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Verse 1

Then Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Go{H935} in unto Pharaoh,{H6547} and tell{H1696} him, Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of the Hebrews,{H5680} Let my people{H5971} go,{H7971} that they may serve{H5647} me.

Verse 2

For if thou refuse{H3986} to let them go,{H7971} and wilt hold{H2388} them still,

Verse 3

behold, the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} is{H1961} upon thy cattle{H4735} which are in the field,{H7704} upon the horses,{H5483} upon the asses,{H2543} upon the camels,{H1581} upon the herds,{H1241} and upon the flocks:{H6629} [there shall be] a very{H3966} grievous{H3515} murrain.{H1698}

Verse 4

And Jehovah{H3068} shall make a distinction{H6395} between the cattle{H4735} of Israel{H3478} and the cattle{H4735} of Egypt;{H4714} and there shall nothing{H1697} die{H4191} of all that belongeth to the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}

Verse 5

And Jehovah{H3068} appointed{H7760} a set time,{H4150} saying,{H559} To-morrow{H4279} Jehovah{H3068} shall do{H6213} this thing{H1697} in the land.{H776}

Verse 6

And Jehovah{H3068} did{H6213} that thing{H1697} on the morrow;{H4283} and all the cattle{H4735} of Egypt{H4714} died;{H4191} but of the cattle{H4735} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} died{H4191} not one.{H259}

Verse 7

And Pharaoh{H6547} sent,{H7971} and, behold, there was not so much as one{H259} of the cattle{H4735} of the Israelites{H3478} dead.{H4191} But the heart{H3820} of Pharaoh{H6547} was stubborn,{H3513} and he did not let the people{H5971} go.{H7971}

Verse 8

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses{H4872} and unto Aaron,{H175} Take{H3947} to you handfuls{H2651} of ashes{H6368} of the furnace,{H3536} and let Moses{H4872} sprinkle{H2236} it toward heaven{H8064} in the sight{H5869} of Pharaoh.{H6547}

Verse 9

And it shall become small dust{H80} over all the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} and shall be a boil{H7822} breaking forth{H6524} with blains{H76} upon man{H120} and upon beast,{H929} throughout all the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}

Verse 10

And they took{H3947} ashes{H6368} of the furnace,{H3536} and stood{H5975} before{H6440} Pharaoh;{H6547} and Moses{H4872} sprinkled{H2236} it up toward heaven;{H8064} and it became a boil{H7822} breaking forth{H6524} with blains{H76} upon man{H120} and upon beast.{H929}

Verse 11

And the magicians{H2748} could{H3201} not stand{H5975} before{H6440} Moses{H4872} because{H6440} of the boils;{H7822} for the boils{H7822} were upon the magicians,{H2748} and upon all the Egyptians.{H4714}

Verse 12

And Jehovah{H3068} hardened{H2388} the heart{H3820} of Pharaoh,{H6547} and he hearkened{H8085} not unto them; as Jehovah{H3068} had spoken{H1696} unto Moses.{H4872}

Verse 13

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Rise up early{H7925} in the morning,{H1242} and stand{H3320} before{H6440} Pharaoh,{H6547} and say{H559} unto him, Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of the Hebrews,{H5680} Let my people{H5971} go,{H7971} that they may serve{H5647} me.

Verse 14

For I will this time{H6471} send{H7971} all my plagues{H4046} upon thy heart,{H3820} and upon thy servants,{H5650} and upon thy people;{H5971} that thou mayest know{H3045} that there is none like me in all the earth.{H776}

Verse 15

For now I had put forth{H7971} my hand,{H3027} and smitten{H5221} thee and thy people{H5971} with pestilence,{H1698} and thou hadst been cut off{H3582} from the earth:{H776}

Verse 16

but in very{H199} deed{H5668} for this cause have I made thee to stand,{H5975} to show{H7200} thee my power,{H3581} and that my name{H8034} may be declared{H5608} throughout all the earth.{H776}

Verse 17

As yet exaltest{H5549} thou thyself against my people,{H5971} that thou wilt not let them go?{H7971}

Verse 18

Behold, to-morrow{H4279} about this time{H6256} I will cause it to rain{H4305} a very{H3966} grievous{H3515} hail,{H1259} such as hath not been{H3644} in Egypt{H4714} since{H4480} the day it was founded{H3117} even until now.

