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 But when Pharaoh saw that there was a ^(A)respite, he ^(B)hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

¹⁹ Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is ^(A)the finger of God.” But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

³² But Pharaoh ^(A)hardened his heart this time also, and did not let the people go.

⁷ And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not one of the livestock of Israel was dead. But ^(A)the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.