Jan 14 - Exodus 7-9
Exodus
1And the Lord said to Moses: "Behold, I have appointed you as the god of Pharaoh. And Aaron, your brother, will be your prophet2You will speak to him all that I command you. And he will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may release the sons of Israel from his land3But I will harden his heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt4and he will not listen to you. And I will send my hand over Egypt, and I will lead my army and my people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt, through very great judgments5And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, who has extended my hand over Egypt, and who has led the sons of Israel from their midst.6And so, Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had instructed. And so it was done7Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh8And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron9"When Pharaoh will say to you, ‘Show signs,’ you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff, and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it will be turned into a snake.’ 10And so Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh, and they did just as the Lord had commanded. And Aaron took the staff in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and it was turned into a snake11Then Pharaoh called the wise men and the sorcerers. And they also, by Egyptian incantations and certain secrets, did similarly12And each one cast down their staffs, and they were turned into serpents. But the staff of Aaron devoured their staffs13And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed14Then the Lord said to Moses: "The heart of Pharaoh has been hardened; he is not willing to release the people15Go to him in the morning; behold, he will go out to the waters. And you will stand to meet him above the bank of the river. And you will take, in your hand, the staff that was turned into a serpent16And you will say to him: ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to you, saying: Release my people in order to sacrifice to me in the desert. And even until the present time, you were not willing to listen17Therefore, thus says the Lord: In this you will know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike, with the staff that is in my hand, the water of the river, and it will be turned into blood18Also, the fishes that are in the river will die, and the waters will be polluted, and the Egyptians will be afflicted when they drink the water of the river.’ 19The Lord also said to Moses: "Say to Aaron: ‘Take your staff; and extend your hand over the waters of Egypt, and over their rivers and streams and marshes and all the pools of waters, so that they may be turned into blood. And let there be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, as much in vessels of wood as in those of stone.’ 20And Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had instructed. And lifting up the staff, he struck the water of the river in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants. And it was turned into blood21And the fishes that were in the river died, and the river was polluted, and the Egyptians were not able to drink the water of the river, and there was blood throughout the entire land of Egypt22And the sorcerers of the Egyptians, with their incantations, did similarly. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed23And he turned himself away, and he entered his house, neither did he apply his heart to this turn of events24Then all the Egyptians dug along the borders of the river for water to drink. For they were not able to drink from the water of the river25And seven days were completed, after the Lord struck the river
1The Lord also said to Moses: "Enter to Pharaoh, and you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Release my people in order to sacrifice to me2But if you are not willing to release them, behold, I will strike all your coasts with frogs3And the river will seethe with frogs, which will go up and enter into your house, and your bedroom, and upon your bed, and into the houses of your servants and your people, and into your ovens, and into the remains of your foods4And to you, and to your people, and to all your servants, the frogs will enter.’ 5And the Lord said to Moses: "Say to Aaron: ‘Extend your hand over the rivers, and also over the streams and the marshes, and bring forth frogs over the land of Egypt.’ 6And Aaron extended his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt7Then the sorcerers also, by their incantations, did similarly, and they brought forth frogs upon the land of Egypt8But Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them: "Pray to the Lord, so as to take away the frogs from me and from my people. And I will release the people, so as to sacrifice to the Lord.9And Moses said to Pharaoh: "Appoint for me a time, when I should petition on behalf of you, and your servants, and your people, so that the frogs may be driven away from you, and from your house, and from your servants, and from your people, and so that they may remain only in the river.10And he responded, "Tomorrow." Then he said, "I will act according to your word, so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God11And the frogs will withdraw from you, and from your house, and from your servants, and from your people. And they will remain only in the river.12And Moses and Aaron departed from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the Lord on behalf of the promise that he had made to Pharaoh concerning the frogs13And the Lord acted according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, and out of the villages, and out of the fields14And they gathered them together into immense piles, and the land was polluted15Then Pharaoh, seeing that relief had been provided, hardened his own heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed16And the Lord said to Moses: "Say to Aaron: ‘Extend your staff and strike the dust of the earth. And let there be stinging insects throughout the entire the land of Egypt.’ 