Exodus 9

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1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him: Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go to worship me.	1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2 If you refuse to let them go and persist in holding them,	2 For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them,
3 I warn you, the LORD will afflict all your livestock in the field--your horses, asses, camels, herds and flocks--with a very severe pestilence.	3 behold, the hand of the LORD will fall with a very severe plague upon your cattle which are in the field, the horses, the asses, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.
4 But the LORD will distinguish between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that none belonging to the Israelites will die."	4 But the LORD will make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, so that nothing shall die of all that belongs to the people of Israel.'"
5 And setting a definite time, the LORD added, "Tomorrow the LORD shall do this in the land."	5 And the LORD set a time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land."
6 And on the next day the LORD did so. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one beast belonging to the Israelites.	6 And on the morrow the LORD did this thing; all the cattle of the Egyptians died, but of the cattle of the people of Israel not one died.
7 But though Pharaoh's messengers informed him that not even one beast belonging to the Israelites had died, he still remained obdurate and would not let the people go.	7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not one of the cattle of the Israelites was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take a double handful of soot from a furnace, and in the presence of Pharaoh let Moses scatter it toward the sky.	8 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of ashes from the kiln, and let Moses throw them toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9 It will then turn into fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and cause festering boils on man and beast throughout the land."	9 And it shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt."
10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood in the presence of Pharaoh. Moses scattered it toward the sky, and it caused festering boils on man and beast.	10 So they took ashes from the kiln, and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses threw them toward heaven, and it became boils breaking out in sores on man and beast.
11 The magicians could not stand in Moses' presence, for there were boils on the magicians no less than on the rest of the Egyptians.	11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians.
12 But the LORD made Pharaoh obstinate, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had foretold to Moses.	12 But the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them; as the LORD had spoken to Moses.
13 Then the LORD told Moses, "Early tomorrow morning present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him: Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go to worship me,	13 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.
14 or this time I will hurl all my blows upon you and your servants and your subjects, that you may know that there is none like me anywhere on earth.	14 For this time I will send all my plagues upon your heart, and upon your servants and your people, that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.
15 For by now I would have stretched out my hand and struck you and your subjects with such pestilence as would wipe you from the earth.	15 For by now I could have put forth my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth;
16 But this is why I have spared you: to show you my power and to make my name resound throughout the earth!	16 but for this purpose have I let you live, to show you my power, so that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17 Will you still block the way for my people by refusing to let them go?	17 You are still exalting yourself against my people, and will not let them go.
18 I warn you, then, tomorrow at this hour I will rain down such fierce hail as there has never been in Egypt from the day the nation was founded up to the present.	18 Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause very heavy hail to fall, such as never has been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.
19 Therefore, order all your livestock and whatever else you have in the open fields to be brought to a place of safety. Whatever man or beast remains in the fields and is not brought to shelter shall die when the hail comes upon them."	19 Now therefore send, get your cattle and all that you have in the field into safe shelter; for the hail shall come down upon every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home, and they shall die.'"
20 Some of Pharaoh's servants feared the warning of the LORD and hurried their servants and livestock off to shelter.	20 Then he who feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his slaves and his cattle flee into the houses;
21 Others, however, did not take the warning of the LORD to heart and left their servants and livestock in the fields.	21 but he who did not regard the word of the LORD left his slaves and his cattle in the field.
22 The LORD then said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that hail may fall upon the entire land of Egypt, on man and beast and every growing thing in the land of Egypt."	22 And the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch forth your hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man and beast and every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt."
23 But Pharaoh, seeing that the rain and hail and thunder had ceased, sinned again: he with his servants became obdurate,	23 Then Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven; and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt;
24 and lightning constantly flashed through the hail, such fierce hail as had never been seen in the land since Egypt became a nation.	24 there was hail, and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very heavy hail, such as had never been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
25 It struck down every man and beast that was in the open throughout the land of Egypt; it beat down every growing thing and splintered every tree in the fields.	25 The hail struck down everything that was in the field throughout all the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and the hail struck down every plant of the field, and shattered every tree of the field.
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites dwelt, was there no hail.	26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, there was no hail.
27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, "I have sinned again! The LORD is just; it is I and my subjects who are at fault.	27 Then Pharaoh sent, and called Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "I have sinned this time; the LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.
28 Pray to the LORD, for we have had enough of God's thunder and hail. Then I will let you go; you need stay no longer."	28 Entreat the LORD; for there has been enough of this thunder and hail; I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer."
29 Moses replied, "As soon as I leave the city I will extend my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail. Thus you shall learn that the earth is the LORD'S.	29 Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the LORD; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, that you may know that the earth is the LORDs.
30 But you and your servants, I know, do not yet fear the LORD God."	30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the LORD God."
31 Now the flax and the barley were ruined, because the barley was in ear and the flax in bud.	31 (The flax and the barley were ruined, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud.
32 But the wheat and the spelt were not ruined, for they grow later.	32 But the wheat and the spelt were not ruined, for they are late in coming up.)
33 When Moses had left Pharaoh's presence and had gone out of the city, he extended his hands to the LORD. Then the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down upon the earth.	33 So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and stretched out his hands to the LORD; and the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured upon the earth.
	34 But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet again, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
35 and in his obstinacy he would not let the Israelites go, as the LORD had foretold through Moses.	35 So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken through Moses.