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8 God said to Moses and Aaron, "Take fistfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses throw it into the air right before Pharaoh's eyes;
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8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh.
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9 it will become a film of fine dust all over Egypt and cause sores, an eruption of boils on people and animals throughout Egypt."
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9 It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on men and animals throughout the land."
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10 So they took soot from a furnace, stood in front of Pharaoh, and threw it up into the air. It caused boils to erupt on people and animals.
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10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on men and animals.
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11 The magicians weren't able to compete with Moses this time because of the boils - they were covered with boils just like everyone else in Egypt.
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11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians.
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12 God hardened Pharaoh in his stubbornness. He wouldn't listen, just as God had said to Moses. Strike Seven: Hail
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12 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
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