20. The king sent someone to release him.The ruler of nations set him free.
21. He made Joseph the master of his palaceand the ruler of all his possessions.
22. Joseph trained the king’s officers the way he wantedand taught his respected leaders wisdom.
23. Then Israel came to Egypt.Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
24. The Lord made his people grow rapidly in numberand stronger than their enemies.
25. He changed their minds so that they hated his people,and they dealt treacherously with his servants.
26. He sent his servant Moses, and he sent Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27. They displayed his miraculous signs among themand did amazing things in the land of Ham.
28. He sent darkness and made ⌊their land⌋ dark.They did not rebel against his orders.
29. He turned their water into bloodand caused their fish to die.
30. He made their land swarm with frogs,even in the kings’ bedrooms.
31. He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnatsinfested their whole territory.
32. He gave them hail and lightninginstead of rain throughout their land.
33. He struck their grapevines and fig treesand smashed the trees in their territory.
34. He spoke, and countless locusts and grasshoppers came.
35. They devoured all the plants in the land.They devoured the crops in the fields.
36. He killed all the firstborn sons,the first ones born in the land when their fathers were young.
37. He brought Israel out with silver and gold,and no one among his tribes stumbled.
38. The Egyptians were terrified of Israel,so they were glad when Israel left.
39. He spread out a cloud as a protective coveringand a fire to light up the night.