Chapter 9

Then the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Go in³ unto Pharaoh, and tell¹⁴ him, Thus saith¹ the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go,¹⁶ that they may serve⁴ me.

For if thou refuse to let [them] go,¹⁵ and wilt hold⁵⁶ them still,

Behold, the hand of the LORD is⁶ 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 murrain.

And the LORD shall sever⁵² between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die⁴ of all [that is] the children's of Israel.

And the LORD appointed⁴ a set time, saying,² To morrow the LORD shall do⁴ this thing in the land.

And the LORD did⁴ that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died:⁴ but of the cattle of the children of Israel died¹ not one.

And Pharaoh sent,⁴ and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead.¹ And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened,⁴ and he did not let the people go.¹⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take³ to you handfuls ⁴³⁹³ of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle¹ 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 boil breaking forth⁶ [with] blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

And they took⁴ ashes of the furnace, and stood⁴ before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled⁴ it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth⁶ [with] blains upon man, and upon beast.

And the magicians could¹ not stand² before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

And the LORD hardened¹⁷ the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened¹ not unto them; as the LORD had spoken¹⁴ unto Moses.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Rise up early⁵⁴ in the morning, and stand¹⁰⁰ before Pharaoh, and say¹ unto him, Thus saith¹ the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go,¹⁶ that they may serve⁴ me.

For I will at this time send⁶ all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know⁴ that [there is] none like me in all the earth.

For now I will stretch out¹ my hand, that I may smite⁵⁵ thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off¹¹ from the earth.

And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up,⁵² for to shew⁵³ [in] thee my power; and that my name may be declared¹⁵ throughout all the earth.

As yet exaltest¹⁰⁹ thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?¹⁵

Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain⁵⁶ a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation ^{3245 9} thereof even until now.

Send³ therefore now, [and] gather⁵⁴ thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; [for upon] every man and beast which shall be found¹¹ in the field, and shall not be brought¹¹ home, the hail shall come down¹ upon them, and they shall die.¹

He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee⁵² into the houses:

And he that regarded^{1 3820} not the word of the LORD left⁴ his servants and his cattle in the field.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Stretch forth³ 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 forth⁴ his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent¹ thunder and hail, and the fire ran along⁴ upon the ground; and the LORD rained⁵⁵ hail upon the land of Egypt.

So there was hail, and fire mingled¹⁰² with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

And the hail smote⁵⁵ throughout all the land of Egypt all that [was] in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote⁵² every herb of the field, and brake¹⁴ every tree of the field.

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

And Pharaoh sent,⁴ and called⁴ for Moses and Aaron, and said⁴ unto them, I have sinned¹ this time: the LORD [is] righteous, and I and my people [are] wicked.

Intreat⁵⁴ the LORD (for [it is] enough) that there be no [more] mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go,¹⁷ and ye shall stay² no longer.⁵⁵

And Moses said⁴ unto him, As soon as I am gone out² of the city, I will spread abroad⁴ my hands unto the LORD; [and] the thunder shall cease,⁴ neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know⁴ how that the earth [is] the LORD'S.

But as for thee and thy servants, I know¹ that ye will not yet fear^{4 6440} the LORD God.

And the flax and the barley was smitten:²⁷ for the barley [was] in the ear, and the flax [was] bolled.

But the wheat and the rie were not smitten:²⁷ for they [were] not grown up.

And Moses went out⁴ of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad⁴ his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased,⁴ and the rain was not poured⁸ upon the earth.

And when Pharaoh saw⁴ that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased,¹ he sinned² yet more,⁵⁵ and hardened⁵⁵ his heart, he and his servants.

And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened,⁴ neither would he let the children of Israel go;¹⁴ as the LORD had spoken¹⁴ by Moses.