Exodus 7:11-25 ▼

11 And Pharaoh also called for the wise men and for the sorcerers; and they—the magicians of Egypt—they also did so with their secret arts.

12 And each man cast down his staff, and they became monsters, and the staff of Aaron swallowed up their staffs.

13 And the heart of Pharaoh was strengthened, and he did not listen to them, as YHWH had spoken.

14 And YHWH said to Moses, “The heart of Pharaoh is heavy; he has refused to send out. the people

15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he is going out to the water, and you shall stand to meet him by the edge of the River. And the staff that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand.

16 And you shall say to him, ‘YHWH, God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying: Send out My people that they may serve Me in the wilderness. And behold, you would not listen until now.

17 Thus says YHWH: By this you shall know that I am YHWH. Behold, I am striking with the staff that is in my hand upon the waters that are in the River, and they shall be turned to blood.

18 And the fish that are in the River shall die, and the River shall stink. And the Egyptians shall be weary to drink water from the River.’”

19 And YHWH said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, and they shall become blood.’ And there shall be blood in all the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and in the vessels of stone.”

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as YHWH had commanded; and he lifted up the staff and struck the waters that were in the River, in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, and all the waters that were in the River were turned to blood.

21 And the fish that were in the River died, and the River stank, and Egypt was not able to drink water from the River, and the blood was in all the land of Egypt.

22 And the magicians of Egypt with their secret arts did so. And the heart of Pharaoh was strengthened, and he did not listen to them, as YHWH had spoken.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not set his heart even to this.

24 And all Egypt dug around the River for water to drink, because they were not able to drink from the waters of the River.

25 And seven days were fulfilled after YHWH struck the river.