1 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “ Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, Go to Pharaoh and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

2 B ut if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite your whole territory with frogs.

And if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite your entire land with frogs;

3 T he Nile will swarm with frogs, which will come up and go into your house and into your bedroom and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and on your people, and into your ovens and into your kneading bowls.

And the river shall swarm with frogs which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedchamber and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and upon your people, and into your ovens, your kneading bowls, and your dough.

4 S o the frogs will come up on you and your people and all your servants.”’”

And the frogs shall come up on you and on your people and all your servants.

5 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘ Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the streams and over the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.’”

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, the streams and canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.

6 S o Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

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

7 T he magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

But the magicians did the same thing with their enchantments and secret arts, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

8 T hen Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “ Entreat the Lord that He remove the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the Lord, that He may take away the frogs from me and my people; and I will let the people go that they may sacrifice to the Lord.

9 M oses said to Pharaoh, “ The honor is yours to tell me: when shall I entreat for you and your servants and your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, that they may be left only in the Nile?”

Moses said to Pharaoh, Glory over me in this: dictate when I shall pray for you, your servants, and your people, that the frogs may be destroyed from you and your houses and remain only in the river.

10 T hen he said, “Tomorrow.” So he said, “ May it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God.

And said, Tomorrow. said, Let it be as you say, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God.

11 T he frogs will depart from you and your houses and your servants and your people; they will be left only in the Nile.”

And the frogs shall depart from you and your houses and from your servants and your people; they shall remain in the river only.

12 T hen Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had inflicted upon Pharaoh.

So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against him.

13 T he Lord did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, the courts, and the fields.

And the Lord did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards and villages, and out of the fields.

14 S o they piled them in heaps, and the land became foul.

gathered them together in heaps, and the land was loathsome and stank.

15 B ut when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the Lord had said. The Plague of Insects

But when Pharaoh saw that there was temporary relief, he made his heart stubborn and hard and would not listen or heed them, just as the Lord had said.

16 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats through all the land of Egypt.’”

Then the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out your rod and strike the dust of the ground, that it may become biting gnats or mosquitoes throughout all the land of Egypt.

17 T hey did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt.

And they did so; Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and there came biting gnats or mosquitoes on man and beast; all the dust of the land became biting gnats or mosquitoes throughout all the land of Egypt.

18 T he magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast.

The magicians tried by their enchantments and secret arts to bring forth gnats or mosquitoes, but they could not; and there were gnats or mosquitoes on man and beast.

19 T hen the magicians said to Pharaoh, “ This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and strong and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

20 N ow the Lord said to Moses, “ Rise early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh, as he comes out to the water, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “ 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 as he comes forth to the water; and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Let My people go, that they may serve Me.

21 F or if you do not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians will be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they dwell.

Else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms upon you, your servants, and your people, and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms, and also the ground on which they stand.

22 B ut on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where My people are living, so that no swarms of flies will be there, in order that you may know that I, the Lord, am in the midst of the land.

But on that day I will sever and set apart the land of Goshen in which My people dwell, that no swarms shall be there, so that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

23 I will put a division between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign will occur.”’”

And I will put a division and a sign of deliverance between My people and your people. By tomorrow shall this sign be in evidence.

24 T hen the Lord did so. And there came great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants and the land was laid waste because of the swarms of flies in all the land of Egypt.

And the Lord did so; and there came heavy and oppressive swarms into the house of Pharaoh and his servants’ houses; and in all of Egypt the land was corrupted and ruined by reason of the great invasion.

25 P haraoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “ Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.”

And Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.

26 B ut Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we will sacrifice to the Lord our God what is an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not then stone us?

And Moses said, It is not suitable or right to do that; for the animals the Egyptians hold sacred and will not permit to be slain are those which we are accustomed to sacrifice to the Lord our God; if we did this before the eyes of the Egyptians, would they not stone us?

27 W e must go a three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as He commands us.”

We will go a three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as He will command us.

28 P haraoh said, “ I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Make supplication for me.”

So Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Entreat for me.

29 T hen Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you, and I shall make supplication to the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow; only do not let Pharaoh deal deceitfully again in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”

Moses said, I go out from you, and I will entreat the Lord that the swarms may depart from Pharaoh, his servants, and his people tomorrow; only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.

30 S o Moses went out from Pharaoh and made supplication to the Lord.

So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord.

31 T he Lord did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants and from his people; not one remained.

And the Lord did as Moses had spoken: He removed the swarms from Pharaoh, from his servants, and his people; there remained not one.

32 B ut Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.

But Pharaoh hardened his heart and made it stubborn this time also, nor would he let the people go.