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fmite thee and thy People with PESTILENCE, and thou fhalt be cut off from the Earth.

16 And in very Deed for this Caufe have I RAISED thee up, for to SHEW in thee my POWER; and that my NAME may be DECLARED throughout all the EARTH.

* Rom. ix. 17 The SCRIPTURE faith unto Pharaoh, Even for this fame PURPOSE, have I RAISED thee up, that I might SHEW my POWER in thee, and that my NAME may be DECLARED throughout all the EARTH.

18 Therefore hath he MERCY on whom he will have MERCY, and whom he will he HARDENETH.

17 As yet exalteft thou thyfelf against my People, that thou wilt not let them go? 18 Behold, To-morrow about this Time, I will cause it to rain a very grievous HAIL, fuch as hath not been in Egypt, fince the Foundation thereof, even until now.

19 Send therefore now, and gather thy Cattle, and all that thou haft in the Field: for upon every Man and Beast which fhall be found in the Field, and fhall not be brought home, the HAIL fhall come down upon them, and they fhall die.

20 He that FEARED the WORD of the LORD among the Servants of Pharaoh, made his Servants and his Cattle flee into the Houses.

21 And he that REGARDED NOT the WORD of the LORD, left his Servants and his Cattle in the Field.

22 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Stretch forth thine Hand toward Heaven, that there may be Hail in all the Land of Egypt; upon Man and upon Beaft, and upon every Herb of the Field, throughout the Land of Egypt.

23 And Mofes ftretched forth his Rod toward Heaven, and the LORD fent THUNDER and HAIL, and the FIRE ran along upon the Ground; and the LORD rained HAIL upon the Land of Egypt.

24 So there was HAIL, and FIRE mingled with the HAIL, very grievous, fuch as there was none like it in all the Land of Egypt, fince it became a Nation.

26 Only in the Land of GOSHEN, where the Children of Ifrael were, was there No HAIL.

27 And Pharaoh fent, and called for Mofes and Aaron, and faid unto them, I have finned this Time: the LORD is RIGHTEOUS, and I and my People are WICKED.

28 INTREAT the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty THUNDERINGS and HAIL; and I will let you co, and ye fhall ftay no longer.

29 And Mofes faid unto him, As foon as I am gone out of the City, I will SPREAD abroad my Hands unto the LORD and the THUNDER fhall ceafe, neither shall there. be any more HAIL; that thou mayeft KNOW how that the EARTH is the LORD'S.

30 But as for thee, and thy Servants, I KNOW that ye will not yet FEAR the LORD GOD.

33 And Mofes went out of the City from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his Hands unto the LORD: and the THUNDERS and HAIL ceafed, and the Rain was not poured upon the Earth.

34 And when Pharaoh faw that the Rain, and the HAIL, and the THUNDERS Were CEASED, he finned yet more, and HARDENED his Heart, he and his Servants.

CHAP. X.

The Plague of Locufts, 21 and Darkness. 27 Pharaoh's Heart is yet hardened.

Ver. 1

AND the LORD faid unto Mofes, Go in unto ha

raoh for I have hardened his Heart, and the Heart of his Servants; that I might fhew these my SIGNS before him.

2 And that thou mayeft tell in the Ears of thy Son, and of thy Son's Son, what Things I have wrought in Egypt, and my SIGNS which I have done amongst them; that ye may KNOW how that I AM the LORD.

3 And Mofes and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus faith the LORD GOD of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou REFUSE to HUMBLE thyfelf before me? Let my People go, that they may serve me.

4 Elfe if thou refufe to let my People go, behold, Tomorrow will I bring the LocuSTS into thy Coast.

5 And they fhall cover the Face of the Earth, that one cannot be able to fee the Earth: and they fhall eat the Refidue of that which is efcaped, which remaineth unto you from the HAIL.

6 And they fhall fill thy Houses, and the Houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy Fathers, nor thy Fathers Fathers have feen, fince the Day that they were upon the Earth, unto this Day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh,

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7 And Pharaoh's Servants faid unto him, How long fhall this MAN be a Snare unto us? Let the Men go, that they may ferve the LORD their GOD: Knoweft thou not yet that Egypt is DESTROYED?

8 And MOSES and AARON were brought again unto Pharaoh and he faid unto them, Go, ferve the LORD your GOD: but who are they that fhall go?

9 And Mofes faid, We will go with our Young, and with our Old, with our Sons, and with our Daughters; with our Flocks, and with our Herds will we go: for we must hold a Feaft unto the LORD.

