¹ And Jehovah said to Moses, See, I have given thee as 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 to Pharaoh, and let him send the sons of Israel out of his land.

³ And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My miracles in the land of Egypt.

⁴ And Pharaoh will not hear you; and I will put^◦ My hand upon the Egyptians, and lead out My armies, My people, the sons of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, with great judgments.

⁵ And the Egyptians shall·​·know that I am Jehovah, when I stretch forth My hand upon Egypt, and lead out the sons of Israel from the midst of them.

⁶ And Moses and Aaron did so; as^◦ Jehovah commanded them^◦, so they did.

⁷ And Moses was a son of eighty years, and Aaron a son of three and eighty years, when they spoke to Pharaoh.

⁸ And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

⁹ And Pharaoh shall speak to^▵ you, saying, Give for yourselves a miracle, and thou shalt say to^▵ Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, it shall become a sea·​·serpent^*.

¹⁰ And Moses and Aaron came to^▵ Pharaoh, and they did as^◦ Jehovah had commanded; and Aaron cast his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a sea·​·serpent.

¹¹ And Pharaoh also called the wise and the sorcerers; and they^◦ also, the magicians of Egypt, did so with their enchantments.

¹² And they cast every man^◦ his rod, and they became sea·​·serpents; and Aaron’s rod swallowed·​·up their rods.

¹³ And the heart of Pharaoh was made·​·firm, and he hearkened not to them; as^◦ Jehovah had spoken.

¹⁴ And Jehovah said to^▵ Moses, The heart of Pharaoh is made·​·heavy, he refuses to send· the people ·away.

¹⁵ Go to^▵ Pharaoh in the morning; behold, he goes·​·out to^▫ the waters; and thou shalt stand^◦ on the lip of the river^◦ to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent take in thy hand.

¹⁶ And thou shalt say to him, Jehovah the God of the Hebrews has sent me to thee, saying, Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness; and behold hitherto thou hast not heard.

¹⁷ Thus says Jehovah, In this thou shalt know that I^◦ am Jehovah; behold I^▵ smite with the rod that is in my 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 be·​·weary to drink waters from the river^◦.

¹⁹ And Jehovah said to^▵ Moses, Say to^▵ Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch·​·out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over the branches of their Nile, and over their ponds, and over every reservoir of their waters, and they shall be blood; and there shall be blood in all the land of Egypt, and in the trees and in the stones.

²⁰ And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted·​·high the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river^◦, to the eyes of Pharaoh, and to the eyes of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river^◦ were turned into blood.

²¹ And the fish that was in the river^◦ died; and the river^◦ stank, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river^◦; and there was blood in all the land of Egypt.

²² And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments; and the heart of Pharaoh was made·​·firm, and he hearkened not to them, as^◦ Jehovah had spoken.

²³ And Pharaoh turned· his ·face back, and came to his house, and did not set^◦ his heart even to this.

²⁴ And all the Egyptians dug all around the river^◦ for waters to drink; for they could not drink of the waters of the river^◦.

²⁵ And seven days were·​·fulfilled after that Jehovah had smitten the river^◦.

¹ Yahweh said to Moses, "Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.

² You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

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

⁴ But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

⁵ The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh, when I stretch forth my hand on Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them."

⁶ Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did.

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

⁸ Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

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.'"

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.

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.

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

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

¹⁴ Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.

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.

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.

¹⁷ Thus says Yahweh, "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.

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."'"

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.'"

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.

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.

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.

²³ Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.

²⁴ All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn't drink of the water of the river.

²⁵ Seven days were fulfilled, after Yahweh had struck the river.