1 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.’

Then 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.

2 But if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back,

For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

3 the hand of the Lord will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, and sheep.

Behold, 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.

4 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.

And 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.

5 The Lord set a time, saying, ‘Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.’

And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

6 And the Lord did this the next day: all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.

And 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.

7 Pharaoh sent men to investigate and found that not even one of the livestock of the Israelites had died. Yet Pharaoh’s heart was unyielding, and he did not let the people go.

And 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.

8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 'Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh.'

And 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.

9 It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land.

And 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.

10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on both people and animals.

And 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.

11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians.

And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

13 Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Get up early in the morning, present yourself 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.’

And 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.

14 For this time I will send all my plagues against your heart, your officials, and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

For 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.

15 For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.

For 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.

16 But I have raised you up for this purpose: that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

And 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.

17 You still set yourself against my people and refuse to let them go.

As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt since it became a nation.

Behold, 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.

19 Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.

Send 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.

20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.

He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

21 But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.

And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

22 Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt—on people and animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt.'

And 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.

23 When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.

And 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.

24 Hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.

So 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.

25 Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields—both people and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree.

And 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.

26 The only place it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.

Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, 'This time I have sinned. The Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.'

And 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.

28 Pray to the Lord, for we have had enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t have to stay any longer.

Intreat 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.

29 Moses replied, 'When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord.'

And 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.

30 But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the Lord God.

But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.

31 The flax and barley were destroyed since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom.

And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

32 However, the wheat and spelt were not destroyed because they ripen later.

But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

33 Then Moses left Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the Lord. The thunder and hail stopped, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.

And 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.

34 When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again. He and his officials hardened their hearts.

And 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.

35 So Pharaoh's heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.

And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.