(KJV) Exodus 7¹

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⥃God Commands Moses and Aaron

[1] And the Lord said unto Moses, See², I have made thee a god³ 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.⁴ [3] And I⁵ will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply⁶ my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. [4] But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I⁷ may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies⁸, [and] my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great⁹ judgments. [5] And the Egyptians¹⁰ shall know that I [am] the Lord, when I stretch¹¹ 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.¹² [7] And Moses [was] fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.¹³

⥃Aaron’s Staff

[8] And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [9] When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew¹⁴ a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take¹⁵ thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent¹⁶.

[10] [¶]And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord¹⁷ had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became¹⁸ a serpent. [11] Then Pharaoh also called the wise men¹⁹ and the sorcerers²⁰: now the magicians of Egypt, they also²¹ did in like manner with their enchantments²². [12] For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s²³ rod swallowed up their rods. [13] And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.²⁴

⥃The First Plague: Blood

[14] And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s²⁵ heart [is] hardened, he refuseth²⁶ to let the people go. [15] Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth²⁷ out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod²⁸ which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. [16] And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord²⁹ God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my³⁰ people go, that they may serve³¹ me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. [17] Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt³² 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 they³³ shall be turned to blood. [18] And the fish³⁴ that [is] in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians³⁵ shall lothe³⁶ to drink of the water of the river.

[19] [¶]And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch³⁷ out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools³⁸ 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 lifted³⁹ 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 waters⁴⁰ 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.⁴¹ [22] And the magicians⁴² of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s⁴³ heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the⁴⁴ Lord had said. [23] And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither⁴⁵ did he set his heart to this also. [24] And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they⁴⁶ could not drink of the water of the river. [25] And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river. ⁴⁷

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