King James Version
1 ¶ Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which
came into Egypt; every man and his household came with
Jacob.
2 Reuben, Simeon,
Levi, and Judah,
3 Issachar,
Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 Dan, and
Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 And all the
souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
6 And Joseph
died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7 And the
children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and
waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 ¶ Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew
not Joseph.
9
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of
Israel are more and mightier than we:
10 Come on, let
us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when
there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against
us, and so get them up out of the land.
11
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their
burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
12 But the more
they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved
because of the children of Israel.
13 And the
Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
14
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in
brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein
they made them serve, was with rigour.
15 ¶ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives,
of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
16
And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and
see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be
a daughter, then she shall live.
17 But the
midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved
the men children alive.
18
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why
have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
19 And the
midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian
women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto
them.
20
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied,
and waxed very mighty.
21 And it came to
pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
22 And Pharaoh
charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
1 ¶ And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took
to wife a daughter of Levi.
2 And the woman
conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she
hid him three months.
3
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein;
and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
4 And his sister
stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
5 ¶ And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself
at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's
side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
6 And when she
had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had
compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
7 Then said his
sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
8 And Pharaoh's
daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
9 And Pharaoh's
daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will
give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
10
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he
became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him
out of the water.
11 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was
grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he
spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
12 And he looked
this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the
Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
13 And when he
went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he
said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
14
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou
to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely
this thing is known.
15 Now when
Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face
of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
16 ¶ Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and
they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 And the
shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and
watered their flock.
18
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are
come so soon to day?
19 And they said,
An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water
enough for us, and watered the flock.
20 And he said
unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
21 And Moses was
content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
22 And she bare
him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger
in a strange land.
23 ¶ And it came to pass in process
of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by
reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason
of the bondage.
24 And God heard
their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and
with Jacob.
25
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto
them.
1 ¶ Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law,
the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and
came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
2
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of
the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and
the bush was not consumed.
3 And Moses said,
I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
4
And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him
out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
5 And he said,
Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place
whereon thou standest is holy ground.
6 Moreover he
said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he
was afraid to look upon God.
7 ¶ And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction
of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their
taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
8
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land
flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
Jebusites.
9 Now therefore,
behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them.
10 Come now
therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my
people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
11 ¶ And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go
unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of
Egypt?
12
And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token
unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out
of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
13 And Moses said
unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto
them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said
unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children
of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
15 And God said
moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD
God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my
memorial unto all generations.
16 ¶ Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and
say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and
of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that
which is done to you in Egypt:
17
And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto
the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk
and honey.
18 And they shall
hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto
the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee,
three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our
God.
19 And I am sure
that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
20 And I will
stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you
go.
21 And I will
give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to
pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
22 But every
woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house,
jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil
the Egyptians.
1 ¶ And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will
not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not
appeared unto thee.
2 And the LORD
said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
3
And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it
became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
4 And the LORD
said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put
forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
5 That they may
believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto
thee.
6 And the LORD
said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his
hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as
snow.
7 And he said,
Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it
was turned again as his other flesh.
8 And it shall
come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of
the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
9 And it shall
come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of
the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out
of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
10 ¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not
eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but
I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
11 And the LORD
said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or
the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
12 Now therefore
go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
13
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou
wilt send.
14 And the anger
of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy
brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to
meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
15
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be
with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
16 And he shall
be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee
instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
17 And thou shalt
take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
18 ¶ And Moses went and returned to
Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return
unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro
said to Moses, Go in peace.
19 And the LORD
said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead
which sought thy life.
20
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he
returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
21 And the LORD
said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all
those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden
his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
22
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son,
even my firstborn:
23 And I say unto
thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go,
behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
24 ¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the
LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
25 Then Zipporah
took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his
feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
26 So he let him go:
then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
27
And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he
went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
28 And Moses told
Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he
had commanded him.
29 And Moses and
Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
30 And Aaron
spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in
the sight of the people.
31 And the people
believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel,
and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their
heads and worshipped.
1 ¶ And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told
Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may
hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
2
And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let
Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
3 ¶ And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with
us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice
unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
4
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron,
let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5 And Pharaoh
said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from
their burdens.
6 And Pharaoh
commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7 Ye shall no
more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather
straw for themselves.
8 And the tale of
the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall
not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
9 Let there more
work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not
regard vain words.
10 ¶ And the taskmasters of the people went out, and
their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I
will not give you straw.
11
Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work
shall be diminished.
12 So the people
were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble
instead of straw.
13 And the
taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
14 And the
officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over
them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in
making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
15 ¶ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and
cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus
with thy servants?
16 There is no
straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy
servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
17 But he said,
Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the
LORD.
18
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet
shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
19 And the
officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after
it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
20 And they met
Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
21 And they said
unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour
to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put
a sword in their hand to slay us.
22 And Moses
returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
23 For since I
came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither
hast thou delivered thy people at all.
1 ¶ Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see
what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he
let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
2 And God spake
unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
3 And I appeared
unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by
my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
4
And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land
of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
5 And I have also
heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in
bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
6 Wherefore say
unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid
you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and
with great judgments:
7 And I will take
you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am
the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the
Egyptians.
8
And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear
to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an
heritage: I am the LORD.
9 And Moses spake
so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish
of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
10 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying,
11 Go in, speak
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his
land.
