13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.

The First Plague: Waters Become Blood

14 So the Lord said to Moses: (A)“Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the (B)water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and (C)the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.

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13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart(A) became hard and he would not listen(B) to them, just as the Lord had said.

The Plague of Blood

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding;(C) he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river.(D) Confront him on the bank of the Nile,(E) and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.

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