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He sent a man before them-- Joseph--who was sold as a slave.
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They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.
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Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.
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The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free.
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He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions,
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To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.
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Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
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He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
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He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.
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He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron whom He had chosen.
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They performed His signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham.
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He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word.
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He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish.
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Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.
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He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.
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He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.
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He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory.
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He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,
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And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.
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He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength.
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He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.