Exodus 9:13-35
Legacy Standard Bible
The Plague of Hail
13 And Yahweh said to Moses, “(A)Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and you shall say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, “(B)Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 14 For this time I will send all My plagues against your heart and amongst your servants and your people, so that (C)you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. 15 For if by now I had sent forth My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, you would then have been wiped out from the earth. 16 But, indeed, (D)for this reason I have caused you to stand, in order to show you My power and in order to recount My name through all the earth. 17 Still you [a]exalt yourself against My people [b]by not letting them go. 18 Behold, about this time tomorrow, (E)I will rain down very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded [c]until now. 19 So now, send, bring (F)your livestock and whatever you have in the field to safety. (G)Every man and beast that is found in the field and is not brought home, the hail will come down on them, and they will die.”’” 20 (H)The one among the servants of Pharaoh who [d]feared the word of Yahweh made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses; 21 but he who did not [e]consider in his heart the word of Yahweh [f]left his servants and his livestock in the field.
22 Now Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that (I)there may be hail on all the land of Egypt, on man and on beast and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 So Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, and Yahweh gave forth [g]thunder and (J)hail, and fire went down to the earth. And Yahweh rained down hail on the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire [h]flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very heavy, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 (K)And the hail struck all that was in the field through all the land of Egypt, from man to beast; the hail also struck every plant of the field and shattered every tree of the field. 26 (L)Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.
27 Then Pharaoh (M)sent and called for Moses and Aaron and said to them, “(N)I have sinned this time; Yahweh is the righteous one, and I and my people are the wicked ones. 28 (O)Entreat Yahweh, for God’s [i]thunder and hail are too much; and (P)I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.” 29 And Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will (Q)spread out my [j]hands to Yahweh; the [k]thunder will cease, and there will be hail no longer, that you may know that (R)the earth is Yahweh’s. 30 (S)But as for you and your servants, I know that (T)you do not yet [l]fear [m]Yahweh God.” 31 (Now the flax and the (U)barley were struck down, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud. 32 But the wheat and the spelt were not struck down, for they are late-ripening.) 33 (V)And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and spread out his [n]hands to Yahweh; and the [o]thunder and the hail ceased, and rain [p]no longer poured on the earth. 34 But Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the [q]thunder had ceased. So he sinned again and [r]hardened his heart with firmness, he and his servants. 35 And Pharaoh’s heart was [s]hardened with strength, and he did not let the sons of Israel go, just as (W)Yahweh had spoken by the hand of Moses.
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- Exodus 9:17 Lit Or build up
- Exodus 9:17 Lit so as not to let
- Exodus 9:18 Lit and until now
- Exodus 9:20 Or reverenced
- Exodus 9:21 Lit set
- Exodus 9:21 Lit then left
- Exodus 9:23 Lit sounds
- Exodus 9:24 Lit taking hold of itself
- Exodus 9:28 Lit sounds
- Exodus 9:29 Lit palms
- Exodus 9:29 Lit sounds
- Exodus 9:30 Or reverence
- Exodus 9:30 Lit before Yahweh God
- Exodus 9:33 Lit palms
- Exodus 9:33 Lit sounds
- Exodus 9:33 Lit was not poured
- Exodus 9:34 Lit sounds
- Exodus 9:34 Or glorified, cf. 14:4; lit made heavy
- Exodus 9:35 Lit strengthened
Exodus 9:13-35
International Standard Version
The Plague of Hail
13 Then the Lord told Moses, “Get up early in the morning, present yourself to Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: “Let my people go so they may serve[a] me. 14 Indeed, this time I’m sending all my plagues against you[b], your officials,[c] and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth. 15 Indeed, by now I could have sent forth my hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been destroyed from the earth. 16 However, I’ve kept you standing[d] in order to show you my power and to declare my name in all the earth. 17 You are still acting arrogantly against my people by not letting them go. 18 Look! About this time tomorrow, I’ll send a severe hail storm, such as has not happened in Egypt from the day it was founded until now. 19 So send for your livestock and everything that belongs to you that’s out in the field, because[e] every person and animal found in the field that has not been brought inside to shelters will die when the hail comes down on them.”’”
20 Whoever feared the message from the Lord among Pharaoh’s officials[f] made his servants and livestock flee into shelters. 21 But whoever did not pay attention[g] to the message from the Lord left his servants and his livestock outside in the fields.
22 Then the Lord told Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be hail in all the land of Egypt, on people, animals, and all the vegetation of the field throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 When Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. The Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.
24 There was very heavy hail, and lightning was flashing continuously in the midst of the hail. There had not been anything like it in the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. 25 The hail struck everything, including people and animals, outside in the fields throughout the land of Egypt. The hail struck all the vegetation of the fields and shattered all the trees in the orchards. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelis were, was there no hail.
27 Pharaoh sent word[h] and called for Moses and Aaron. “I’ve sinned this time,” he told them. “The Lord is righteous, but I and my people are wicked. 28 Pray to the Lord! There has been enough of God’s thunder and hail! I’ll let you go, and you need not stay any longer.”
29 Moses told him, “When I leave the city I’ll spread out my hands to the Lord. The thunder will cease and the hail won’t continue, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord. 30 But as for you and your officials,[i] I know that you don’t yet fear the Lord God.” 31 (Now the flax and the barley were ruined because the barley was in ear and the flax was in bud. 32 The wheat and the wild grain[j] were not ruined because they were late crops.)
33 Then Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and spread out his hands to the Lord. The thunder and hail stopped, and the rain no longer poured out on the land. 34 When Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he continued to sin. He, along with his officials,[k] hardened his heart. 35 Pharaoh’s heart was stubborn,[l] and he did not let the Israelis go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.
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- Exodus 9:13 Or worship
- Exodus 9:14 Lit. to your heart
- Exodus 9:14 Or servants
- Exodus 9:16 Or allowed you to live; Lit. caused you to stand
- Exodus 9:19 Lit. and
- Exodus 9:20 Or servants
- Exodus 9:21 Lit. set his heart
- Exodus 9:27 The Heb. lacks word
- Exodus 9:30 Or servants
- Exodus 9:32 Or spelt
- Exodus 9:34 Or servants
- Exodus 9:35 Lit. strong
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