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For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

And you shall say to him, ‘The Lord , the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, "Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness." But so far, you have not obeyed.

But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh's heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs.

But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

The magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast.

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

But Moses said, "It would not be right to do so, for the offerings we shall sacrifice to the Lord our God are an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice offerings abominable to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us?

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

But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that belongs to the people of Israel shall die."'"

And the next day the Lord did this thing. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died.

And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not one of the livestock of Israel was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

but whoever did not pay attention to the word of the Lord left his slaves and his livestock in the field.

But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God."

But the wheat and the emmer were not struck down, for they are late in coming up.)

But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet again and hardened his heart, he and his servants.