1 ¶ Then the LORD spoke unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh and say unto him, The LORD hath said thus, Let my people go that they may serve me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘The Lord says this: “Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

2 A nd if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

But if you will not let them go, I will bring trouble to your whole country with frogs.

3 A nd the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thy house and into thy bedchamber and upon thy bed and into the houses of thy slaves and upon thy people and into thine ovens and into thy kneadingtroughs;

The Nile will be full of frogs. They will come up and go in your house and in your room and on your bed. They will come in the houses of your servants and on your people. They will come in your stoves and in your bread dough.

4 a nd the frogs shall come up upon thee and upon thy people and upon all thy slaves.

The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your servants.”’”

5 A nd the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the ponds and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Put out your hand with your special stick over the rivers and over the pools. Make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.’”

6 A nd Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

So Aaron put his hand out over the waters of Egypt. And the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

7 A nd the magicians did the same with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

But the wonder-workers did the same thing using their secret ways. They made frogs come up on the land of Egypt. Frogs Destroyed

8 T hen Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said unto them, 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 sacrifice unto the LORD.

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “You pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. And I will let the people go, so they may give a gift in worship to the Lord.”

9 A nd Moses said unto Pharaoh, Tell me: when shall I intreat for thee and for thy slaves and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain only in the river?

Moses said to Pharaoh, “The honor is yours to tell me when I should pray for you and your servants and your people, that the frogs may be sent away from you and your houses and stay only in the Nile.”

10 A nd he said, Tomorrow. And Moses replied, Be it according to thy word, that thou may know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.

Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” And Moses said, “May it be as you say. You will know that there is no one like the Lord our God.

11 A nd the frogs shall depart from thee and from thy houses and from thy slaves and from thy people; they shall remain only in the river.

The frogs will go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They will stay only in the Nile.”

12 T hen Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

Then Moses and Aaron went away from Pharaoh. And Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

13 A nd the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs of the houses, of the villages, and of the fields died.

The Lord did as Moses said. The frogs died in and around the houses and the fields.

14 A nd they gathered them together in heaps; and the land was corrupted.

The people gathered them together, and the land had a bad smell.

15 B ut when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart and did not hearken unto them as the LORD had said.

But when Pharaoh saw that there was rest from the trouble, he made his heart hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said. Dust Turned to Lice

16 ¶ Then 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.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Put out your special stick and hit the dust of the earth. It will become lice through all the land of Egypt.’”

17 A nd 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.

And they did so. Aaron put out his hand with his stick and hit the dust of the earth. And there were lice on man and animal. All the dust of the earth became lice through all the land of Egypt.

18 A nd the magicians did the same with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. And there were lice upon man and upon beast.

The wonder-workers tried to cause lice to come by using their secret ways. But they could not. So there were lice on man and animal.

19 T hen the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. But Pharaoh’s heart hardened, and he did not hearken unto them as the LORD had said.

Then the wonder-workers said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said. Flies Cover All the Land

20 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he goes forth to the water and say unto him, The LORD hath said thus, Let my people go that they may serve me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and wait for Pharaoh as he goes out to the water. Say to him, ‘The Lord says this: “Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

21 F or if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee and upon thy slaves and upon thy people and into thy houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of all kinds of flies and also the ground upon which they are.

For if you will not let My people go, I will send many flies upon you and upon your servants and upon your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and also the ground will be covered with them.

22 A nd I will separate in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no kind of flies shall be there to the end that thou may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen where My people are living so no flies will be there. Then you may know that I, the Lord, am in the land.

23 A nd I will put redemption between my people and thy people. Tomorrow shall this sign be.

I will divide My people from your people. Tomorrow you will see this happen.”’”

24 A nd the LORD did so: that there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh and into his slaves’ houses and into all the land of Egypt; and the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

And the Lord did so. And there came a great many flies flying all over inside the house of the Pharaoh and in the houses of his servants. The land was destroyed because of the many flies in all the land of Egypt.

25 T hen Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land of Egypt.

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Go and give a gift in worship to your God here in the land.”

26 A nd Moses replied, It is not convenient to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. Behold, if we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us?

But Moses said, “It is not right to do this. For the Egyptians hate what we would give in worship to the Lord our God. If the Egyptians see us giving this gift and doing what they think is sinful, will they not throw stones at us?

27 W e will go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as he has said unto us.

We must travel three days to the desert and give a gift in worship to the Lord our God, as He tells us to do.”

28 A nd 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; pray for me.

So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, so you may give a gift to the Lord your God. But do not go very far away. Pray for me.”

29 A nd Moses answered, Behold, as I go out from thy presence, I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his slaves, and from his people tomorrow; if Pharaoh will not deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

Then Moses said, “I am leaving you. I will pray to the Lord that the many flies may leave Pharaoh and his servants and his people tomorrow. But do not let Pharaoh lie again by not letting the people go to give a gift on an altar to the Lord.” The Flies Are Destroyed

30 T hen Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed unto the LORD.

So Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord.

31 A nd the LORD did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his slaves, and from his people; there remained not one.

And the Lord did as Moses asked. He took the many flies away from Pharaoh and his servants and his people. Not one was left.

32 A nd Pharaoh even hardened his heart this time and did not let the people go.

But Pharaoh made his heart hard this time also. He did not let the people go.