¶ Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh¹, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

For if thou refuse² to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

Behold, the hand³ of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain⁴.

⁵And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.

And the LORD appointed a set time⁶, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

⁷And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart⁸ of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to⁹ you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil¹⁰ breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

¶ And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil¹¹ breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.

¹²And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

¹³And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

¶¹⁴And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

For I will at this time send all¹⁵ my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou¹⁶ mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

For now I will stretch¹⁷ out my hand, that¹⁸ I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off¹⁹ from the earth.

And in very deed²⁰ for this cause have I raised thee up²¹, for to shew in thee my power; and that my²² name may be declared throughout all the earth.

²³As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

Behold, to morrow²⁴ about this time I will cause²⁵ it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

Send therefore now, and gather²⁶ thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail²⁷ shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

¶²⁸He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

And he that regarded not²⁹ the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

¶³⁰And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent³¹ thunder and hail³², and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like³³ it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every³⁴ herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

³⁵Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have³⁶ sinned this time: the LORD³⁷ is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

Intreat³⁸ the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings³⁹ and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall⁴⁰ stay no longer.

And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread⁴¹ abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth⁴² is the LORD'S.

¶⁴³But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.

And the flax⁴⁴ and the barley⁴⁵ was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up⁴⁶.

And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread⁴⁷ abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders⁴⁸ and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

And when Pharaoh saw⁴⁹ that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened⁵⁰ his heart, he and his servants.

And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened⁵¹, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD⁵² had spoken by Moses⁵³.