Exodus - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 59

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IO II I2 16 will release the People, and they shell sacrifice to the Evmz··Lxv1NG. But Moses replied to Pharoh;

‘You threatened me you would kill me! Why should I pray for you, and your ministers, and your people`, to drive away the frogs from you, and from your palace; except that there may be a few in the river? ' Do it to- It shall be done

as you say, so that you may know that there is no LQRD except our Gon. Therefore the frogs shall turn back from you, and from your palace, and from your ministers, and from your people-—except that in the river there shall be a few} Then Moses and Aaron went out

from Pharoh, and Moses cried to the EVER-L1v1NG about the frogs, as he had promised to Pharoh, and the Evan-1,1v11~:G did as Moses had said and killed the frogs in the houses, and in the streets, and in the fields, and the heaps of them corrupting, rotted,·—-and the country stunk. But when Pharoh perceived the

smell of them, then he hardened his heart, and would not listen to them; as the EvER—L1v1NG had foretold. Consequently the EVER-LIVING

Say to Aaron, Extend your rod, and beat the dust

of the earth, and it shall become lice ’ in all the land of the Mitzeraim. And he did so. When Aaron extended his hand

with his rod in it and struck the dust of the earth, it became lice in all the land of the Mitzerairn. The scientists also tried by their

contrivances to produce the same, and bring forth lice, but they were not able. These lice assailed both men and beasts. Then the scientists reported to

'I` his is the product of but Pharoh hardened his heart and would not listen to them——as the flies shall fill the houses of the Mitzerites, and also the land upon which they are. But at the same time it shall be diHerent in the land of Goshen, where My People dwell, for the gad—Hies shall not be there, so that you may know that I am the Eva R- Lxvmc in the midst of the earth. ‘ I will also make adistinction be-

tween My People and your People. This shall occur to·morrow. And the Evnmuvme did it. For

swarms of gad-dies came into the palace of Pharoh, and the palaces, of his ministers, and to all the land of the Mitzeraim. The gad-flies spread over all the country. ministers, and your people, and your daughters, gad—iiies; and the gad- 18 instructed to do so. For if we were to sacrifice the idol of the Mitzerites hardened his heart even after this, in their sight, would they not stone us ? We must go three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice to our Evan-Livmo Goo as He has com· manded us.’ I will

send you, and you shall sacrifice to your EvER—L1v1NG GOD in the desert, only in separating go not a long I will go

out from you and pray, and entreat away the gad·flies from Pharoh, and from his ministers, and from his people, to—-morrow. Nevertheless Pharoh will continue to oppose, and will not allow the People to go away to sacrifice to the Evan-uvme. Moses accordingly went out from

the presence of Pharoh and prayed to the Loan, and the Evan-1.1v1No answered Moses and removed the gad-flies from Pharoh, and from his ministers, and from his People, and none remained. Pharoh, however,

Go to Pharoh, and Arise at daybreak and stand before Pharoh, when he goes to bathe, and say to him :——‘ Thus says the Evm2—L1v1NG, Release My People that they may serve Me E for if you do not release My People, I Myself will release against you, and your 20

Then Pharoh summoned Moses 21 Go! Sacrifice , We were not 22 journey.·—·—Now pray for me I ’ the EvER·L1v1NG, and He will turn and would not release the People. tell him ; Thus says the Evan-Livmo GOD of the Hebrews,··-Let My People go and serve Me. However, if you are unwilling to release them, and you are again obstinate with them, then the hand of the Evan-Livmc; shall bring upon your herds that are in the field, and upon your horses, and asses, and camels, and cattle kh 26 2S