1 Then|strong="H0853" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" told|strong="H0559" Moses|strong="H4872", “Go|strong="H5927" to|strong="H0413" Pharaoh and|strong="H3068" tell|strong="H0559" him|strong="H0413" that|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" says|strong="H0559", ‘Let|strong="H5186" my|strong="H3068" people|strong="H0776" go|strong="H5927" to|strong="H0413" worship me|strong="H0413"!
2 If you|strong="H5921" refuse to|strong="H5921" let|strong="H5186" my|strong="H5921" people|strong="H0776" go|strong="H5927", then|strong="H0853" I|strong="H0776" will|strong="H0776" fill Egypt|strong="H4714" with|strong="H5921" frogs|strong="H6854".
3 The|strong="H0853" Nile River|strong="H0776" will|strong="H0776" be|strong="H0776" filled with|strong="H5921" frogs|strong="H6854". They|strong="H3651" will|strong="H0776" come|strong="H5927" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" river|strong="H0776" and|strong="H0776" enter|strong="H5927" your|strong="H5921" houses. They|strong="H3651" will|strong="H0776" be|strong="H0776" in|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" bedrooms and|strong="H0776" in|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" beds. They|strong="H3651" will|strong="H0776" be|strong="H0776" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" houses of|strong="H0776" your|strong="H5921" officials and|strong="H0776" in|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" ovens and|strong="H0776" in|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" jars of|strong="H0776" water.
4 The|strong="H0853" frogs|strong="H6854" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" all|strong="H4480" over|strong="H0413" you|strong="H7971", your|strong="H3068" people|strong="H5971", and|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" officials.’”
5 Then|strong="H4872" the|strong="H0559" LORD said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0559" Moses|strong="H4872", “Tell|strong="H0559" Aaron to|strong="H0559" hold|strong="H1004" the|strong="H0559" walking stick in|strong="H5921" his|strong="H5921" hand over|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" canals|strong="H2975", rivers|strong="H2975", and|strong="H4872" lakes. Then|strong="H4872" the|strong="H0559" frogs|strong="H6854" will|strong="H5650" come out|strong="H4480" onto|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" land of|strong="H1004" Egypt.”
6 So|strong="H4616" Aaron raised his|strong="H3068" hand over|strong="H3045" the|strong="H0559" waters of|strong="H0430" Egypt, and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" frogs began coming out|strong="H3045" of|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0559" water and|strong="H3068" covered the|strong="H0559" land of|strong="H0430" Egypt.
7 The|strong="H4480" magicians used their|strong="H4480" magic to|strong="H5650" do|strong="H5493" the|strong="H4480" same|strong="H4480" thing—so|strong="H4480" even more|strong="H4480" frogs|strong="H6854" came out|strong="H4480" onto the|strong="H4480" land in|strong="H1004" Egypt!
8 Pharaoh|strong="H6547" called|strong="H6817" for|strong="H5921" Moses|strong="H4872" and|strong="H3068" Aaron|strong="H0175" and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0413", “Ask|strong="H6817" the|strong="H0834" LORD|strong="H3068" to|strong="H0413" remove|strong="H3318" the|strong="H0834" frogs|strong="H6854" from|strong="H3318" me|strong="H0413" and|strong="H3068" my|strong="H7760" people|strong="H0834". I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" let|strong="H7760" the|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0834" go|strong="H3318" to|strong="H0413" offer sacrifices to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0834" LORD|strong="H3068".”
9 Moses|strong="H4872" said|strong="H1697" to|strong="H4191" Pharaoh, “I|strong="H1697" will|strong="H3068" pray for|strong="H1004" you|strong="H6213", your|strong="H3068" people, and|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" officials. Then|strong="H4872" the|strong="H4480" frogs|strong="H6854" will|strong="H3068" leave|strong="H4480" you|strong="H6213" and|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" houses|strong="H1004". They|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" remain only in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H4480" river. When|strong="H3068" do|strong="H6213" you|strong="H6213" want the|strong="H4480" frogs|strong="H6854" to|strong="H4191" go away|strong="H4480"?”
10 Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.”
