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And the
Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god
to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy
prophet.
02 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.
03 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and
multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of
Egypt.
04 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.
05 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.
06 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord
commanded them, so did they.
07 And Moses was fourscore years old, and
Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they
spake unto Pharaoh.
08 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto
Aaron, saying,
09 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.
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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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