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But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He told them to tell the people of Israel and Pharaoh king of Egypt that they were to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron.

Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They did just as the Lord had told them. Aaron threw his stick down in front of Pharaoh and his servants and it became a snake.

Then Pharaoh called for his wise men and wonder-workers. They did the same thing using their secret ways.

And say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, "Let My people go, so they may worship Me in the desert. But see, you have not yet listened."

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, ‘Take your special stick and put your hand out over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their pools, and all their man-made lakes of water, so they will become blood. There will be blood through all the land of Egypt, even in pots of wood and pots of stone.'"

And all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink. For they could not drink the water of the Nile.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘The Lord says this: "Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

The Nile will be full of frogs. They will come up and go in your house and in your room and on your bed. They will come in the houses of your servants and on your people. They will come in your stoves and in your bread dough.

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "You pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. And I will let the people go, so they may give a gift in worship to the Lord."

The frogs will go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They will stay only in the Nile."

And they did so. Aaron put out his hand with his stick and hit the dust of the earth. And there were lice on man and animal. All the dust of the earth became lice through all the land of Egypt.

The wonder-workers tried to cause lice to come by using their secret ways. But they could not. So there were lice on man and animal.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and wait for Pharaoh as he goes out to the water. Say to him, ‘The Lord says this: "Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

But Moses said, "It is not right to do this. For the Egyptians hate what we would give in worship to the Lord our God. If the Egyptians see us giving this gift and doing what they think is sinful, will they not throw stones at us?

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says this: "Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

So they took ashes from a stove. Moses stood in front of Pharaoh and threw the ashes toward the sky. And it became sores on man and animal.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and stand in front of Pharaoh and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says this: "Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

Have your cattle and whatever you have in the field brought to a safe place. For the hail will come down upon every man and animal that is in the field and is not brought home. And they will die."'"