And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, Go
unto Pharaoh
, and say
unto him, Thus saith
the LORD
, Let my people
go
, that they may serve
me.
And if thou refuse to let them go
, behold, I will smite
all thy borders
with frogs
:
And the river shall bring forth
frogs
abundantly
, which shall go up
and come
into thine house
, and into thy bedchamber
, and upon thy bed
, and into the house
of thy servants
, and upon thy people
, and into thine ovens
, and into thy kneadingtroughs
:
And the frogs shall come up
both on thee, and upon thy people
, and upon all thy servants
.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, Say
unto Aaron
, Stretch forth
thine hand
with thy rod
over the streams
, over the rivers
, and over the ponds
, and cause frogs
to come up
upon the land
of Egypt
.
And Aaron stretched out
his hand
over the waters
of Egypt
; and the frogs
came up
, and covered
the land
of Egypt
.
And the magicians did
so with their enchantments
, and brought up
frogs
upon the land
of Egypt
.
Then Pharaoh called
for Moses
and Aaron
, and said
, Intreat
the LORD
, that he may take away
the frogs
from me, and from my people
; and I will let the people
go
, that they may do sacrifice
unto the LORD
.
And Moses said
unto Pharaoh
, Glory
over me: when
shall I intreat
for thee, and for thy servants
, and for thy people
, to destroy
the frogs
from thee and thy houses
, that they may remain
in the river
only?
And he said, To morrow
. And he said
, Be it according to thy word
: that thou mayest know
that there is none like unto the LORD
our God
.
And the frogs shall depart
from thee, and from thy houses
, and from thy servants
, and from thy people
; they shall remain
in the river
only.
And Moses and Aaron
went out
from Pharaoh
: and Moses
cried
unto the LORD
because of
the frogs
which he had brought
against Pharaoh
.
And the LORD did
according to the word
of Moses
; and the frogs
died
out of the houses
, out of the villages
, and out of the fields
.
And they gathered them together upon heaps
: and the land
stank
.
But when Pharaoh saw
that there was respite
, he hardened
his heart
, and hearkened
not unto them; as the LORD
had said
.
And the LORD said
unto Moses
, Say
unto Aaron
, Stretch out
thy rod
, and smite
the dust
of the land
, that it may become lice
throughout all the land
of Egypt
.
And they did so; for Aaron
stretched out
his hand
with his rod
, and smote
the dust
of the earth
, and it became lice
in man
, and in beast
; all the dust
of the land
became lice
throughout all the land
of Egypt
.
And the magicians did
so with their enchantments
to bring forth
lice
, but they could
not: so there were lice
upon man
, and upon beast
.
Then the magicians said
unto Pharaoh
, This is the finger
of God
: and Pharaoh's
heart
was hardened
, and he hearkened
not unto them; as the LORD
had said
.
And the LORD said
unto Moses
, Rise up early
in the morning
, and stand
before
Pharaoh
; lo, he cometh forth
to the water
; and say
unto him, Thus saith
the LORD
, Let my people
go
, that they may serve
me.
Else, if thou wilt not let my people go
, behold, I will send
swarms
of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants
, and upon thy people
, and into thy houses
: and the houses
of the Egyptians
shall be full
of swarms
of flies , and also the ground
whereon they are .
And I will sever in that day
the land
of Goshen
, in which my people
dwell
, that no
swarms
of flies shall be
there; to the end
thou mayest know
that I am the LORD
in the midst
of the earth
.
And I will put a division
between my people
and thy people
: to morrow
shall this sign
be.
And the LORD did
so; and there came
a grievous
swarm
of flies into the house
of Pharaoh
, and into his servants
' houses
, and into all the land
of Egypt
: the land
was corrupted
by reason
of the swarm
of flies .
And Pharaoh called
for
Moses
and for Aaron
, and said
, Go
ye, sacrifice
to your God
in the land
.
And Moses said
, It is not meet
so to do
; for
we shall sacrifice
the abomination
of the Egyptians
to the LORD
our God
: lo, shall we sacrifice
the abomination
of the Egyptians
before their eyes
, and will they not stone
us?
We will go three
days
' journey
into the wilderness
, and sacrifice
to the LORD
our God
, as he shall command
us.
And Pharaoh said
, I will let you go
, that ye may sacrifice
to the LORD
your God
in the wilderness
; only ye shall not go
very
far away
: intreat
for me
.
And Moses said
, Behold, I go out
from thee, and I will intreat
the LORD
that the swarms
of flies may depart
from Pharaoh
, from his servants
, and from his people
, to morrow
: but
let not Pharaoh
deal deceitfully
any more
in not
letting the people
go
to sacrifice
to the LORD
.
And Moses went out
from Pharaoh
, and intreated
the LORD
.
And the LORD did
according to the word
of Moses
; and he removed
the swarms
of flies from Pharaoh
, from his servants
, and from his people
; there remained
not one
.
And Pharaoh hardened
his heart
at this time
also, neither would he let the people
go
.