12 And Moses
spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not
hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
13 And the LORD
spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of
Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of
the land of Egypt.
14 ¶ These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The
sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu,
Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
15 And the sons
of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the
son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
16 And these are
the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and
Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
17 The sons of
Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
18 And the sons
of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life
of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
19 And the sons
of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according
to their generations.
20 And Amram took
him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and
the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
21 And the sons
of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
22
And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
23 And Aaron took
him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare
him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24 And the sons
of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the
Korhites.
25
And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife;
and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites
according to their families.
26 These are that
Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from
the land of Egypt according to their armies.
27
These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the
children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
28 And it came to
pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
29 That the LORD
spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh
king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
30 And Moses said
before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh
hearken unto me?
1 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a
god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
2 Thou shalt
speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh,
that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
3 And I will
harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of
Egypt.
4
But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon
Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out
of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
5 And the
Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon
Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
6
And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
7 And Moses was
fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake
unto Pharaoh.
8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
9 When Pharaoh
shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before
Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
10 And Moses and
Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and
Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became
a serpent.
11
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the
magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
12 For they cast
down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up
their rods.
13 And he
hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is
hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
15 Get thee unto
Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand
by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
16 And thou shalt
say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let
my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto
thou wouldest not hear.
17 Thus saith the
LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will
smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river,
and they shall be turned to blood.
18 And the fish
that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians
shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
19 And the LORD
spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out
thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and
upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become
blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in
vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
20 And Moses and
Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod,
and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in
the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were
turned to blood.
21 And the fish
that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink
of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of
Egypt.
22
And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's
heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
23 And Pharaoh turned
and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
24 And all the
Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
25 And seven days
were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
1 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and
say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders
with frogs:
3 And the river
shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine
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
kneadingtroughs:
4 And the frogs
shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
5 And the LORD spake
unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the
streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon
the land of Egypt.
6 And Aaron
stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
7 And the
magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of
Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh
called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat 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 do sacrifice unto the LORD.
9 And Moses said
unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy
servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses,
that they may remain in the river only?
10 And he said,
To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest
know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
11 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 And Moses and
Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs
which he had brought against Pharaoh.
13
And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out
of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
14 And they
gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
15 But when
Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not
unto them; as the LORD had said.
16 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses,
Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it
may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
17 And they did
so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the
earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became
lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice,
but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
19 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 the LORD had said.
20 ¶ And the LORD 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 the LORD, Let my people go, that they
may serve me.
21 Else, if thou
wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and
upon thy 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 And I will
sever 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 the LORD in the
midst of the earth.
23 And I will put
a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
24 And the LORD
did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and
into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was
corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
25 And Pharaoh
called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
26 And Moses
said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the
Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the
Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
27 We will go
three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
28 And Pharaoh
said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the
wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
29 And Moses
said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms
of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not
letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
30 And Moses went
out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
31 And the LORD
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 And Pharaoh
hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.
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.
2 For if thou
refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
3 Behold, the
hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses,
upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall
be a very grievous murrain.
4
And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of
Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
5 And the LORD
appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the
land.
6 And the LORD
did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
7 And Pharaoh
sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And
the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
8 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to
you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the
heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a
boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the
land of Egypt.
10 And they took
ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up
toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
11 And the
magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was
upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
12 And the LORD
hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had
spoken unto Moses.
13 ¶ And 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.
14 For I will at
this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon
thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
15 For 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.
16 And in very
deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and
that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17
As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let
them go?
18 Behold, to
morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as
hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
19 Send therefore
now, and gather thy cattle, 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.
20 He that feared
the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his
cattle flee into the houses:
21 And he that
regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle 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 man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field,
throughout the land of Egypt.
23 And Moses
stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the
fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the
land of Egypt.
24 So 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 a nation.
25 And the hail
smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and
beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
26 Only in the
land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
27 And 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.
28 Intreat the
LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
29 And Moses said
unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands
unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more
hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.
30 But as for
thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
31
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear,
and the flax was bolled.
32 But the wheat
and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
33 And Moses went
out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and
the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
34 And when
Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned
yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
35 And the heart
of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the
LORD had spoken by Moses.
1 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for
I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew
these my signs before him:
2 And that thou
mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have
wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
3 And Moses and
Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the
Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people
go, that they may serve me.
4 Else, if thou
refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
5 And they shall
cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they
shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from
the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
6 And they shall
fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers'
fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day.
And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
7 And Pharaoh's
servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men
go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
8 And Moses and
Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the
LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?
9 And Moses said,
We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our
daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.
10 And he said unto
them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones:
look to it; for evil is before you.
11 Not so: go now
ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were
driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
12 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses,
Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may
come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that
the hail hath left.
13 And Moses
stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east
wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
14 And the
locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of
Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they,
neither after them shall be such.
15 For they
covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the
trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the
trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh
called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the
LORD your God, and against you.
17
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat
the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18 And he went
out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
19 And the LORD
turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them
into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
20 But the LORD
hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand
toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness
which may be felt.
22
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick
darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
23 They saw not
one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the
children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 And Pharaoh
called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go
with you.
25 And Moses
said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may
sacrifice unto the LORD our God.
26 Our cattle
also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must
we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.
27 But the LORD
hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
28 And Pharaoh
said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for
in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
29 And Moses
said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.