11 The|strong="H0853" frogs will|strong="H3068" leave you|strong="H0834", your|strong="H3068" house, your|strong="H3068" officials, and|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" people|strong="H0834". They|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" remain|strong="H1961" only in|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" river|strong="H3588".”
12 Moses|strong="H4872" and|strong="H3068" Aaron|strong="H0175" left|strong="H1961" Pharaoh. Moses|strong="H4872" prayed|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" about|strong="H1961" the|strong="H3605" frogs he|strong="H3068" had|strong="H3068" sent|strong="H0559" against|strong="H0413" Pharaoh.
13 And|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" LORD did|strong="H6213" what|strong="H6213" Moses asked. The|strong="H3605" frogs died in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" houses, in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" yards, and|strong="H0776" in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" fields.
14 They|strong="H3651" began|strong="H1961" to|strong="H1961" rot, and|strong="H0120" the|strong="H0853" whole country began|strong="H1961" to|strong="H1961" stink.
15 But|strong="H3808" when|strong="H0834" Pharaoh|strong="H6547" saw that|strong="H0834" they|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" free of|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0559" frogs, he|strong="H0834" again|strong="H1696" became|strong="H2388" stubborn. Pharaoh|strong="H6547" did|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" do|strong="H8085" what|strong="H0834" Moses|strong="H0559" and|strong="H3068" Aaron had|strong="H3068" asked|strong="H0559" him|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" do|strong="H8085". This|strong="H1931" happened just|strong="H0834" as|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" had|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559".
16 Then|strong="H3318" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" Moses|strong="H4872", “Tell|strong="H0559" Aaron to|strong="H0413" raise his|strong="H3068" stick and|strong="H3068" hit the|strong="H0559" dust on|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" ground, and|strong="H3068" everywhere in|strong="H0413" Egypt dust will|strong="H3068" become|strong="H5647" lice.”
17 They|strong="H1992" did|strong="H0834" this|strong="H3588". Aaron raised the|strong="H0853" stick in|strong="H5921" his|strong="H5921" hand and|strong="H1004" hit the|strong="H0853" dust|strong="H0127" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" ground|strong="H0127", and|strong="H1004" everywhere in|strong="H5921" Egypt|strong="H4713" the|strong="H0853" dust|strong="H0127" became lice. The|strong="H0853" lice got on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" animals and|strong="H1004" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H5971".
18 The|strong="H0853" magicians used|strong="H1961" their|strong="H3068" magic and|strong="H3068" tried to|strong="H1961" do|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" same|strong="H1931" thing|strong="H3588". But|strong="H3588" the|strong="H0853" magicians could|strong="H5971" not|strong="H1115" make|strong="H3045" lice come|strong="H1961" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" dust|strong="H0776". The|strong="H0853" lice remained|strong="H1961" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" animals|strong="H1961" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H5971".
19 So|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0996" magicians told Pharaoh that|strong="H2088" the|strong="H0996" power of|strong="H7760" God did this|strong="H2088". But|strong="H1961" Pharaoh refused to|strong="H1961" listen to|strong="H1961" them|strong="H7760". This|strong="H2088" happened|strong="H1961" just|strong="H2088" as|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0996" LORD had|strong="H1961" said.
20 The|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H3651" to|strong="H0935" Moses, “Get|strong="H0935" up|strong="H0935" in|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3605" morning and|strong="H0935" go|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0935" Pharaoh|strong="H6547". He|strong="H3651" will|strong="H3068" go|strong="H0935" out|strong="H6440" to|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3605" river|strong="H0776". Tell|strong="H3605" him|strong="H6440" that|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" says, ‘Let|strong="H3651" my|strong="H3605" people|strong="H0776" go|strong="H0935" and|strong="H0935" worship|strong="H3651" me|strong="H6440"!
21 If you|strong="H0413" don’t let my|strong="H7121" people|strong="H0776" go, then|strong="H4872" flies will|strong="H0430" come into|strong="H0413" your|strong="H0413" houses. The|strong="H0559" flies will|strong="H0430" be|strong="H0430" on|strong="H0413" you|strong="H0413" and|strong="H4872" your|strong="H0413" officials. The|strong="H0559" houses of|strong="H0776" Egypt will|strong="H0430" be|strong="H0430" full of|strong="H0776" flies. They|strong="H0559" will|strong="H0430" be|strong="H0430" all over|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" ground|strong="H0776" too!
