Exodus 10 ~ Exodus 10

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1 T he Lord said to Moses, Go to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart hard, and his servants’ hearts, that I might show these My signs before him,

Now the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him,

2 A nd that you may recount in the ears of your son and of your grandson what I have done in derision of the Egyptians and what things I have done there—My signs done among them—that you may recognize and know that I am the Lord.

and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.”

3 S o Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

4 F or if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country.

Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.

5 A nd they shall cover the land so that one cannot see the ground; and they shall eat the remainder of what escaped and is left to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree of yours that grows in the field;

And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field.

6 T he locusts shall fill your houses and those of all your servants and of all the Egyptians, as neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen from their birth until this day. Then Moses departed from Pharaoh.

They shall fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians—which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’” And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

7 A nd Pharaoh’s servants said to him, How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God; do you not yet understand and know that Egypt is destroyed?

Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”

8 S o Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh; and he said to them, Go, serve the Lord your God; but just who are to go?

So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the Lord your God. Who are the ones that are going?”

9 A nd Moses said, We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds, for we must hold a feast to the Lord.

And Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for we must hold a feast to the Lord.”

10 P haraoh said to them, Let the Lord be with you, if I ever let you go with your little ones! See, you have some evil purpose in mind.

Then he said to them, “The Lord had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you.

11 N ot so! You that are men, go and serve the Lord, for that is what you want. And were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.

Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for that is what you desired.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

12 T hen the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt and eat all the vegetation of the land, all that the hail has left.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land—all that the hail has left.”

13 A nd 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; when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

14 A nd the locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled down on the whole country of Egypt, a very dreadful mass of them; never before were there such locusts as these, nor will there ever be again.

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; previously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them.

15 F or they covered the whole land, so that the ground was darkened, and they ate every bit of vegetation of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left; there remained not a green thing of the trees or the plants of the field in all the land of Egypt.

For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.

16 T hen Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron in haste. He said, I have sinned against the Lord your God and you.

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.

17 N ow therefore forgive my sin, I pray you, only this once, and entreat the Lord your God only that He may remove from me this death.

Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and entreat the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only.”

18 T hen Moses left Pharaoh and entreated the Lord.

So he went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord.

19 A nd the Lord turned a violent west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust remained in all the country of Egypt.

And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt.

20 B ut the Lord made Pharaoh’s heart more strong and obstinate, and he would not let the Israelites go.

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go. The Ninth Plague: Darkness

21 A nd the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand toward the heavens, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness which may be felt.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt.”

22 S o Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and for three days a thick darkness was all over the land of Egypt.

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.

23 T he Egyptians could not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days; but all the Israelites had natural light in their dwellings.

They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

24 A nd Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, Go, serve the Lord; let your little ones also go with you; it is only your flocks and your herds that must not go.

Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you.”

25 B ut Moses said, You must give into our hand also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.

But Moses said, “You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.

26 O ur livestock also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind; for of them must we take to serve the Lord our God, and we know not with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.

Our livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.”

27 B ut the Lord made Pharaoh’s heart stronger and more stubborn, and he would not let them go.

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.

28 A nd Pharaoh said to Moses, Get away from me! See that you never enter my presence again, for the day you see my face again you shall die!

Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!”

29 A nd Moses said, You have spoken truly; I will never see your face again.

So Moses said, “You have spoken well. I will never see your face again.”