Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and speak to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, “^aLet My people go, that they may serve Me. 2 For ^aif you refuse to let them go and ¹continue to hold them, 3 behold, ^athe hand of the LORD ¹will come with a very severe pestilence on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks. 4 ^aBut the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that ^bnothing will die of all that belongs to the sons of Israel.”’” 5 The LORD set a definite time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land.” 6 So the LORD did this thing on the next day, and ^aall the livestock of Egypt died; ^bbut of the livestock of the sons of Israel, not one died. 7 Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not even one of the livestock of Israel dead. But ^athe heart of Pharaoh was ¹hardened, and he did not let the people go.

8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and will become ^aboils breaking out with sores on man and beast through all the land of Egypt.” 10 So they took soot from a kiln, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses threw it toward the sky, and it became boils breaking out with sores on man and beast. 11 ^aThe ¹magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians ²as well as on all the Egyptians. 12 And ^athe LORD ¹hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.

13 Then the LORD said to Moses, “^aRise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, “^bLet My people go, that they may serve Me. 14 For this time I will send all My plagues ¹on you and your servants and your people, so that ^ayou may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. 15 For if by now I had put forth My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, you would then have been cut off from the earth. 16 But, indeed, ^afor this reason I have allowed you to ¹remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name through all the earth. 17 Still you exalt yourself against My people ¹by not letting them go.

18 Behold, about this time tomorrow, ^aI will ¹send a very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded ²until now. 19 Now therefore send, bring ^ayour livestock and whatever you have in the field to safety. ^bEvery man and beast that is found in the field and is not brought home, when the hail comes down on them, will die.”’” 20 ^aThe one among the servants of Pharaoh who ¹feared the word of the LORD made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses; 21 but he who ¹paid no regard to the word of the LORD ²left his servants and his livestock in the field.

22 Now the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that ^1ahail may fall on all the land of Egypt, on man and on beast and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, and the LORD ¹sent ²thunder and ^ahail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire ¹flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very severe, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 ^aThe hail struck all that was in the field through all the land of Egypt, both man and beast; the hail also struck every plant of the field and shattered every tree of the field. 26 ^aOnly in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.

27 Then Pharaoh ^1asent for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “^bI have sinned this time; the LORD is the righteous one, and I and my people are the wicked ones. 28 ^aMake supplication to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s ¹thunder and hail; and ^bI will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.” 29 Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will ^aspread out my ¹hands to the LORD; the ²thunder will cease and there will be hail no longer, that you may know that ^bthe earth is the LORD’S. 30 ^aBut as for you and your servants, I know that ^byou do not yet ¹fear ²the LORD God.” 31 (Now the flax and the ^abarley were ¹ruined, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud. 32 But the wheat and the spelt were not ¹ruined, for they ripen late.) 33 ^aSo Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his ¹hands to the LORD; and the ²thunder and the hail ceased, and rain ³no longer poured on the earth. 34 But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the ¹thunder had ceased, he sinned again and ²hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35 Pharaoh’s heart was ¹hardened, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, just as the ^aLORD had spoken through Moses.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and speak to him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews says: “^aLet My people go, so that they may serve Me. 2 For ^aif you refuse to let them go and ¹continue to hold them, 3 behold, ^athe hand of the LORD ¹will come with a very severe plague on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks. 4 ^aBut the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that ^bnothing will die of all that belongs to the sons of Israel.”’” 5 And the LORD set a definite time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land.” 6 So the LORD did this thing on the next day, and ^aall the livestock of Egypt died; ^bbut not one of the livestock of the sons of Israel died. 7 And Pharaoh sent men, and they learned that, behold, not even one of the livestock of Israel was dead. But ^athe heart of Pharaoh was ¹hardened, and he did not let the people go.

8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a kiln, and Moses shall toss it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 Then it will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and will turn into ^aboils breaking out with sores on every person and animal through all the land of Egypt.” 10 So they took soot from a kiln, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses tossed it toward the sky, and it became boils breaking out with sores on every person and animal. 11 ^aThe soothsayer priests could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the soothsayer priests as well as on all the Egyptians. 12 But ^athe LORD ¹hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had spoken to Moses.

13 Then the LORD said to Moses, “^aRise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews says: “^bLet My people go, so that they may serve Me. 14 For this time I am going to send all My plagues ¹on you and your servants and your people, so that ^ayou may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. 15 For had I now put out My hand and struck you and your people with plague, you would then have been eliminated from the earth. 16 But indeed, ^afor this reason I have allowed you to ¹remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name throughout the earth. 17 Still you exalt yourself against My people ¹by not letting them go.

18 Behold, about this time tomorrow, ^aI will ¹send a very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded ²until now. 19 So now, send word, bring ^ayour livestock and whatever you have in the field to safety. ^bEvery person and animal that is found in the field and is not brought home, when the hail comes down on them, will die.”’” 20 ^aEveryone among the servants of Pharaoh who ¹feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring his servants and his livestock into the houses; 21 but everyone who ¹did not pay regard to the word of the LORD ²left his servants and his livestock in the field.

22 Now the LORD said to Moses, “Reach out with your hand toward the sky, so that ^1ahail may fall on all the land of Egypt, on every person and animal, and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 So Moses reached out with his staff toward the sky, and the LORD ¹sent ²thunder and ^ahail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire flashing intermittently in the midst of the hail, which was very heavy, such as had not occurred in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 ^aThe hail struck everything that was in the field through all the land of Egypt, from people to animals; the hail also struck every plant of the field, and shattered every tree of the field. 26 ^aOnly in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, was there no hail.

27 Then Pharaoh ^1asent for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “^bI have sinned this time; the LORD is the righteous one, and I and my people are the wicked ones. 28 ^aPlead with the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s ¹thunder and hail; and ^bI will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.” 29 Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will ^aspread out my ¹hands to the LORD; the ²thunder will cease and there will no longer be hail, so that you may know that ^bthe earth is the LORD’S. 30 ^aBut as for you and your servants, I know that ^byou do not yet ¹fear ²the LORD God.” 31 (Now the flax and the ^abarley were ¹ruined, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud. 32 But the wheat and the spelt were not ¹ruined, for they ripen late.) 33 ^aSo Moses left the city from his meeting with Pharaoh, and spread out his ¹hands to the LORD; and the ²thunder and the hail stopped, and rain ³no longer poured on the earth. 34 But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the ¹thunder had stopped, he sinned again and ²hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35 So Pharaoh’s heart was ¹hardened, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, just as the ^aLORD had spoken through Moses.