Verse 19

Now therefore send,{H7971} hasten{H5756} in thy cattle{H4735} and all that thou hast in the field;{H7704} [for] every man{H120} and beast{H929} that shall be found{H4672} in the field,{H7704} and shall not be brought{H622} home,{H1004} the hail{H1259} shall come down{H3381} upon them, and they shall die.{H4191}

Verse 20

He that feared{H3373} the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} among the servants{H5650} of Pharaoh{H6547} made his servants{H5650} and his cattle{H4735} flee{H5127} into the houses:{H1004}

Verse 21

and he that regarded{H7760} not the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} left{H5800} his servants{H5650} and his cattle{H4735} in the field.{H7704}

Verse 22

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Stretch forth{H5186} thy hand{H3027} toward heaven,{H8064} that there may be hail{H1259} in all the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} upon man,{H120} and upon beast,{H929} and upon every herb{H6212} of the field,{H7704} throughout the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}

Verse 23

And Moses{H4872} stretched forth{H5186} his rod{H4294} toward heaven:{H8064} and Jehovah{H3068} sent{H5414} thunder{H6963} and hail,{H1259} and fire{H784} ran down{H1980} unto the earth;{H776} and Jehovah{H3068} rained{H4305} hail{H1259} upon the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}

Verse 24

So there was hail,{H1259} and fire{H784} mingled{H8432} with the hail,{H1259} very{H3966} grievous,{H3515} such as had not been{H3808} in all the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} since it became a nation.{H1471}

Verse 25

And the hail{H1259} smote{H5221} throughout all the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} all that was in the field,{H7704} both man{H120} and beast;{H929} and the hail{H1259} smote{H5221} every herb{H6212} of the field,{H7704} and brake{H7665} every tree{H6086} of the field.{H7704}

Verse 26

Only in the land{H776} of Goshen,{H1657} where the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were, was there no hail.{H1259}

Verse 27

And Pharaoh{H6547} sent,{H7971} and called{H7121} for Moses{H4872} and Aaron,{H175} and said{H559} unto them, I have sinned{H2398} this time:{H6471} Jehovah{H3068} is righteous,{H6662} and I and my people{H5971} are wicked.{H7563}

Verse 28

Entreat{H6279} Jehovah;{H3068} for there hath been enough{H7227} of [these] mighty{H430} thunderings{H6963} and hail;{H1259} and I will let you go,{H7971} and ye shall stay{H5975} no longer.{H3254}

Verse 29

And Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto him, As soon as I am gone out{H3318} of the city,{H5892} I will spread abroad{H6566} my hands{H3709} unto Jehovah;{H3068} the thunders{H6963} shall cease,{H2308} neither shall there be any more hail;{H1259} that thou mayest know{H3045} that the earth{H776} is Jehovah's.{H3068}

Verse 30

But as for thee and thy servants,{H5650} I know{H3045} that ye will not yet fear{H3372} Jehovah{H3068} God.{H430}

Verse 31

And the flax{H6594} and the barley{H8184} were smitten:{H5221} for the barley{H8184} was in the ear,{H24} and the flax{H6594} was in bloom.{H1392}

Verse 32

But the wheat{H2406} and the spelt{H3698} were not smitten:{H5221} for they{H2007} were not grown up.{H648}

Verse 33

And Moses{H4872} went out{H3318} of the city{H5892} from Pharaoh,{H6547} and spread abroad{H6566} his hands{H3709} unto Jehovah:{H3068} and the thunders{H6963} and hail{H1259} ceased,{H2308} and the rain{H4306} was not poured{H5413} upon the earth.{H776}

Verse 34

And when Pharaoh{H6547} saw{H7200} that the rain{H4306} and the hail{H1259} and the thunders{H6963} were ceased,{H2308} he sinned{H2398} yet more,{H3254} and hardened{H3513} his heart,{H3820} he and his servants.{H5650}

Verse 35

And the heart{H3820} of Pharaoh{H6547} was hardened,{H2388} and he did not let the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} go;{H7971} as Jehovah{H3068} had spoken{H1696} by{H3027} Moses.{H4872}

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