8:5¹⁰ And Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals, and over the ponds and bring up the frogs over the land of Egypt.” 8:6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs¹¹ came up and covered the land of Egypt.

8:7 But the magicians did the same¹² with their secret art, and brought up frogs.¹³ So frogs¹⁴ went up over the land of Egypt.

8:8 Then Pharaoh summoned¹⁵ Moses and Aaron, and said, “Pray¹⁶ to Yahweh that he may take away¹⁷ the frogs from me and from my people, and I will release¹⁸ the people that they may sacrifice¹⁹ to Yahweh.” 8:9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me²⁰—when shall I pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be cut off²¹ from you and from your houses, so that²² only in the Nile will they be left?”²³ 8:10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” So Moses said,²⁴ “It will be²⁵ according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh our God. 8:11 And the frogs will depart from you, and from your house, and from your servants, and from your people; only in the Nile will they be left.”

8:12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried²⁶ to Yahweh because of²⁷ the frogs which he had brought on²⁸ Pharaoh. 8:13 And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses—²⁹the frogs died out of their houses, out of their villages, and out of their fields. 8:14 The Egyptians³⁰ piled them together in heaps,³¹ and the land stank. 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief,³² he hardened³³ his heart and did not listen to them, just as Yahweh had said.³⁴

8:16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground, and it will become³⁶ gnats³⁷ in all the land of Egypt’.” 8:17 And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and he struck the dust of the ground, and it became gnats, on man and on beast. All the dust of the ground became gnats in all the land of Egypt. 8:18 When³⁸ the magicians tried to do³⁹ the same with their secret arts, to bring forth⁴⁰ gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and on beast. 8:19 The magicians said⁴¹ to Pharaoh, “It is the finger⁴² of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as Yahweh had said.

8:20 Yahweh⁴⁴ said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and take your position before Pharaoh as he goes out to the water; and say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Release my people that they may serve me. 8:21 If you do not release⁴⁵ my people, then I am going to send⁴⁶ on you and on your servants and on your people, and on your houses swarms of flies.⁴⁷ The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground where they are. 8:22 But I will make a distinction⁴⁸ on that day with the land of Goshen, in which my people are staying,⁴⁹ so that no swarms of flies will be there, that you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the earth. 8:23 And I will put a division⁵⁰ between my people and your people. This sign will be seen⁵¹ tomorrow”.’” 8:24 And Yahweh did so. A⁵² thick⁵³ swarm of flies came into⁵⁴ the house of Pharaoh, and into the houses⁵⁵ of his servants;⁵⁶ and throughout the land of Egypt⁵⁷ the land was ruined⁵⁸ because of the swarms of flies.

8:25 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”⁵⁹ 8:26 But Moses said, “That would not be the right thing to do,⁶⁰ for the sacrifices we make⁶¹ to Yahweh our God would be an abomination⁶² to the Egyptians.⁶³ And if we make sacrifices that are an abomination in the eyes of the Egyptians,⁶⁴ will they not stone us?⁶⁵ 8:27 We must go⁶⁶ on a three day journey⁶⁷ into the desert and sacrifice⁶⁸ to Yahweh our God, just as he is telling us.”⁶⁹

8:28 And Pharaoh said, “I will release you⁷⁰ that you may sacrifice⁷¹ to Yahweh your God in the desert, but you must not go very far.⁷² Only⁷³ pray for me.”

8:29 And Moses said, “I am going to go out⁷⁴ from you, and then I will pray to Yahweh, and the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and from his servants and from his people tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh play false again⁷⁵ by not releasing⁷⁶ the people to sacrifice to Yahweh.” 8:30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to Yahweh. 8:31 And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and from his servants and from his people. Not one remained. 8:32 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and did not release the people.