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Exodus 8:6-19
New King James Version
Exodus 8:6-19
New King James Version
6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and (A)the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 (B)And the magicians did so with their [a]enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, (C)“Entreat[b] the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people (D)go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”
10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that (E)there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses (F)cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. 13 So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields. 14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was (G)relief, (H)he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
The Third Plague: Lice
16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become [c]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ” 17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and (I)it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 Now (J)the magicians so worked with their [d]enchantments to bring forth lice, but they (K)could not. So there were lice on man and beast. 19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is (L)the[e] finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s (M)heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Exodus 8:7 secret arts
- Exodus 8:8 Pray to, Make supplication to
- Exodus 8:16 gnats
- Exodus 8:18 secret arts
- Exodus 8:19 An act of God
Exodus 8:6-19
New International Version
Exodus 8:6-19
New International Version
6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs(A) came up and covered the land. 7 But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts;(B) they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
8 Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray(C) to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices(D) to the Lord.”
9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time(E) for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.”
10 “Tomorrow,” Pharaoh said.
Moses replied, “It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the Lord our God.(F) 11 The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”
12 After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. 13 And the Lord did what Moses asked.(G) The frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards and in the fields. 14 They were piled into heaps, and the land reeked of them. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief,(H) he hardened his heart(I) and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
The Plague of Gnats
16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff(J) and strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats.” 17 They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats(K) came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. 18 But when the magicians(L) tried to produce gnats by their secret arts,(M) they could not.
Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere, 19 the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger(N) of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart(O) was hard and he would not listen,(P) just as the Lord had said.
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