God inflicted a series of ten plagues on the Egyptian people. After each one, Pharaoh started to relent and almost let the slaves go. But each time, the Bible says that Pharaoh "hardened his heart" (or God caused it to harden) and he didn't set them free.

These are the names of the Ten Plagues. As we say each one, we pour a drop of wine from our cups (or touch a finger into the wine and then touch it to our plates). Why? Because tradition tells us that we should not rejoice over anyone's death, even if the person was our enemy.

דם

Dahm

Blood

צפרדע

Ts'fardeya

Frogs

כינים

Kinim

Lice

ערוב

Arov

Wild animals

דבר

Dever

Livestock disease

שחין

Sh'khin

Boils

ברד

Barad

Hail

ארבה

Arbeh

Locusts

חושך

Khoshekh

Darkness

מכת בכורות

Makat b'khorot

A plague on the first-born.


haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues
Source: Original/Traditional