19 Then said the enchanters unto Pharaoh, This is [a]the finger of God. But Pharaoh’s heart remained obstinate, and he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had said.

20 ¶ Moreover the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh (lo, he will come forth unto the water) and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send [b]swarms of flies both upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and the ground also whereon they are.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 8:19 They acknowledged that this was done by God’s power and not by sorcery, Luke 11:20.
  2. Exodus 8:21 Or, a multitude of venomous beasts as serpents, etc.

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