²⁴ Hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in Egypt’s entire history. ²⁵ Hail struck everything in the fields all over Egypt. It fell on people and animals alike. It beat down everything growing in the fields. It tore all the leaves off the trees. ²⁶ The only place it didn’t hail was in the area of Goshen. That’s where the people of Israel were.