The Scriptures 1998

Exodus 9:12-23 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

12. But יהוה hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as יהוה had said to Mosheh.

13. And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus said יהוה Elohim of the Heḇrews, “Let My people go, so that they serve Me,

14. for at this time I am sending all My plagues unto your heart, and on your servants and on your people, so that you know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.

15. “Now if I had stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, then you would have been cut off from the earth.

16. “And for this reason I have raised you up, in order to show you My power, and in order to declare My Name in all the earth.

17. “You still exalt yourself against My people in that you do not let them go!

18. “See, tomorrow about this time I am causing very heavy hail to rain down, such as has not been in Mitsrayim, from the day of its founding until now.

19. “And now send, bring your livestock to safety, and all that you have in the field, for the hail shall come down on every man and every beast which is found in the field and is not brought home, and they shall die.” ’ ”

20. Those among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of יהוה made their servants and livestock flee to the houses.

21. But those who did not set their heart on the word of יהוה left their servants and livestock in the field.

22. Then יהוה said to Mosheh, “Stretch out your hand toward the heavens, and let there be hail in all the land of Mitsrayim – on man, and on beast, and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Mitsrayim.”

23. Then Mosheh stretched out his rod toward the heavens. And יהוה sent thunder and hail, and fire came down to the earth. And יהוה rained hail on the land of Mitsrayim.