Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Sayto Aaron,'Stretchout your staffand strikethe dustof the earth,that it may becomegnatsthrough allthe landof Egypt.'"
He spoke,and there camea swarmof flies[And] gnatsin alltheir territory.
"So I saidto you, 'LetMy songothat he may serveMe'; but you have refusedto lethim go.Behold,I will killyour son,your firstborn."'"
And afterwardMosesand Aaroncameand saidto Pharaoh,"Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof Israel,LetMy peoplegothat they may celebratea feastto Me in the wilderness.'"
But when Pharaohsawthat there was relief,he hardenedhis heartand did not listento them, as the LORDhad said.
They didso;and Aaronstretchedout his handwith his staff,and struckthe dustof the earth,and there were gnatson manand beast.Allthe dustof the earthbecamegnatsthrough allthe landof Egypt.
The magicianstriedwith their secretartsto bringforthgnats,but they couldnot; so there were gnatson manand beast.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Sayto Aaron,Stretchout your handwith your staffoverthe rivers,overthe streamsand overthe pools,and make frogscomeup on the landof Egypt.'"
