Exodus 7

Pharaoh's Heart and Divine Signs Exodus 7:3–5

³Verse 3. I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. ⁴Verse 4. But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring out my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. ⁵Verse 5. The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh, when I stretch out my hand on Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.”

Moses and Aaron Obey Exodus 7:6–7

⁶Verse 6. Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did. ⁷Verse 7. Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.

The Sign of the Serpent Exodus 7:8–13

⁸Verse 8. Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, ⁹Verse 9. “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Perform a miracle!’ then you shall tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.’” ¹⁰Verse 10. Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. ¹¹Verse 11. Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing with their enchantments. ¹²Verse 12. For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

¹³Verse 13. Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.

The Warning of the Plague Exodus 7:14–19

¹⁴Verse 14. Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go. ¹⁵Verse 15. Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. ¹⁶Verse 16. You shall tell him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness:” and behold, until now you haven’t listened. ¹⁷Verse 17. Yahweh says, “In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

¹⁸Verse 18. The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.”’” ¹⁹Verse 19. Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’”

The Waters Turn to Blood Exodus 7:20–22

²⁰Verse 20. Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck 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. ²¹Verse 21. The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn’t drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt. ²²Verse 22. The magicians of Egypt did the same thing with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.

Pharaoh's Indifference Exodus 7:23–25

²³Verse 23. Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he didn’t even take this to heart. ²⁴Verse 24. All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn’t drink the river water. ²⁵Verse 25. Seven days were fulfilled, after Yahweh had struck the river.