¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, See¹, I have made thee a god² to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

³Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

And I⁴ will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply⁵ my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I⁶ may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies⁷, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great⁸ judgments.

And the Egyptians⁹ shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch¹⁰ forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

¹¹And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.

¹²And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew¹³ a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take¹⁴ thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent¹⁵.

¶ And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD¹⁶ had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became¹⁷ a serpent.

Then Pharaoh also called the wise men¹⁸ and the sorcerers¹⁹: now the magicians of Egypt, they also²⁰ did in like manner with their enchantments²¹.

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's²² rod swallowed up their rods.

²³And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's²⁴ heart is hardened, he refuseth²⁵ to let the people go.

Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth²⁶ out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod²⁷ which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD²⁸ God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my²⁹ people go, that they may serve³⁰ me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt³¹ know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they³² shall be turned to blood.

And the fish³³ that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians³⁴ shall lothe³⁵ to drink of the water of the river.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch³⁶ out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools³⁷ 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.

¶ And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted³⁸ 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 waters³⁹ that were in the river were turned to blood.

⁴⁰And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

And the magicians⁴¹ of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's⁴² heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the⁴³ LORD had said.

And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither⁴⁴ did he set his heart to this also.

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they⁴⁵ could not drink of the water of the river.

⁴⁶And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.