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But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Return to your work!"

But have them make the same number of clay blocks as before, and no less. They are crying, ‘Let us go and give a gift in worship to our God,' because they are lazy.

You go and get straw for yourselves where you can find it. But you will not work any less than before.'"

There is no straw given to your servants. Yet they still say to us, ‘Make clay blocks!' See, your servants are being beaten. But your own people are to blame."

But Pharaoh said, "You are lazy, very lazy. So you say, ‘Let us go and give a gift on an altar in worship to the Lord.'

I showed Myself as God All-powerful to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I did not make Myself known to them by My name, the Lord.

So Moses said this to the people of Israel. But they did not listen to Moses because of their broken spirit and how hard they were made to work.

But Moses said to the Lord, "See, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then will Pharaoh listen to me? I am not able to speak well."

But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He told them to tell the people of Israel and Pharaoh king of Egypt that they were to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

But Moses said to the Lord, "See, I am not able to speak well. How then will Pharaoh listen to me?"

But I will make Pharaoh's heart hard. So I will do many powerful works for the people to see in the land of Egypt.

For each one threw down his stick and it became a snake. But Aaron's special stick ate their sticks.

And say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, "Let My people go, so they may worship Me in the desert. But see, you have not yet listened."

But the wonder-workers of Egypt did the same thing using their secret ways. And Pharaoh's heart was hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

But if you will not let them go, I will bring trouble to your whole country with frogs.

But the wonder-workers did the same thing using their secret ways. They made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

But when Pharaoh saw that there was rest from the trouble, he made his heart hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

The wonder-workers tried to cause lice to come by using their secret ways. But they could not. So there were lice on man and animal.

Then the wonder-workers said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen where My people are living so no flies will be there. Then you may know that I, the Lord, am in the land.