| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. |
| 2"But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite your whole territory with frogs. | 2If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country. |
| 3"The Nile will swarm with frogs, which will come up and go into your house and into your bedroom and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and on your people, and into your ovens and into your kneading bowls. | 3The Nile will teem with frogs. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people, and into your ovens and kneading troughs. |
| 4"So the frogs will come up on you and your people and all your servants."'" | 4The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.'" |
| 5Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the streams and over the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.'" | 5Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your staff over the streams and canals and ponds, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.'" |
| 6So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. | 6So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land. |
| 7The magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt. | 7But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt. |
| 8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Entreat the LORD that He remove the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD." | 8Pharaoh 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." |
| 9Moses said to Pharaoh, "The honor is yours to tell me: when shall I entreat for you and your servants and your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, that they may be left only in the Nile?" | 9Moses 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." |
| 10Then he said, "Tomorrow." So he said, "May it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God. | 10"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. |
| 11"The frogs will depart from you and your houses and your servants and your people; they will be left only in the Nile." | 11The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile." |
| 12Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the LORD concerning the frogs which He had inflicted upon Pharaoh. | 12After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. |
| 13The LORD did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, the courts, and the fields. | 13And the LORD did what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards and in the fields. |
| 14So they piled them in heaps, and the land became foul. | 14They were piled into heaps, and the land reeked of them. |
| 15But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the LORD had said. | 15But 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. |
| 16Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats through all the land of Egypt.'" | 16Then 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." |
| 17They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt. | 17They 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. |
| 18The magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast. | 18But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere, |
| 19Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said. | 19the 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. |
| 20Now the LORD said to Moses, "Rise early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh, as he comes out to the water, and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. | 20Then 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. |
| 21"For if you do not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of insects on you and on your servants and on your people and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians will be full of swarms of insects, and also the ground on which they dwell. | 21If 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. |
| 22"But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where My people are living, so that no swarms of insects will be there, in order that you may know that I, the LORD, am in the midst of the land. | 22"'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. |
| 23"I will put a division between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign will occur."'" | 23I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.'" |
| 24Then the LORD did so. And there came great swarms of insects into the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants and the land was laid waste because of the swarms of insects in all the land of Egypt. | 24And 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. |
| 25Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God within the land." | 25Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land." |
| 26But Moses said, "It is not right to do so, for we will sacrifice to the LORD our God what is an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not then stone us? | 26But 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? |
| 27"We must go a three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us." | 27We must take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, as he commands us." |
| 28Pharaoh 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. Make supplication for me." | 28Pharaoh 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." |
| 29Then Moses said, "Behold, I am going out from you, and I shall make supplication to the LORD that the swarms of insects may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow; only do not let Pharaoh deal deceitfully again in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD." | 29Moses 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." |
| 30So Moses went out from Pharaoh and made supplication to the LORD. | 30Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD, |
| 31The LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of insects from Pharaoh, from his servants and from his people; not one remained. | 31and the LORD did what Moses asked. The flies left Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not a fly remained. |
| 32But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go. | 32But this time also Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not let the people go. |
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