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 The made his people exceedingly fruitful; * he made them stronger than their enemies;

Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people, * and dealt unjustly with his servants.

He sent Moses his servant, * and Aaron whom he had chosen.

They worked his signs among them, * and portents in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness, and it grew dark; * but the Egyptians rebelled against his words.

He turned their waters into blood * and caused their fish to die.

Their land was overrun by frogs, * in the very chambers of their kings.

He spoke, and there came swarms of insects * and gnats within all their borders.

He gave them hailstones instead of rain, * and flames of fire throughout their land.

He blasted their vines and their fig trees * and shattered every tree in their country.

He spoke, and the locust came, * and young locusts without number,

Which ate up all the green plants in their land * and devoured the fruit of their soil.

He struck down the firstborn of their land, * the firstfruits of all their strength.

He led out his people with silver and gold; * in all their tribes there was not one that stumbled.