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The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Exodus 08
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go in to
Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what Yahweh says,
“Let my people go, that they may
serve me.
2 If you refuse to let them go, behold, I
will plague all your borders with frogs.
3 The river will swarm with frogs, which
will go up and come into your house, and
into your bedroom, and on your bed, and
into the house of your servants, and on
your people, and into your ovens, and into
your kneading troughs.
4 The frogs shall come up both on you,
and on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”
5 Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron,
‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over
the rivers, over the streams, and over the
pools, and cause frogs to come up on the
land of Egypt.’ ”
6 Aaron stretched out his hand over the
waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up,
and covered the land of Egypt.
7 The magicians did the same thing with
their enchantments, and brought up frogs
on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and
Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he
take away the frogs from me and from my
people; and I will let the people go, that
they may sacrifice to Yahweh.”
9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the
honor of setting the time that I should pray
for you, and for your servants, and for
your people, that the frogs be destroyed
from you and your houses, and remain in
the river only.”
10 Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.”
Moses said, “Let it be according to your
word, that you may know that there is no
one like Yahweh our God.
11 The frogs shall depart from you, and
from your houses, and from your servants,
and from your people. They shall remain
in the river only.”
12 Moses and Aaron went out from
Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning
the frogs which he had brought on
Pharaoh.
13 Yahweh did according to the word of
Moses, and the frogs died out ofthehouses,
out of the courts, and out of the fields.
14 They gathered them together in heaps,
and the land stank.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was
a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn’t
listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
16 Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron,
‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of
the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ”
17 They did so; and Aaron stretched out
his hand with his rod, and struck the dust
of the earth, and there were lice on man,
and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice
throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 The magicians tried with their enchantments to produce lice, but they
couldn’t. There were lice on man, and on
animal.
19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh,
“This is God’s finger;” but Pharaoh’s heart
washardened, andhe didn’tlistento them,
as Yahweh had spoken.
20 Yahweh said to Moses, “Rise up early
in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh;
behold, he comes out to the water; and tell
him, ‘This is what Yahweh says, “Let my
people go, that they may serve me.
21 Else, if you will 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. The houses of the
Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies,
and also the ground they are on.
22 I will set apart in that day the land of
Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no
swarms of flies shall be there, to the end
you may know that I am Yahweh on the
earth.
23 I will put a division between my people and your people.
This sign shall happen by tomorrow.” ’ ”
24 Yahweh did so; and there came
grievous swarms of flies into the house
of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses.
In all the land of Egypt the land was
corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.
25 Pharaoh called for Moses and for
Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God
in the land!”
26 Moses said, “It isn’t appropriate to do
so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination
of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Behold, if
we sacrifice the abomination of
the Egyptians before their eyes, won’t they
stone us?
27 We will go three days’ journey into the
wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh our
God, as he shall command us.”
28 Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that
you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in
the wilderness, only you shall not go very
far away. Pray for me.”
29 Moses said, “Behold, I am going out
from you. I will pray to Yahweh that the
swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh,
from his servants, and from his people,
tomorrow; only don’t let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people
go to sacrifice to Yahweh.”
30 Moses went out from Pharaoh, and
prayed to Yahweh.
31 Yahweh 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.
32 Pharaoh hardened his heart this time
also, and he didn’t let the people go.
Word English Bible
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