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Exodus 9:18-25
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 9:18-25
New American Standard Bible
The Plague of Hail
18 Behold, about this time tomorrow, (A)I will [a]send a very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded [b]until now. 19 So now, send word, bring (B)your livestock and whatever you have in the field to safety. (C)Every person and animal that is found in the field and is not brought home, when the hail comes down on them, will die.”’” 20 (D)Everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who [c]feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring his servants and his livestock into the houses; 21 but everyone who [d]did not pay regard to the word of the Lord [e]left his servants and his livestock in the field.
22 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Reach out with your hand toward the sky, so that [f](E)hail may fall on all the land of Egypt, on every person and animal, and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 So Moses reached out with his staff toward the sky, and the Lord [g]sent [h]thunder and (F)hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire flashing intermittently in the midst of the hail, which was very heavy, such as had not occurred in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 (G)The hail struck everything that was in the field through all the land of Egypt, from people to animals; the hail also struck every plant of the field, and shattered every tree of the field.
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- Exodus 9:18 Lit cause to rain
- Exodus 9:18 Lit and until now
- Exodus 9:20 Or revered
- Exodus 9:21 Lit did not set his heart to
- Exodus 9:21 Lit then left
- Exodus 9:22 Lit there may be hail
- Exodus 9:23 Lit gave
- Exodus 9:23 Lit sounds
Exodus 9:18-25
New International Version
Exodus 9:18-25
New International Version
18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm(A) that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now.(B) 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.’”
20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared(C) the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21 But those who ignored(D) the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock 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.” 23 When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder(E) and hail,(F) and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the Lord rained hail on 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.(G) 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.(H)
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