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Exodus 8 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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The Second Plague: Frogs
The Plagues of Frogs, Lice, and Flies
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:1 - And the LORD spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:2 - “But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:3 - “So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:4 - “And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:5 - Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:6 - So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:7 - And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:8 - Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat 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 sacrifice to the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:9 - And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:10 - So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:11 - “And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:12 - Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the LORD concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:13 - So the LORD did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:14 - They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:15 - But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the LORD had said.
The Third Plague: Lice
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:16 - So the LORD said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:17 - And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:18 - Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:19 - Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the LORD had said.
The Fourth Plague: Flies
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:20 - And the LORD said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:21 - “Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:22 - “And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:23 - “I will make a difference[fn] between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.” ’ ”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:24 - And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:25 - Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:26 - And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not stone us?
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:27 - “We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He will command us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:28 - So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Intercede for me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:29 - Then Moses said, “Indeed I am going out from you, and I will entreat the LORD, that the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully anymore in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:30 - So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:31 - And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:32 - But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.
NKJV Footnotes
Literally set a ransom (compare Exodus 9:4 and 11:7)
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