10:1 And Yehovah spoke to Moses, saying, Go
in to Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants,
that these signs may come upon them; in order
10:2 that ye may relate in the ears of your children, and to your children's
children, in how many things I have mocked the Egyptians, and my wonders
which I wrought among them; and ye shall know that I [am] Yehovah.
10:3 And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharaoh, and they said to him, These
things saith Yehovah Elohim of the Hebrews, How long dost thou refuse to
reverence me? Send my people away, that they may serve me.
10:4 But if thou wilt not send my people away, behold, at this hour
to-morrow I will bring an abundance of locusts upon all thy coasts.
10:5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, and thou shalt not be able
to see the earth; and they shall devour all that is left of the abundance of
the earth, which the hail has left you, and shall devour every tree that
grows for you on the land.
10:6 And thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of thy servants, and all
the houses in all the land of the Egyptians; things which thy fathers have
never seen, nor their forefathers, from the day that they were upon the
earth until this day. And Moses turned away and departed from Pharaoh.
10:7 And the servants of Pharaoh say to him, How long shall this be a snare
to us? send away the men, that they may serve their Elohim; wilt thou know that
Egypt is destroyed?
10:8 And they brought back both Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh; and he said to
them, Go and serve Yehovah your Elohim; but who are they that are going with
you?
10:9 And Moses said, We will go with the young and the old, with or sons,
and daughters, and sheep, and oxen, for it is a feast of Yehovah.
10:10 And he said to them, So let Yehovah be with you: as I [will] send you
away, [must I send away] you store also? see that evil is attached to you.
10:11 Not so, but let the men go and serve Elohim, for this ye yourselves seek;
and they cast them out from the presence of Pharaoh.
10:12 And Yehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of
Egypt, and let the locust come up on the land, and it shall devour every
herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail left.
10:13 And Moses lifted up his rod towards heaven, and Yehovah brought a
south wind upon the earth, all that day and all that night: the morning
dawned, and the south wind brought up the locusts,
10:14 and brought them up over all the land of Egypt. And they rested in
very great abundance over all the borders of Egypt. Before them there were
not such locusts, neither after them shall there be.
10:15 And they covered the face of the earth, and the land was wasted, and
they devoured all the herbage of the land, and all the fruit of the trees,
which was left by the hail: there was no green thing left on the trees, nor
on all the herbage of the field, in all the land of Egypt.
10:16 And Pharaoh hasted to call Moses and Aaron, saying, I have sinned
before Yehovah your Elohim, and against you;
10:17 pardon therefore my sin yet this time, and pray to Yehovah your Elohim,
and let him take away from me this death.
10:18 And Moses went forth from Pharaoh, and prayed to Elohim.
10:19 And Yehovah brought in the opposite direction a strong wind from the
sea, and took up the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea, and there was
not one locust left in all the land of Egypt.
10:20 And Yehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not send away
the children of Israel.
10:21 And Yehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand to heaven, and let
there be darkness over the land of Egypt-- darkness that may be felt.
10:22 And Moses stretched out his hand to heaven, and there was darkness
very black, even a storm over all the land of Egypt three days.
10:23 And for three days no man saw his brother, and no man rose up from his
bed for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in all the
places where they were.
10:24 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go, serve Yehovah your
Elohim, only leave your sheep and your oxen, and let your store depart with
you.
10:25 And Moses said, Nay, but thou shalt give to us whole burnt-offerings
and sacrifices, which we will sacrifice to Yehovah our Elohim.
10:26 And our cattle shall go with us, and we will not leave a hoof behind,
for of them we will take to serve Yehovah our Elohim: but we know not in what
manner we shall serve Yehovah our Elohim, until we arrive there.
10:27 But Yehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he would not let them
go.
10:28 And Pharaoh says, Depart from me, beware of seeing my face again, for
in what day thou shalt appear before me, thou shalt die.
10:29 And Moses says, Thou hast said, I will not appear in thy presence
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10:1 And Yehovah 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:
10:2 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 Yehovah.
10:3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith
Yehovah Elohim of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself
before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
10:4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I
bring the locusts into thy coast:
10:5 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:
10:6 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.
10:7 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 Yehovah their Elohim:
knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
10:8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto
them, Go, serve Yehovah your Elohim: but who are they that shall go?
10:9 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 Yehovah.
10:10 And he said unto them, Let Yehovah be so with you, as I will let you
go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
10:11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve Yehovah; for that ye did
desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
10:12 And Yehovah 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.
10:13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Yehovah
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.
10:14 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.
10:15 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.
10:16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have
sinned against Yehovah your Elohim, and against you.
10:17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat
Yehovah your Elohim, that he may take away from me this death only.
10:18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Yehovah.
10:19 And Yehovah 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.
10:20 But Yehovah hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the
children of Israel go.
10:21 And Yehovah 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.
10:22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a
thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
10:23 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.
10:24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve Yehovah; only
let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with
you.
10:25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings,
that we may sacrifice unto Yehovah our Elohim.
10:26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left
behind; for thereof must we take to serve Yehovah our Elohim; and we know not
with what we must serve Yehovah, until we come thither.
10:27 But Yehovah hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
10:28 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.
10:29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no
more. |