| Chapter 10 |
| 1 | And the LORD said unto Moses,
Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his
servants, that I might show these my signs before him: |
| 2 | And that 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 ye may know
how that I am the LORD. |
| 3 | And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and
said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou
refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve
me. |
| 4 |
Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I
bring the locusts into thy coast: |
| 5 | And they shall cover the face
of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the
residue 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: |
| 6 | And
they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses
of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have
seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned
himself, and went out from Pharaoh. |
| 7 | And Pharaoh's servants said
unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they
may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is
destroyed? |
| 8
| And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and
he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall
go? |
| 9 |
And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with
our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go;
for we must hold a feast unto the LORD. |
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10 | And he said unto them, Let
the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to
it; for evil is before you. |
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11 | Not so: go now ye that are men, and
serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's
presence. |
| 12
| And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over
the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of
Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
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| 13 | And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD
brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when
it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. |
| 14 | And the
locust went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of
Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they,
neither after them shall be such. |
| 15 | For they covered the face of
the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat 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. |
| 16 | Then Pharaoh called for Moses
and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and
against you. |
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17 | Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only
this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this
death only. |
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18 | And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the
LORD. |
| 19 |
And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away
the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in
all the coasts of Egypt. |
|
20 | But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart,
so that he would not let the children of Israel go. |
| 21 | And the LORD
said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be
darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. |
| 22 |
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick
darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: |
| 23 | They saw not
one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the
children of Israel had light in their dwellings. |
| 24 | And Pharaoh
called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and
your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. |
| 25 | And
Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may
sacrifice unto the LORD our God. |
| 26 | Our cattle 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 we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we
come thither. |
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27 | But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would
not let them go. |
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28 | And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take
heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou
shalt die. |
| 29
| And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy
face again no more. |
