Exodus 8
New King James Version
The Second Plague: Frogs
8 And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, (A)that they may serve Me. 2 But if you (B)refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with (C)frogs. 3 So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your (D)bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. 4 And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, (E)‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and (F)the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 (G)And the magicians did so with their [a]enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, (H)“Entreat[b] the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people (I)go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, 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 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that (J)there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses (K)cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. 13 So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields. 14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was (L)relief, (M)he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
The Third Plague: Lice
16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become [c]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ” 17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and (N)it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 Now (O)the magicians so worked with their [d]enchantments to bring forth lice, but they (P)could not. So there were lice on man and beast. 19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is (Q)the[e] finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s (R)heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said.
The Fourth Plague: Flies
20 And the Lord said to Moses, (S)“Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: (T)“Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 21 Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. 22 And in that day (U)I will set apart the land of (V)Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may (W)know that I am the Lord in the midst of the (X)land. 23 I will [f]make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this (Y)sign shall be.” ’ ” 24 And the Lord did so. (Z)Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.
25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
26 And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing (AA)the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not [g]stone us? 27 We will go (AB)three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as (AC)He will command us.”
28 So Pharaoh 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. (AD)Intercede for me.”
29 Then Moses said, “Indeed I am going out from you, and I will entreat the Lord, that the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. But let Pharaoh not (AE)deal deceitfully anymore in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”
30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and (AF)entreated the Lord. 31 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained. 32 But Pharaoh (AG)hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.
Footnotes
- Exodus 8:7 secret arts
- Exodus 8:8 Pray to, Make supplication to
- Exodus 8:16 gnats
- Exodus 8:18 secret arts
- Exodus 8:19 An act of God
- Exodus 8:23 Lit. set a ransom, Ex. 9:4; 11:7
- Exodus 8:26 Put us to death by stoning
Exodus 8
English Standard Version
The Second Plague: Frogs
8 [a] Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Let my people go, that (A)they may serve me. 2 But if you (B)refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with (C)frogs. 3 The Nile shall swarm with frogs that shall come up into your house and into (D)your bedroom and on your bed and into the houses of your servants and your people,[b] and into your ovens and your kneading bowls. 4 The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your servants.”’” 5 [c] And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, (E)‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals and over the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt!’” 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and (F)the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 But (G)the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, (H)“Plead with the Lord to take away the frogs from me and from my people, and (I)I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” 9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “Be pleased to command me when (J)I am to plead for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile.” 10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Be it as you say, so (K)that you may know that (L)there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 The frogs shall go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They shall be left only in the Nile.” 12 So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs, as he had agreed with Pharaoh.[d] 13 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses. The frogs died out in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields. 14 And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was a (M)respite, he (N)hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
The Third Plague: Gnats
16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, (O)‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, so that it may become gnats in all the land of Egypt.’” 17 And they did so. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and (P)there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats in all the land of Egypt. 18 The (Q)magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast. 19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is (R)the finger of God.” But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
The Fourth Plague: Flies
20 Then the Lord said to Moses, (S)“Rise up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh, as he goes out to the water, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, (T)“Let my people go, that they may serve me. 21 Or else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants and your people, and into your houses. And the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. 22 But on that day (U)I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, (V)that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.[e] 23 Thus I will put a division[f] between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall happen.”’” 24 And the Lord did so. (W)There came great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants' houses. Throughout all the land of Egypt the land was ruined by the swarms of flies.
25 Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.” 26 But Moses said, “It would not be right to do so, for the offerings we shall sacrifice to the Lord our God are an (X)abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice offerings (Y)abominable to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We must go (Z)three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God (AA)as he tells us.” 28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you must not go very far away. (AB)Plead for me.” 29 Then Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you and I will plead with the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh (AC)cheat again by not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” 30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. 31 And the Lord did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained. 32 But Pharaoh (AD)hardened his heart this time also, and did not let the people go.
Footnotes
- Exodus 8:1 Ch 7:26 in Hebrew
- Exodus 8:3 Or among your people
- Exodus 8:5 Ch 8:1 in Hebrew
- Exodus 8:12 Or which he had brought upon Pharaoh
- Exodus 8:22 Or that I the Lord am in the land
- Exodus 8:23 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew set redemption
Éxodo 8
Nueva Biblia Viva
8 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Preséntate nuevamente ante el faraón y dile que yo, el Señor, le ordeno que deje que mi pueblo vaya y me adore. 2 Que si se niega, enviaré una plaga de ranas a toda la tierra, de un rincón a otro del país. 3-4 El río Nilo se llenará de ranas que entrarán aun a sus cuartos y estarán sobre sus camas. Cada casa de Egipto se llenará de ranas, de modo que hasta se meterán en los hornos y en donde amasan la harina para el pan. ¡Tantas serán las ranas que hasta se treparán sobre sus hombros, y sobre sus funcionarios y sobre toda la gente!».
