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.
