Exodus 7
New King James Version
Moses Before Pharaoh
7 So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you (A)as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be (B)your prophet. 2 You (C)shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And (D)I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and (E)multiply My (F)signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But (G)Pharaoh will not heed you, so (H)that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My [a]armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt (I)by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians (J)shall know that I am the Lord, when I (K)stretch out My hand on Egypt and (L)bring out the children of Israel from among them.”
6 Then Moses and Aaron (M)did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did. 7 And Moses was (N)eighty years old and (O)Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Aaron’s Miraculous Rod(P)
8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, (Q)‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, (R)‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’ ” 10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just (S)as the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it (T)became a serpent.
11 But Pharaoh also (U)called the wise men and (V)the [b]sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also (W)did in like manner with their [c]enchantments. 12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. 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: (X)“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 (Y)water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and (Z)the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. 16 And you shall say to him, (AA)‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, (AB)that they may [d]serve Me in the wilderness”; but indeed, until now you would not hear! 17 Thus says the Lord: “By this (AC)you shall know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and (AD)they shall be turned (AE)to blood. 18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will (AF)loathe[e] to drink the water of the river.” ’ ”
19 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and (AG)stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’ ” 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he (AH)lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the (AI)waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21 The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians (AJ)could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
22 (AK)Then the magicians of Egypt did (AL)so with their [f]enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, (AM)as the Lord had said. 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. Neither was his heart moved by this. 24 So all the Egyptians dug all around the river for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the river. 25 And seven days passed after the Lord had struck the river.
Footnotes
- Exodus 7:4 hosts
- Exodus 7:11 soothsayers
- Exodus 7:11 secret arts
- Exodus 7:16 worship
- Exodus 7:18 be weary of drinking
- Exodus 7:22 secret arts
Êxodo 7
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
7 Então, disse o Senhor a Moisés: Eis que te tenho posto por Deus sobre Faraó; e Arão, teu irmão, será o teu profeta. 2 Tu falarás tudo o que eu te mandar; e Arão, teu irmão, falará a Faraó que deixe ir os filhos de Israel da sua terra. 3 Eu, porém, endurecerei o coração de Faraó, e multiplicarei na terra do Egito os meus sinais e as minhas maravilhas. 4 Faraó, porém, não vos ouvirá; e eu porei a mão sobre o Egito e tirarei os meus exércitos, o meu povo, os filhos de Israel, da terra do Egito com grandes juízos. 5 Então, os egípcios saberão que eu sou o Senhor, quando estender a mão sobre o Egito e tirar os filhos de Israel do meio deles. 6 Então, fez assim Moisés e Arão; como o Senhor lhes ordenara, assim fizeram. 7 E Moisés era da idade de oitenta anos, e Arão, da idade de oitenta e três anos, quando falaram a Faraó.
8 E o Senhor falou a Moisés e a Arão, dizendo: 9 Quando Faraó vos falar, dizendo: Fazei por vós algum milagre; dirás a Arão: Toma a tua vara e lança-a diante de Faraó; e se tornará em serpente. 10 Então, Moisés e Arão entraram a Faraó e fizeram assim como o Senhor ordenara; e lançou Arão a sua vara diante de Faraó, e diante dos seus servos, e tornou-se em serpente. 11 E Faraó também chamou os sábios e encantadores; e os magos do Egito fizeram também o mesmo com os seus encantamentos. 12 Porque cada um lançou sua vara, e tornaram-se em serpentes; mas a vara de Arão tragou as varas deles. 13 Porém o coração de Faraó se endureceu, e não os ouviu, como o Senhor tinha dito.
O coração de Faraó mostra-se endurecido
14 Então, disse o Senhor a Moisés: O coração de Faraó está obstinado; recusa deixar ir o povo. 15 Vai pela manhã a Faraó; eis que ele sairá às águas; põe-te em frente dele na praia do rio e tomarás em tua mão a vara que se tornou em cobra. 16 E lhe dirás: O Senhor, o Deus dos hebreus, me tem enviado a ti, dizendo: Deixa ir o meu povo, para que me sirva no deserto; porém eis que até agora não tens ouvido. 17 Assim diz o Senhor: Nisto saberás que eu sou o Senhor: Eis que eu com esta vara, que tenho em minha mão, ferirei as águas que estão no rio, e tornar-se-ão em sangue. 18 E os peixes que estão no rio morrerão, e o rio cheirará mal; e os egípcios nausear-se-ão, bebendo a água do rio.
A primeira praga: as águas tornam-se em sangue
19 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés: Dize a Arão: Toma tua vara e estende a mão sobre as águas do Egito, sobre as suas correntes, sobre os seus rios, sobre os seus tanques e sobre todo o ajuntamento das suas águas, para que se tornem em sangue; e haja sangue em toda a terra do Egito, assim nos vasos de madeira como nos de pedra.
20 E Moisés e Arão fizeram assim como o Senhor tinha mandado; e levantou a vara e feriu as águas que estavam no rio, diante dos olhos de Faraó e diante dos olhos de seus servos; e todas as águas do rio se tornaram em sangue. 21 E os peixes que estavam no rio morreram, e o rio fedeu, e os egípcios não podiam beber a água do rio; e houve sangue por toda a terra do Egito. 22 Porém os magos do Egito também fizeram o mesmo com os seus encantamentos; de maneira que o coração de Faraó se endureceu, e não os ouviu, como o Senhor tinha dito. 23 E virou-se Faraó e foi para sua casa; nem ainda nisto pôs seu coração. 24 E todos os egípcios cavaram poços junto ao rio, para beberem água; porquanto não podiam beber das águas do rio. 25 Assim, se cumpriram sete dias, depois que o Senhor ferira o rio.
Exodus 7
English Standard Version
Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh
7 And the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like (A)God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your (B)prophet. 2 (C)You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. 3 But (D)I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I (E)multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, 4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment. 5 The Egyptians (F)shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the people of Israel from among them.” 6 Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them. 7 Now Moses was (G)eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “When Pharaoh says to you, (H)‘Prove yourselves by working a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’” 10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the (I)magicians of Egypt, also (J)did the same by their secret arts. 12 For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Still (K)Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, (L)as the Lord had said.
The First Plague: Water Turned to Blood
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. 15 (M)Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water, and stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him. Take in your hand (N)the staff that turned into a (O)serpent. 16 And you shall say to him, ‘The (P)Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, (Q)that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But so far, you have not obeyed. 17 Thus says the Lord, “By this (R)you shall know that I am the Lord: behold, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and (S)it shall turn into blood. 18 The fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will (T)grow weary of drinking water from the Nile.”’” 19 And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and (U)stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’”
20 Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he (V)lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the (W)water in the Nile turned into blood. 21 And the fish in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, so that the Egyptians (X)could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 But (Y)the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So (Z)Pharaoh's heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as (AA)the Lord had said. 23 Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart. 24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the Nile.
25 Seven full days passed after the Lord had struck the Nile.
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