Exodus 7:14-10:29
1599 Geneva Bible
14 ¶ The Lord then said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is [a]obstinate, he refuseth to let the people go.
15 Go unto Pharaoh in the morning, (lo, he will come forth unto the water) and thou shalt stand and meet him by [b]the river’s brink, and the rod, which was turned into a serpent, shalt thou take in thine hand.
16 And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go that they may serve me in the wilderness: and behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
17 Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the water that is in the river, and it shall be turned into blood.
18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink, and it shall [c]grieve the Egyptians to drink of the water of the river.
19 ¶ The Lord then spake to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, and over their ponds, and over all pools of their waters, and they shall be [d]blood, and there shall be blood throughout the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and of stone.
20 So Moses and Aaron did even as the Lord commanded: (A)and he lift up the rod, and smote the water that was in the river in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants: and (B)all the water that was in the river, was turned into blood.
21 And the [e]fish that was in the river died, and the river stank: so that the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river: and there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
22 And the enchanters of Egypt did [f]likewise with their sorceries: and the heart of Pharaoh was [g]hardened: so that he did not hearken unto them, as the Lord hath said.
23 Then Pharaoh returned, and went again into his house, [h]neither did this yet enter into his heart.
24 All the Egyptians then dug round about the river for waters to drink: for they could not drink of the water of the river.
25 And this [i]continued fully seven days after the Lord had smitten the river.
8 6 Frogs are sent. 13 Moses prayeth, and they die. 17 Lice are sent, whereby the sorcerers acknowledge God’s power. 24 Egypt is plagued with noisome flies. 30 Moses prayeth again.
1 Afterward the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2 And if thou wilt not let them go, behold, I will smite all thy country with [j]frogs:
3 And the river shall crawl full of frogs, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy chamber, where thou sleepest, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy ovens, and [k]into thy kneading troughs.
4 Yea, the frogs shall climb up upon thee, and on thy people, and upon all thy servants.
5 ¶ Also the Lord said to Moses, Say thou unto Aaron, Stretch out thine hand with thy rod upon the streams, upon the rivers, and upon the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
6 Then Aaron stretched out his hand upon the waters of Egypt, and the [l]frogs came up and covered the land of [m]Egypt.
7 And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorceries, and brought frogs up upon the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, [n]Pray ye unto the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people, and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord.
9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, [o]Concerning me, even [p]command when I shall pray for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and from thine houses, that they may remain in the river only.
10 Then he said, Tomorrow. And he answered, Be it [q]as thou hast said, that thou mayest know, that there is none like unto the Lord our God.
11 So the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thine houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people: only they shall remain in the river.
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord concerning the frogs, which he had [r]sent unto Pharaoh.
13 And the Lord did according to the saying of Moses: So the frogs [s]died in the houses, in the towns, and the fields.
14 And they gathered them together by heaps, and the land stank of them.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that he had rest given him, he [t]hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had said.
16 ¶ Again the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may be turned to [u]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
17 And they did so: for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth: and lice came upon man and upon beast: all the dust of the earth was lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 Now the enchanters assayed likewise with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they [v]could not. So the lice were upon man and upon beast.
19 Then said the enchanters unto Pharaoh, This is [w]the finger of God. But Pharaoh’s heart remained obstinate, and he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had said.
20 ¶ Moreover the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh (lo, he will come forth unto the water) and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send [x]swarms of flies both upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and the ground also whereon they are.
22 But the land of Goshen, where my people are, will I cause to be [y]wonderful in that day, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the [z]earth.
23 And I will make a deliverance of my people from thy people: tomorrow shall this miracle be.
24 And the Lord did so: for there came [aa]great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, so that through all the land of Egypt, the earth was corrupt by the swarms of flies.
25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Go, do sacrifice unto your God in this land.
26 And Moses answered, It is not meet to do so: for then we should offer unto the Lord our God that, which is an [ab]abomination unto the Egyptians. Lo, can we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and they not stone us?
27 Let us go three days’ journey in the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God, (C)as he hath commanded us.
28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice unto the Lord your God in the wilderness: but [ac]go not far away, pray for me.
