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All the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink because they could not drink the water from the river.

After Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord for help concerning the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

Pharaoh responded, "I will let you go and sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but don't go very far. Make an appeal for me."

The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.

However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you My power and to make My name known in all the earth.

Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. "I have sinned this time," he said to them. "Yahweh is the Righteous One, and I and my people are the guilty ones.

But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear Yahweh our God."

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may do these miraculous signs of Mine among them,

No, only the men may go and worship Yahweh, for that is what you have been asking for." And they were driven from Pharaoh's presence.

Pharaoh urgently sent for Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against Yahweh your God and against you.

So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.

One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.

Moses responded, "You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings to prepare for Yahweh our God.

Pharaoh said to him, "Leave me! Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die."

Now announce to the people that both men and women should ask their neighbors for silver and gold jewelry."

"This month is to be the beginning of months for you; it is the first month of your year.

If the household is too small for a whole animal, that person and the neighbor nearest his house are to select one based on the combined number of people; you should apportion the animal according to what each person will eat.

Here is how you must eat it: you must be dressed for travel, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You are to eat it in a hurry; it is the Lord 's Passover.

The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a distinguishing mark for you; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will be among you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

"This day is to be a memorial for you, and you must celebrate it as a festival to the Lord . You are to celebrate it throughout your generations as a permanent statute.