Then the magicianssaidto Pharaoh,"Thisis the fingerof God."But Pharaoh'sheartwas hardened,and he did not listento them, as the LORDhad said.
and the thinearsswallowedthe sevengoodears.Then I toldit to the magicians,but therewas noonewho could explainit to me."
WhenI considerYour heavens,the workof Your fingers,The moonand the stars,whichYou have ordained;
They did not seeoneanother,nordid anyonerisefrom his placefor threedays,but allthe sonsof Israelhadlightin their dwellings.
Pharaoh'sservantssaidto him, "Howlongwill thisman be a snareto us? Letthe mengo,that they may servethe LORDtheir God.Do you not realizethat Egyptis destroyed?"
But against anyof the sonsof Israela dogwill not [even] bark,whetheragainst manorbeast,that you may understandhowthe LORDmakesa distinctionbetweenEgyptand Israel.'
Yet Pharaoh'sheartwas hardened,and he did not listento them, as the LORDhad said.
"When Pharaohdoes not listento you, then I will layMy handon Egyptand bringout My hosts,My peoplethe sonsof Israel,from the landof Egyptby greatjudgments.
"The Egyptiansshall knowthat I am the LORD,when I stretchout My handon Egyptand bringout the sonsof Israelfrom their midst."
Onlyin the landof Goshen,wherethe sonsof Israel[were], there was nohail.
"But the LORDwill makea distinctionbetweenthe livestockof Israeland the livestockof Egypt,so that nothingwill dieof allthat belongs to the sonsof Israel."'"
Thenthe mysterywas revealedto Danielin a nightvision.ThenDanielblessedthe Godof heaven;
"But ifI castout demonsby the Spiritof God,thenthe kingdomof Godhas comeupon you.
"But ifI castout demonsby the fingerof God,thenthe kingdomof Godhas comeupon you.
Thereforethe chief priestsand the Phariseesconveneda council,and were saying,"Whatare we doing?For thismanis performingmanysigns.
saying,"Whatshall we dowith thesemen?For the factthat a noteworthymiraclehas taken placethroughthem is apparentto allwho livein Jerusalem,and we cannotdenyit.
They said,"Ifyou sendawaythe arkof the Godof Israel,do not sendit empty;but you shall surelyreturnto Him a guiltoffering.Thenyou will be healedand it will be knownto you whyHis handis not removedfrom you."
"Watch,ifit goesup by the wayof its own territoryto Beth-shemesh,then He has doneus thisgreatevil.But ifnot, then we will knowthat it was not His handthat struckus; it happenedto us by chance."
