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{Exodus 8:20} And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
{Exodus 8:21} Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms [of
flies] upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms [of
flies,] and also the ground whereon they [are.
{Exodus 8:22} And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms [of
flies] shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I [am] the LORD in the midst of the earth.
{Exodus 8:23} And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
{Exodus 8:24} And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm [of
flies] into the house of Pharaoh, and [into] his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm [of
flies.]
{Exodus 8:25} And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
{Exodus 8:26} And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
{Exodus 8:27} We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
{Exodus 8:28} And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
{Exodus 8:29} And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms [of
flies] may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
{Exodus 8:30} And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
{Exodus 8:31} And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms [of
flies] from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
{Exodus 8:32} And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.
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