5 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Dile a Aarón que dirija la vara hacia los ríos, arroyos y fuentes de Egipto, para que haya ranas por todas partes».
6 Aarón lo hizo, y las ranas cubrieron la nación. 7 Pero los magos, usando sus artes secretas, también hicieron salir ranas por todo Egipto. 8 El faraón llamó a Moisés y a Aarón y les dijo:
―Rueguen al Señor que quite las ranas, y yo dejaré que su pueblo salga a ofrecerle sacrificio.
9 ―Muy bien —le dijo Moisés—. Solamente dime cuándo quieres que ore al Señor por ti, por tus funcionarios y por todo el pueblo. Al hacerlo, las ranas se irán de sus casas, y sólo estarán en el río.
10 ―Mañana mismo —respondió el faraón.
―De acuerdo —dijo Moisés—. Será como has dicho. Así sabrás que no hay nadie como el Señor nuestro Dios. 11 Te aseguro que las ranas ya no serán una molestia, pues saldrán de tu casa, de las casas de tus oficiales y de las de todo el pueblo, y sólo quedarán las que están en el río.
12 Moisés y Aarón salieron de la presencia del faraón, y Moisés rogó al Señor que quitara las ranas que había enviado. 13 Y el Señor hizo lo que Moisés le pidió. Entonces murieron todas las ranas que estaban en las casas, en las granjas y en el campo. 14 La gente recogía todas las ranas muertas y las amontonaba. ¡En todo el país se sentía la peste de las ranas muertas! 15 Pero cuando el faraón vio que se habían acabado las ranas, endureció su corazón y, tal como el Señor lo había advertido, no hizo caso a la petición que le habían hecho Moisés y Aarón.
La plaga de mosquitos
16 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Dile a Aarón que golpee el polvo con su vara, para que todo el país se llene de mosquitos». 17 Moisés y Aarón hicieron lo que Dios les mandó. Tan pronto Aarón tocó el suelo con su vara, los mosquitos salieron de la tierra y picaban a hombres y animales. ¡Todo el polvo que había en Egipto se convirtió en mosquitos!
18 Los magos trataron de hacer lo mismo con sus artes secretas, pero esta vez fracasaron. Los mosquitos seguían picando a hombres y animales. 19 «¡No hay la menor duda de que esto es obra de Dios!», exclamaron ante el faraón. Pero el faraón persistió en su terquedad, y no quiso oírlos, tal como el Señor lo había advertido.
La plaga de tábanos
20 Luego el Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Levántate temprano, y sal al encuentro del faraón, cuando vaya a bañarse al río, y dile que yo, el Señor, le ordeno que deje que mi pueblo vaya y me adore. 21 Que si se niega, enviaré plagas de tábanos por todo Egipto, de modo que todas las casas se llenarán de ellos. ¡Hasta el piso se cubrirá de tábanos! 22 Pero que en la tierra de Gosén, donde viven los israelitas, no habrá tábanos. Que de este modo sabrá que yo soy el Señor, Dios de toda la tierra. 23 Que haré distinción entre mi pueblo y su pueblo. Dile que todo esto ocurrirá mañana».
24 Y el Señor hizo lo que había dicho, de modo que hubo una terrible plaga de tábanos en el palacio del faraón y en la casa de cada egipcio. 25 El faraón inmediatamente llamó a Moisés y a Aarón y les dijo:
―Está bien, vayan y ofrézcanle sacrificios a su Dios, pero háganlo aquí en Egipto. No vayan al desierto.
26 Pero Moisés replicó:
―¡Imposible! Los sacrificios al Señor nuestro Dios no son aprobados por los egipcios, y si lo hacemos aquí, delante de sus ojos, nos apedrearán. 27 Tenemos que ir al desierto, a tres días de camino, a ofrecer allí nuestros sacrificios al Señor nuestro Dios, tal como él nos lo ha ordenado.
28 ―Está bien, vayan —respondió el faraón—, pero no se vayan demasiado lejos. Ahora, dense prisa y oren por mí.
29 ―Sí —dijo Moisés—, le pediré al Señor que haga desaparecer los tábanos, pero te advierto que no debes engañarnos más prometiendo que el pueblo saldrá y cambiando luego de parecer.
30 Moisés salió de la presencia del faraón y le pidió a Dios que librara al país de los tábanos. 31-32 El Señor hizo lo que Moisés le pidió, de modo que los tábanos desaparecieron por completo de la casa del faraón, y de las casas de sus funcionarios y del pueblo en general. Pero el faraón endureció su corazón nuevamente y no permitió que el pueblo fuera a adorar al Señor.
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