Editing Plagues of Egypt (section)

=== Wild animals or flies harm Egyptians and their livestock ===

{{blockquote|Thus says the {{LORD}}: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. For if you will not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, and your people, and into your houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies; so also the land where they live. But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people live, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I the {{LORD}} am in this land. Thus I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign shall appear tomorrow.|Exodus 8:20-23<ref>{{bibleverse|Exodus|8:20-23}}</ref>}}

The fourth plague of Egypt was of creatures capable of harming people and livestock. Exodus states that the plagues only came against the Egyptians and did not affect the Hebrews. Pharaoh asked Moses to remove this plague and promised to grant the Israelites their freedom. However, after the plague was gone, Pharaoh refused to keep his promise, as his heart was hardened by God.

Various sources use either "wild animals" or "flies".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Ten Plagues|url=https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/1653/jewish/The-Ten-Plagues.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402064833/https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/1653/jewish/The-Ten-Plagues.htm|archive-date=April 2, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2020|website=Chabad.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biblestudytools.com/lxx/exodus/8.html|title=Exodus 8 – LXX Bible|website=Bible Study Tools|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422151522/https://www.biblestudytools.com/lxx/exodus/8.html|archive-date=April 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Philo: On the Life of Moses, I|url=http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/text/philo/book24.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418232308/http://earlyjewishwritings.com/text/philo/book24.html|archive-date=April 18, 2019|access-date=2019-04-22|website=Early Jewish Writings}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baslibrary.org/bible-review/19/2/2|title=Beasts or Bugs?|date=2015-08-24|website=The BAS Library|language=en|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422142811/https://www.baslibrary.org/bible-review/19/2/2|archive-date=April 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>