8THEN THE Lord said to Moses, Go to Pharaoh and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.H3068H559H4872H935H6547H559H559H3068H5971H7971H5647 2And if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite your entire land with frogs;H3986H7971H5062H1366H6854 3And the river shall swarm with frogs which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedchamber and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and upon your people, and into your ovens, your kneading bowls, {and} your dough.H2975H8317H6854H8317H5927H935H1004H2315H4904H4296H1004H5650H5971H8574H4863 4And the frogs shall come up on you and on your people and all your servants.H6854H5927H5971H5650 5And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, the streams {and} canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.H3068H559H4872H559H175H5186H3027H4294H5104H2975H98H6854H5927H776H4714 6So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land.H175H5186H3027H4325H4714H6854H5927H3680H776H4714 7But the magicians did the same thing with their enchantments {and} secret arts, and brought up [more] frogs upon the land of Egypt.H2748H6213H3909H5927H6854H776H4714 8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the Lord, that He may take away the frogs from me and my people; and I will let the people go that they may sacrifice to the Lord.H6547H7121H4872H175H559H6279H3068H5493H6854H5971H5971H7971H2076H3068 9Moses said to Pharaoh, Glory over me in this: dictate when I shall pray [to the Lord] for you, your servants, and your people, that the frogs may be destroyed from you and your houses and remain only in the river.H4872H559H6547H6286H4970H6279H5650H5971H3772H6854H1004H7604H2975 10And [Pharaoh] said, Tomorrow. [Moses] said, Let it be as you say, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God.H559H4279H559H1697H3045H3068H430 11And the frogs shall depart from you and your houses and from your servants and your people; they shall remain in the river only.H6854H5493H1004H5650H5971H7604H2975 12So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord [as he had agreed with Pharaoh] concerning the frogs which He had brought against him.H4872H175H3318H6547H4872H6817H3068H1697H6854H7760H6547 13And the Lord did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards {and} villages, and out of the fields.H3068H6213H1697H4872H6854H4191H1004H2691H7704 14[The people] gathered them together in heaps, and the land was loathsome {and} stank.H6651H2563H776H887 15But when Pharaoh saw that there was temporary relief, he made his heart stubborn {and} hard and would not listen {or} heed them, just as the Lord had said.H6547H7200H7309H3513H3820H8085H3068H1696 16Then the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your rod and strike the dust of the ground, that it may become biting gnats {or} mosquitoes throughout all the land of Egypt.H3068H559H4872H559H175H5186H4294H5221H6083H776H3654H776H4714 17And they did so; Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and there came biting gnats {or} mosquitoes on man and beast; all the dust of the land became biting gnats {or} mosquitoes throughout all the land of Egypt.H6213H175H5186H3027H4294H5221H6083H776H3654H120H929H6083H776H3654H776H4714 18The magicians tried by their enchantments {and} secret arts to bring forth gnats {or} mosquitoes, but they could not; and there were gnats {or} mosquitoes on man and beast.H2748H6213H3909H3318H3654H3201H3654H120H929 19Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh's heart was hardened {and} strong and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.H2748H559H6547H676H430H6547H3820H2388H8085H3068H1696 20Then the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes forth to the water; and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.H3068H559H4872H7925H1242H3320H6440H6547H3318H4325H559H559H3068H5971H7971H5647 21Else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms [of bloodsucking gadflies] upon you, your servants, and your people, and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms [of bloodsucking gadflies], and also the ground on which they stand.H5971H7971H7971H6157H5650H5971H1004H1004H4714H4390H6157H127 22But on that day I will sever {and} set apart the land of Goshen in which My people dwell, that no swarms [of gadflies] shall be there, so that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.H6395H3117H776H1657H5971H5975H1115H6157H1961H4616H3045H3068H7130H776 23And I will put a division {and} a sign of deliverance between My people and your people. By tomorrow shall this sign be in evidence.H7760H6304H5971H5971H4279H226 24And the Lord did so; and there came heavy {and} oppressive swarms [of bloodsucking gadflies] into the house of Pharaoh and his servants' houses; and in all of Egypt the land was corrupted {and} ruined by reason of the great invasion [of gadflies].H3068H6213H935H3515H6157H1004H6547H5650H1004H776H4714H776H7843H6440H6157 25And Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Go, sacrifice to your God [here] in the land [of Egypt].H6547H7121H413H4872H175H559H3212H2076H430H776 26And Moses said, It is not suitable {or} right to do that; for the animals the Egyptians hold sacred and will not permit to be slain are those which we are accustomed to sacrifice to the Lord our God; if we did this before the eyes of the Egyptians, would they not stone us?H4872H559H3559H6213H2005H2076H8441H4714H3068H430H2076H8441H4714H5869H5619 27We will go a three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as He will command us.H3212H7969H3117H1870H4057H2076H3068H430H559 28So Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Entreat [your God] for me.H6547H559H7971H2076H3068H430H4057H3212H7368H7368H6279H1157 29Moses said, I go out from you, and I will entreat the Lord that the swarms [of bloodsucking gadflies] may depart from Pharaoh, his servants, and his people tomorrow; only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.H4872H559H3318H6279H3068H6157H5493H6547H5650H5971H4279H7535H6547H2048H3254H1115H5971H7971H2076H3068 30So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord.H4872H3318H6547H6279H3068 31And the Lord did as Moses had spoken: He removed the swarms [of attacking gadflies] from Pharaoh, from his servants, and his people; there remained not one.H3068H6213H1697H4872H5493H6157H6547H5650H5971H7604H259 32But Pharaoh hardened his heart {and} made it stubborn this time also, nor would he let the people go.H6547H3513H3820H6471H5971H7971
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