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Verse 1

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} See,{H7200} I have made{H5414} thee as God{H430} to Pharaoh;{H6547} and Aaron{H175} thy brother{H251} shall be thy prophet.{H5030}

Verse 2

Thou shalt speak{H1696} all that I command{H6680} thee; and Aaron{H175} thy brother{H251} shall speak{H1696} unto Pharaoh,{H6547} that he let{H7971} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} go out of his land.{H776}

Verse 3

And I will harden{H7185} Pharaoh's{H6547} heart,{H3820} and multiply{H7235} my signs{H226} and my wonders{H4159} in the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}

Verse 4

But Pharaoh{H6547} will not hearken{H8085} unto you, and I will lay{H5414} my hand{H3027} upon Egypt,{H4714} and bring forth{H3318} my hosts,{H6635} my people{H5971} the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} by great{H1419} judgments.{H8201}

Verse 5

And the Egyptians{H4714} shall know{H3045} that I am Jehovah,{H3068} when I stretch forth{H5186} my hand{H3027} upon Egypt,{H4714} and bring out{H3318} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} from among{H8432} them.

Verse 6

And Moses{H4872} and Aaron{H175} did{H6213} so; as Jehovah{H3068} commanded{H6680} them, so did{H6213} they.

Verse 7

And Moses{H4872} was fourscore{H8084} years{H8141} old,{H1121} and Aaron{H175} fourscore{H8084} and three{H7969} years{H8141} old,{H1121} when they spake{H1696} unto Pharaoh.{H6547}

Verse 8

And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H559} unto Moses{H4872} and unto Aaron,{H175} saying,{H559}

Verse 9

When Pharaoh{H6547} shall speak{H1696} unto you, saying,{H559} Show{H5414} a wonder{H4159} for you; then thou shalt say{H559} unto Aaron,{H175} Take{H3947} thy rod,{H4294} and cast{H7993} it down before{H6440} Pharaoh,{H6547} that it become a serpent.{H8577}

Verse 10

And Moses{H4872} and Aaron{H175} went in{H935} unto Pharaoh,{H6547} and they did{H6213} so, as Jehovah{H3068} had commanded:{H6680} and Aaron{H175} cast down{H7993} his rod{H4294} before{H6440} Pharaoh{H6547} and before{H6440} his servants,{H5650} and it became a serpent.{H8577}

Verse 11

Then Pharaoh{H6547} also called{H7121} for the wise men{H2450} and the sorcerers:{H3784} and they also, the magicians{H2748} of Egypt,{H4714} did{H6213} in like manner{H3651} with their enchantments.{H3858}

Verse 12

For they cast down{H7993} every man{H376} his rod,{H4294} and they became serpents:{H8577} but Aaron's{H175} rod{H4294} swallowed up{H1104} their rods.{H4294}

Verse 13

And Pharaoh's{H6547} heart{H3820} was hardened,{H2388} and he hearkened{H8085} not unto them; as Jehovah{H3068} had spoken.{H1696}

Verse 14

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Pharaoh's{H6547} heart{H3820} is stubborn,{H3515} he refuseth{H3985} to let the people{H5971} go.{H7971}

Verse 15

Get{H3212} thee unto Pharaoh{H6547} in the morning;{H1242} lo, he goeth out{H3318} unto the water;{H4325} and thou shalt stand{H5324} by the river's{H2975} brink{H8193} to meet{H7125} him; and the rod{H4294} which was turned{H2015} to a serpent{H5175} shalt thou take{H3947} in thy hand.{H3027}

Verse 16

And thou shalt say{H559} unto him, Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of the Hebrews,{H5680} hath sent{H7971} me unto thee, saying,{H559} Let my people{H5971} go,{H7971} that they may serve{H5647} me in the wilderness:{H4057} and, behold, hitherto{H3541} thou hast not hearkened.{H8085}

Verse 17

Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} In this thou shalt know{H3045} that I am Jehovah:{H3068} behold, I will smite{H5221} with the rod{H4294} that is in my hand{H3027} upon the waters{H4325} which are in the river,{H2975} and they shall be turned{H2015} to blood.{H1818}

Verse 18

And the fish{H1710} that are in the river{H2975} shall die,{H4191} and the river{H2975} shall become foul;{H887} and the Egyptians{H4714} shall loathe{H3811} to drink{H8354} water{H4325} from the river.{H2975}

Verse 19

And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Say unto Aaron,{H175} Take{H3947} thy rod,{H4294} and stretch out{H5186} thy hand{H3027} over the waters{H4325} of Egypt,{H4714} over their rivers,{H2975} over their streams,{H5104} and over their pools,{H4723} and over all their ponds{H98} of water,{H4325} that they may become blood;{H1818} and there shall be blood{H1818} throughout all the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} both in vessels of wood{H6086} and in vessels of stone.{H68}

Verse 20

And Moses{H4872} and Aaron{H175} did{H6213} so, as Jehovah{H3068} commanded;{H6680} and he lifted up{H7311} the rod,{H4294} and smote{H5221} the waters{H4325} that were in the river,{H2975} in the sight{H5869} of Pharaoh,{H6547} and in the sight{H5869} of his servants;{H5650} and all the waters{H4325} that were in the river{H2975} were turned{H2015} to blood.{H1818}

Verse 21

And the fish{H1710} that were in the river{H2975} died;{H4191} and the river{H2975} became foul,{H887} and the Egyptians{H4714} could{H3201} not drink{H8354} water{H4325} from the river;{H2975} and the blood{H1818} was throughout all the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}

Verse 22

And the magicians{H2748} of Egypt{H4714} did{H6213} in like manner with their enchantments:{H3909} and Pharaoh's{H6547} heart{H3820} was hardened,{H2388} and he hearkened{H8085} not unto them; as Jehovah{H3068} had spoken.{H1696}

Verse 23

And Pharaoh{H6547} turned{H6437} and went{H935} into his house,{H1004} neither did he lay{H7896} even this{H2063} to heart.{H3820}

Verse 24

And all the Egyptians{H4714} digged{H2658} round about{H5439} the river{H2975} for water{H4325} to drink;{H8354} for they could{H3201} not drink{H8354} of the water{H4325} of the river.{H2975}

Verse 25

And seven{H7651} days{H3117} were fulfilled,{H4390} after{H310} that Jehovah{H3068} had smitten{H5221} the river.{H2975}

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