It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and will cause boils to break out and fester on both people and animals in all the land of Egypt.”

So the people contended with Moses, and they said, “Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

I will take you to myself for a people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from your enslavement to the Egyptians.

But against any of the Israelites not even a dog will bark against either people or animals, so that you may know that the Lord distinguishes between Egypt and Israel.’

Pray to the Lord, for the mighty thunderings and hail are too much! I will release you and you will stay no longer.”

He made the special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

“You are to take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head,

The Israelite foremen went and cried out to Pharaoh, “Why are you treating your servants this way?

Tell the whole community of Israel, ‘In the tenth day of this month they each must take a lamb for themselves according to their families – a lamb for each household.

Then Moses took his wife and sons and put them on a donkey and headed back to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the staff of God in his hand.

Everyone making an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.

and in order that in the hearing of your son and your grandson you may tell how I made fools of the Egyptians and about my signs that I displayed among them, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”

The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”

“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt that he must release the Israelites from his land.”

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.”

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to release them.

So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up the mountain of God.

When the people heard this troubling word they mourned; no one put on his ornaments.

Moreover, I have also given him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you: