| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, "Release my people that they may serve me! |
| 2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, | 2For if you refuse to release them and continue holding them, |
| 3Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. | 3then the hand of the LORD will surely bring a very terrible plague on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks. |
| 4And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel. | 4But the Lord will distinguish between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, and nothing will die of all that the Israelites have."'" |
| 5And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land. | 5The LORD set an appointed time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land." |
| 6And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. | 6And the LORD did this on the next day; all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but of the Israelites' livestock not one died. |
| 7And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. | 7Pharaoh sent representatives to investigate, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of Israel had died. But Pharaoh's heart remained hard, and he did not release the people. |
| 8And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. | 8Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses throw it into the air while Pharaoh is watching. |
| 9And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. | 9It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and will cause boils to break out and fester on both people and animals in all the land of Egypt." |
| 10And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. | 10So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh, Moses threw it into the air, and it caused festering boils to break out on both people and animals. |
| 11And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. | 11The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians. |
| 12And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. | 12But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted to Moses. |
| 13And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. | 13The LORD said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews: "Release my people so that they may serve me! |
| 14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. | 14For this time I will send all my plagues on your very self and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth. |
| 15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. | 15For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with plague, and you would have been destroyed from the earth. |
| 16And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. | 16But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you my strength, and so that my name may be declared in all the earth. |
| 17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? | 17You are still exalting yourself against my people by not releasing them. |
| 18Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. | 18I am going to cause very severe hail to rain down about this time tomorrow, such hail as has never occurred in Egypt from the day it was founded until now. |
| 19Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. | 19So now, send instructions to gather your livestock and all your possessions in the fields to a safe place. Every person or animal caught in the field and not brought into the house--the hail will come down on them, and they will die!"'" |
| 20He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses: | 20Those of Pharaoh's servants who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock into the houses, |
| 21And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field. | 21but those who did not take the word of the LORD seriously left their servants and their cattle in the field. |
| 22And the LORD said unto 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 every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. | 22Then the LORD said to Moses, "Extend your hand toward the sky that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on people and on animals, and on everything that grows in the field in the land of Egypt." |
| 23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. | 23When Moses extended his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire fell to the earth; so the LORD caused hail to rain down on the land of Egypt. |
| 24So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. | 24Hail fell and fire mingled with the hail; the hail was so severe that there had not been any like it in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. |
| 25And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. | 25The hail struck everything in the open fields, both people and animals, throughout all the land of Egypt. The hail struck everything that grows in the field, and it broke all the trees of the field to pieces. |
| 26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. | 26Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was there no hail. |
| 27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. | 27So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, "I have sinned this time! The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are guilty. |
| 28Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. | 28Pray to the LORD, for the mighty thunderings and hail are too much! I will release you and you will stay no longer." |
| 29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S. | 29Moses said to him, "When I leave the city I will spread my hands to the LORD, the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the LORD. |
| 30But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God. | 30But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the LORD God." |
| 31And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. | 31(Now the flax and the barley were struck by the hail, for the barley had ripened and the flax was in bud. |
| 32But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. | 32But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they are later crops.) |
| 33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. | 33So Moses left Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD, and the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain stopped pouring on the earth. |
| 34And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. | 34When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder ceased, he sinned again: both he and his servants hardened their hearts. |
| 35And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses. | 35So Pharaoh's heart remained hard, and he did not release the Israelites, as the LORD had predicted through Moses. |
|
