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After they left the king, they went to see Moses and Aaron, who had been waiting for them.

Then the men said, "We hope the Lord will punish both of you for making the king and his officials hate us. Now they even have an excuse to kill us."

Ever since you told me to speak to the king, he has caused nothing but trouble for these people. And you haven't done a thing to help."

Here is my message for Israel: "I am the Lord ! And with my mighty power I will punish the Egyptians and free you from slavery.

But the Lord sent Aaron and Moses with a message for the Israelites and for the king; he also ordered Aaron and Moses to free the people from Egypt.

The Lord said: I am going to let your brother Aaron speak for you. He will tell your message to the king, just as a prophet speaks my message to the people.

Tomorrow morning take the stick that turned into a snake, then wait beside the Nile River for the king.

The Egyptians had to dig holes along the banks of the Nile for drinking water, because water from the river was unfit to drink.

The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, "If you ask the Lord to take these frogs away from me and my people, I will let your people go and offer sacrifices to him."

"All right," Moses answered. "You choose the time when I am to pray for the frogs to stop bothering you, your officials, and your people, and for them to leave your houses and be found only in the river."

After Moses and Aaron left the palace, Moses begged the Lord to do something about the frogs he had sent as punishment for the king.

Then the king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, "Go sacrifice to your God, but stay here in Egypt."

Then the king told him, "I'll let you go into the desert to offer sacrifices, if you don't go very far. But in the meantime, pray for me."

"Your Majesty," Moses replied, "I'll pray for you as soon as I leave, and by tomorrow the flies will stop bothering you, your officials, and the citizens of your country. Only make sure that you're telling the truth this time and that you really intend to let our people offer sacrifices to the Lord ."

The Lord sent Moses with this message for the king of Egypt: The Lord God of the Hebrews commands you to let his people go, so they can worship him.

You had better give orders for every person and every animal in Egypt to take shelter. If they don't, they will die.

The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, "Now I have really sinned! My people and I are guilty, and the Lord is right.

At once the king sent for Moses and Aaron. He told them, "I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.

Moses stretched his arm toward the sky, and Egypt was covered with darkness for three days.

The king sent for Moses and told him, "Go worship the Lord ! And take your families with you. Just leave your sheep, goats, and cattle."