| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. |
| 2Thou 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. | 2You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. |
| 3And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. | 3But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt, |
| 4But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. | 4he will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites. |
| 5And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. | 5And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it." |
| 6And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they. | 6Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them. |
| 7And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. | 7Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh. |
| 8And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, | 8The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, |
| 9When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. | 9"When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' then say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' and it will become a snake." |
| 10And Moses and Aaron went in unto 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. | 10So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. |
| 11Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. | 11Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: |
| 12For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. | 12Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. |
| 13And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. | 13Yet Pharaoh's heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said. |
| 14And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. | 14Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. |
| 15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. | 15Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. Confront him on the bank of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. |
| 16And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. | 16Then say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened. |
| 17Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt 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 they shall be turned to blood. | 17This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood. |
| 18And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river. | 18The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.'" |
| 19And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine 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. | 19The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt--over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs--and they will turn to blood.' Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in vessels of wood and stone." |
| 20And 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 to blood. | 20Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood. |
| 21And 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. | 21The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt. |
| 22And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. | 22But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharaoh's heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said. |
| 23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. | 23Instead, he turned and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart. |
| 24And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. | 24And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water, because they could not drink the water of the river. |
| 25And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. | 25Seven days passed after the LORD struck the Nile. |
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