1 T hen the Lord said to Moses, Go to Pharaoh and tell him, Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and speak to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “ Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

2 I f you refuse to let them go and still hold them,

For if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them,

3 B ehold, the hand of the Lord upon your livestock which are out in the field, upon the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds and the flocks; there shall be a very severe plague.

behold, the hand of the Lord will come with a very severe pestilence on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks.

4 B ut the Lord shall make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, and nothing shall die of all that belongs to the Israelites.

But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing will die of all that belongs to the sons of Israel.”’”

5 A nd the Lord set a time, saying, Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.

The Lord set a definite time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”

6 A nd the Lord did that the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the Israelites not one died.

So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the sons of Israel, not one died.

7 P haraoh sent to find out, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened and he did not let the people go.

Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not even one of the livestock of Israel dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. The Plague of Boils

8 T he Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Take handfuls of ashes or soot from the brickkiln and let Moses sprinkle them toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh.

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.

9 A nd it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast in all the land.

It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and will become boils breaking out with sores on man and beast through all the land of Egypt.”

10 S o they took ashes or soot of the kiln and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses threw them toward the sky, and it became boils erupting in sores on man and beast.

So they took soot from a kiln, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses threw it toward the sky, and it became boils breaking out with sores on man and beast.

11 A nd the magicians could not stand before Moses because of their boils; for the boils were on the magicians and all the Egyptians.

The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.

12 B ut the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, making it strong and obstinate, and he did not listen to them or heed them, just as the Lord had told Moses.

And the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

13 T hen the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “ Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “ Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

14 F or this time I will send all My plagues upon your heart and upon your servants and your people, that you may recognize and know that there is none like Me in all the earth.

For this time I will send all My plagues on you and your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.

15 F or by now I could have put forth My hand and have struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth.

For if by now I had put forth My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, you would then have been cut off from the earth.

16 B ut for this very purpose have I let you live, that I might show you My power, and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth.

But, indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name through all the earth.

17 S ince you are still exalting yourself against My people by not letting them go,

Still you exalt yourself against My people by not letting them go. The Plague of Hail

18 B ehold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very heavy and dreadful fall of hail, such as has not been in Egypt from its founding until now.

Behold, about this time tomorrow, I will send a very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

19 S end therefore now and gather your cattle in hastily, and all that you have in the field; for every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home shall be struck by the hail and shall die.

Now therefore send, bring your livestock and whatever you have in the field to safety. Every man and beast that is found in the field and is not brought home, when the hail comes down on them, will die.”’”

20 T hen he who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses and shelters.

The one among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses;

21 A nd he who ignored the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.

but he who paid no regard to the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.

22 T he Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth your hand toward the heavens, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man and beast, and upon all the vegetation of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

Now the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt, on man and on beast and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.”

23 T hen Moses stretched forth his rod toward the heavens, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire (lightning) ran down to and along the ground, and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.

24 S o there was hail and fire flashing continually in the midst of the weighty hail, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

So there was hail, and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very severe, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

25 T he hail struck down throughout all the land of Egypt everything that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail beat down all the vegetation of the field and shattered every tree of the field.

The hail struck all that was in the field through all the land of Egypt, both man and beast; the hail also struck every plant of the field and shattered every tree of the field.

26 O nly in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were, was there no hail.

Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.

27 A nd Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I have sinned this time; the Lord is in the right and I and my people are in the wrong.

Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “ I have sinned this time; the Lord is the righteous one, and I and my people are the wicked ones.

28 E ntreat the Lord, for there has been enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; I will let you go; you shall stay here no longer.

Make supplication to the Lord, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”

29 M oses said to him, As soon as I leave the city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord; the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail, that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.

Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease and there will be hail no longer, that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.

30 B ut as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.

But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.”

31 T he flax and the barley were smitten and ruined, for the barley was in the ear and the flax in bloom.

(Now the flax and the barley were ruined, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud.

32 B ut the wheat and spelt were not smitten, for they ripen late and were not grown up yet.

But the wheat and the spelt were not ruined, for they ripen late.)

33 S o Moses left the city and Pharaoh, and stretched forth his hands to the Lord; and the thunder and hail ceased, and rain was no longer poured upon the earth.

So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to the Lord; and the thunder and the hail ceased, and rain no longer poured on the earth.

34 B ut when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more, and toughened and stiffened his hard heart, he and his servants.

But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

35 S o Pharaoh’s heart was strong and obstinate; he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said by Moses.

Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, just as the Lord had spoken through Moses.