Shmot (Exodus) - Chapter 8

8:1 Mar-Yah spoke to Mosha, Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, "This is what Mar-Yah says, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me. 8:2 If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs: 8:3 and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedchamber, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs: 8:4 and the frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.'" 8:5 Mar-Yah said to Mosha, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.'" 8:6 Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 8:7 The magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

8:8 Then Pharaoh called for Mosha and Aaron, and said, "Entreat Mar-Yah, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Mar-Yah."

8:9 Mosha said to Pharaoh, "I give you the honour of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only."

8:10 He said, "Tomorrow."

He said, "Be it according to your word, that you may know that there is none like Mar-Yah our God. 8:11 The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only."

8:12 Mosha and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Mosha cried to Mar-Yah concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh. 8:13 Mar-Yah did according to the word of Mosha, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields. 8:14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and did not listen to them, as Mar-Yah had spoken.

8:16 Mar-Yah said to Mosha, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'" 8:17 They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 8:18 The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they were unable. There were lice on man, and on animal. 8:19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God:" and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them; as Mar-Yah had spoken.

8:20 Mar-Yah said to Mosha, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he comes forth to the water; and tell him, 'This is what Mar-Yah says, "Let my people go, that they may serve me. 8:21 Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 8:22 I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am Mar-Yah in the midst of the earth. 8:23 I will put a division between my people and your people: by tomorrow shall this sign be."'" 8:24 Mar-Yah did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

8:25 Pharaoh called for Mosha and for Aaron, and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!"

8:26 Mosha said, "It is not appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the repugnance of the Egyptians to Mar-Yah our God. Behold, shall we sacrifice the repugnance of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? 8:27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Mar-Yah our God, as he shall command us."

8:28 Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Mar-Yah your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me."

8:29 Mosha said, "Behold, I go out from you, and I will pray to Mar-Yah that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only do not let Pharaoh deal treacherously any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Mar-Yah." 8:30 Mosha went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Mar-Yah. 8:31 Mar-Yah did according to the word of Mosha, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one. 8:32 Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.