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Then the LORDsaid unto Moses,Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORDGod of the Hebrews, Let my peoplego, that they may serve me.
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For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
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Behold, the hand of the LORDis upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a verygrievousmurrain.
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And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothingdie of all that is the children's of Israel.
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And the LORDappointed a set time,saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.
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And the LORDdid that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egyptdied: but of the cattle of the children of Israeldied not one.
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And Pharaohsent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelitesdead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the peoplego.