pressed Pharaoh to let the men go, so Pharaoh brought Moses and Aaron back and asked them, "Who are the ones to go?" Moses insisted that young and old, sons and daughters, flocks and herds would go, but Pharaoh rejected Moses' request and expelled Moses and Aaron from his presence. The first reading and a closed portion end here. Second reading—Exodus 10:12–23 In the second reading, Moses held his rod over the land, and God drove an east wind to bring locusts to invade all the land. Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron, asked forgiveness, and asked them to plead with God to remove the locusts. Moses did so, and God brought a west wind to lift the locusts into the Sea of Reeds. But God stiffened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let the Israelites go. The first open portion ends here. In the continuation of the reading, God instructed Moses to hold his arm toward the sky to bring darkness (, choshech) upon the land, and Moses did so, but the Israelites enjoyed light. The second reading and a closed portion end here. Third reading—Exodus 10:24–11:3 In the third reading, Pharaoh summoned Moses and told him to go, leaving only the Israelites' flocks and herds behind, but Moses insisted that none of the Israelites' livestock be left behind, for "[W]e shall not know with what we are to worship the Lord until we arrive there." But God stiffened Pharaoh's heart, and he expelled Moses saying: "[T]he moment you look upon my face, you shall die." The second open portion ends here with the end of chapter . In the continuation of the reading in chapter , God told Moses that God would bring one more plague, and then Pharaoh would let the Israelites go. God told Moses to tell the Israelites to ask their neighbors for silver and gold, and God disposed the Egyptians to favor the Israelites and Moses. The third reading and a closed portion end here. Fourth reading—Exodus 11:4–12:20 In the fourth reading, Moses warned Pharaoh that God would kill every firstborn in Egypt. And Moses left Pharaoh in hot anger. A closed portion ends here. In the continuation of the reading, God told Moses and Aaron to mark that month as the first of the months of the year. And God told them to instruct the Israelites in the laws of the Passover service, of