Exodus, 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.

1. Yahweh said to Moses, "See, I have made you like a god in Pharaoh's eyes; and Aaron, your brother, will be your 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.

2. You will tell Aaron all that I command you, and he will tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave the country.

3. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

3. But I will make him stubborn and although I multiply my signs and miracles,

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.

4. he will not listen to you. Then I will use my power and lead my armies, my people, the sons of Israel out of Egypt by means of great punishments.

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.

5. Then will the Egyptians know that I am Yahweh when they see with what power I bring the people of Israel out of their country."

6. And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.

6. Moses and Aaron did exactly what Yahweh had commanded.

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

7. Moses was eighty and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

8. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

8. Yahweh spoke to Moses and 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.

9. "When Pharaoh speaks to you and tells you to perform a miracle to prove the truth of what you say, you will say to Aaron: 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.'"

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.

10. Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what Yahweh had commanded. Aaron threw his staff before Pharaoh and his ministers, and it became a snake.

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.

11. Pharaoh then summoned wise men and magicians, and they, too, the magicians of Egypt, did the same by means of their secret arts.

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

12. Each one threw his staff down and the staffs became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed the staffs of the magicians.

13. And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

13. However, Pharaoh was obstinate and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had said.

14. And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart [is] hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

14. Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh is stubborn; he has refused to let the people leave.

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.

15. So you will go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes to the water. Wait for him on the bank of the river and hold in your hand the staff that turned into a serpent.

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.

16. You will say to him, "Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to say to you: 'Let my people go to worship me in the desert; but so far you have not listened.

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.

17. By this you shall learn that I am Yahweh: Look, I will strike the waters of the Nile with the staff I have in my hand, and they will turn into 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.

18. The fish in the river will die and the Nile will become foul, and the Egyptians will no longer be able to drink its water."

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.

19. Yahweh said to Moses, "Say to Aaron: 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, rivers, canals, ponds and pools of water; and they will turn into blood. There will be blood throughout Egypt, even in vessels of wood and 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.

20. Moses and Aaron did as Yahweh had commanded. Aaron raised his staff and struck the waters of the Nile, in the presence of Pharaoh and his ministers, and all the water in the Nile 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.

21. The fish in the river died and the Nile was contaminated so that the Egyptians could no longer drink the water of the Nile. There was blood all over the country 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.

22. The Egyptian magicians, however, could do the same with their secret crafts, and Pharaoh remained unmoved; and, as Yahweh had foretold, he would not listen to Moses and Aaron.

23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

23. Pharaoh returned to his house as if nothing of importance had happened.

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.

24. And yet all the Egyptians were digging near the Nile for water to drink because they could not drink from the river.

25. And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.

25. Seven days passed after Yahweh had struck the Nile.

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26. Yahweh said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him that Yahweh says, 'Let my people go to worship me!

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27. If you refuse to let them leave, I will punish the country with a plague of frogs.

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28. The Nile will teem with frogs. They will invade your house, your bedroom and your bed, your servants' and your people's houses, your ovens and your kneading bowls.

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29. Over you and your people the frogs will climb."