Exodus 9

The Fifth Blow: Disease

1 s Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “Release my people that they may serve me!2 For if you refuse to release themt and continue holding them,t3 then the hand of the Lord will surely bringt a very terrible plaguet on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels,s the herds, and the flocks.

4 But the Lord will distinguisht between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, and nothingt will die of all that the Israelites have.”’”t
5 The Lord sett an appointed time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do thist in the land.”6 And the Lord did thist on the next day;t allt the livestock of the Egyptianst died, but of the Israelites’ livestock not one died.

7 Pharaoh sent representatives to investigate,t and indeed, not even one of the livestock of Israel had died. But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard,t and he did not release the people.

The Sixth Blow: Boils

8 s Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soott from a furnace, and have Moses throw itt into the air while Pharaoh is watching.t9 It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and will cause boils to break out and festert on both people and animals in all the land of Egypt.”

10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh, Moses threw it into the air, and it caused festering boils to break out on both people and animals.
11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.

12 But the Lord hardenedt Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted to Moses.

The Seventh Blow: Hail

13 s The Lord saidt to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, standt before Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: “Release my people so that they may serve me!14 For this time I will send all my plaguest on your very selft and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.15 For by now I could have stretched outt my hand and struck you and your people with plague, and you would have been destroyedt from the earth.16 Butt for this purpose I have caused you to stand:t to show yout my strength, and so that my name may be declaredt in all the earth.17 You are still exaltingt yourself against my people byt not releasing them.18 I am going to cause very severe hail to rain downt about this time tomorrow, such hail as has never occurreds in Egypt from the day it was foundedt until now.

19 So now, send instructionst to gathert your livestock and all your possessions in the fields to a safe place. Every persont or animal caughtt in the field and not brought into the house – the hail will come down on them, and they will die!”’”
20 Thoset of Pharaoh’s servants who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring theirt servants and livestock into the houses,

21 but thoset who did not taket the word of the Lord seriously left their servants and their cattlet in the field.
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Extend your hand toward the skyt that there may bet hail in all the land of Egypt, on people and on animals,t and on everything that growst in the field in the land of Egypt.”23 When Moses extendedt his staff toward the sky, the Lordt sent thundert and hail, and fire fell to the earth;s so the Lord caused hail to rain down on the land of Egypt.24 Hail fellt and fire mingledt with the hail; the hail was so severet that there had not been any like itt in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.25 The hail struck everything in the open fields, botht people and animals, throughout all the land of Egypt. The hail struck everything that growst in the field, and it broke all the trees of the field to pieces.

26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was there no hail.
27 So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, “I have sinned this time!s The Lord is righteous, and I and my people are guilty.t

28 Pray to the Lord, for the mightys thunderings and hail are too much!t I will release you and you will stay no longer.”t
29 Moses said to him, “When I leave the cityts I will spread my hands to the Lord, the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord.s

30 But as for yout and your servants, I know that you do not yet feart the Lord God.”
31 (Now thet flax and the barley were struckt by the hail,t for the barley had ripenedt and the flaxs was in bud.

32 But the wheat and the speltt were not struck, for they are later crops.)t
33 So Moses left Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the Lord, and the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain stopped pouring on the earth.34 When Pharaoh sawt that the rain and hail and thunder ceased, he sinned again:t both he and his servants hardenedt their hearts.

35 So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard,t and he did not release the Israelites, as the Lord had predicted through Moses.

Exodus 9

1 Then Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith Jehovah, the 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 Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain.4 And Jehovah shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel.5 And Jehovah appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow Jehovah shall do this thing in the land.6 And Jehovah 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 so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did not let the people go.

8 And Jehovah said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.9 And it shall become small dust over 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 boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.12 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken unto Moses.13 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.14 For I will this time send all my plagues upon thy 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 had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:16 but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show 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 day it was founded even until now.19 Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that 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 Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses.21 And he that regarded not the word of Jehovah left his servants and his cattle in the field.

22 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch forth thy 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 Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt.24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as had not been 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: Jehovah is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.28 Entreat Jehovah; for there hath been enough of these 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 Jehovah; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah’s.30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God.31 And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.32 But the wheat and the spelt 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 Jehovah: 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, and he did not let the children of Israel go, as Jehovah had spoken by Moses.