23 Then Israel went to Egypt;

Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.* t

24 The LordC made his people very fruitful;

he made them more numerous than their foes,u

25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people

and to deal deceptively with his servants.v

26 He sent Moses his servant,

and Aaron, whom he had chosen.w

27 They performed his miraculous signs among them

and wonders in the land of Ham.x

28 He sent darkness, and it became dark—

for did they not defy his commands?y

29 He turned their water into blood

and caused their fish to die.z

30 Their land was overrun with frogs,

even in their royal chambers.aa

31 He spoke, and insects cameab—

gnats throughout their country.ac

32 He gave them hail for rain,

and lightning throughout their land.ad

33 He struck their vines and fig trees

and shattered the trees of their territory.ae

34 He spoke, and locusts came—

young locusts without number.

35 They devoured all the vegetation in their land

and consumed the produce of their land.af

36 He struck all the firstborn in their land,

all their first progeny.ag

37 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold,

and no one among his tribes stumbled.ah