Adonoy said to Moshe, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what Adonoy, God of the Hebrews has said, Send out My people and let them serve [before] Me.

For if you refuse to send them out, and continue holding them;

behold, the hand of [a plague from before] Adonoy is directed at your livestock that are in the field—upon the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the cattle and the sheep—there will be a very heavy [serious] plague.

Adonoy will distinguish between the livestock of the [B’nei] Yisrael and the livestock of Egypt. None belonging to the B’nei Yisrael will die.’”

Adonoy has set a time, saying, Tomorrow Adonoy will do this thing in the land.

Adonoy did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock in Egypt died, but of the livestock of the B’nei Yisrael, not one died.

Pharaoh sent [scouts] and behold not a single animal of the B’nei Yisrael died. The heart of Pharaoh remained hard and he did not send out the people.

Adonoy spoke to Moshe and Aharon, “Both of you take full handfuls of furnace soot and let Moshe throw it heavenward before the eyes of Pharaoh.

It will become a fine dust [and settle] over the whole land of Egypt. It will settle on man and beast causing a rash which will break out into boils [affecting] the whole land of Egypt.”

They took the furnace soot and stood before Pharaoh. Moshe threw it heavenward, and it caused a rash which broke into boils in man and beast.

The sorcerers could not stand before Moshe as a result of the rash, for the rash affected the sorcerers as well as all of Egypt.

Adonoy caused Pharaoh’s heart to remain hard and he did not listen to [accept] them just as Adonoy had spoken to Moshe.

Adonoy said to Moshe, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘This is what Adonoy, God of the Hebrews, has said, “Send out My people and let them serve [before] Me.

For this time, I will send all My plagues against your [very] heart. [They will strike] your servants and your people, so that you will know that there is none like Me[, a ruler] in all the earth.

For now [had I wanted to] I [could] have extended My hand [sent the plague of My strength], and struck you and your people with the pestilence, and you would have been obliterated from the earth.

Nevertheless, for this reason I have let you survive—to show you My strength—so that [the strength of] My Name will be declared throughout all the earth.

But you are still oppressing My people refusing to send them out.

Tomorrow at this time, I will cause it to rain [down] a tremendously heavy hail. There was never anything like it in Egypt, from the time it was founded until now.

Now send [word] and gather [shelter] your livestock and all that you have in the field. Any man or beast that is found [remains] in the field and will not be brought into the house [indoors]—the hail will descend upon them and they will die.”

He that feared the word of Adonoy among Pharaoh’s servants, made [gathered] his servants and his livestock flee into the houses [indoors].

But he whose heart did not heed the word of Adonoy, left his servants and his livestock in the field.

Adonoy said to Moshe, “Extend your hand toward the heavens, and there will be hail throughout the land of Egypt—on man and on beast, and upon all the vegetation in the land of Egypt.”

Moshe extended his rod toward the heavens, and Adonoy sent thunder and hail, and fire came streaming down upon the earth. Adonoy caused it to rain hail on the land of Egypt.

There was hail and fire [lightning] flashing among the hailstones. It was an extremely heavy [downfall]. There had never been anything like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

The hail struck throughout the whole land of Egypt, [killing] all that was in the field [outdoors]—both man and beast. All the vegetation in the fields was struck by the hail and every tree in the fields was shattered.

Only in the land of Goshen where the B’nei Yisrael were, there was no hail.

Pharaoh sent, and called for Moshe and Aharon, and he said to them, “This time I have sinned. Adonoy is the righteous One and I and my people are the sinners.

Pray to [before] Adonoy [for there is much relief before Him, so that there will be no thunders of anger like these upon us from before God, nor hail.] There has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will send you out without further delay.”

Moshe said to him, “When I leave the city, I will spread my hands [in prayer] to [before] Adonoy. The thunder will cease and their will be no more hail, so that you will know that the earth belongs to Adonoy.

But regarding you and your servants, I know that you are not yet in fear of [humbled from before] Adonoy, Elohim.

The flax and barley have been broken since the barley was ripe, and the flax had formed into stalks.

But neither the wheat or the spelt were broken since they are late in sprouting.”

Moshe [then] left Pharaoh’s presence, and left the city. He spread his hands [in prayer] to [before] Adonoy. The thunder ceased, and the hail and the rain [which had descended] did not reach the earth.

[When] Pharaoh saw that the rain, and the hail and the thunder ceased, he continued his sin[ful ways]. He and his servants hardened their hearts.

Pharaoh’s heart was strengthened, and he did not send the B’nei Yisrael out. This was just as Adonoy had spoken through Moshe.