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But I will make Pharaoh stubborn so that he will not do what you tell him. Then I will do many miracles in Egypt to prove who I am.

But he will still refuse to listen. So then I will punish Egypt very much. And I will lead my army, my people, out of that land.

They threw their walking sticks on the ground, and their sticks became snakes. But then Aaron's walking stick ate theirs.

But when Pharaoh saw that they were free of the frogs, he again became stubborn. Pharaoh did not do what Moses and Aaron had asked him to do. This happened just as the Lord had said.

The magicians used their magic and tried to do the same thing. But the magicians could not make lice come from the dust. The lice remained on the animals and the people.

So the magicians told Pharaoh that the power of God did this. But Pharaoh refused to listen to them. This happened just as the Lord had said.

But I will not treat the Israelites the same as the Egyptians. There will not be any flies in Goshen, where my people live. In this way you will know that I, the Lord , am in this land.

But Moses said, "It would not be right to do that. The Egyptians think it is terrible to kill animals as sacrifices for the Lord our God. If we do this here, the Egyptians will see us and throw stones at us and kill us.

So Pharaoh said, "I will let you go and offer sacrifices to the Lord your God in the desert, but you must not go very far. Now, go and pray for me."

Moses said, "Look, I will leave and ask the Lord to remove the flies from you, your people, and your officials tomorrow. But you must not stop the people from offering sacrifices to the Lord ."

But Pharaoh again became stubborn and did not let the people go.

But the Lord will treat Israel's animals differently from the animals of Egypt. None of the animals that belong to the Israelites will die.

The next morning the Lord did what he said. All the farm animals of the Egyptians died, but none of the animals that belonged to the Israelites died.

Pharaoh sent people to see if any of the animals of Israel died. Not one of them died. But Pharaoh remained stubborn and did not let the people go.

But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn, so he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.

But I have put you here for a reason. I have put you here so that I could show you my power. Then people all over the world will learn about me!

But other people ignored the Lord 's message and lost all their slaves and animals that were in the fields.

But I know that you and your officials don't really fear and respect the Lord yet."

But wheat and spelt ripen later than the other grains, so these plants were not destroyed.

So Pharaoh told his officials to bring Moses and Aaron back to him. Pharaoh said to them, "Go and worship the Lord your God. But tell me, just who is going?"