1And Jehovah said unto Moses , Go in unto Pharaoh : for I have hardened his heart , and the heart of his servants , that I may show these my signs in the midst of them , 2and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son , and of thy son ’s son , what things I have wrought upon Egypt , and my signs which I have done among them ; that ye may know that I am Jehovah . 3And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh , and said unto him , Thus saith Jehovah , the God of the Hebrews , How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me ? let my people go , that they may serve me . 4Else , if thou refuse to let my people go , behold , to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border : 5and they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped , which remaineth unto you from the hail , and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field : 6and thy houses shall be filled , and the houses of all thy servants , and the houses of all the Egyptians ; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen , since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day . And he turned , and went out from Pharaoh . 7And Pharaoh ’s servants said unto him , How long shall this man be a snare unto us ? let the men go , that they may serve Jehovah their God : knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? 8And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh : and he said unto them , Go , serve Jehovah your God ; but who are they that shall go ? 9And Moses said, 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 feast unto Jehovah . 10And he said unto them , So be Jehovah with you , as I will let you go , and your little ones : look to it ; for evil is before you . 11Not so : go now ye that are men , and serve Jehovah ; for that is what ye desire . And they were driven out from Pharaoh ’s presence . 12And Jehovah said unto Moses , Stretch out thy 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 . 13And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt , and Jehovah brought an east wind upon the land all that day , and all the night ; and when it was morning , the east wind brought the locusts. 14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt , and rested in all the borders of Egypt ; very grievous were they ; before them there were no such locusts as they , neither after them shall be such . 15For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb of the land , and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left : and there remained not any green thing , either tree or herb of the field , through all the land of Egypt . 16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste ; and he said , I have sinned against Jehovah your God , and against you . 17Now therefore forgive , I pray thee , my sin only this once , and entreat Jehovah your God , that he may take away from me this death only . 18And he went out from Pharaoh , and entreated Jehovah . 19And Jehovah turned an exceeding strong west wind , which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea ; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt . 20But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh ’s heart , and he did not let the children of Israel go .
Pharaoh's Confession and Rejection
21And Jehovah said unto Moses , Stretch out thy hand toward heaven , that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt , even darkness which may be felt . 22And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven ; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days ; 23they saw not one another , neither rose any one from his place for three days : but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings . 24And Pharaoh called unto Moses , and said , Go ye, serve Jehovah ; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed : let your little ones also go with you . 25And Moses said, Thou must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto Jehovah our God . 26Our cattle also shall go with us ; there shall not a hoof be left behind : for thereof must we take to serve Jehovah our God ; and we know not with what we must serve Jehovah , until we come thither . 27But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh ’s heart , and he would not let them go . 28And Pharaoh said unto him , Get thee from me , take heed to thyself, see my face no more ; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die . 29And Moses said , Thou hast spoken well ; I will see thy face again no more .