1 A nd Jehovah said to Moses, See, I have made thee God to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

The Lord said to Moses, Behold, I make you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.

2 T hou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

You shall speak all that I command you, and Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.

3 A nd I will render Pharaoh's heart obdurate, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

And I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn and hard, and multiply My signs, My wonders, and miracles in the land of Egypt.

4 A nd Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay My hand upon Egypt and bring forth My hosts, My people the Israelites, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.

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

The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord when I stretch forth My hand upon Egypt and bring out the Israelites from among them.

6 A nd Moses and Aaron did as Jehovah had commanded them: so did they.

And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded them.

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

Now Moses was 80 years old and Aaron 83 years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

8 A nd Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

9 W hen Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Do a miracle for yourselves,—then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy staff and cast before Pharaoh—it will become a serpent.

When Pharaoh says to you, Prove by a miracle, then tell Aaron, Throw your rod down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.

10 A nd Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and did so, as Jehovah had commanded; and Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh, and before his bondmen, and it became a serpent.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did as the Lord had commanded; Aaron threw down his rod before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent.

11 A nd Pharaoh also called the sages and the sorcerers; and they too, the scribes of Egypt, did so with their enchantments:

Then Pharaoh called for the wise men and the sorcerers (wizards and jugglers). And they also, these magicians of Egypt, did similar things with their enchantments and secret arts.

12 t hey cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.

For they cast down every man his rod and they became serpents; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

13 A nd Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.

But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and stubborn and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

14 A nd Jehovah said to Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened: he refuseth to let the people go.

Then the Lord said to Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hard and stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.

15 G o unto Pharaoh in the morning—behold, he will go out unto the water—and take thy stand by the bank of the river in front of him; and take in thy hand the staff that was turned into a serpent.

Go to Pharaoh in the morning; he will be going out to the water; wait for him by the river’s brink; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.

16 A nd say unto 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; but behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened.

And say to him, The Lord, 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, heretofore you have not listened.

17 T hus saith Jehovah: In this shalt thou know that I am Jehovah—behold, I will smite with the staff that is in my hand upon the water which is in the river, and it shall be turned into blood.

Thus says the Lord, In this you shall know, recognize, and understand that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod in my hand the waters in the River, and they shall be turned to blood.

18 A nd the fish that is in the river shall die; and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink the water out of the river.

The fish in the river shall die, the river shall become foul smelling, and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink from it.

19 A nd Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy staff, and stretch out thy hand upon the waters of the Egyptians—upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their reservoirs of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout the land of Egypt, both in wood and in stone.

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, rivers, pools, and ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, in containers both of wood and of stone.

20 A nd Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah had commanded; and he lifted up the staff, and smote the waters that were in the river before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his bondmen; and all the waters that were in the river were turned into blood.

Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded; lifted up the rod and smote the waters in the river in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and all the waters in the river were turned to blood.

21 A nd the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river; and the blood was throughout the land of Egypt.

And the fish in the river died; and the river became foul smelling, and the Egyptians could not drink its water, and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22 A nd the scribes of Egypt did so with their sorceries; and Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, neither did he hearken to them, as Jehovah had said.

But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their enchantments and secret arts; and Pharaoh’s heart was made hard and obstinate, and he did not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.

23 A nd Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and took not this to heart either.

And Pharaoh turned and went into his house; neither did he take even this to heart.

24 A nd all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the.

25 A nd seven days were fulfilled, after Jehovah had smitten the river.

Seven days passed after the Lord had smitten the river.