Exodus 8
1. 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.
2. And if thou refuse to let them go * , behold, I will smite * all thy borders with frogs:
3. 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:
4. And the frogs shall come up * both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
5. 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.
6. And Aaron stretched out * his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up * , and covered * the land of Egypt.
7. And the magicians did * so with their enchantments, and brought up * frogs upon the land of Egypt.
8. 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.
9. 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?
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. And Moses and Aaron went out * from Pharaoh: and Moses cried * unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought * against Pharaoh.
13. 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.
14. And they gathered them together * upon heaps: and the land stank * .
15. But when Pharaoh saw * that there was respite, he hardened * his heart,and hearkened * not unto them; as the LORD had said * .
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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 * .
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. And I will put * a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
24. 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.
25. And Pharaoh called * for Moses and for Aaron, and said * , Go * ye, sacrifice * to your God in the land.
26. 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?
27. We will go * three days'journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice * to the LORD our God, as he shall command * us.
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. And Moses went out * from Pharaoh, and intreated * the LORD.
31. 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.
32. And Pharaoh hardened * his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go * .
