The Plague of Hail

18 Behold, about this time tomorrow, (A)I will [a]send a very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded [b]until now. 19 So now, send word, bring (B)your livestock and whatever you have in the field to safety. (C)Every person and animal that is found in the field and is not brought home, when the hail comes down on them, will die.”’” 20 (D)Everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who [c]feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring his servants and his livestock into the houses; 21 but everyone who [d]did not pay regard to the word of the Lord [e]left his servants and his livestock in the field.

22 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Reach out with your hand toward the sky, so that [f](E)hail may fall on all the land of Egypt, on every person and animal, and on every plant of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 So Moses reached out with his staff toward the sky, and the Lord [g]sent [h]thunder and (F)hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire flashing intermittently in the midst of the hail, which was very heavy, such as had not occurred in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 (G)The hail struck everything that was in the field through all the land of Egypt, from people to animals; the hail also struck every plant of the field, and shattered every tree of the field.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 9:18 Lit cause to rain
  2. Exodus 9:18 Lit and until now
  3. Exodus 9:20 Or revered
  4. Exodus 9:21 Lit did not set his heart to
  5. Exodus 9:21 Lit then left
  6. Exodus 9:22 Lit there may be hail
  7. Exodus 9:23 Lit gave
  8. Exodus 9:23 Lit sounds

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