1AndJehovahspake untoMosesH4872,GoH5927inunto Pharaoh,andsayH559untohim, Thus saithJehovah,LetmypeoplegoH5927,thattheymayserveme. 2Andif thou refusetoletthemgoH5927, behold,IwillsmiteallthyborderswithfrogsH6854: 3andtherivershallswarmwithfrogsH6854,whichshallgoH5927upandcomeH5927intothy house,andintothy bedchamber,anduponthy bed,andintothehouseofthy servants,anduponthypeople,andintothine ovens,andintothy kneading-troughs: 4andthefrogsH6854shallcomeupbothuponthee,anduponthypeopleH5971,anduponallthy servants. 5AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesH4872,SayH559unto Aaron, Stretch forth thy handwiththy rodovertheriversH2975,overthestreams,andoverthepools,andcausefrogsH6854tocomeupuponthelandofEgypt. 6AndAaron stretchedouthishandoverthewatersofEgypt;andthefrogscameup,andcoveredthelandofEgypt. 7Andthemagiciansdidinlikemannerwiththeirenchantments,andbroughtupfrogsH6854uponthelandofEgypt. 8ThenPharaohH6547calledforMosesH4872andAaronH175,andsaid, EntreatJehovah,thathetakeawaythefrogsH6854fromme,andfrommypeople;andIwillletthepeoplegoH3318,thattheymaysacrifice untoJehovah. 9AndMosesH4872saidunto Pharaoh,Havethouthisgloryoverme:againstwhattimeshallIentreatforthee,andforthy servants,andforthy people,thatthefrogsH6854bedestroyedfromtheeandthyhousesH1004,andremainintheriver only? 10Andhesaid, Against to-morrow.Andhesaid,Beit accordingtothy word;thatthou mayest knowthatthereisnonelikeunto JehovahourGod. 11Andthefrogsshalldepartfromthee,andfromthy houses,andfromthy servants,andfromthypeople;theyshallremainintheriveronly. 12AndMosesH4872andAaronH175wentoutfromPharaoh:andMosesH4872cried untoJehovahconcerningH413thefrogs whichhehadbroughtuponPharaoh. 13AndJehovahdidaccordingtothewordofMoses;andthefrogs diedoutofthehouses,outofthecourts,andoutofthefields. 14Andtheygatheredthemtogetherinheaps;andtheland stank. 15ButwhenH834PharaohH6547sawthattherewasrespite,hehardenedhisheartH3820,andhearkenednotuntothem,asJehovahhadspokenH1696. 16AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesH4872,SayH559unto Aaron,StretchH7971outthy rod,andsmitethedustoftheearth,thatitmaybecomelicethroughoutallthelandofEgypt. 17Andtheydidso;andAaronstretchedH7971outhishandwithhisrod,andsmotethedustoftheearthH127,andtherewereliceuponman,anduponbeast;allthedustoftheearthH127became licethroughoutallthelandH127ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713. 18Andthemagiciansdidsoלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616withtheirenchantmentstobringforthlice,buttheycouldnot:andtherewereliceuponman,anduponbeast. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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