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For they cast down every man his staff and they became serpents; but Aarons staff swallowed up their staffs.

And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said to them, Pray to the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go that they may sacrifice to the LORD.

And Moses said to Pharaoh, Appoint a time; when shall I pray for you and for your servants and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your house?

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said to them, Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.

And Moses said, It is not proper to do so; for we shall sacrifice to the LORD our God some of the animals that are an abomination to the Egyptians. And if we should sacrifice animals that are idols before Egyptian eyes, they would stone us.

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away, and you must pray for me also.

For if you refuse to let them go (and until now you have withheld them),

And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils had spread among the magicians and throughout all the land of Egypt.

For this time I will send my plague on your heart and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.

For now I will stretch out my hand that I may strike you and your people with pestilence; and you shall perish from the earth.

But for this cause have I raised you to the throne, to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

Send therefore now, and gather your cattle, and all that you have in the field; for upon every man and the cattle which be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

Then Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I have sinned this time; the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

Pray before the LORD, for there is yet a chance for forgiveness in his presence that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.

But as for you and your servants, I know that you have not yet feared the LORD God.

And the flax and the barley were lost; for the barley was in the ear and the flax was boiled.

But the wheat and the rye were not lost; for they were sown late.

AND the LORD said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may perform these signs among them,

And they shall cover the face of the land so that men cannot see the ground; and they shall eat the residue of that which is left to you from the hail and shall eat all the trees which have budded for you in the field;