Exodus · Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Exodus 7 Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
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1 And the LORD said to Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
1 Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
2 You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
3 I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken to you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, by great judgments.
4 But Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring out my armies, 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 my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
5 The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh when I stretch out my hand on Egypt, and bring the children of Israel out from among them.”
6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
6 Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did.
7 And Moses [was] eighty years old, and Aaron eighty and three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
7 Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
8 And the LORD spoke to Moses, and to Aaron, saying,
8 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
9 When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent.
9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Perform a miracle!’ then you shall tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.’”
10 And Moses and Aaron went in to 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.
10 Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded. 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.
11 Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing with their enchantments.
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
12 For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart that he hearkened not to them; as the LORD had said.
13 Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
14 And the LORD said to Moses, Pharaoh's heart [is] hardened; he refuseth to let the people go.
14 Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.
15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out to the water, and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he cometh; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.
15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he is going out to the water. You shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him. You shall take the rod which was turned to a serpent in your hand.
16 And thou shalt say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me to thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
16 You shall tell him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness. Behold, until now you haven’t listened.”
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 my hand upon the waters which [are] in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
17 Yahweh says, “In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold: I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on 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 be offensive in smell; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
18 The fish that are in the river will die and the river will become foul. The Egyptians will loathe to drink water from the river.”’”
19 And the LORD spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy 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.
19 Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood. There will 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 into blood.
20 Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he 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 waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
21 And the fish that [was] in the river died; and the river was offensive in smell, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
21 The fish that were in the river died. The river became foul. The Egyptians couldn’t drink water from the river. The blood was 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 to them; as the LORD had said.
22 The magicians of Egypt did the same thing with their enchantments. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he regard this also.
23 Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he didn’t even take this to heart.
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.
24 All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn’t drink the river water.
25 And seven days were fulfilled after that the LORD had smitten the river.
25 Seven days were fulfilled, after Yahweh had struck the river.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (23)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 4:15–16; Psalm 82:6; John 10:35–36; Jeremiah 1:10; 1 Kings 17:23
- 2 Exodus 4:15; Ezekiel 3:10; Exodus 6:29; Jeremiah 1:7; Deuteronomy 4:2
- 3 Exodus 4:21; Exodus 11:9; Acts 7:36; Psalm 105:27–36; Psalm 135:9
- 4 Exodus 6:6; Exodus 11:9; Exodus 12:51; Lamentations 3:3; Exodus 10:1
- 5 Exodus 14:18; Exodus 7:17; Exodus 8:22; Exodus 14:4; Exodus 3:20
- 6 Exodus 7:2; Exodus 7:10; Genesis 6:22; Psalm 119:4; John 15:14
- 7 Deuteronomy 34:7; Acts 7:30; Acts 7:23; Deuteronomy 31:2; Deuteronomy 29:5
- 9 Exodus 4:2; Isaiah 7:11; John 2:18; John 6:30; Exodus 4:17
- 10 Exodus 4:3; Mark 16:18; Luke 10:19; Amos 9:3
- 11 Exodus 7:22; 2 Timothy 3:8; Exodus 8:18; Exodus 8:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:9
- 12 1 John 4:4; Exodus 8:18–19; Exodus 9:11; Acts 13:8–11; Acts 8:9–13
- 13 Exodus 4:21; Exodus 8:15; Zechariah 7:11–12; Exodus 10:27; Hebrews 3:13
- 14 Exodus 10:20; Exodus 10:1; Exodus 10:27; Exodus 8:15; Exodus 9:2
- 15 Exodus 8:20; Exodus 7:10; Exodus 2:5; Ezekiel 29:3; Exodus 4:2–4
- 16 Exodus 3:18; Exodus 9:1; Exodus 9:13; Exodus 5:1–3; Exodus 3:12
- 17 Exodus 4:9; Exodus 5:2; Exodus 7:5; Ezekiel 39:28; Ezekiel 38:23
- 18 Exodus 7:24; Exodus 7:21; Numbers 21:5; Numbers 11:20
- 19 Exodus 14:21; Exodus 14:26; Exodus 10:21; Exodus 8:16; Exodus 8:5–6
- 20 Psalm 78:44; Psalm 105:29; John 2:9–11; Exodus 17:5–6; Exodus 7:17–18
- 21 Exodus 7:18; Revelation 8:9
- 22 Exodus 7:11; 2 Timothy 3:8; Exodus 8:7–8; Jeremiah 27:18
- 23 Psalm 62:10; Ezekiel 40:4; Habakkuk 1:5; Proverbs 22:17; Jeremiah 36:24
- 25 2 Samuel 24:13; Exodus 10:23; Exodus 8:9–10
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