Revised Version 1895

Exodus 8:15-32

15But whenPharaohH6547saw that there was respite, hehardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388hisheartH3820, and hearkenednotH3808unto them; as theLORDH3068hadspokenH1696.

16And theLORDH3068saidH559untoMosesH4872,SayH559unto Aaron,Stretchשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971outיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it maybecomeוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647licethroughoutH413allהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009thelandלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of Egypt.

17And theydidאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834soH7971; and AaronstretchedH7971outH7971his hand with his rod, and smote thedustH127of theearthH127, and there were liceuponH5921manאֵינְךָ֮'ei.ne.KhaH369, anduponH5921beast;allH1571thedustH127of theearthH127became licethroughoutH5921allH1571thelandH127ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713.

18And the magiciansdidאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616with their enchantments tobringH1961forthתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045lice, but theycouldעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115: and there were liceuponH5921man, anduponH5921beast.

19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkenednotהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088unto them; as the LORD had spoken.

20And theLORDH3068saidH3651unto Moses, RiseupH935early in the morning, andstandH935beforeH6440PharaohH6547; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him,ThusH3651saith theLORDH3068,LetH3651mypeopleH776goH935, that they mayserveH6440meH6440.

21Else, if thou wiltnotH776let mypeopleH776go, behold, I will send swarms of fliesuponH7121thee, anduponH7121thy servants, anduponH7121thypeopleH776, andintoאֶל־'el-H413thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also thegroundH776whereon they are.

22And I will sever in thatdayמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872the land of Goshen, inwhichלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869mypeopleלֹ֤אlo'H3808dwell, thatnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am theLORDH3068in the midst of the earth.

23And I will put a division between mypeopleH834and thypeopleH834: by tomorrow shall this sign be.

24And theLORDH3068didלֹא־lo'-H3808soאֲשַׁלַּ֤ח'a.sha.LachH7971; and therecameוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559grievous swarms of fliesintoH6547the house ofPharaohH6547, andintoH6547his servants’ houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

25AndPharaohH6547calledוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559forMosesH4872and for Aaron, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goיוֹצֵ֤אyo.Tze'H3318ye,sacrificeH2076to yourGodH3068in the land.

26AndMosesH4872saidH413, It is notmeetH3318soH3318todoH3318; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068ourGodלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the EgyptiansbeforeH413their eyes, and will they not stoneusH413?

27WeH1697willgoH5493three days’ journeyintoH5493the wilderness, and sacrifice to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068ourGodלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068, as he shallcommandH1697usוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

28AndPharaohH6547said, I willletH7971youH7971goאֲשַׁלַּ֤ח'a.sha.LachH7971, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD yourGodוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808in the wilderness;onlyH1571ye shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971veryH1571farawayH7971: entreat formeH7971.

29And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow: only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

30And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.

31And 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.

32And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.

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