24 Then the Lord did so. And there came [a]great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants and the land was (A)laid waste because of the swarms of flies in all the land of Egypt.

25 Pharaoh (B)called for Moses and Aaron and said, “(C)Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.” 26 But Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we will sacrifice to the Lord our God [b]what is (D)an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice [c]what is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not then stone us?

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 8:24 Lit heavy
  2. Exodus 8:26 Lit the abomination of Egypt
  3. Exodus 8:26 Lit the abomination of Egypt