23. And I will put a distinction between my people and your people; this sign will be tomorrow.’ ”
24. And Yahweh did so, and a severe swarm of flies came to the house of Pharaoh and the house of his servants and in all the land of Egypt; the land was ruined because of the flies.
25. And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
26. And Moses said, “To do so is not right, because we will sacrifice to Yahweh our God a thing detestable to the Egyptians. Look, if we sacrifice before their eyes the thing detestable to the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
27. We will go a journey of three days into the desert, and we will sacrifice to Yahweh our God according to what he says to us.”
28. And Pharaoh said, “I myself will release you, and you will sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the desert. Only surely you must not go far. Pray for me.”
29. And Moses said, “Look, I am going out from you, and I will pray to Yahweh so that the flies depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh again deceive us by not releasing the people to sacrifice to Yahweh.”
30. And Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to Yahweh.
31. And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses and removed the flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one was left.