¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened¹ his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I² might shew these my signs before him:

And that³ 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 ye⁴ may know how that I am the LORD.

And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long⁵ wilt thou refuse to humble⁶ thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow⁷ will I bring the locusts⁸ into thy coast:

And they shall cover the face⁹ of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue¹⁰ 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:

And they shall fill¹¹ thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which¹² neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he¹³ turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long¹⁴ shall this man be a snare¹⁵ unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt¹⁶ is destroyed?

And Moses and Aaron were brought¹⁷ again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who¹⁸ are they that shall go?

And Moses said, We will go¹⁹ with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks²⁰ and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast²¹ unto the LORD.

¶ And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so²² with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it;²³ for evil is before you.

Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that²⁴ ye did desire. And they²⁵ were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch²⁶ out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every²⁷ herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind²⁸ upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

And the locusts²⁹ went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous³⁰ were they; before³¹ them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

For they³² covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat³³ 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.

Then Pharaoh called for³⁴ Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.

Now therefore forgive³⁵, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat³⁶ the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death³⁷ only.

And he went³⁸ out from Pharaoh, and intreated³⁹ the LORD.

And the LORD turned a mighty⁴⁰ strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast⁴¹ them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

¶⁴²But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch⁴³ out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness⁴⁴ over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt⁴⁵.

And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness⁴⁶ in all the land of Egypt three days:

They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all⁴⁷ the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye,⁴⁸ serve the LORD; only let your flocks⁴⁹ and your herds be stayed: let your little ones⁵⁰ also go with you.

And Moses said, Thou must give us⁵¹ also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.

Our cattle⁵² 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 we⁵³ know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.

⁵⁴But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.

And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee⁵⁵ from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that⁵⁶ day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see⁵⁷ thy face again no more.