15 But when Pharaoh saw that he had rest given him, he [a]hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had said.

16 ¶ Again the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may be turned to [b]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

17 And they did so: for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth: and lice came upon man and upon beast: all the dust of the earth was lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

18 Now the enchanters assayed likewise with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they [c]could not. So the lice were upon man and upon beast.

19 Then said the enchanters unto Pharaoh, This is [d]the finger of God. But Pharaoh’s heart remained obstinate, and he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had said.

20 ¶ Moreover the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh (lo, he will come forth unto the water) and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send [e]swarms of flies both upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and the ground also whereon they are.

22 But the land of Goshen, where my people are, will I cause to be [f]wonderful in that day, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the [g]earth.

23 And I will make a deliverance of my people from thy people: tomorrow shall this miracle be.

24 And the Lord did so: for there came [h]great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, so that through all the land of Egypt, the earth was corrupt by the swarms of flies.

25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Go, do sacrifice unto your God in this land.

26 And Moses answered, It is not meet to do so: for then we should offer unto the Lord our God that, which is an [i]abomination unto the Egyptians. Lo, can we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and they not stone us?

27 Let us go three days’ journey in the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God, (A)as he hath commanded us.

28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice unto the Lord your God in the wilderness: but [j]go not far away, pray for me.

29 And Moses said, Behold, I will go out from thee, and pray unto the Lord, that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow: but let Pharaoh from henceforth [k]deceive no more, in not suffering the people to sacrifice unto the Lord.

30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed unto the Lord.

31 And the Lord did according to the saying of Moses, and the swarms of flies departed from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, and there remained not one.

32 Yet Pharaoh [l]hardened his heart at this time also, and did not let the people go.

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Notas al pie

  1. Exodus 8:15 Or, made his heart heavy.
  2. Exodus 8:16 The third plague.
  3. Exodus 8:18 God confounded their wisdom and authority in a thing most vile.
  4. Exodus 8:19 They acknowledged that this was done by God’s power and not by sorcery, Luke 11:20.
  5. Exodus 8:21 Or, a multitude of venomous beasts as serpents, etc.
  6. Exodus 8:22 Or, I will separate.
  7. Exodus 8:22 Or, land of Egypt.
  8. Exodus 8:24 The fourth plague.
  9. Exodus 8:26 For the Egyptians worshipped divers beasts, as the ox, the sheep and such like which the Israelites offered in sacrifice, which thing the Egyptians abhorred to see.
  10. Exodus 8:28 So the wicked prescribe unto God’s messengers how far they shall go.
  11. Exodus 8:29 He could not judge his heart, but yet he charged him to do this unfeignedly.
  12. Exodus 8:32 Where God giveth not faith, no miracles can prevail.

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