| Chapter 7 |
| 1 | And the LORD said unto Moses,
See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy
prophet. |
| 2
| Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy
brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of
his land. |
| 3
| And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs
and my wonders in the land of Egypt. |
| 4 | But Pharaoh shall not hearken
unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and
my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great
judgments. |
| 5
| And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I
stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from
among them. |
| 6
| And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so
did they. |
| 7
| And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore
and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. |
| 8 | And the LORD
spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, |
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9 | When Pharaoh shall speak
unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take
thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. |
| 10 |
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had
commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants,
and it became a serpent. |
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11 | Then Pharaoh also called the wise men
and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner
with their enchantments. |
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12 | For they cast down every man his rod,
and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. |
| 13 |
And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD
had said. |
| 14
| And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is
hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. |
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15 | Get thee unto Pharaoh
in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the
river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt
thou take in thine hand. |
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16 | And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD
God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they
may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not
hear. |
| 17 |
Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the
LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters
which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. |
| 18 | And the
fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the
Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river. |
| 19 | And the
LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out 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. |
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20 | And Moses and Aaron did so, as the
LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote 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 turned to blood. |
| 21 | And the fish
that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not
drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of
Egypt. |
| 22
| And the magicians of Egypt did so with their
enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto
them; as the LORD had said. |
|
23 | And Pharaoh turned and went into his
house, neither did he set his heart to this also. |
| 24 | And all the
Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not
drink of the water of the river. |
| 25 | And seven days were
fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. |
