Exo 10 | ABEn | STEP | [ 3 said 1 And 2 the lord ] to Moses, saying, Enter to Pharaoh! for I oppressed his heart, and the heart of his attendants, that [ 3 in a row 2 should come 1 these signs] upon them;

Exodus 10

CHAPTER 10 Locusts Corrupt the Land of Egypt

1 [³said ¹And ²the lord] to Moses, saying, Enter to Pharaoh! for I oppressed his heart, and the heart of his attendants, that [³in a row ²should come ¹these signs] upon them; 2 that you may describe them into the ears of your children, and to the children of your children; as much as I mocked the Egyptians, and my signs which I did among them. And you will know that it is I the lord. 3 [⁵entered ¹And ²Moses ³and ⁴Aaron] before Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus says the lord, the God of the Hebrews, Until when will you not shame me? Send out my people! that they may serve to me. 4 But if [²should not want ¹you] to send out my people, behold, I will bring this in the hour tomorrow -- [²locust ¹much] upon all your boundaries. 5 And [⁵will be covered ¹the ²appearance ³of the ⁴earth], and you will not be able to look down at the ground, and will be eaten up all the extra being left behind which [³left behind ⁴for you ¹the ²hail]. And will be eaten up every tree germinating of yours upon the land. 6 And I will fill your houses, and the houses of your attendants, and all the houses in all the land of the Egyptians, which at no time have [²seen ¹your fathers], nor their forefathers, from which day they were upon the land, until this day. And turning aside he went forth from Pharaoh. 7 And [⁴say ¹the ²attendants ³of Pharaoh] to him, For how long will this be to us an impediment? Send out the men! so that they may serve to the lord their God. Or [²to see ¹do you prefer] that they destroy Egypt? 8 And [⁵returned ¹both ²Moses ³and ⁴Aaron] to Pharaoh. And he said to them, Go, and serve to the lord your God! But which and who are the ones going? 9 And Moses says, With the young and the older we will go; with our sons, and daughters, and sheep, and our oxen; for it is the holiday of the lord our God. 10 And he said to them, Let it be so! The lord be with you, in so far as I send you; but should also your belongings? See! for wickedness lies near to you. 11 Not so, let [³go forth ¹the ²men] and serve God! for this they seek after. And they cast them from the face of Pharaoh. 12 [³said ¹And ²the lord] to Moses, Stretch out your hand upon the land of Egypt! and let [²ascend ¹the locust] upon the land, and it will eat up all the pasturage of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which [³left behind ¹the ²hail]. 13 And Moses stretched out the rod into the heaven, and the lord brought [²wind ¹the south] upon the land [²entire ³day ¹that] and entire night. In the morning came the [²wind ¹south] lifting up the locust, 14 and it led it upon all the land of Egypt. And it rested upon all the boundaries of Egypt -- many, exceedingly. Prior of them there were not such locust, and after this there will not be so. 15 And they covered the appearance of the land, and corrupted the land, and ate up all the pasturage of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which were left behind from the hail. There was not left a green thing, not one thing among the trees, even in all the pasturage of the plain in all the land of Egypt. 16 [³hastened ¹And ²Pharaoh] to call Moses and Aaron, saying, I have sinned before the lord your God, and against you. 17 Favorably receive then my sin still now, and pray to the lord your God, and remove from me this plague! 18 [³went forth ¹And ²Moses] from Pharaoh, and made a vow to God. 19 And the lord turned [²wind ³from ⁴the sea ¹a vehement], and it took up the locust, and cast it into the red sea. And there was not left behind [²locust ¹one] in all the land of Egypt. 20 And the lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not send out the sons of Israel.

Darkness Covers the Land of Egypt

21 [³said ¹And ²the lord] to Moses, Stretch out the hand into the heaven, and let [²become ¹darkness] upon the land of Egypt -- a tangible darkness! 22 [³stretched out ¹And ²Moses] the hand unto the heaven. And there was darkness, dimness, and a storm upon all the land of Egypt three days. 23 And not [²know ¹did anyone] his brother, and not [²rise up ¹did anyone] from his bed for three days. But to all the sons of Israel there was light in all places in which they occupied. 24 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, saying, Proceed, serve the lord your God! only the sheep and the oxen leave behind! but [²your belongings ¹let] run with you! 25 And Moses said, But also you shall give us means for whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices which we will make to the lord our God. 26 And our cattle shall go with us, and we shall not leave behind a hoof. [²of ³them ¹For] we shall take to serve the lord our God. But we know not how we shall serve the lord our God until the arriving of us there. 27 [³hardened ¹But ²the lord] the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not want to send them. 28 And Pharaoh says, Go forth from me! Take heed to yourself yet to add to see my face! for whatever day you should see me, you shall die. 29 [³says ¹And ²Moses], As you have said, no longer shall I appear to you in person.