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Now the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to the hail has left.” So Moses stretched out his
10 Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD
and the hearts of his servants, that I may brought an east wind on the land all that day
show these signs of Mine before him, and and all that night. When it was morning, the
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that you may tell in the hearing of your son east wind brought the locusts. And the
and your son’s son the mighty things I have locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and
done in Egypt, and My signs which I have rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were
done among them, that you may know that I very severe; previously there had been no
am the LORD.” such locusts as they, nor shall there be such
3 So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh after them. For they covered the face of the
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and said to him, “Thus says the LORD God of whole earth, so that the land was darkened;
the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to and they ate every herb of the land and all the
humble yourself before Me? Let My people fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So
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go, that they may serve Me. Or else, if you there remained nothing green on the trees or
refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow on the plants of the field throughout all the
I will bring locusts into your territory. And land of Egypt.
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they shall cover the face of the earth, so that 16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron
no one will be able to see the earth; and they in haste, and said, “I have sinned against the
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shall eat the residue of what is left, which LORD your God and against you. Now there-
remains to you from the hail, and they shall fore, please forgive my sin only this once, and
eat every tree which grows up for you out of entreat the LORD your God, that He may take
the field. They shall fill your houses, the away from me this death only.” So he went
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houses of all your servants, and the houses of out from Pharaoh and entreated the LORD.
all the Egyptians—which neither your fathers 19 And the LORD turned a very strong west
nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the wind, which took the locusts away and blew
day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ” them into the Red Sea. There remained not
And he turned and went out from Pharaoh. one locust in all the territory of Egypt. But
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7 Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he
long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the did not let the children of Israel go.
men go, that they may serve the LORD their 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out
God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is your hand toward heaven, that there may be
destroyed?” darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness
8 So Moses and Aaron were brought again to which may even be felt.” So Moses stretched
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Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the out his hand toward heaven, and there was
LORD your God. Who are the ones that are thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three
going?” days. They did not see one another; nor did
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9 And Moses said, “We will go with our anyone rise from his place for three days. But
young and our old; with our sons and our all the children of Israel had light in their
daughters, with our flocks and our herds we dwellings.
will go, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.” 24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said,
10 Then he said to them, “The LORD had bet- “Go, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and
ter be with you when I let you and your little your herds be kept back. Let your little ones
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ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you. Not also go with you.”
so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the 25 But Moses said, “You must also give us
LORD, for that is what you desired.” And they sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may
were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence. sacrifice to the LORD our God. Our livestock
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12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left
your hand over the land of Egypt for the behind. For we must take some of them to
locusts, that they may come upon the land of serve the LORD our God, and even we do not
Egypt, and eat every herb of the land—all that know with what we must serve the LORD until
we arrive there.”
27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart,
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and he would not let them go. Then Pharaoh
10:13 an east wind. God used natural means, said to him, “Get away from me! Take heed to
most probably the spring hot wind, or “siroc- yourself and see my face no more! For in the
co,”to bring the locusts into the country from day you see my face you shall die!”
the Arabian peninsula. 29 So Moses said, “You have spoken well. I
will never see your face again.”

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