17And they did so. And Aaron extended his hand, holding the staff, and he struck the dust of the earth, and there came stinging insects upon men and upon beasts. All the dust of the earth was turned into stinging insects through all the land of Egypt18And the sorcerers, with their incantations, did similarly, in order to bring forth stinging insects, but they were not able. And there were stinging insects, as much on men as on beasts19And the sorcerers said to Pharaoh: "This is the finger of God." And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed20The Lord also said to Moses: "Arise at first light, and stand in the sight of Pharaoh, for he will go out to the waters. And you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Release my people to sacrifice to me21But if you will not release them, behold, I will send upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and into your houses, diverse kinds of flies. And the houses of the Egyptians will be filled with diverse kinds of flies, as well as the whole land in which they will be22And in that day, I will cause a miracle in the land of Goshen, where my people are, so that flies will not be there. And you will know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth23And I will set a division between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign will be.’ 24And the Lord did so. And there came very grievous flies into the houses of Pharaoh and of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt. And the land was polluted, in this way, by the flies25And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them, "Go and sacrifice to your God in this land.26And Moses said: "It cannot be so. For we will immolate the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. For if we slaughter those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us27We will sojourn three days’ journey into the wilderness. And we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, just as he has instructed us.28And Pharaoh said: "I will release you in order to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the desert. Yet you may only go so far. Petition for me.29And Moses said: "After departing from you, I will pray to the Lord. And the flies will withdraw from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Yet do not be willing to deceive any longer, so that you would not release the people to sacrifice to the Lord.30And Moses, departing from Pharaoh, prayed to the Lord31And he acted according to his word. And he took away the flies from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people. There was not even one left behind32And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, so that, even at this turn, he would not release the people
1Then the Lord said to Moses: "Enter to Pharaoh, and say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: Release my people, to sacrifice to me2But if you still refuse, and you retain them3behold, my hand will be over your fields. And a very grievous pestilence will be upon the horses, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the oxen, and the sheep4And the Lord will cause a miracle between the possessions of Israel and the possessions of the Egyptians, so that nothing at all will perish from those things which belong to the sons of Israel.5And the Lord appointed a time, saying: "Tomorrow, the Lord will accomplish this word in the land.6Therefore, the Lord accomplished this word the next day. And all the animals of the Egyptians died. Yet truly, of the animals of the sons of Israel, nothing at all perished7And Pharaoh sent to see; neither was there anything dead of those things that Israel possessed. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not release the people8And the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron: "Take handfuls of ashes from the oven, and let Moses sprinkle it into the air, in the sight of Pharaoh9And let there be dust upon all the land of Egypt. For there will be sores and swelling pustules on men and on beasts, throughout the entire land of Egypt.10And they took ashes from the oven, and they stood in the sight of Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkled it in the air. And there came sores with swelling pustules on men and on beasts11Neither could the sorcerers stand in the sight of Moses, because of the sores that were on them and on all the land of Egypt12And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord said to Moses13And the Lord said to Moses: "Rise up in the morning, and stand in the sight of Pharaoh, and you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: Release my people to sacrifice to me14For at this turn, I will send all my plagues upon your heart, and upon your servants, and upon your people. So may you know that there is no one like me in all the earth15For now, extending my hand, I shall strike you and your people with pestilence, and you will perish from the earth16But it was for this reason that I appointed you, so that I may reveal my strength by you, and so that my name may be described throughout all the earth17Do you still retain my people, and are you still unwilling to release them18So then, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will rain down exceedingly great hail, such as has not been in Egypt from the day that it was founded, even until this present time19Therefore, send immediately and gather together your cattle, and all that you have in the field. For men and beasts, and all things that will be found outside, not gathered in from the fields, and on which the hail will fall, shall die.’ 20He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh caused his servants and cattle to flee together into the houses21But he who neglected the word of the Lord released his servants and cattle into the fields22And the Lord said to Moses: "Extend your hand into the sky, so that there may be hail in the entire land of Egypt, on men, and on beasts, and on every plant of the field in the land of Egypt.23And Moses extended his staff into the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and also lightning dashing across the earth. And the Lord rained down hail upon the land of Egypt24And the hail and intermingled fire drove on together. And it was of such magnitude as had never before been seen in the entire land of Egypt, from the time when that nation was formed25And the hail struck, throughout all the land of Egypt, everything that was in the fields, from man even to beast. And the hail struck down every plant of the field, and it broke every tree of the region26Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, did the hail not fall27And Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron, saying to them: "I have sinned even until now. The Lord is just. I and my people are impious28Pray to the Lord, so that the thundering of God and the hail may cease, so that I may release you, and so that you may by no means remain here any longer.29Moses said: "When I have departed from the city, I will extend my hands to the Lord, and the thunders will cease, and the hail will not be, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord30But I know that both you and your servants do not yet fear the Lord God.31And so, the flax and the barley were damaged, because the barley was growing, and the flax was already developing grains32But the wheat and the spelt were not damaged, because they were late33And Moses, departing from Pharaoh out of the city, reached out his hands toward the Lord. And the thunders and hail ceased, neither did there drop any more rain upon the land34Then Pharaoh, seeing that the rain, and the hail, and the thunders had ceased, added to his sin35And his heart was weighed down, along with that of his servants, and it was hardened exceedingly. Neither did he release the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had instructed by the hand of Moses