Chapter 8

And the LORD spake⁴ unto Moses, Go³ unto Pharaoh, and say¹ unto him, Thus saith¹ the LORD, Let my people go,¹⁶ that they may serve⁴ me.

And if thou refuse to let [them] go,¹⁵ behold, I will smite⁶ all thy borders with frogs:

And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly,¹ which shall go up¹ and come¹ into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, ⁴⁹⁰⁴ and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

And the frogs shall come up⁴ both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

And the LORD spake⁴ unto Moses, Say³ unto Aaron, Stretch forth³ thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up⁵⁴ upon the land of Egypt.

And Aaron stretched out⁴ his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up,⁴ and covered¹⁷ the land of Egypt.

And the magicians did⁴ so with their enchantments, and brought up⁵⁵ frogs upon the land of Egypt.

Then Pharaoh called⁴ for Moses and Aaron, and said,⁴ Intreat⁵⁴ the LORD, that he may take away⁵⁵ the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go,¹⁷ that they may do sacrifice⁴ unto the LORD.

And Moses said⁴ unto Pharaoh, Glory¹⁰⁰ over me: when shall I intreat⁵⁵ for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy⁵³ the frogs from thee and thy houses, [that] they may remain¹¹ in the river only?

And he said,⁴ To morrow. And he said,⁴ [Be it] according to thy word: that thou mayest know⁴ that [there is] none like unto the LORD our God.

And the frogs shall depart¹ from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain¹¹ in the river only.

And Moses and Aaron went out⁴ from Pharaoh: and Moses cried⁴ unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought¹ against Pharaoh.

And the LORD did⁴ according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died⁴ out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

And they gathered them together⁴ upon heaps: and the land stank.⁴

But when Pharaoh saw⁴ that there was respite, he hardened⁵³ his heart, and hearkened¹ not unto them; as the LORD had said.¹⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Say³ unto Aaron, Stretch out³ thy rod, and smite⁵⁴ the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

And they did⁴ so; for Aaron stretched out⁴ his hand with his rod, and smote⁵⁵ 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.

And the magicians did⁴ so with their enchantments to bring forth⁵³ lice, but they could¹ not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

Then the magicians said⁴ unto Pharaoh, This [is] the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,⁴ and he hearkened¹ not unto them; as the LORD had said.¹⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Rise up early⁵⁴ in the morning, and stand¹⁰⁰ before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth⁶ to the water; and say¹ unto him, Thus saith¹ the LORD, Let my people go,¹⁶ that they may serve⁴ me.

Else, if thou wilt not let my people go,¹⁸ behold, I will send⁵⁶ 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 full¹ of swarms [of flies], and also the ground whereon they [are].

And I will sever⁵² in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell,⁶ that no swarms [of flies] shall be² there; to the end thou mayest know⁴ that I [am] the LORD in the midst of the earth.

And I will put¹ a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

And the LORD did⁴ so; and there came⁴ 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 corrupted¹¹ by reason of the swarm [of flies].

And Pharaoh called⁴ for Moses and for Aaron, and said,⁴ Go³ ye, sacrifice³ to your God in the land.

And Moses said,⁴ It is not meet¹² so to do;² for we shall sacrifice⁴ the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice⁴ the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone⁴ us?

We will go⁴ three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice¹ to the LORD our God, as he shall command⁴ us.

And Pharaoh said,⁴ I will let you go,¹⁷ that ye may sacrifice¹ to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go² very⁵³ far away:⁵⁵ intreat⁵⁴ for me.

And Moses said,⁴ Behold, I go out⁶ from thee, and I will intreat⁵² the LORD that the swarms [of flies] may depart¹ from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully¹⁵ any more⁵⁵ in not letting the people go¹⁵ to sacrifice² to the LORD.

And Moses went out⁴ from Pharaoh, and intreated⁴ the LORD.

And the LORD did⁴ according to the word of Moses; and he removed⁵⁵ the swarms [of flies] from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained⁸ not one.

And Pharaoh hardened⁵⁵ his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.¹⁴