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But Moses said, "It is not right to do this. For the Egyptians hate what we would give in worship to the Lord our God. If the Egyptians see us giving this gift and doing what they think is sinful, will they not throw stones at us?

So Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, so you may give a gift to the Lord your God. But do not go very far away. Pray for me."

Then Moses said, "I am leaving you. I will pray to the Lord that the many flies may leave Pharaoh and his servants and his people tomorrow. But do not let Pharaoh lie again by not letting the people go to give a gift on an altar to the Lord."

But Pharaoh made his heart hard this time also. He did not let the people go.

But the Lord will divide the animals of Israel from the animals of Egypt. So nothing will die of all that belongs to the people of Israel."'"

So the Lord did this on the next day. All the animals of Egypt died. But not one of the animals died that belonged to the people of Israel.

Pharaoh learned that not one of the animals of Israel was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hard. He did not let the people go.

But the Lord made the heart of Pharaoh hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

But I have let you live so you could see My power and so My name may be honored through all the earth.

But you still use your power against My people by not letting them go.

But he who did not listen to the word of the Lord left his servants and animals in the field.

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

But the other grains were not destroyed, because they grow later.

But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again. He and his servants made their hearts hard.

So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh. He said to them, "Go and worship the Lord your God. But who will be going?"

But the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard. He did not let the people of Israel go.

The Egyptians did not see each other. No one got up from his place for three days. But all the people of Israel had light in their homes.

But Moses said, "You must let us have gifts to give in worship and gifts for burning, so we may give them to the Lord our God.

But the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard. He was not willing to let them go.

The Lord said to Moses, "I will bring trouble upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt one more time. After that he will let you go. He will not only let you go, but he will make you leave.