“1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have
hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew
these my signs before him: 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of
thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and
my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I [am]
the LORD. 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him,
Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to
humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4
Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring
the locusts into thy coast: 5 And they shall cover the face of the
earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the
residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the
hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: 6
And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and
the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy
fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth
unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh. 7 And
Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare
unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest
thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought
again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God:
[but] who [are] they that shall go? 9 And Moses said, We will go with
our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with
our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we [must hold] a feast
unto the LORD. 10 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as
I will let you go, and your little ones: look [to it]; for evil [is]
before you. 11 Not so: go now ye [that are] men, and serve the LORD; for
that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.”
“12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land
of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt,
and eat every herb of the land, [even] all that the hail hath left. 13
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD
brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all [that] night;
[and] when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the
locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts
of Egypt: very grievous [were they]; before them there were no such
locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15 For they covered
the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did
eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the
hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or
in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 16 Then
Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned
against the LORD your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I
pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he
may take away from me this death only. 18 And he went out from Pharaoh,
and intreated the LORD. 19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west
wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there
remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 20 But the LORD
hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of
Israel go.”
“21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward
heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness
[which] may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward
heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three
days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for
three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only
let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go
with you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt
offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 26 Our cattle
also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for
thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with
what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither. 27 But the LORD
hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh
said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no
more; for in [that] day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 29 And Moses
said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.” (Ex
10:1-29 AV)
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