29 And Moses said, Behold, I will go out from thee, and pray unto the Lord, that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow: but let Pharaoh from henceforth [ad]deceive no more, in not suffering the people to sacrifice unto the Lord.
30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed unto the Lord.
31 And the Lord did according to the saying of Moses, and the swarms of flies departed from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, and there remained not one.
32 Yet Pharaoh [ae]hardened his heart at this time also, and did not let the people go.
9 3 The moraine of beasts. 10 The plague of botches and sores. 23 The horrible hail, thunder, and lightning. 26 The land of Goshen ever is excepted. 27 Pharaoh confesseth his wickedness. 33 Moses prayeth for him. 35 Yet he is obstinate.
1 Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2 But if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt yet hold them still,
3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy flock which is in the field: for upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the cattle, and upon the sheep shall be a [af]mighty great moraine.
4 And the Lord shall do [ag]wonderfully between the beasts of Israel, and the beasts of Egypt: so that there shall nothing die at all, that pertaineth to the children of Israel.
5 And the Lord appointed a time, saying, Tomorrow the Lord shall finish this thing in this land.
6 So the Lord did this thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
7 Then Pharaoh [ah]sent, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead: and the heart of Pharaoh was obstinate, and he did not let the people go.
8 ¶ And the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron, Take your handful of [ai]ashes of the furnace, and Moses shall sprinkle them toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh,
9 And they shall be turned to dust in all the land of Egypt: and it shall be as a scab breaking out into blisters upon man, and upon beast throughout all the land of Egypt.
10 Then they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh: and Moses sprinkled them toward the heaven, and there came [a] [aj]scab breaking out into blisters upon man, and upon beast.
11 And the sorcerers could not stand before Moses, because of the scab: for the scab was upon the enchanters and upon all the Egyptians.
12 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, (D)as the Lord had said unto Moses.
13 ¶ Also the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go that they may serve me.
14 For I will at this time send my plagues upon [ak]thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
15 For now I will stretch out mine hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with the pestilence: and thou shalt perish from the earth.
16 And indeed, (E)for this cause have [al]I appointed thee, to [am]show my power in thee, and to declare my [an]name throughout all the world.
17 Yet thou exaltest thyself against my people, and lettest them not go.
18 Behold, tomorrow this time I will cause to rain a mighty great hail, such as was not in Egypt since the foundation thereof was laid unto this time.
19 Send therefore now, and [ao]gather the cattle, and all that thou hast in the field: for upon all the men, and the beasts, which are found in the field, and not brought home, the hail shall fall upon them, and they shall die.
20 Such then as feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh, made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses.
21 But such as [ap]regarded not the [aq]word of the Lord, left his servants, and his cattle in the field.
22 ¶ And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon all the herbs of the field in the land of Egypt.
23 Then Moses stretched out his rod toward heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and [ar]hail, and [as]lightning upon the ground: and the Lord caused hail to rain upon the land of Egypt.
24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, so grievous, as there was none throughout all the land of Egypt, since [at]it was a nation.
25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast: also the hail smote all the trees of the field and brake to pieces all the trees of the field.
26 Only in the land of Goshen (where the children of Israel were) was no hail.
27 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I [au]have now sinned: the Lord is righteous, but I and my people are wicked.
28 Pray ye unto the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more [av]mighty thunders, and hail, and I will let you go, and ye shall tarry no longer.
29 Then Moses said unto him, As soon as I am out of the city, I will spread mine hands unto the Lord, and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail, that thou mayest know that (F)the earth is the Lord’s.
30 As for thee and thy servants, I know [aw]afore I pray, ye will fear before the face of the Lord God.
31 (And the flax, and the barley were smitten: for the barley was eared, and the flax was bolled.
32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten, for they were [ax]hid in the ground.)
33 Then Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread his hands to the Lord, and the thunder and the hail ceased, neither rained it upon the earth.
34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder were ceased, he sinned again, and hardened his heart, both he, and his servants.
35 So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened: neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the Lord had said [ay]by Moses.
