Exodus 7
Expanded Bible
7 The Lord said to Moses, “I have made you ·like God [L God] to ·the king of Egypt [L Pharaoh], and your brother Aaron will be like a prophet for you [C just as God would speak to people through prophets so Moses would speak to Pharaoh through Aaron]. 2 Tell Aaron your brother everything that I command you, and let him tell ·the king of Egypt [L Pharaoh] to let the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel] leave his ·country [land]. 3 But I will ·make the king stubborn [L harden the heart of Pharaoh]. I will ·do many miracles [L multiply my signs and wonders] in Egypt, 4 but ·he will still refuse to listen [L Pharaoh will not listen to you]. So then I will ·punish Egypt terribly [L place my hand on Egypt with great judgments], and I will lead my ·divisions [hosts; companies; 6:26], my people the Israelites, out of ·that land [L the land of Egypt]. 5 I will ·punish Egypt with my power [L extend my hand against Egypt], and I will bring the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel] ·out of that land [L from their midst]. Then the Egyptians will know I am the Lord.”
6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to ·the king [L Pharaoh].
Aaron’s Walking Stick Becomes a Snake
8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “Moses, when ·the king [L Pharaoh] asks you to do a ·miracle [wonder], tell Aaron to [L take and] throw his ·walking stick [staff] down in front of ·the king [L Pharaoh], and it will become a ·snake [serpent; 4:3–5; C symbols of dangerous power in Egypt; Pharaoh’s headdress had a serpent at its crest].”
10 So Moses and Aaron went to ·the king [L Pharaoh] as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw his ·walking stick [staff] down in front of ·the king [L Pharaoh] and his officers, and it became a ·snake [serpent].
11 So ·the king [L Pharaoh] called in his wise men and his ·magicians [sorcerers], and with their ·tricks [magic arts] the Egyptian magicians were able to do the same thing [C showing that they had spiritual powers supporting them]. 12 They threw their ·walking sticks [staffs] on the ground, and their ·sticks [staffs] became snakes. But Aaron’s ·stick [staff] swallowed theirs [C showing God’s power was superior]. 13 Still the king ·was stubborn [L hardened his heart] and refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
The Water Becomes Blood
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “·The king is being stubborn [L Pharaoh’s heart is hard/heavy] and refuses to let the people go. 15 In the morning ·the king [L Pharaoh] will go out to the ·Nile River [L water]. Go meet him by the edge of the ·river [L Nile], and take with you the ·walking stick [staff] that became a ·snake [serpent]. 16 Tell him: The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you. He said, ‘Let my people go ·worship [serve] me in the ·desert [wilderness].’ Until now you have not listened. 17 This is what the Lord says: ‘This is how you will know that I am the Lord. I will strike the water of the Nile River with this ·stick [staff] in my hand, and the water will change into blood. 18 Then the fish in the Nile will die, and the river will begin to stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink the water from the Nile.’”
19 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron: ‘Take the ·walking stick [staff] in your hand and stretch your hand over the rivers, canals, ponds, and pools in Egypt.’ The water will become blood everywhere in Egypt, both in wooden buckets and in stone jars.”
20 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded. In front of ·the king [L Pharaoh] and his officers, Aaron raised his ·walking stick [staff] and struck the water in the Nile River. So all the water in the Nile changed into blood. 21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river began to stink, so the Egyptians could not drink water from it. Blood was everywhere in the land of Egypt.
22 Using their ·tricks [magic arts], the ·magicians [sorcerers] of Egypt did the same thing. So the ·king was stubborn [L heart of Pharaoh was hardened] and refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said. 23 ·The king [L Pharaoh] turned and went into his ·palace [house] and ·ignored what Moses and Aaron had done [L did not take this to heart]. 24 The Egyptians could not drink the water from the Nile, so all of them dug along the bank of the river, looking for water to drink.
