1 | And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and
Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
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2 | 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.
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3 | And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in
the land of Egypt.
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4 | 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.
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5 | 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.
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6 | And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.
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7 | And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years
old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
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8 | And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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9 | 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.
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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.
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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.
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12 | For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but
Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
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13 | And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the
Lord had said.
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14 | And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth
to let the people go.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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23 | And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart
to this also.
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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.
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25 | And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.
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