¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go¹ unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my² people go, that they may serve me.

And if thou refuse³ to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs⁴:

And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs⁵:

⁶And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

⁷And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs⁸ came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

⁹And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat¹⁰ the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will¹¹ let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.

And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me:¹² when¹³ shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?

¶ And he said, To morrow¹⁴. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none¹⁵ like unto the LORD our God.

And the frogs¹⁶ shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.

And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD¹⁷ because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

And the LORD did according to the word of Moses¹⁸; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the¹⁹ land stank.

But when Pharaoh saw²⁰ that there was respite, he hardened²¹ his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch²² out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice²³ throughout all the land of Egypt.

And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man²⁴, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

And the magicians²⁵ did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could²⁶ not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is²⁷ the finger of God: and Pharaoh's²⁸ heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo,²⁹ he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my³⁰ people go, that they may serve me.

Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms³¹ of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

And I will sever³² in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know³³ that I am the LORD in the midst³⁴ of the earth.

And I will put a division³⁵ between my people and thy people: to morrow³⁶ shall this sign be.

And the LORD did so; and there³⁷ came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land³⁸ of Egypt: the land was corrupted³⁹ by reason of the swarm of flies.

And Pharaoh called⁴⁰ for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

And Moses said, It is not⁴¹ meet so to do; for we shall⁴² sacrifice the abomination⁴³ of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

We will go three days⁴⁴' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall⁴⁵ command us.

And Pharaoh said, I will⁴⁶ let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat⁴⁷ for me.

And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow⁴⁸: but let not Pharaoh deal⁴⁹ deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

¶ And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated⁵⁰ the LORD.

And the LORD did according⁵¹ to the word of Moses; and he removed⁵² the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

And Pharaoh hardened his heart⁵³ at this time also, neither would he let the people go.