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7 Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Look, I have made you like God to Pharaoh. Your brother Aaron will speak on your behalf, like your prophet. ^{[ a ]} ² You must say everything that I command you to say. Your brother Aaron must tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country.

³ But I will make Pharaoh's mind become hard. I will do many miracles in Egypt that show my power. ⁴ But Pharaoh will still refuse to listen to you. Then I will show my authority and I will punish the Egyptians. I will bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt like an army. ⁵ Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord . I will show my great strength in Egypt and I will lead the Israelites out from there.’

Aaron's stick becomes a snake

⁶ Moses and Aaron obeyed all the commands of the Lord . ⁷ Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

⁸ The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ⁹ ‘Pharaoh will say to you, “Show me a miracle.” Then say to Aaron, “Take your stick and throw it down in front of Pharaoh.” When Aaron does that, his stick will become a snake.’

¹⁰ So Moses and Aaron went to see Pharaoh. They did everything that the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw down his stick in front of Pharaoh and his officers. And the stick became a snake! ¹¹ Then Pharaoh called for his wise men and his magicians to come to him. The Egyptian magicians did the same thing as Aaron. They used their secret magic to do it. ¹² Each of them threw down his stick and it became a snake. But Aaron's stick ate all their sticks! ^{[ b ]} ¹³ But Pharaoh's mind was hard and he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. That was what the Lord had said would happen, and it did!

1: Moses changes water into blood

¹⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Pharaoh's mind is still hard. He refuses to let the people go. ¹⁵ Go to Pharaoh in the morning when he goes to the river. Wait for him by the edge of the river. Then take in your hand the stick that became a snake. ¹⁶ Then say to Pharaoh, “The Lord , the God of the Israelites, has sent me to you to say, ‘Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the desert.’ But until now, you have not listened to my message. ¹⁷ So this is what the Lord says: In this way, you will know that I am the Lord . Look! I will hit the water in the Nile river with the stick that is in my hand. Then the water will become blood. ¹⁸ The fish in the river will die, and the river will have a very bad smell. Then the Egyptians will not be able to drink the water from the Nile river.” ’

¹⁹ Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Say to Aaron, “Take your stick. Lift up your hand over the waters of Egypt. Lift your stick up over their rivers and their streams. Lift it up over their lakes and pools of water. Do that so that all the water becomes blood.” There will be blood in every part of Egypt. There will even be blood in their buckets and bowls.’

²⁰ Moses and Aaron obeyed the command of the Lord . Aaron lifted up the stick in front of Pharaoh and his servants. He hit the water in the Nile river with the stick. Then all the water in the river became blood. ²¹ The fish in the river died. The river had such a bad smell that the Egyptians could not drink its water. There was blood in every part of Egypt.

²² But the Egyptian magicians used their magic and they did the same thing. So Pharaoh's mind continued to be hard. He still refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. The Lord had said that this would happen, and it did! ²³ Pharaoh turned away and he went into his house. He did not worry about what had happened. ²⁴ The Egyptians dug holes on the shore of the Nile river to find water to drink. They could not drink the water from the river itself. ^{[ c ]}

²⁵ After the Lord had made the water in the river become blood, another seven days passed.

Footnotes

7:1 A prophet is a person that speaks God's words. Aaron would be like a prophet for Moses. God would speak to Moses and Aaron would tell Moses' message to Pharaoh.
7:12 A magician uses magic to do strange, powerful things. The Egyptians were afraid of snakes and they worshipped them. But Aaron's stick ate the magicians' sticks. God was showing them that he is more powerful than magic.
7:24 The river gave the Egyptians all that they needed. It was called the River Nile. It gave water to drink and to put on food plants. At certain times the river rose over the fields and it gave food to the plants. The Egyptians needed the river Nile so that they could live.

7 The Lord said to Moses, “See how important I have made you? In speaking to Pharaoh, you will be like God, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. ² You will tell Aaron everything that I command you. Then he will tell the king what I say. And Pharaoh will let the Israelites leave this country. ³ But I will make Pharaoh stubborn so that he will not do what you tell him. Then I will do many miracles in Egypt to prove who I am. ⁴ But he will still refuse to listen. So then I will punish Egypt very much. And I will lead my army, my people, out of that land. ⁵ I will punish the people of Egypt, and they will learn that I am the Lord . Then I will lead my people out of their country.”

