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And it came to pass that YHVHa said unto Moses: Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh;
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Lo, he cometh forth to the watera; and say unto him: Thus saith YHVH: 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 swarmsa upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses;
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And the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms, and also the ground whereon they are.
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And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms shall be there—to this end thou mayest know that I am YHVH in the midst of the earth.
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And I will put a division between my people and thy people; tomorrow shall this sign be.
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¶ And it came to pass that YHVH did so; and there came a grievous swarm into the house of Pharaoh, and into the houses of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt; the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms.
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And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron and said: Go ye; sacrifice to your God 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 YHVH, our Elohima.
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Lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
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We will go three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to YHVH, our Elohim, even as He shall command us.
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And Pharaoh said: I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to YHVH, your Elohim, 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 YHVH that the swarms may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow;
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But let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to YHVH.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated YHVH.
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And YHVH did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
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And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.