11. “And the frogs shall turn aside from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people – they shall remain in the river only.”
12. And Mosheh and Aharon went out from Pharaoh. And Mosheh cried out to יהוה concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh.
13. And יהוה did according to the word of Mosheh. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields.
14. And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.
15. And when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as יהוה had said.
16. And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Say to Aharon, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it becomes gnats in all the land of Mitsrayim.’ ”
17. And they did so, and Aharon stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the land became gnats in all the land of Mitsrayim.
18. And the magicians did similarly with their magic to bring forth gnats, but they were unable. And there were gnats on man and beast.
19. The magicians then said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of Elohim!” But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as יהוה had said.
20. And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water, and say to him, ‘Thus said יהוה, “Let My people go, so that they serve Me.
21. “Or else, if you do not let My people go, see, I am sending swarms of flies on you and your servants, and on your people and into your houses. And the houses of the Mitsrites shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.
22. “And in that day I shall separate the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, so that you know that I am יהוה in the midst of the land.
23. “And I shall put a distinction between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.” ’ ”
24. And יהוה did so, and thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Mitsrayim, and the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.
25. Pharaoh then called for Mosheh and Aharon, and said, “Go, slaughter to your Elohim in the land.”
26. And Mosheh said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be slaughtering the abomination of the Mitsrites to יהוה our Elohim. See, if we slaughter the abomination of the Mitsrites before their eyes, would they not stone us?
27. “Let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, then we shall slaughter to יהוה our Elohim, as He commands us.”