The Sixth Plague: Boils

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of furnace soot, and Moses is to throw it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. It will become fine dust over the entire land of Egypt. It will become festering boils(A) on man and beast throughout the land of Egypt.” 10 So they took furnace soot and stood before Pharaoh. Moses threw it toward heaven, and it became festering boils on man and beast. 11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.(B) 12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart(C) and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had told Moses.

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The Plague of Boils

Then the Lord told Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a kiln, and let Moses throw it into the air[a] in front of Pharaoh. The soot[b] will become dust over the entire land of Egypt, and it will become boils erupting into sores on people and animals throughout the land of Egypt.”

10 So they took soot from the kiln and stood before Pharaoh. Then Moses threw it into the air,[c] and it became boils producing running sores on people and animals. 11 The magicians were not able to stand before Moses because of the boils, because the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians. 12 The Lord made Pharaoh’s heart stubborn[d] so that he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had told Moses.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 9:8 Lit. toward heaven
  2. Exodus 9:9 Lit. it
  3. Exodus 9:10 Lit. toward heaven
  4. Exodus 9:12 Lit. strong; i.e. determined