10 7 Pharoah’s servants counsel him to let the Israelites depart. 13 Grasshoppers destroy the country. 16 Pharaoh confesseth his sin. 22 Darkness is sent.
1 Again the Lord said unto Moses, Go to Pharaoh, (G)for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might work these [az]my miracles in the midst of his realm,
2 And that thou mayest declare in the [ba]ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have done in Egypt, and my miracles, which I have done among them: that ye may know that I am the Lord.
3 Then came Moses and Aaron unto Pharaoh, and they said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse [bb]to humble thyself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.
4 But if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow will I bring [bc]grasshoppers into thy coasts.
5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that a man cannot see the earth: and they shall eat the residue which remaineth unto you, and hath escaped from the hail: and they shall eat all your trees that bud in the field.
6 And they shall fill thine houses, and all thy servants’ houses, and the houses of all the Egyptians, as neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the time they were upon the earth unto this day. So he returned, and went out from Pharaoh.
7 Then Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall he be [bd]an [be]offence unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: wilt thou first know that Egypt is destroyed?
8 So 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 answered, We will go with our young, and with our old, with our sons, and with our daughters, with our sheep, and with our cattle will we go: for we must celebrate a feast unto the Lord.
10 And he said unto them, Let [bf]the Lord so be with you, as I will let you go and your children: [bg]behold, for evil is before your face.
11 It shall not be so: now go ye that are men, and serve the Lord: for that was your desire. Then they were thrust out from Pharaoh’s presence.
12 ¶ After, the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand upon the land of Egypt for the grasshoppers, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and eat all the herbs of the land, even all that the hail had left.
13 Then Moses stretched forth his rod upon the land of Egypt: and the Lord brought an East wind upon the land all that day, and all that night: and in the morning the East wind brought the [bh]grasshoppers.
14 So the grasshoppers went up upon all the land of Egypt, and [bi]remained in all quarters of Egypt: so grievous Grasshoppers, like to these were never before, neither after them shall be such.
15 For they covered all the face of the earth, so that the land was dark: and they did eat all the herbs of the land, and all the fruits of the trees, which the hail had left, so that there was no green thing left upon the trees, nor among the herbs of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.
16 Therefore Pharaoh called for [bj]Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.
17 And now forgive me my sin only this once, and pray unto the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18 Moses then went out from Pharaoh, and prayed unto the Lord.
19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong West wind, and took away the grasshoppers, and violently cast them into the [bk]red Sea, so that there remained not one grasshopper in all the land of Egypt.
20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
21 ¶ Again the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be upon the land of Egypt darkness, even darkness that may be [bl]felt.
22 Then Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven, and there was a [bm]black darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.
23 No man saw another, neither rose up from the place where he was for three days: but all the children of Israel had light where they dwelt.
24 Then Pharaoh called for Moses, and said, Go serve the Lord: only your sheep and your cattle shall abide, and your children shall go with you.
25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices, and burnt offerings that we may do sacrifice unto the Lord our God.
26 Therefore our cattle also shall go with us: there shall not an [bn]hoof be left, for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God: neither do we know [bo]how we shall serve the Lord, until we come thither.
27 (But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.)
28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me: look thou see my face no more: for whensoever thou comest in my sight, thou shalt [bp]die.
29 Then Moses said, Thou hast said well: from henceforth will I see thy face no more.
Footnotes
- Exodus 7:14 Or, heavy and dull.
- Exodus 7:15 To wit, the river Nile.
- Exodus 7:18 Or, they shall be weary, and abhor to drink.
- Exodus 7:19 The first plague.
- Exodus 7:21 To signify that it was a true miracle, and that God plagued them in that which was most necessary for the preservation of life.
- Exodus 7:22 In outward appearance, and after that the seven days were ended.
- Exodus 7:22 Hebrew, was made strong.
- Exodus 7:23 Hebrew, he set not his heart at all thereunto.
- Exodus 7:25 Or seven days accomplished.
- Exodus 8:2 There is nothing so weak, that God cannot cause to overcome the greatest power of man.
- Exodus 8:3 Or, upon thy dough, or into thine ambries.
- Exodus 8:6 The second plague.
