Verse 28
Exodus 8:28
World English Bible, British Edition
28
Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the
LORD your God (Elohim) in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּכְבֵּ֤ד פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶת לִבּ֔/וֹ גַּ֖ם בַּ/פַּ֣עַם הַ/זֹּ֑את וְ/לֹ֥א שִׁלַּ֖ח אֶת הָ/עָֽם
English Translation
And Pharaoh hardened his heart also this time, and did not let the people go.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
The LORD spoke to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the
LORD says, “Let my peopl...
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2
If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with
frogs.
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3
The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house,
and into your bedroom, a...
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4
The frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your
servants.”’”
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5
The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your
rod over the rivers, over the...
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6
Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came
up, and covered the land o...
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7
The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought
up frogs on the land of Egypt.
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8
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat the
LORD, that he take away the frogs fr...
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9
Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honour of setting the time
that I should pray for you, and fo...
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10
Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.”
Moses said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that ther...
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11
The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your
servants, and from your people....
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12
Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the
LORD concerning the frogs which he had...
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13
The LORD did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out
of the houses, out of the courts...
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14
They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.
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15
But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart,
and didn’t listen to them, as...
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16
The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and
strike the dust of the earth, that i...
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17
They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck
the dust of the earth, and th...
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18
The magicians tried with their enchantments to produce lice, but they
couldn’t. There were lice on m...
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19
Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is God (Elohim)’s finger;” but Pharaoh’s
heart was hardene...
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20
The LORD said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning, and stand
before Pharaoh; behold, he comes ou...
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21
Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of
flies on you, and on your serv...
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22
I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people
dwell, that no swarms of flies s...
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23
I will put a division between my people and your people. This sign shall
happen by tomorrow.”’”
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24
The LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house
of Pharaoh, and into his ser...
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25
Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice
to your God (Elohim) in the land!”
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26
Moses said, “It isn’t appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice
the abomination of the Egyptians...
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27
We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to
the LORD our God (Elohim), as h...
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28
Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the
LORD your God (Elohim) in the wilder...
29
Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you. I will pray to
the LORD that the swarms of flies may d...
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30
Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to the LORD.
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31
The LORD did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms
of flies from Pharaoh, from h...
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32
Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn’t let the people
go.
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