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And Jehovah said to Moses, Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. For he will send them away with a strong hand, yea, he will drive them out from his land with a strong hand.

Go, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he may send away the sons of Israel from his land.

And Amram took his aunt Jochebed to him for a wife. And she bore to him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty seven years.

And Aaron's son Eleazar took of the daughters of Putiel for his wife. And she bore to him Phinehas. These were the heads of the fathers of the Levites by their families.

You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh. And he will send away the sons of Israel from his land.

And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded. And Aaron threw his staff before Pharaoh and before his servants. And it became a snake.

And they each one threw down his staff, and they became snakes. But Aaron's staff swallowed their staffs.

And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah had commanded. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water which was in the river before Pharaoh's eyes, and before his servants' eyes. And all the water in the river turned to blood.

And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. And he did not set his heart to this also.

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

And Pharaoh saw that there was relief. And he made his heart heavy, and he did not listen to them, as Jehovah had said.

And they did so, and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth. And the lice were on man and on beast. All the dust of the earth became lice in the land of Egypt.

And Jehovah did so. And teeming swarms of flies came into Pharaoh's house, and the house of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt. And the land was destroyed before the swarms of flies .

And Moses said, Behold, I am about to go out from you, and to pray to Jehovah. And the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people tomorrow. But donot let Pharaoh continue to deceive, not tosend the people to sacrifice to Jehovah.

And Jehovah did according to the word of Moses, and the swarms of flies departed from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; and not one was left.

And Pharaoh made heavy his heart this time also, and he did not send away the people.

Of the servants of Pharaoh, the one who feared the Word of Jehovah made his slaves and his livestock flee to the houses.

And the one who did not set his heart on the Word of Jehovah left his slaves and his livestock in the field.

And Moses stretched out his staff to the heavens. And Jehovah gave thunder and hail. And fire came down to the earth, and Jehovah rained hail on the land of Egypt.

And Moses went out from Pharaoh, from the city, and he spread out his hands to Jehovah. And the thunder and the hail ceased. And rain was not poured out toward the earth.