‏ 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; 2that 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. 4But 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. 5And [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. 6And 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. 7And [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? 8And [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? 9And 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. 10And 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. 11Not 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]. 13And 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, 14and 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. 15And 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. 17Favorably 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. 19And 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. 20And 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. 23And 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. 24And 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! 25And Moses said, But also you shall give us means for  whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices which we will make to the lord    our God. 26And   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. 28And 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.