1 A nd the Lord spoke 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 all your territory with frogs.

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

3 S o the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, 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 A nd the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.”’”

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

5 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to 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 A nd the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs 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 may take away 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 A nd Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”

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 S o he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “ Let 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 A nd the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”

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 out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against 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 S o the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of 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 T hey gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

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 heed them, as the Lord had said. The Third Plague: Lice

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 S o the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become lice throughout 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 A nd they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout 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 N ow the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice 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 grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said. The Fourth Plague: Flies

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 A nd the Lord said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then 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 O r else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.

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 A nd in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the Lord 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 make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.”’”

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 A nd the Lord did so. Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.

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 T hen Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”

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

26 A nd Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not 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 will go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as He will command us.”

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

28 S o 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. Intercede 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, “Indeed I am going out from you, and I will entreat the Lord, that the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully anymore 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 entreated the Lord.

So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord.

31 A nd the Lord did according to the word of Moses; He 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 at this time also; neither would he let the people go.

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