22 But|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" treat|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0853" Israelites the|strong="H0853" same|strong="H3651" as|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" Egyptians|strong="H4713". There|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" any|strong="H3588" flies in|strong="H0430" Goshen, where|strong="H3808" my|strong="H3068" people|strong="H3808" live. In|strong="H0430" this|strong="H3651" way|strong="H3651" you|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" know that|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588", the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068", am|strong="H3068" in|strong="H0430" this|strong="H3651" land.
23 So|strong="H0834" tomorrow I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" treat my|strong="H3068" people|strong="H0834" differently from|strong="H0413" your|strong="H3068" people|strong="H0834". This|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" my|strong="H3068" proof.’”
24 So|strong="H7971" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" did|strong="H3808" just what|strong="H1157" he|strong="H0430" said|strong="H0559". Millions of|strong="H0430" flies came|strong="H0559" into|strong="H6547" Egypt. The|strong="H0853" flies were|strong="H0430" in|strong="H0430" Pharaoh’s|strong="H6547" house, and|strong="H3068" they|strong="H3808" were|strong="H0430" in|strong="H0430" all his|strong="H3068" officials’ houses. They|strong="H3808" were|strong="H0430" all over|strong="H0853" Egypt. The|strong="H0853" flies were|strong="H0430" ruining the|strong="H0853" country.
25 So|strong="H7971" Pharaoh|strong="H6547" called|strong="H0559" for|strong="H0413" Moses|strong="H4872" and|strong="H3068" Aaron and|strong="H3068" told|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413", “Offer|strong="H2076" sacrifices|strong="H2076" to|strong="H0413" your|strong="H3068" God|strong="H3068" here|strong="H2009" in|strong="H0413" this|strong="H3068" country.”
26 But|strong="H5973" Moses|strong="H4872" said|strong="H0413", “It|strong="H3068" would|strong="H3068" not be|strong="H3068" right to|strong="H0413" do|strong="H3318" that|strong="H3068". The|strong="H0413" Egyptians think it|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" terrible to|strong="H0413" kill animals as|strong="H3068" sacrifices for|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0413" LORD|strong="H3068" our|strong="H3068" God|strong="H3068". If we do|strong="H3318" this|strong="H3068" here|strong="H3318", the|strong="H0413" Egyptians will|strong="H3068" see us|strong="H0413" and|strong="H3068" throw stones at|strong="H0413" us|strong="H0413" and|strong="H3068" kill us|strong="H0413".
27 Let|strong="H3808" us|strong="H6213" go|strong="H5493" three days into|strong="H5493" the|strong="H3068" desert and|strong="H3068" offer|strong="H6213" sacrifices to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" our|strong="H3068" God|strong="H3068". This|strong="H1697" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H1697" he|strong="H6213" told|strong="H1697" us|strong="H6213" to|strong="H3068" do|strong="H6213".”
28 So|strong="H7971" Pharaoh|strong="H6547" said, “I|strong="H1571" will|strong="H1571" let|strong="H7971" you|strong="H7971" go|strong="H7971" and|strong="H7971" offer sacrifices to|strong="H7971" the|strong="H0853" LORD your|strong="H3513" God|strong="H3808" in|strong="H3808" the|strong="H0853" desert, but|strong="H3808" you|strong="H7971" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" go|strong="H7971" very|strong="H1571" far. Now|strong="H1571", go|strong="H7971" and|strong="H7971" pray for|strong="H7971" me|strong="H7971".”
29 Moses said, “Look, I will leave and ask the LORD to remove the flies from you, your people, and your officials tomorrow. But you must not stop the people from offering sacrifices to the LORD.”
30 So Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.
31 And the LORD did what Moses asked. He removed the flies from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. None of the flies remained.
32 But Pharaoh again became stubborn and did not let the people go.