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.

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

2 F or if thou refuse to let them go and wilt hold them still,

For if you will not let them go, and still hold them,

3 b ehold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy livestock which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the cows, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous pestilence.

the hand of the Lord will come with a very bad disease on your animals in the field: on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the cattle and the flocks.

4 A nd the LORD shall separate between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt so that nothing shall die of all that is of the sons of Israel.

But the Lord will divide the animals of Israel from the animals of Egypt. So nothing will die of all that belongs to the people of Israel.”’”

5 A nd the LORD appointed a set time, saying, Tomorrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

The Lord made a time for this, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.”

6 A nd the next day the LORD did that thing, and of all the livestock of Egypt many died, but of the livestock of the sons of Israel not one died.

So the Lord did this on the next day. All the animals of Egypt died. But not one of the animals died that belonged to the people of Israel.

7 T hen Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the livestock of the sons of Israel dead. But the heart of Pharaoh hardened, and he did not let the people go.

Pharaoh learned that not one of the animals of Israel was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hard. He did not let the people go. Bad Sores Come on Egyptians and Their Animals

8 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Let each of you take handfuls of soot from the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Fill your hands with ashes from a stove. Let Moses throw them toward the sky in front of Pharaoh.

9 A nd it shall become dust upon all the land of Egypt, which shall cause boils breaking forth with blisters upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

And it will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt and will become bad sores on man and animal through all the land of Egypt.”

10 A nd they took the soot of the furnace and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and boils breaking forth with blisters came upon man and upon beast

So they took ashes from a stove. Moses stood in front of Pharaoh and threw the ashes toward the sky. And it became sores on man and animal.

11 u ntil the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

The wonder-workers could not stand in front of Moses because of the sores. For the sores were on the wonder-workers and on all the Egyptians.

12 A nd the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did hearken unto them as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

But the Lord made the heart of Pharaoh hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said to Moses. Large Hail and Fire

13 ¶ Then 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.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and stand in front of Pharaoh and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says this: “Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

14 F or otherwise this time I will send all my plagues upon thine heart and upon thy slaves and upon thy people that thou may know that there is none like me in all the earth.

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

15 F or 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.

For by now I could have put out My hand and hit you and your people with much trouble and great suffering. You would then have been destroyed from the earth.

16 F or in truth I have placed thee to declare my power in thee, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

But I have let you live so you could see My power and so My name may be honored through all the earth.

17 T hou even so dost exalt thyself against my people that thou wilt not let them go.

But you still use your power against My people by not letting them go.

18 B ehold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as has not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

About this time tomorrow I will send a very heavy hail such as has never been seen in Egypt from the day it began until now.

19 S end therefore now and gather thy livestock 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.

Have your cattle and whatever you have in the field brought to a safe place. For the hail will come down upon every man and animal that is in the field and is not brought home. And they will die.”’”

20 H e that feared the word of the LORD among the slaves of Pharaoh made his slaves and his livestock flee into the houses;

Any of the people of Egypt who feared the word of the Lord made his servants and animals run to the houses.

21 a nd he that did not regard the word of the LORD left his slaves and his livestock in the field.

But he who did not listen to the word of the Lord left his servants and animals 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 the men and upon the beasts and upon all the grass of the field throughout the land of Egypt.

The Lord said to Moses, “Put out your hand toward the sky and hail will fall on all the land of Egypt. Hail will fall on man and animal and every plant of the field through all the land of Egypt.”

23 A nd Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven, and the LORD raised his voice and it hailed, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

Moses put out his special stick toward the sky. Then the Lord sent thunder and hail. And lightning struck the ground. The Lord poured hail on the land of Egypt.

24 S o 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 inhabited.

So there was hail and lightning striking through the hail without stopping. It was very bad, worse than had ever been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

25 A nd that hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both men and beasts; and the hail smote all the grass of the field and broke all the trees of the field.

The hail hit all that was in the field through all the land of Egypt, both man and animal. The hail hit every plant of the field and broke down every tree of the field.

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

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

27 T hen 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.

Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. He said to them, “I have sinned this time. The Lord is right. I and my people are guilty.

28 I ntreat the LORD that the thunderings of God and the hail might cease; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay here no longer.

Pray to the Lord. For there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. And I will let you go. You will stay here no longer.”

29 A nd Moses replied unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will extend my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou may know how that the earth is the LORD’s.

Moses said to him, “When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord. The thunder will stop. There will be no more hail. Then you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.

30 B ut I know thee and thy slaves from before ye began to fear the presence of the LORD God.

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

31 T he flax, therefore, and the barley were smitten, for the barley was headed out, and the flax was in stalk.

The flax and the barley were destroyed. For these plants had just begun to grow.

32 B ut the wheat and the rye were not smitten; for they were late.

But the other grains were not destroyed, because they grow later.

33 A nd Moses went out from the presence of Pharaoh and out of the city and extended his hands unto the LORD; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

So Moses left the city and Pharaoh. He spread out his hands to the Lord. And the thunder and the hail stopped. The rain no longer poured on the earth.

34 A nd when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he persevered in his sin and hardened his heart, he and his slaves.

But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again. He and his servants made their hearts hard.

35 A nd the heart of Pharaoh hardened, and he did not let the sons of Israel go as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

Pharaoh’s heart was not changed. He did not let the people of Israel go, just as the Lord had said by Moses.