Exodus 8

1 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) spoke to Drawn (Moses), “Go to the Great House (Pharaoh), and say to him, Thus says I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2 And if you refuse to let them go, your territory will be stricken with frogs:

3 The river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedchamber, and into your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.

4 The frogs shall come up both on you, and upon your people, and upon all your servants.”

5 Then, I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) spoke to Drawn (Moses), “Say to Light Bringer (Aaron), Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and the frogs will come up upon the land of Double Straights (Egypt).”

6 So Light Bringer (Aaron) stretched out his hand over the waters of Double Straights (Egypt); and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Double Straights (Egypt).

8 Then the Great House (Pharaoh) called for Drawn (Moses) and Light Bringer (Aaron), and said, “Intreat I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), that He may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah).”

9 Drawn (Moses) answered the Great House (Pharaoh), “Glory over me! When shall I intreat for you, and for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only?”

10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Be it according to your word: that you may know that there is none like to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) our God ('Elohiym).

11 The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people; they shall remain in the river only.”

12 Then Drawn (Moses) and Light Bringer (Aaron) went out from the Great House (Pharaoh): and Drawn (Moses) cried to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) because of the frogs brought against the Great House (Pharaoh).

13 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) did according to the word of Drawn (Moses); and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.

15 But when the Great House (Pharaoh) saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and did not listen to them; as I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) had said.

16 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Drawn (Moses), “Say to Light Bringer (Aaron), Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Double Straights (Egypt).”

17 And they did so; for Light Bringer (Aaron) stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the of Double Straights (Egypt).

18 The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

19 Then the magicians said to the Great House (Pharaoh), “This is the finger of God ('Elohiym).” But, the Great House (Pharaoh)'s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them; as I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) had said.

20 Then I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Drawn (Moses), “Rise up early in the morning, and stand before the Great House (Pharaoh). When he comes out to the water say to him, Thus says I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 Else, if you wilt not let my people go, swarms of flies will be sent upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Double Straighters (Egyptians) shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

22 And I will sever in that day the land of Drawing Near (Goshen), in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) in the midst of the earth.

23 I will put a division between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.”

24 And I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of the Great House (Pharaoh), and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Double Straights (Egypt): the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

25 Then the Great House (Pharaoh) called for Drawn (Moses) and for Light Bringer (Aaron), and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God ('Elohiym) in the land.”

26 But Drawn (Moses) answered, “It is not right so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Double Straighters (Egyptians) to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) our God ('Elohiym). If we we sacrifice the abomination of the Double Straighters (Egyptians) before their eyes, will they not stone us?

27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) our God, as he shall command us.”

28 The Great House (Pharaoh) said, “I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) your God ('Elohiym) in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away: intreat for me.”

29 Drawn (Moses) said, “When I go out from you, I will intreat I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) that the swarms of flies may depart from the Great House (Pharaoh), from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not the Great House (Pharaoh) deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah).”

30 And Drawn (Moses) went out from the Great House (Pharaoh), and intreated I AM (the LORD, Yehovah).

31 I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) did according to the word of Drawn (Moses). He removed the swarms of flies from the Great House (Pharaoh), from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

32 Then the Great House (Pharaoh) hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.