The Plague of Boils

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a kiln, and Moses shall toss it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh. Then it will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and will turn into (A)boils breaking out with sores on every person and animal through all the land of Egypt.” 10 So they took soot from a kiln, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses tossed it toward the sky, and it became boils breaking out with sores on every person and animal. 11 (B)The soothsayer priests could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the soothsayer priests as well as on all the Egyptians. 12 But (C)the Lord [a]hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

13 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(D)Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews says: “(E)Let My people go, so that they may serve Me. 14 For this time I am going to send all My plagues [b]on you and your servants and your people, so that (F)you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. 15 For had I now put out My hand and struck you and your people with plague, you would then have been eliminated from the earth. 16 But indeed, (G)for this reason I have allowed you to [c]remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name throughout the earth. 17 Still you exalt yourself against My people [d]by not letting them go.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 9:12 Lit made strong
  2. Exodus 9:14 Lit to your heart
  3. Exodus 9:16 Lit stand
  4. Exodus 9:17 Lit so as not to let

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