23. Then the rest of Jacob's family went to Egypt. The people of Israel lived as outsiders in the land of Ham.
24. The Lord gave his people so many children that there were too many of them for their enemies.
25. He made the Egyptians hate his people. The Egyptians made evil plans against them.
26. The Lord sent his servant Moses to the king of Egypt. He sent Aaron, his chosen one, along with him.
27. The Lord gave them the power to do miraculous signs among the Egyptians. They did his wonders in the land of Ham.
28. He sent darkness over the land. He did it because the Egyptians had refused to obey his words.
29. He turned their rivers and streams into blood. He caused the fish in them to die.
30. Their land was covered with frogs. Frogs even went into the bedrooms of the rulers.
31. The Lord spoke, and large numbers of flies came. Gnats filled the whole country.
32. He turned their rain into hail. Lightning flashed all through their land.
33. He destroyed their vines and fig trees. He broke down the trees in Egypt.