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1. The Lord said to Moses, "I have made you like God to the king of Egypt, and your brother Aaron will be like a prophet for you.
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1. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , See H7200 , I have made H5414 thee a god H430 to Pharaoh H6547 : and Aaron H175 thy brother H251 shall be H1961 thy prophet H5030 .
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2. Tell Aaron your brother everything that I command you, and let him tell the king of Egypt to let the Israelites leave his country.
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2. Thou H859 shalt speak H1696 H853 all H3605 that H834 I command H6680 thee : and Aaron H175 thy brother H251 shall speak H1696 unto H413 Pharaoh H6547 , that he send H7971 H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 out of his land H4480 H776 .
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3. But I will make the king stubborn. I will do many miracles in Egypt,
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3. And I H589 will harden H7185 H853 Pharaoh H6547 's heart H3820 , and multiply H7235 H853 my signs H226 and my wonders H4159 in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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4. but he will still refuse to listen. So then I will punish Egypt terribly, and I will lead my divisions, my people the Israelites, out of that land.
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4. But Pharaoh H6547 shall not H3808 hearken H8085 unto H413 you , that I may lay H5414 H853 my hand H3027 upon Egypt H4714 , and bring forth H3318 H853 mine armies H6635 , and H853 my people H5971 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , out of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 by great H1419 judgments H8201 .
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5. I will punish Egypt with my power, and I will bring the Israelites out of that land. Then they will know I am the Lord."
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5. And the Egyptians H4714 shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 , when I stretch forth H5186 H853 mine hand H3027 upon H5921 Egypt H4714 , and bring out H3318 H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 from among H4480 H8432 them.
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6. Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them.
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6. And Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 did H6213 as H834 the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 them, so H3651 did H6213 they.
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7. Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to the king.
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7. And Moses H4872 was fourscore H8084 years H8141 old H1121 , and Aaron H175 fourscore H8084 and three H7969 years H8141 old H1121 , when they spoke H1696 unto H413 Pharaoh H6547 .
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8. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
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8. And the LORD H3068 spoke H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 and unto H413 Aaron H175 , saying H559 ,
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9. "Moses, when the king asks you to do a miracle, tell Aaron to throw his walking stick down in front of the king, and it will become a snake."
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9. When H3588 Pharaoh H6547 shall speak H1696 unto H413 you, saying H559 , Show H5414 a miracle H4159 for you : then thou shalt say H559 unto H413 Aaron H175 , Take H3947 H853 thy rod H4294 , and cast H7993 it before H6440 Pharaoh H6547 , and it shall become H1961 a serpent H8577 .
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10. So Moses and Aaron went to the king as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw his walking stick down in front of the king and his officers, and it became a snake.
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10. And Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 went in H935 unto H413 Pharaoh H6547 , and they did H6213 so H3651 as H834 the LORD H3068 had commanded H6680 : and Aaron H175 cast down H7993 H853 his rod H4294 before H6440 Pharaoh H6547 , and before H6440 his servants H5650 , and it became H1961 a serpent H8577 .
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11. So the king called in his wise men and his magicians, and with their tricks the Egyptian magicians were able to do the same thing.
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11. Then Pharaoh H6547 also H1571 called H7121 the wise men H2450 and the sorcerers H3784 : now the magicians H2748 of Egypt H4714 , they H1992 also H1571 did H6213 in like manner H3651 with their enchantments H3858 .
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12. They threw their walking sticks on the ground, and their sticks became snakes. But Aaron's stick swallowed theirs.
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12. For they cast down H7993 every man H376 his rod H4294 , and they became H1961 serpents H8577 : but Aaron H175 's rod H4294 swallowed up H1104 H853 their rods H4294 .
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13. Still the king was stubborn and refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
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13. And he hardened H2388 Pharaoh H6547 's heart H3820 , that he hearkened H8085 not H3808 unto H413 them; as H834 the LORD H3068 had said H1696 .
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14. Then the Lord said to Moses, "The king is being stubborn and refuses to let the people go.
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14. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , Pharaoh H6547 's heart H3820 is hardened H3515 , he refuseth H3985 to let the people H5971 go H7971 .