⁶ Moses and Aaron did what the Lord told them. ⁷ Moses was 80 years old at the time, and Aaron was 83.

Moses’ Walking Stick Becomes a Snake

⁸ The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ⁹ “Pharaoh will ask you to prove your power. He will ask you to do a miracle. Tell Aaron to throw his walking stick on the ground. While Pharaoh is watching, the stick will become a snake.”

¹⁰ So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and obeyed the Lord . Aaron threw his walking stick down. While Pharaoh and his officers watched, the stick became a snake.

¹¹ So Pharaoh called for his wise men and magicians. These men used their magic, and they were able to do the same thing as Aaron. ¹² They threw their walking sticks on the ground, and their sticks became snakes. But then Aaron’s walking stick ate theirs. ¹³ Pharaoh still refused to let the people go, just as the Lord had said. Pharaoh refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.

The Water Becomes Blood

¹⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh is being stubborn. He refuses to let the people go. ¹⁵ In the morning Pharaoh will go out to the river. Go to him by the edge of the Nile River. Take the walking stick that became a snake. ¹⁶ Tell him this: ‘The Lord , the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you. He told me to tell you to let his people go worship him in the desert. Until now you have not listened to the Lord. ¹⁷ So the Lord says that he will do something to show you that he is the Lord . I will hit the water of the Nile River with this walking stick in my hand, and the river will turn into blood. ¹⁸ The fish in the river will die, and the river will begin to stink. Then the Egyptians will not be able to drink the water from the river.’”

¹⁹ The Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron to hold the walking stick in his hand over the rivers, canals, lakes, and every place where they store water. When he does this, all the water will turn into blood. All the water, even the water stored in wood and stone jars, will turn into blood.”

²⁰ So Moses and Aaron did what the Lord commanded. Aaron raised the walking stick and hit the water in the Nile River. He did this in front of Pharaoh and his officials. So all the water in the river changed into blood. ²¹ The fish in the river died, and the river began to stink. So the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. The blood was everywhere in Egypt.

²² The magicians used their magic to do the same thing. So Pharaoh refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. This happened just as the Lord said. ²³ Pharaoh ignored what Moses and Aaron had done. He turned and went into his house.

²⁴ The Egyptians could not drink the water from the river, so they dug wells around the river for water to drink.

The Frogs

²⁵ Seven days passed after the Lord changed the Nile River.

7 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,

⁹ When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 lothe 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.

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.

I Will Extend My Hand

7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “ ^{( A )} See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. ² As for you, you shall speak all that I command you, and your brother ^{( B )} Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land. ³ But ^{( C )} I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that I may ^{( D )} multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. ⁴ When ^{( E )} Pharaoh does not listen to you, I will lay My hand on Egypt and ^{( F )} bring out My armies, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by ^{( G )} great judgments. ⁵ Then ^{( H )} the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord , when I ^{( I )} extend My hand over Egypt and bring out the sons of Israel from their midst.” ⁶ So Moses and Aaron did this ; ^{( J )} as the Lord commanded them, so they did. ⁷ And Moses was ^{( K )} eighty years old and Aaron ^{[ a ]} eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Aaron’s Staff Turns into a Serpent

⁸ Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ⁹ “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘ ^{[ b ]} ^{( L )} Work a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘ ^{( M )} Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may turn into a serpent.’” ¹⁰ So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and so they did, just as the Lord had commanded; and Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and ^{[ c ]} his servants, and it ^{( N )} turned into a serpent. ¹¹ Then Pharaoh also ^{( O )} called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they too, the ^{( P )} soothsayer priests of Egypt, did the same with ^{( Q )} their secret arts. ¹² For each one threw down his staff, and they turned into serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs. ¹³ Yet ^{( R )} Pharaoh’s heart was ^{[ d ]} hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Water Turned into Blood

