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,
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.
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