The Frogs
25 Seven days passed after the Lord ·changed [L struck] the Nile River.
Exodus 7
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7 De Here zei echter tegen Mozes: ‘Ik heb u aangewezen als mijn vertegenwoordiger bij de farao en Aäron zal uw woordvoerder zijn. 2 Geef Aäron alles door wat Ik u vertel, zodat hij het tegen de farao kan zeggen en zal eisen dat hij het volk Israël uit Egypte laat vertrekken. 3 Maar Ik zal de farao koppig maken zodat hij weigert en Ik zal in Egypte veel angstaanjagende wonderen doen. 4 Zelfs dan zal de farao nog niet naar u willen luisteren, dus zal Ik Egypte daarna treffen met een zware ramp en mijn volk uit het land wegleiden. 5 De Egyptenaren zullen er achter komen dat Ik de Here ben wanneer Ik mijn macht toon en hen dwing mijn volk te laten gaan.’
6 Mozes en Aäron voerden de opdrachten van de Here uit. 7 Mozes was tachtig jaar en Aäron drieëntachtig jaar tijdens hun herhaalde bezoeken aan de farao. 8 Toen zei de Here tegen Mozes en Aäron: 9 ‘De farao zal u om een wonder vragen om te bewijzen dat God jullie heeft gestuurd. Als hij dat doet, moet Aäron zijn staf op de grond gooien en deze zal een slang worden.’ 10 Zo gingen Mozes en Aäron opnieuw naar de farao en deden het wonder zoals de Here hun had gezegd, Aäron gooide zijn staf voor de ogen van de farao en zijn hofhouding op de grond en deze werd een slang. 11 Toen ontbood de farao zijn geleerden en tovenaars en zij deden hetzelfde wonder door hun magie. 12 Hun staven werden ook slangen! Maar Aärons slang at hun slangen op! 13 De farao bleef echter koppig en wilde nog steeds niet luisteren, precies zoals de Here van tevoren had gezegd. 14 De Here zei tegen Mozes: ‘De farao blijft hardnekkig weigeren het volk te laten gaan. 15 Maar toch moet u morgenochtend als hij naar de rivier gaat, weer naar hem toe gaan. Ga aan de oever van de rivier staan en neem de staf die in een slang werd veranderd, mee. 16 Zeg dan tegen de farao: de Here, de God van de Hebreeërs, heeft mij naar u toe gestuurd met de boodschap: laat mijn volk gaan, zodat zij Mij kunnen aanbidden in de woestijn. Tot nu toe hebt u niet willen luisteren. Maar luister nu goed, 17 want de Here zegt tegen u: u zult merken dat Ik God ben. Mozes zal met zijn staf op het water van de Nijl slaan en dit zal veranderen in bloed. 18 Alle vissen zullen sterven, zodat de hele rivier gaat stinken. Niemand zal het water uit de Nijl meer kunnen drinken.’ 19 Toen zei de Here tegen Mozes: ‘Zeg tegen Aäron dat hij zijn staf pakt en zijn arm uitstrekt over al het water van de Egyptenaren, over hun rivieren, hun kanalen, hun poelen en al hun waterreservoirs, zodat het verandert in bloed. Al het water in Egypte zal in bloed veranderen, ook het water dat in schalen of kruiken zit.’
20 Mozes en Aäron deden wat de Here had gezegd: Aäron strekte zijn arm uit en sloeg met zijn staf op het water van de Nijl, waar de farao en al zijn dienaren bij stonden. In een oogwenk veranderde het water in bloed! 21 De vissen in de rivier stierven en verspreidden een vreselijke stank. De Egyptenaren konden het water uit de rivier niet meer drinken. Overal in het land was het water in bloed veranderd. 22,23 Maar de Egyptische geleerden deden met hun toverkunsten precies hetzelfde en weer liet de farao zich niet overtuigen. Hij weigerde te luisteren, precies zoals de Here had voorspeld. 24 De Egyptenaren moesten echter in de omgeving van de Nijl naar water graven, omdat het Nijlwater niet te drinken was. 25 Zo ging een volle week voorbij.
Exodus 7
King James Version
7 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee 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 unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
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.
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.
6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.
7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
8 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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.
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.
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.
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
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.
25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.
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