Book 02 : TORAH - SHEMOT (EXODUS) - Chapter 008
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a NAME="1">1 And HaShem said unto Moses: 'Say unto Aaron:
Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the canals, and over
the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
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And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt;
and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt
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And the magicians did in like manner with their secret
arts, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt
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Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said: 'Entreat
HaShem, that He take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let
the people go, that they may sacrifice unto HaShem.
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And Moses said unto Pharaoh: 'Have thou this glory over me;
against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy
people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the
river only?
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And he said: 'Against to-morrow.' And he said: 'Be it
according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto HaShem
our G-d
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And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses,
and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river
only.
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And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried
unto HaShem concerning the frogs, which He had brought upon Pharaoh
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And HaShem did according to the word of Moses; and the
frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields
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And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land
stank
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But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened
his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as HaShem had spoken.
And HaShem said unto Moses: 'Say unto Aaron: Stretch out thy rod, and smite the
dust of the earth, that it may become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.
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And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his
rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were gnats upon man, and upon
beast; all the dust of the earth became gnats throughout all the land of Egypt
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And the magicians did so with their secret arts to bring
forth gnats, but they could not; and there were gnats upon man, and upon beast
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Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh: 'This is the finger
of G-d'; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as
HaShem had spoken.
early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the
water; and say unto him: Thus saith HaShem: Let My people go, that they may
serve Me
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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
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And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in
which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end that
thou mayest know that I am HaShem in the midst of the earth
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And I will put a division between My people and thy
people--by to-morrow shall this sign be.
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And HaShem did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies
into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses; and in all the land of
Egypt the land was ruined by reason of the swarms of flies
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And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said: 'Go
ye, sacrifice to your G-d in the land.
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And Moses said: 'It is not meet so to do; for we shall
sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to HaShem our G-d; lo, if we
sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not
stone us
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We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and
sacrifice to HaShem our G-d, as He shall command us.
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And Pharaoh said: 'I will let you go, that ye may
sacrifice to HaShem your G-d in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far
away; entreat for me.
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And Moses said: 'Behold, I go out from thee, and I will
entreat HaShem that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his
servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully
any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to HaShem.
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And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated HaShem
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And HaShem 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
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And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did
not let the people go
Book 02 : TORAH - SHEMOT (EXODUS) - Chapter 008
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