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And the LORD said to Moses , Go in to Pharaoh : for I have hardened his heart , and the heart of his servants ; that I might show these my signs before him:
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And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son , and of thy son's son , what things I have wrought in Egypt , and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD .
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And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh , and said to him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews , How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? Let my people go , that they may serve me.
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Else, if thou shalt refuse to let my people go , behold, to-morrow will I bring the locusts into thy border :
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And they shall cover the face of the earth , that one cannot be able to see the earth : and they shall eat the residue of that which hath escaped, which remaineth to you from the hail , and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field :
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And they shall fill thy houses , and the houses of all thy servants , and the houses of all the Egyptians ; which neither thy fathers , nor thy fathers ' fathers have seen , since the day that they were upon the earth to this day . And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh .
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And Pharaoh's servants said to him, How long shall this man be a snare to us ? Let the men go , that they may serve the LORD their God : knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
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And Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh : and he said to them, Go , serve the LORD your God : but who are they that shall Go ?
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And Moses said , We will go with our young and with our old , with our sons and with our daughters , with our flocks and with our herds will we go ; for we must hold a feast to the LORD .
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And he said to them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go , and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
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Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD ; for that you desired. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
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And the LORD said to Moses , Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts , that they may come upon the land of Egypt , and eat every herb of the land , even all that the hail hath left.
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And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt , and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day , and all that night : and when it was morning , the east wind brought the locusts .
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And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt , and rested in all the borders of Egypt : very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them will be such.
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For they covered the face of the whole earth , so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land , and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing on the trees , or in the herbs of the field , through all the land of Egypt .
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Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste ; and he said , I have sinned against the LORD your God , and against you.
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Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God that he may take away from me this death only.
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And he went out from Pharaoh , and entreated the LORD .
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And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind which took away the locusts , and cast them into the Red sea : there remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt .
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But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart , so that he would not let the children of Israel go .
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And the LORD said to Moses , Stretch out thy hand towards heaven , that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt , even darkness which may be felt.
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And Moses stretched forth his hand towards heaven : and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days :
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They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days : but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings .
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And Pharaoh called to Moses , and said , Go ye, serve the LORD ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also Go with you.
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And Moses said , Thou must give us also sacrifices, and burnt-offerings , that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God .
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Our cattle also shall go with us ; there shall not a hoof be left behind; for of them must we take to serve the LORD our God ; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD , until we come thither.
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But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart , and he would not let them go .
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And Pharaoh said to him, Depart from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more: for in that day thou seest my face , thou shalt die .
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And Moses said , Thou hast spoken well , I will see thy face again no more.