3. he will bring a terrible disease on your horses and donkeys, your camels and cattle, and your sheep and goats.
4. But the Lord will protect the animals that belong to the people of Israel, and none of theirs will die.
5. Tomorrow is the day the Lord has set to do this.
6. It happened the next day—all the animals belonging to the Egyptians died, but the Israelites did not lose even one.
7. When the king found out, he was still too stubborn to let the people go.
8. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:Take a few handfuls of ashes from a stove and let Moses throw them into the air. Be sure the king is watching.
9. The ashes will blow across the land of Egypt, causing sores to break out on people and animals.
23-24. Moses pointed his walking stick towards the sky, and hailstones started falling everywhere. Thunder roared, and lightning flashed back and forth, striking the ground. This was the worst storm in the history of Egypt.
25. People, animals, and crops were pounded by the hailstones, and bark was stripped from trees.
26. Only Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was safe from the storm.
27. The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, “Now I have really sinned! My people and I are guilty, and the Lord is right.
28. We can't stand any more of this thunder and hail. Please ask the Lord to make it stop. Your people can go—you don't have to stay in Egypt any longer.”
29. Moses answered, “As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my arms in prayer. When the thunder and hail stop, you will know that the earth belongs to the Lord.
30. But I am certain that neither you nor your officials really fear the Lord God.”
31. Meanwhile, the flax and barley crops had been destroyed by the storm because they were ready to ripen.
32. But the wheat crops ripen later, and they were not damaged.