will let
the people
go
, that they may sacrifice
to the LORD
."
Moses said
to Pharaoh
, " 1The honor
is yours to tell me: when
shall I entreat
for you and your servants
and your people
, that the frogs
be 2destroyed
from you and your houses
, that they may be left
only
in the Nile
?"
Then he said, "Tomorrow
." So he said
, "May it be according to your word
, that you may know
that there
is ano
one
like the LORD
our God
.
"The afrogs will depart
from you and your houses
and your servants
and your people
; they will be left
only
in the Nile
."
Then Moses and Aaron
went
out from Pharaoh
, and aMoses
cried
to the LORD
concerning
the frogs
which
He had 1inflicted
upon Pharaoh
.
The LORD did
according to the word
of Moses
, and the frogs
died
out of the houses
, the courts
, and the fields
.
So they piled them in heaps
, and the land
1became
foul
.
But when Pharaoh saw
that there was relief
, he 1hardened
his heart
and adid not listen
to them, as the LORD
had said
.
Then the LORD said
to Moses
, "Say
to Aaron
, `Stretch
out your staff
and strike
the dust
of the earth
, that it may become
1gnats
through all
the land
of Egypt
.' "
They did so
; and Aaron
stretched
out his hand
with his staff
, and struck
the dust
of the earth
, and there were 1gnats
on man
and beast
. All
the dust
of the earth
became
1 agnats
through all
the land
of Egypt
.
The 1magicians tried
with their secret
arts
to bring
forth
2gnats
, but athey could
not; so there were 2gnats
on man
and beast
.
Then the 1magicians said
to Pharaoh
, " aThis
is the finger
of God
." But Pharaoh's
heart
was 2hardened
, and he did not listen
to them, as the LORD
had said
.
Now the LORD said
to Moses
, " aRise
early
in the morning
and present
yourself
before
Pharaoh
, 1as bhe comes
out to the water
, and say
to him, `Thus
says
the LORD
, " cLet
My people
go
, that they may serve
Me.
"For if you do not let
My people
go
, behold
, I will send
swarms
of flies on you and on your servants
and on your people
and into your houses
; and the houses
of the Egyptians
will be full
of swarms
of flies, and also
the ground
on which
they dwell.
" aBut on that day I will set
apart
the land
of Goshen
, where
My people
are 1living
, so that no
swarms
of flies will be there
, in order
that you may know
that 2 bI, the LORD
, am in the midst
of the land
.
"I will 1put a division
between
My people
and your people
. Tomorrow
this
sign
will occur
.""'
Then the LORD did
so
. And there came
1great
swarms
of flies into the house
of Pharaoh
and the houses
of his servants
and the land
was alaid
waste
because
of the swarms
of flies in all
the land
of Egypt
.
Pharaoh acalled
for Moses
and Aaron
and said
, " bGo
, sacrifice
to your God
within the land
."
But Moses said
, "It is not right
to do
so
, for we will sacrifice
to the LORD
our God
1what is aan abomination
to the Egyptians
. If
we sacrifice
1what is an abomination
to the Egyptians
before their eyes
, will they not then stone
us?
"We must go a athree
days'
journey
into the wilderness
and sacrifice
to the LORD
our God
as He 1commands
us."
Pharaoh said
, " aI will let
you go
, that you may sacrifice
to the LORD
your God
in the wilderness
; only
you shall not go
very far
away. bMake
supplication
for me."
Then Moses said
, "Behold
, I am going
out from you, and I shall make
supplication
to the LORD
that the swarms
of flies may depart
from Pharaoh
, from his servants
, and from his people
tomorrow
; only
do not let Pharaoh
adeal
deceitfully
again
in not letting
the people
go
to sacrifice
to the LORD
."
So aMoses went
out from Pharaoh
and made
supplication
to the LORD
.
The LORD did
1as Moses
asked
, and removed
the swarms
of flies from Pharaoh
, from his servants
and from his people
; not one
remained
.
But Pharaoh 1hardened
his heart
this
time
also
, and ahe did not let
the people
go
.