1And Jehovah said unto Moses , See , I have made thee as God to Pharaoh ; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet . 2Thou 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. 3And I will harden Pharaoh ’s heart , and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt . 4But 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 . 5And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah , when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt , and bring out the children of Israel from among them . 6And Moses and Aaron did so ; as Jehovah commanded them , so did they . 7And Moses was fourscore years old , and Aaron fourscore and three years old , when they spake unto Pharaoh .
The Signs and Wonders
8And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 9When Pharaoh shall speak unto you , saying , Show a wonder for you ; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod , and cast it down before Pharaoh , that it become a serpent . 10And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh , and they did so , as Jehovah had commanded : and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants , and it became a serpent . 11Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers : and they also , the magicians of Egypt , did in like manner with their enchantments . 12For they cast down every man his rod , and they became serpents : but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods . 13And Pharaoh ’s heart was hardened , and he hearkened not unto them ; as Jehovah had spoken .
The Plague of Blood
14And Jehovah said unto Moses , Pharaoh ’s heart is stubborn , he refuseth to let the people go . 15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning ; lo , he goeth out unto the water ; and thou shalt stand by the river ’s brink to meet him ; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand . 16And thou shalt say unto him , Jehovah , the 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 hast not hearkened . 17Thus saith Jehovah , In this thou shalt know that I am Jehovah : behold , I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river , and they shall be turned to blood . 18And 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 . 19And Jehovah said unto Moses , Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod , and stretch out thy 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. 20And Moses and Aaron did so , as Jehovah 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 . 21And the fish that were in the river died ; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river ; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt . 22And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments : and Pharaoh ’s heart was hardened , and he hearkened not unto them ; as Jehovah had spoken . 23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house , neither did he lay even this to heart . 24And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink ; for they could not drink of the water of the river . 25And seven days were fulfilled , after that Jehovah had smitten the river .