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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Exodus 10 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/exodus/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/exodus/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Exodus 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/9.htm" title="Exodus 9">◄</a> Exodus 10 <a href="../exodus/11.htm" title="Exodus 11">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/exodus/10.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">The Plague of Locusts</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then the LORD told Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I’ve hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:1 Or servants">a</a></span> in order to perform<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:1 Lit. put">b</a></span> these signs of mine among them,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:1 Lit. him">c</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>so you may tell<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:2 Lit. declare in the ears of">d</a></span> your children and your grandchildren how I toyed with the Egyptians and about my miraculous signs that I performed among them, so all of you<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:2 Lit. you (pl.)">e</a></span> may know that I am the LORD.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD God of the Hebrews says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so they may serve<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:3 Or worship">f</a></span> me. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But if you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I’m going to bring locusts into your territory. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>They’ll cover the surface of the land so a person<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:5 Lit. he">g</a></span> cannot see the ground, and they’ll eat what is left for you of the residue from the hail. They’ll also eat all your trees that grow in the orchards. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Your houses will be filled, along with the houses of all your officials<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:6 Or servants">h</a></span> and the houses of all the Egyptians—something that neither your fathers nor your ancestors ever saw from the time they were on earth until now.’” Then Moses<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:6 Lit. he">i</a></span> turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then the officials<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:7 Or servants">j</a></span> of Pharaoh told him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go so they may serve the LORD their God! Don’t you realize yet that Egypt is about to be destroyed?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh and he told them, “Go, serve<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:8 Or worship">k</a></span> the LORD your God. But exactly who<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:8 Lit. who and who">l</a></span> will go?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Moses said, “We will go with our young and with our old. We will go with our sons and our daughters, with our sheep and our cattle, because it’s a festival to the LORD for us.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then Pharaoh<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:10 Lit. he">m</a></span> told them, “The LORD will certainly<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:10 Lit. it will be thus that">n</a></span> be with you if I let you and your little ones go. I know<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:10 Lit. See!">o</a></span> some evil plan is in your mind.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:10 Lit. is before you">p</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>No! Let the men go and serve<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:11 Or worship">q</a></span> the LORD, for that is what you were seeking.” Then they were driven out from the presence of Pharaoh.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The LORD told Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt to bring<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:12 Lit. for">r</a></span> the locusts, and they’ll come up over the land of Egypt and eat all the vegetation of the land, everything that the hail left.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the LORD sent an east wind into the land all that day and throughout<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:13 Lit. all">s</a></span> the night. When morning came, the east wind brought the locusts.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled on all the territory of Egypt in great swarms.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:14 Lit. it was very heavy">t</a></span> There had never been locusts like this before nor would there ever be again. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>They covered the surface of the entire land so that it<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:15 Lit. the land">u</a></span> was dark. They ate all the vegetation of the land and the fruit from the trees that the hail left. Nothing green was left on the trees or on the vegetation in all the land of Egypt.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Pharaoh quickly called Moses and Aaron and said, “I’ve sinned against the LORD your God and against you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Now, please forgive my sin only this time, and pray to the LORD your God that he would at least remove this<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:17 Lit. this death">v</a></span> from me.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then the LORD brought<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:19 Lit. turned">w</a></span> a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:19 So MT; LXX reads Red">x</a></span> Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But the LORD made Pharaoh’s heart stubborn<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:20 Lit. strong">y</a></span> and he would not let the Israelis go.</p> <p class="heading">The Plague of Darkness</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then the LORD told Moses, “Stretch your hand toward the sky and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that one can feel.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>So Moses stretched his hand toward the sky, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>No one could see anyone else, nor could anyone get up from his place for three days. But there was light for all the Israelis in their dwellings.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Pharaoh called Moses and said, “Go serve<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:24 Or worship">z</a></span> the LORD, but your flocks and your cattle are to remain. Even your little ones can go with you!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Moses said, “You must let us have<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:25 Lit. give into our hand">aa</a></span> sacrifices and burnt offerings to offer to the LORD our God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And even our livestock must go with us. Not a hoof will be left behind because we will use<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:26 Lit. take">bb</a></span> some of them to serve the LORD our God, and until we get there we won’t know what we need to serve<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:26 Lit. what (or how) we will serve">cc</a></span> the LORD.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The LORD made Pharaoh’s heart stubborn,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="10:27 Lit. strong">dd</a></span> and he did not want to let them go. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Then Pharaoh told him, “Get away from me! Watch out that you never see my face again, because on the day you see my face, you will die!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/10-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Moses said, “Just as you have said, I won’t see your face again!”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 10:1 Or <i>servants</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 10:1 Lit. <i>put</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 10:1 Lit. <i>him</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 10:2 Lit. <i>declare in the ears of</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 10:2 Lit. <i>you </i>(pl.)<br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 10:3 Or <i>worship</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 10:5 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 10:6 Or <i>servants</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 10:6 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 10:7 Or <i>servants</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 10:8 Or <i>worship</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 10:8 Lit. <i>who and who</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 10:10 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 10:10 Lit. <i>it will be thus that</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 10:10 Lit. <i>See!</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 10:10 Lit. <i>is before you</i><br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 10:11 Or <i>worship</i><br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 10:12 Lit. <i>for</i><br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 10:13 Lit. <i>all</i><br /><span class="fnb">t</span> 10:14 Lit. <i>it was very heavy</i><br /><span class="fnb">u</span> 10:15 Lit. <i>the land</i><br /><span class="fnb">v</span> 10:17 Lit. <i>this death</i><br /><span class="fnb">w</span> 10:19 Lit. <i>turned</i><br /><span class="fnb">x</span> 10:19 So MT; LXX reads <i>Red</i><br /><span class="fnb">y</span> 10:20 Lit. <i>strong</i><br /><span class="fnb">z</span> 10:24 Or <i>worship</i><br /><span class="fnb">aa</span> 10:25 Lit. <i>give into our hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">bb</span> 10:26 Lit. <i>take</i><br /><span class="fnb">cc</span> 10:26 Lit. <i>what (or how) we will serve</i><br /><span class="fnb">dd</span> 10:27 Lit. <i>strong</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/exodus/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>