10 And he faid unto them, Let the LORD be fo with you, as I will let you go, and your Little ones: Look to it, for EVIL is before you.

11 Not fo go now ye that are Men, and ferve the LORD, for that you did defire. And they were DRIVEN out from Pharaoh's Prefence.

12 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Stretch out thine Hand over the Land of Egypt for the LocusTs, that they may come up upon the Land of Egypt, and eat every Herb of the Land, even all that the HAIL hath left.

13 And Mofes ftretched forth his Rod over the Land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an Eaft-wind upon the Land all that Day, and all that Night and when it was Morning, the Eaft-wind brought the Locusts.

14 And the LOCUSTS went up over all the Land of Egypt, and refted in all the Coafts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no fuch Locufts as they, neither after them fhall be fuch.

15 For they covered the Face of the whole Earth, so that the Land was DARKENED, and they did eat every Herb : and there remained not any GREEN THING in the Trees, or in the Herbs of THE FIELD, through all the Land of Egypt.

16 Then Pharaoh called for Mofes and Aaron in HASTE; and he faid, I have SINNED against the LORD your God, and against you.

17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my Sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this DEATH ONLY.

18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.

19 And the LORD turned a mighty ftrong Weft-wind,

which took away the Locufts, and caft them into the Red Sea there remained not one LocUST in all the Coafts of Egypt.

20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's Deart, fo that he would not let the Children of Ifrael go.

21 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Stretch out thine Hand toward HEAVEN, that there may be DARKNESS Over the Land of Egypt, even DARKNESS which may вE

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Pfal. cv. 28 He fent DARKNESS, and made it dark: and they rebelled not against his Word.

DARKNESS in all the Land of Egypt THREE DAYS.

23 They saw not one another, neither rofe any from his Place for three Days: but all the Children of Ifrael had LIGHT in their Dwellings.

24 And Pharaoh called unto Mofes, and faid, Go ye, ferve the LORD; only let your Flocks and your Herds be ftayed let your Little ones alfo go with you.

25 And Mofes faid, Thou must give us alfo Sacrifices, and Burnt-offerings, that we may facrifice unto the LORD our GOD.

26 Our Cattle alfo fhall go with us; there fhall not an HOOF be left BEHIND: for thereof muft we take to ferve the LORD our GOD; and we know not with what we must ferve the LORD until we come thither.

27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's Heart, and he would not let them go.

28 And Pharaoh faid unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyfelf, fee my FACE no MORE: for in that Day thou feest my Face, thou fhalt DIE.

29 And MOSES faid, Thou haft spoken well, I will SEE thy FACE again no MORE.

CHAP. XI.

GOD's Meffage to the Ifraelites to borrow Jewels of their Neighbours. 4 The Death of the First-born is threatened,

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2 Speak now in the Ears of the People, and let every Man borrow of his Neighbour, and every Woman of her Neighbour, Jewels of Silver, and Jewels of Gold.

3 And the LORD gave the People FAVOUR in the Sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the Man MOSES was very GREAT in the Land of Egypt, in the Sight of Pharaoh's Servants, and in the Sight of the People.

4 And Mofes faid, Thus faith the LORD, About Midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt.

5 And all the FIRST-BORN in the Land of Egypt fhall DIE, from the FIRST-BORN of Pharaoh, that fitteth upon his THRONE, even unto the First-born of the Maid-servant that is behind the Mill; and all the Firft-born of Beasts.

6 And there fhall be a great CRY throughout all the Land of Egypt, fuch as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

7 But against any of the Children of Ifrael shall not a DOG move his TONGUE against Man or Beaft: that ye may KNOW how that the LORD doth put a DIFFERENCE between the EGYPTIANS and ISRAEL.

8 And all these thy Servants fhall come down unto me, and bow down themfelves unto me, faying, Get thee out, and all the People that follow thee; and after that I will go out and he went out from Pharaoh in a GREAT ANGER. 9 And the LORD faid unto Mofes, Pharaoh fhall not hearken unto you; that my WONDERS may be multiplied in the Land of Egypt.

10 And Mofes and Aaron did all these WONDERS before Pharaoh and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's Heart, fo that he would not let the Children of Ifrael go.

CHAP. XII.

3 The Paffover is inftituted. 29 The First-born are flain. The Ifraelites are driven out of the Land.

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Ver. 1 AND the LORD fpake unto Mofes and Aaron in

Land of Egypt, faying,

2 This Month fhall be unto you the Beginning of Months it fhall be the firft Month of the Year to you.

3 Speak ye unto all the Congregation of Ifrael, faying, In the tenth Day of this Month they fhall take to them

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