Chapter 7

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, See,³ I have made¹ thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

Thou shalt speak¹⁷ all that I command¹⁷ thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak¹⁷ unto Pharaoh, that he send¹⁴ the children of Israel out of his land.

And I will harden⁵⁵ Pharaoh's heart, and multiply⁵² my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

But Pharaoh shall not hearken⁴ unto you, that I may lay¹ my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth⁵² mine armies, [and] my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

And the Egyptians shall know¹ that I [am] the LORD, when I stretch forth² mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out⁵² the children of Israel from among them.

And Moses and Aaron did⁴ as the LORD commanded¹⁴ them, so did¹ they.

And Moses [was] fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake¹⁵ unto Pharaoh.

And the LORD spake⁴ unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,²

When Pharaoh shall speak¹⁷ unto you, saying,² Shew³ a miracle for you: then thou shalt say¹ unto Aaron, Take³ thy rod, and cast⁵⁴ [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent.

And Moses and Aaron went in⁴ unto Pharaoh, and they did⁴ so as the LORD had commanded:¹⁴ and Aaron cast down⁵⁵ his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

Then Pharaoh also called⁴ the wise men and the sorcerers:¹⁸ now the magicians of Egypt, they also did⁴ in like manner with their enchantments.

For they cast down⁵⁵ every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up⁴ their rods.

And he hardened⁴ Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened¹ not unto them; as the LORD had said.¹⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart [is] hardened, he refuseth¹⁴ to let the people go.¹⁵

Get³ thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out⁶ unto the water; and thou shalt stand⁸ by the river's brink against he come;² and the rod which was turned⁸ to a serpent shalt thou take⁴ in thine hand.

And thou shalt say¹ unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent¹ me unto thee, saying,² Let my people go,¹⁶ that they may serve⁴ me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.¹

Thus saith¹ the LORD, In this thou shalt know⁴ that I [am] the LORD: behold, I will smite⁵⁶ with the rod that [is] in mine hand upon the waters which [are] in the river, and they shall be turned⁸ to blood.

And the fish that [is] in the river shall die,⁴ and the river shall stink;¹ and the Egyptians shall lothe⁸ to drink² of the water of the river.

And the LORD spake⁴ unto Moses, Say³ unto Aaron, Take³ thy rod, and stretch out³ thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and [that] there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in [vessels of] wood, and in [vessels of] stone.

And Moses and Aaron did⁴ so, as the LORD commanded;¹⁴ and he lifted up⁵⁵ the rod, and smote⁵⁵ the waters that [were] in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that [were] in the river were turned¹¹ to blood.

And the fish that [was] in the river died;¹ and the river stank,⁴ and the Egyptians could¹ not drink² of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

And the magicians of Egypt did⁴ so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,⁴ neither did he hearken¹ unto them; as the LORD had said.¹⁴

And Pharaoh turned⁴ and went⁴ into his house, neither did he set¹ his heart to this also.

And all the Egyptians digged⁴ round about the river for water to drink;² for they could¹ not drink² of the water of the river.

And seven days were fulfilled,¹¹ after that the LORD had smitten⁵³ the river.