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. 19Thenthemagicians said unto Pharaoh,ThisisthefingerofGod:andPharaoh’s heartwasH1961hardened,andhehearkenednotuntothem;asJehovahhadspoken. 20AndJehovahsaidunto Moses, Riseupearlyinthemorning,andstandbeforePharaohH6547; lo,hecometh forthtothewater;andsay untohim,ThusH3651saithJehovah,LetmypeoplegoH935,thattheymayserveme. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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