1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh:for
I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might
shew these my signs before him:2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears
of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt,
and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I
am the Lord.
3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me?
let my people go, that they may serve me.
4 Else, if thou refuse to let
my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy
coast:5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be
able to see the earth:and they shall eat the residue of that which is
escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every
tree which groweth for you out of the field:
6 And they shall fill thy
houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the
Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers 'fathers have
seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he
turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
7 And
Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare
unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God:knowest
thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
(Already the following has happened:
- The rivers were turned into blood: Ex. 7 ... 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 16 And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness:and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 17 Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord:behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
... 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. 25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.
- The land was filled with frogs ... 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.
- The land was filled with lice ... Exodus 8 ... 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.
- The land was filled with flies ... Exodus 8 ... 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.
- God sent death to cattle, horses, camels, asses, oxen, sheep ... Exodus 9 ... 3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep:there shall be a very grievous murrain. 4 And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt:and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel. 5 And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land. 6 And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died:but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
- God sent boils upon the Egyptians and the beasts in Egypt ... Exodus 9 ...8 And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. 10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
- God sent pestilence upon the Egyptians ... Exodus 9 ... 14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
- God sent a terrible hail ... Exodus 9 ... 18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. 19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 20 He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:21 And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field. 22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven:and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
- God sends locust upon the land ... Exodus 10 ... 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth:and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers 'fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh. 7
And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God:knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
(Pharaoh's servants saw all the destruction God had sent because of these people and the servants plead with Pharaoh to let these people go for they are a snare and the land of Egypt is destroyed because of them.)
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Exodus 10
8
And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh:and he said unto
them, Go, serve the Lord your God:but who are they that shall go?
9 And
Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons
and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go;
for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.
10
And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you
go, and your little ones:look to it; for evil is before you. 11 Not
so:go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire.
And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
12
And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of
Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and
eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
13
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord
brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and
when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
14
And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all
the coasts of Egypt:very grievous were they; before them there were no
such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15 For they
covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and
they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees
which the hail had left:and there remained not any green thing in the
trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.
17
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat
the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
19
And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the
locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust
in all the coasts of Egypt.
20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so
that he would not let the children of Israel go.
21
And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven,
that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which
may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and
there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:23 They
saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days:but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24
And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only
let your flocks and your herds be stayed:let your little ones also go
with you.
25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt
offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God. 26 Our cattle
also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for
thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.
27
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
28
And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see
my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
29
And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.