Exodus 8:6   (Read all of Exodus 8)

So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land.

Exodus 8:7   (Read all of Exodus 8)

But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

Exodus 8:8   (Read all of Exodus 8)

Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord."

Exodus 8:9   (Read all of Exodus 8)

Moses said to Pharaoh, "I leave to you the honor of setting the time for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile."

Exodus 8:10   (Read all of Exodus 8)

"Tomorrow," Pharaoh said. Moses replied, "It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the Lord our God.

Exodus 8:15   (Read all of Exodus 8)

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:16   (Read all of Exodus 8)

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,' and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats."

Exodus 8:17   (Read all of Exodus 8)

They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats.

Exodus 8:18   (Read all of Exodus 8)

But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere,

Exodus 8:19   (Read all of Exodus 8)

the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hard and he would not listen, just as the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:20   (Read all of Exodus 8)

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, 'This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

Exodus 8:21   (Read all of Exodus 8)

If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies; even the ground will be covered with them.

Exodus 8:22   (Read all of Exodus 8)

" 'But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know that I, the Lord, am in this land.

Exodus 8:23   (Read all of Exodus 8)

I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.' "

Exodus 8:24   (Read all of Exodus 8)

And the Lord did this. Dense swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh's palace and into the houses of his officials; throughout Egypt the land was ruined by the flies.

Exodus 8:25   (Read all of Exodus 8)

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land."

Exodus 8:26   (Read all of Exodus 8)

But Moses said, "That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us?

Exodus 8:27   (Read all of Exodus 8)

We must take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, as he commands us."

Exodus 8:28   (Read all of Exodus 8)

Pharaoh said, "I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me."

Exodus 8:29   (Read all of Exodus 8)

Moses answered, "As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the flies will leave Pharaoh and his officials and his people. Only let Pharaoh be sure that he does not act deceitfully again by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord."

Exodus 9:1   (Read all of Exodus 9)

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, so that they may worship me."

Exodus 9:3   (Read all of Exodus 9)

the hand of the Lord will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field-on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats.

Exodus 9:4   (Read all of Exodus 9)

But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.' "

Exodus 9:5   (Read all of Exodus 9)

The Lord set a time and said, "Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land."