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.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, 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 thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders 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 thy house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading-troughs:

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

and the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy 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 Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon 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.

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

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

And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, 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 Jehovah, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto Jehovah.

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?”

And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Have thou this glory over me: against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?

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 he said, Against to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto Jehovah 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 thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy 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.

And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto Jehovah concerning the frogs which he had brought upon Pharaoh.

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 Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

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

And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land 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 respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken.

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.’”

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that is may become lice 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; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became lice 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.

And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon 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 unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

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.

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, 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 thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon they servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

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.

And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am Jehovah 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 between my people and thy people: by to-morrow shall this sign be.

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 Jehovah did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

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

And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, 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 meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will 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 three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall 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.”

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to Jehovah your God in the wilderness; only ye 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.”

And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat Jehovah that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to-morrow: only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Jehovah.

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

And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Jehovah.

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 Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

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

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