Exodus 8New King James Version
The Second Plague: Frogs
8 And theLordspoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says theLord: “Let My people go,(A)that they may serve Me.2 But if you(B)refuse to letthemgo, behold, I will smite all your territory with(C)frogs.3 So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your(D)bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls.4 And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”
5 Then theLordspoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron,(E)‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ”6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and(F)the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.7 (G)And the magicians did so with their[a]enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said,(H)“Entreat[b]theLordthat He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people(I)go, that they may sacrifice to theLord.”
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses,thatthey may remain in the river only.”
10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it beaccording to your word, that you may know that(J)there isno one like theLordour God.11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses(K)cried out to theLordconcerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh.13 So theLorddid according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields.14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was(L)relief,(M)he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as theLordhad said.
The Third Plague: Lice
16 So theLordsaid to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become[c]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ”17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and(N)it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 Now(O)the magicians so worked with their[d]enchantments to bring forth lice, but they(P)could not. So there were lice on man and beast.19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “Thisis(Q)the[e]finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s(R)heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as theLordhad said.
The Fourth Plague: Flies
20 And theLordsaid to Moses,(S)“Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus says theLord:(T)“Let My people go, that they may serve Me.21 Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarmsof flieson you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarmsof flies,and also the ground on which theystand.22 And in that day(U)I will set apart the land of(V)Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarmsof fliesshall be there, in order that you may(W)know that IamtheLordin the midst of the(X)land.23 I will[f]make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this(Y)sign shall be.” ’ ”24 And theLorddid so.(Z)Thick swarmsof fliescame into the house of Pharaoh,intohis servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarmsof flies.
25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
26 And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing(AA)the abomination of the Egyptians to theLordour God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not[g]stone us?27 We will go(AB)three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to theLordour God as(AC)He will command us.”
28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to theLordyour God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away.(AD)Intercede for me.”
29 Then Moses said, “Indeed I am going out from you, and I will entreat theLord, that the swarmsof fliesmay depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. But let Pharaoh not(AE)deal deceitfully anymore in not letting the people go to sacrifice to theLord.”
30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and(AF)entreated theLord.31 And theLorddid according to the word of Moses; He removed the swarmsof fliesfrom Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained.32 But Pharaoh(AG)hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.
Footnotes
- Exodus 8:7secret arts
- Exodus 8:8Pray to, Make supplication to
- Exodus 8:16gnats
- Exodus 8:18secret arts
- Exodus 8:19An act of God
- Exodus 8:23Lit.set a ransom,Ex. 9:4;11:7
- Exodus 8:26Put us to death by stoning
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