14. And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened,
he refuseth to let the people go.
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.
19. And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod,
and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon
their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and
upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood;
and that there may be blood throughout all the land of
Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
20. And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he
lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the
river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his
servants; and all the waters that were in the river were
turned to blood.
21. And the fish that was in the river died; and the river
stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the
river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
22. And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments:
and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken
unto them; as the LORD had said.
23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he
set his heart to this also.
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.
Chapter 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.
Chapter 9
1. Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell
him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people
go, that they may serve me.
2. For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
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.
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.
11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of
the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all
the Egyptians.
12. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened
not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
13. And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning,
and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the
LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may
serve me.
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.
17. As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou
wilt not let them go?
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.
27. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said
unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous,
and I and my people are wicked.
28. Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more
mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye
shall stay no longer.
29. And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the
city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the
thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail;
that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's.
30. But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not
yet fear the LORD God.
31. And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was
in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
32. But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were
not grown up.
33. And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread
abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail
ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the
thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his
heart, he and his servants.
35. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let
the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.
Chapter 10
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?
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 locust 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.
Chapter 11
1. And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague
more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let
you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely
thrust you out hence altogether.
2. Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man
borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour,
jewels of silver and jewels of gold.
3. And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the
Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land
of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the
sight of the people.
4. And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I
go out into the midst of Egypt:
5. And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from
the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even
unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the
mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
6. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of
Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it
any more.
7. But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog
move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how
that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians
and Israel.
8. And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow
down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the
people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And
he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.
9. And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto
you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
10. And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh:
and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not
let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Chapter 12
1. And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt
saying,
2. This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it
shall be the first month of the year to you.
3. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the
tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a
lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an
house:
4. And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and
his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the
number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall
make your count for the lamb.
5. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first
year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the
goats:
6. And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same
month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel
shall kill it in the evening.
7. And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two
side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein
they shall eat it.
8. And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire,
and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat
it.
9. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast
with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance
thereof.
10. And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and
that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn
with fire.
11. And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes
on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat
it in haste: it is the LORD's passover.
12. For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and
will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man
and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute
judgment: I am the LORD.
13. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses
where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over
you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you,
when I smite the land of Egypt.
14. And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall
keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye
shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
15. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day
ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever
eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh
day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
16. And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and
in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to
you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that
which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
17. And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in
this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land
of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your
generations by an ordinance for ever.
18. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at
even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and
twentieth day of the month at even.
19. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses:
for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul
shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he
be a stranger, or born in the land.
20. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall
ye eat unleavened bread.
21. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said
unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your
families, and kill the passover.
22. And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood
that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side
posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you
shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
23. For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and
when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side
posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer
the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
24. And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and
to thy sons for ever.
25. And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which
the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that
ye shall keep this service.
26. And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto
you, What mean ye by this service?
27. That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's
passover, who passed over the houses of the children of
Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered
our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
28. And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD
had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
29. And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of
Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the
captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of
cattle.
30. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants,
and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt;
for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