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15. In the morning the king will go out to the Nile River. Go meet him by the edge of the river, and take with you the walking stick that became a snake.
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15. Get H1980 thee unto H413 Pharaoh H6547 in the morning H1242 ; lo H2009 , he goeth out H3318 unto the water H4325 ; and thou shalt stand H5324 by H5921 the river H2975 's brink H8193 against he come H7125 ; and the rod H4294 which H834 was turned H2015 to a serpent H5175 shalt thou take H3947 in thine hand H3027 .
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16. Tell him: The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you. He said, 'Let my people go worship me in the desert.' Until now you have not listened.
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16. And thou shalt say H559 unto H413 him , The LORD H3068 God H430 of the Hebrews H5680 hath sent H7971 me unto H413 thee, saying H559 , Let H853 my people H5971 go H7971 , that they may serve H5647 me in the wilderness H4057 : and, behold H2009 , hitherto H5704 H3541 thou wouldest not H3808 hear H8085 .
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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 in my hand, and the water will change into blood.
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17. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , In this H2063 thou shalt know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 : behold H2009 , I H595 will smite H5221 with the rod H4294 that H834 is in mine hand H3027 upon H5921 the waters H4325 which H834 are in the river H2975 , and they shall be turned H2015 to blood H1818 .
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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.'"
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18. And the fish H1710 that H834 is in the river H2975 shall die H4191 , and the river H2975 shall stink H887 ; and the Egyptians H4714 shall loathe H3811 to drink H8354 of the water H4325 of H4480 the river H2975 .
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19. The Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron: 'Take the walking stick 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."
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19. And the LORD H3068 spoke H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , Say H559 unto H413 Aaron H175 , Take H3947 thy rod H4294 , and stretch out H5186 thine hand H3027 upon H5921 the waters H4325 of Egypt H4714 , upon H5921 their streams H5104 , upon H5921 their rivers H2975 , and upon H5921 their ponds H98 , and upon H5921 all H3605 their pools H4723 of water H4325 , that they may become H1961 blood H1818 ; and that there may be H1961 blood H1818 throughout all H3605 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 , both in vessels of wood H6086 , and in vessels of stone H68 .
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20. So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded. In front of the king and his officers, Aaron raised his walking stick and struck the water in the Nile River. So all the water in the Nile changed into blood.
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20. And Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 did H6213 so H3651 , as H834 the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 ; and he lifted up H7311 the rod H4294 , and smote H5221 H853 the waters H4325 that H834 were in the river H2975 , in the sight H5869 of Pharaoh H6547 , and in the sight H5869 of his servants H5650 ; and all H3605 the waters H4325 that H834 were in the river H2975 were turned H2015 to blood H1818 .
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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.
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21. And the fish H1710 that H834 was in the river H2975 died H4191 ; and the river H2975 stank H887 , and the Egyptians H4714 could H3201 not H3808 drink H8354 of the water H4325 of H4480 the river H2975 ; and there was H1961 blood H1818 throughout all H3605 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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22. Using their tricks, the magicians of Egypt did the same thing. So the king was stubborn and refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
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22. And the magicians H2748 of Egypt H4714 did H6213 so H3651 with their enchantments H3909 : and Pharaoh H6547 's heart H3820 was hardened H2388 , neither H3808 did he hearken H8085 unto H413 them; as H834 the LORD H3068 had said H1696 .
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23. The king turned and went into his palace and ignored what Moses and Aaron had done.
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23. And Pharaoh H6547 turned H6437 and went H935 into H413 his house H1004 , neither H3808 did he set H7896 his heart H3820 to this H2063 also H1571 .
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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.
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24. And all H3605 the Egyptians H4714 digged H2658 round about H5439 the river H2975 for water H4325 to drink H8354 ; for H3588 they could H3201 not H3808 drink H8354 of the water H4480 H4325 of the river H2975 .
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25. Seven days passed after the Lord changed the Nile River.
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25. And seven H7651 days H3117 were fulfilled H4390 , after H310 that the LORD H3068 had smitten H5221 H853 the river H2975 .
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