- Exodus 8:6 But Goshen, where God’s people dwelt, was excepted.
- Exodus 8:8 Not love, but fear causeth the very Infidels to seek unto God.
- Exodus 8:9 Hebrew, have this honor over me.
- Exodus 8:9 Or, speak plain unto me.
- Exodus 8:10 Hebrew, according to thy word.
- Exodus 8:12 Or, laid upon.
- Exodus 8:13 In things of this life God oft times heareth the prayers of the just for the ungodly.
- Exodus 8:15 Or, made his heart heavy.
- Exodus 8:16 The third plague.
- Exodus 8:18 God confounded their wisdom and authority in a thing most vile.
- Exodus 8:19 They acknowledged that this was done by God’s power and not by sorcery, Luke 11:20.
- Exodus 8:21 Or, a multitude of venomous beasts as serpents, etc.
- Exodus 8:22 Or, I will separate.
- Exodus 8:22 Or, land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:24 The fourth plague.
- Exodus 8:26 For the Egyptians worshipped divers beasts, as the ox, the sheep and such like which the Israelites offered in sacrifice, which thing the Egyptians abhorred to see.
- Exodus 8:28 So the wicked prescribe unto God’s messengers how far they shall go.
- Exodus 8:29 He could not judge his heart, but yet he charged him to do this unfeignedly.
- Exodus 8:32 Where God giveth not faith, no miracles can prevail.
- Exodus 9:3 The fifth plague.
- Exodus 9:4 He shall declare his heavenly judgment against his enemies, and his favor toward his children.
- Exodus 9:7 Into the land of Goshen, where the Israelites dwelled.
- Exodus 9:8 Or, embers.
- Exodus 9:10 The sixth plague.
- Exodus 9:14 So that thine own conscience shall condemn thee of ingratitude and malice.
- Exodus 9:16 Or, set thee up.
- Exodus 9:16 Or, to show thee.
- Exodus 9:16 That is, that all the world may magnify my power in overcoming thee.
- Exodus 9:19 Here we see though God’s wrath be kindled, yet there is a certain mercy showed even to his enemies.
- Exodus 9:21 Hebrew, set not his heart to.
- Exodus 9:21 The word of the minister is called the word of God.
- Exodus 9:23 The seventh plague.
- Exodus 9:23 Hebrew, fire walked.
- Exodus 9:24 Or, since it was inhabited.
- Exodus 9:27 The wicked confess their sins to their condemnation, but they cannot believe to obtain remission.
- Exodus 9:28 Hebrew, voice of God.
- Exodus 9:30 Meaning, that when they have their request, they are never the better, though they make many fair promises, wherein we see the practices of the wicked.
- Exodus 9:32 Or, late sown.
- Exodus 9:35 Hebrew, by the hand of Moses.
- Exodus 10:1 Or, in his presence, or among them.
- Exodus 10:2 The miracles should be so great, that they should be spoken of for ever: where also we see the duty of parents toward their children.
- Exodus 10:3 The end of affliction is, to humble ourselves with true repentance under the hand of God.
- Exodus 10:4 Or, locusts.
- Exodus 10:7 Or, snare.
- Exodus 10:7 Meaning, the occasion of all these evils: so are the godly ever charged as Elijah was by Ahab.
- Exodus 10:10 That is, I would the Lord were no more affectioned toward you, than I am minded to let you go.
- Exodus 10:10 Punishment is prepared for you. Some read, Ye intend some mischief.
- Exodus 10:13 The eighth plague.
- Exodus 10:14 Or, he caused them to remain.
- Exodus 10:16 The wicked in their miseries seek to God’s ministers for help, albeit they hate and detest them.
- Exodus 10:19 The water seemed red, because the sand or gravel is red: the Hebrews called it the Sea of bulrushes.
- Exodus 10:21 Because it was so thick.
- Exodus 10:22 The ninth plague.
- Exodus 10:26 The ministers of God ought not to yield one iota to the wicked, as touching their charge.
- Exodus 10:26 That is, with what beasts, or how many.
- Exodus 10:28 Though before he confessed Moses just, yet again his own conscience he threateneth to put him to death.
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