2. So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land.
3. But the magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
4. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to Adonai, that He would take the frogs away from me and from my people. Then I will let the people go, so they may sacrifice to Adonai.”
5. Moses answered Pharaoh, “Boast about me after I pray for you. When am I to pray for you, your servants and your people, that the frogs would be cut off from you and your houses, and remain only in the Nile?”
6. “Tomorrow,” he said. So he said, “Let it happen according to your word, so that you may know that there is none like Adonai our God.
7. The frogs will depart from you, from your houses, from your servants and from your people. They will remain only in the Nile.”
8. After Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, Moses cried out to Adonai concerning the frogs, which He had brought upon Pharaoh.
9. So Adonai acted according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out in the houses, the courts and the fields.
10. They piled them together in large heaps, and the land stank.
11. But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them—just as Adonai had said.
12. So Adonai said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, and it will become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.’”
13. So they did. When Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, there were gnats on men and animals. All the dust of the earth became gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.
14. When the magicians attempted the same with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, they could not. There were gnats on men and animals.
15. So the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them—just as Adonai had said.
16. Then Adonai said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. As he comes to the water say to him, This is what Adonai says: Let My people go, that they may serve Me.