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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.

But Moses answered, "You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me."

But I will make the king so stubborn that he won't listen to you. He won't listen even when I do many terrible things to him and his nation. Then I will bring a final punishment on Egypt, and the king will let Israel's families and tribes go.

they threw down sticks that turned into snakes. But Aaron's snake swallowed theirs.

Tell him, "The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to order you to release his people, so they can worship him in the desert. But until now, you have paid no attention.

But the Egyptian magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing. The king did just as the Lord had said—he stubbornly refused to listen.

But the magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing.

But when the king saw that things were now better, he again did just as the Lord had said and stubbornly refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.

The magicians told the king, "God has done this." But, as the Lord had said, the king was too stubborn to listen.

"The Lord 's people in Goshen won't be bothered by flies, but your people in the rest of the country will be tormented by them. That's how you will know that the Lord is here in Egypt. This miracle will happen tomorrow."

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."

But the king turned stubborn again and would not let the people go.

But the Lord will protect the animals that belong to the people of Israel, and none of theirs will die.

It happened the next day—all of the animals belonging to the Egyptians died, but the Israelites did not lose even one.

But he has kept you alive, just to show you his power and to bring honor to himself everywhere in the world.

But others paid no attention to his threats and left their slaves and animals out in the open.

But I am certain that neither you nor your officials really fear the Lord God."

But the wheat crops ripen later, and they were not damaged.

that you won't be able to see the ground. Most of your crops were ruined by the hailstones, but these locusts will destroy what little is left, including the trees.