Exodus Chapter 8
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Exodus Chapter 8

1   And the LORD spoke unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus  says  the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2   And if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your borders with frogs:
3   And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly,  which  shall  go  up  and  come  into your  house,  and  into  your  bedchamber,  and upon your bed, and into the house of your servants, and upon your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs:
4   And the frogs shall come up both on you, and   upon   your   people,   and  upon  all  your servants.
5   And the LORD spoke unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth your hand with your 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, 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 do sacrifice unto the LORD.
9   And Moses said unto Pharaoh, You tell me: when  shall  I  entreat  for  you,  and  for  your servants,  and  for  your  people,  to  destroy  the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only?
10   And he said, Tomorrow. And he said, Be it according to your word: that you may know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
11   And the frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your 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 in heaps: and the land stank.
15   But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

The Plague of Lice
16   And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out your rod, and strike 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 animal; 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 animal.
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.

The Plague of Flies
20   And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he comes forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus says the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
21   Else,  if  you  will  not  let  my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and into   your   houses:   and   the   houses   of   the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they are.
22   And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
23   And I will put a division between my people and your people: tomorrow 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, sacrifice to your God in the land.
26   And Moses said, It is not proper so to do; for we shall 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 you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away: entreat for me.
29   And Moses said, Behold, I go out from you, and I will entreat the LORD that the swarms of flies   may   depart   from   Pharaoh,   from   his servants, and from his people, tomorrow: 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 entreated 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.