1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
2 And that
thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I
have wrought in Egypt [in how many things
I have mocked the Egyptians], and my signs which I have done among them;
that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
3 And Moses
and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus [These things] saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt
thou refuse to humble thyself before me [reverence
me]? let my people go, that they may serve me.
4 Else, if
thou refuse to let my people go, behold, at
this hour to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast [an abundance of locusts upon all thy
coasts]:
5 And they
shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth:
and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped of the abundance of the Earth, which remaineth unto you from the
hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
6 And they
shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of
all the Egyptians [in all the land of the
Egyptians]; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen,
since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned
himself [And Moses turned away], and
went out from Pharaoh.
7 And
Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us?
let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet
that Egypt is destroyed?
8 And Moses
and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the
LORD your God: but who are they that shall go with you?
9 And Moses
said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our
daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast
unto the LORD.
10 And he
said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your
little ones [as I will send you away, must
I send away you store also]: look to it; for evil is before you [evil is attached to you].
11 Not so:
go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD
God; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s
presence.
12 And the
LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the
locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of
the land, and all the fruit of the trees,
even all that the hail hath left.
13 And Moses
stretched forth [lifted up] his rod
over the land of Egypt [towards heaven],
and the LORD brought an east wind [a
south wind] upon the land [the Earth]
all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east [south] wind brought the locusts.
14 And the
locusts went up [and brought them up] over
all the land of Egypt, and rested in very
great abundance in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before
them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
15 For they
covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened [wasted]; and they did eat every herb
of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there
remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field,
through all the land of Egypt.
16 Then
Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against
the LORD your God, and against you.
17 Now
therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD
your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18 And he, Moses, went out from Pharaoh, and
intreated the LORD [prayed to God].
19 And the
LORD turned a mighty strong west wind [brought
in the opposite direction a strong wind from the sea], which took away the
locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all
the coasts of Egypt.
20 But [And] the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart,
so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
21 And the
LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be
darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
22 And Moses
stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness very black, even a storm in all the land
of Egypt three days:
23 They saw
not one another [no man saw his brother],
neither rose any from his place [his bed]
for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings [in all the places where they were].
24 And
Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your
flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones [your store] also go with you.
25 And Moses
said, Nay, but Thou must give us also
sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.
26 Our
cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for
thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what [in what manner] we must serve the LORD our God, until we come thither.
27 But the
LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.
28 And
Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no
more; for in that day thou seest my face [thou
shalt appear before me] thou shalt die.
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