¹⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is ^{[ e ]} stubborn; he refuses to let the people go. ¹⁵ Go to Pharaoh in the morning ^{[ f ]} just as ^{( S )} he is going out to the water, and position yourself to meet him on the bank of the Nile; and you shall take in your hand ^{( T )} the staff that was turned into a serpent. ¹⁶ And ^{( U )} you shall say to him, ‘The Lord , the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, “ ^{( V )} Let My people go, so that they may serve Me in the wilderness. But behold, you have not listened up to now.” ¹⁷ This is what the Lord says: “ ^{( W )} By this you shall know that I am the Lord : behold, I am going to strike ^{[ g ]} the water that is in the Nile with the staff that is in my hand, and ^{( X )} it will be turned into blood. ¹⁸ Then ^{( Y )} the fish that are in the Nile will die, the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will ^{[ h ]} ^{( Z )} no longer be able to drink water from the Nile.”’” ¹⁹ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and ^{( AA )} extend your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their ^{[ i ]} streams, over their pools, and over all their reservoirs of water, so that they may become blood; and there will be blood through all the land of Egypt, both in containers of wood and in containers of stone.’”

²⁰ So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded. And he lifted up ^{[ j ]} ^{( AB )} the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants; and ^{( AC )} all the water that was in the Nile was turned into blood. ²¹ Then the fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. And the blood was through all the land of Egypt. ²² ^{( AD )} But the soothsayer priests of Egypt did the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh’s heart was ^{[ k ]} hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said. ²³ Then Pharaoh turned and went into his house ^{[ l ]} with no concern even for this. ²⁴ So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink from the water of the Nile. ²⁵ Seven days ^{[ m ]} passed after the Lord had struck the Nile.

Footnotes

Exodus 7:7 Lit 83 years old
Exodus 7:9 Lit Show a wonder for yourselves
Exodus 7:10 Lit before his
Exodus 7:13 Lit strong
Exodus 7:14 Or hard ; lit heavy
Exodus 7:15 Lit behold
Exodus 7:17 Lit upon the waters
Exodus 7:18 Lit be weary of
Exodus 7:19 Or canals
Exodus 7:20 Lit with the staff
Exodus 7:22 Lit strong
Exodus 7:23 Lit and he did not set his heart even to this
Exodus 7:25 Lit were fulfilled

7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God ^{( A )} to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. ^{( B )} ² You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. ³ But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, ^{( C )} and though I multiply my signs and wonders ^{( D )} in Egypt, ⁴ he will not listen ^{( E )} to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment ^{( F )} I will bring out my divisions, ^{( G )} my people the Israelites. ⁵ And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord ^{( H )} when I stretch out my hand ^{( I )} against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.”

⁶ Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded ^{( J )} them. ⁷ Moses was eighty years old ^{( K )} and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Snake

⁸ The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ⁹ “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle, ^{( L )} ’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.” ^{( M )}

¹⁰ So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. ¹¹ Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, ^{( N )} and the Egyptian magicians ^{( O )} also did the same things by their secret arts: ^{( P )} ¹² Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. ¹³ Yet Pharaoh’s heart ^{( Q )} became hard and he would not listen ^{( R )} to them, just as the Lord had said.

The Plague of Blood

¹⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; ^{( S )} he refuses to let the people go. ¹⁵ Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. ^{( T )} Confront him on the bank of the Nile, ^{( U )} and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. ¹⁶ Then say to him, ‘The Lord , the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship ^{( V )} me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened. ^{( W )} ¹⁷ This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord : ^{( X )} With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood. ^{( Y )} ¹⁸ The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; ^{( Z )} the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.’” ^{( AA )}

¹⁹ The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff ^{( AB )} and stretch out your hand ^{( AC )} over the waters of Egypt—over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs—and they will turn to blood.’ Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in vessels ^{[ a ]} of wood and stone.”

²⁰ Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded. ^{( AD )} He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile, ^{( AE )} and all the water was changed into blood. ^{( AF )} ²¹ The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.

²² But the Egyptian magicians ^{( AG )} did the same things by their secret arts, ^{( AH )} and Pharaoh’s heart ^{( AI )} became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said. ²³ Instead, he turned and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart. ²⁴ And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water ^{( AJ )} , because they could not drink the water of the river.

The Plague of Frogs

²⁵ Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile.

Footnotes

Exodus 7:19 Or even on their idols

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Moses’ Walking Stick Becomes a Snake

The Water Becomes Blood

The Frogs

I Will Extend My Hand

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Water Turned into Blood

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