Exodus 7 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh

1 And the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. (Ge 20:7; Ex 4:16; 1Sa 9:9) 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. (Ex 4:15; Ex 6:29) 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, (Ex 4:21; Ex 11:9; Ps 78:43; Ps 105:26; Ps 135:9)

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4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment. 5 The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the people of Israel from among them.” (Ex 7:17; Ex 8:10; Ex 8:22; Ex 14:4; Ex 14:18)

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6 Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them. 7 Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh. (De 29:5; De 31:2; De 34:7; Ac 7:23; Ac 7:30)

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8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Prove yourselves by working a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’” (Isa 7:11; Joh 2:18; Joh 4:48; Joh 6:30)

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10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. (Ge 41:8; Ex 7:12; Ex 7:22; Ex 8:7; Ex 8:18; Ex 9:11; 2Ti 3:8)

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12 For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Still Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. (Ex 7:3)

The First Plague: Water Turned to Blood

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water. Stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that turned into a serpent. (Ex 4:2; Ex 4:3; Ex 4:17; Ex 8:20; Ex 9:13; Ex 17:5)

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16 And you shall say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But so far, you have not obeyed. (Ex 3:12; Ex 3:18; Ex 5:1; Ex 5:3; Ex 9:1; Ex 9:13)

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17 Thus says the Lord, “By this you shall know that I am the Lord: behold, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall turn into blood. (Ex 4:9; Ex 7:5; Re 16:4) 18 The fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will grow weary of drinking water from the Nile.”’” (Ex 7:21; Ex 7:24) 19 And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’” (Ex 8:5; Ex 8:16; Ex 9:22; Ex 10:12; Ex 10:21; Ex 14:16; Ex 14:21; Ex 14:26)

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20 Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood. (Ex 17:9; Ps 78:44; Ps 105:29) 21 And the fish in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. (Ex 7:18; Ex 7:24) 22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. (Ex 7:3; Ex 7:11; Ex 7:13) 23 Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart. 24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the Nile. 25 Seven full days passed after the Lord had struck the Nile.

الكتاب المقدس

1 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «أَنَا جَعَلْتُكَ كإِلَهٍ لِفِرْعَوْنَ، وَهَرُونُ أَخُوكَ يَكُونُ كَنَبِيٍّ لَكَ. 2 فَعَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُبْلِغَهُ بِكُلِّ مَا آمُرُكَ بِهِ، وَيُخَاطِبَ أَخُوكَ هَرُونُ فِرْعَوْنَ كَيْ يُطْلِقَ سَرَاحَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بِلادِهِ. 3 وَلَكِنَّنِي أُقَسِّي قَلْبَ فِرْعَوْنَ فَأُكَثِّرُ آيَاتِي وَعَجَائِبِي فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. 4 إلّا أَنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ لَنْ يَسْتَمِعَ لَكُمَا. عِنْدَئِذٍ أَضْرِبُ مِصْرَ وَأُخْرِجُ شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ بِقُوَّاتِ أَحْكَامٍ عَظِيمَةٍ. 5 فَيُدْرِكُ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ حِينَ أَضْرِبُ مِصْرَ وَأُخْرِجُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمُ أَنَّنِي أَنَا الرَّبُّ». 6 فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ تَمَاماً كَمَا أَمَرَهُمَا الرَّبُّ. 7 وَكَانَ مُوسَى فِي الثَّمَانِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، وَهَرُونُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَالثَّمَانِينَ، عِنْدَمَا خَاطَبَا فِرْعَوْنَ.

عصا هرون تصير حية

8 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى وَهَرُونَ: 9 «عِنْدَمَا يَطْلُبُ فِرْعَوْنُ مِنْكُمَا قَائِلاً: أَرِيَانِي عَجِيبَةً فَإِنَّكَ تَقُولُ لِهَرُونَ: خُذْ عَصَاكَ وَأَلْقِهَا أَمَامَ فِرْعَوْنَ فَتَتَحَوَّلَ إِلَى حَيَّةٍ». 10 فَمَثُلَ هَرُونُ وَمُوسَى أَمَامَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَفَعَلا تَمَاماً حَسَبَ أَمْرِ الرَّبِّ، فَأَلْقَى هَرُونُ عَصَاهُ أَمَامَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَمَامَ حَاشِيَتِهِ فَتَحَوَّلَتْ إِلَى حَيَّةٍ. 11 فَاسْتَدْعَى فِرْعَوْنُ حُكَمَاءَهُ وَسَحَرَتَهُ فَصَنَعَ سَحَرَةُ مِصْرَ عَلَى غِرَارِ ذَلِكَ بِسِحْرِهِمْ. 12 فَطَرَحَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَصَاهُ فَتَحَوَّلَتْ إِلَى حَيَّةٍ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ عَصَا هَرُونَ ابْتَلَعَتْ عِصِيَّهُمْ. 13 لَكِنَّ قَلْبَ فِرْعَوْنَ ازْدَادَ تَصَلُّباً فَلَمْ يَسْتَمِعْ لَهُمَا، تَمَاماً كَمَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ.

ضربة الدم

14 ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «إِنَّ قَلْبَ فِرْعَوْنَ قَدْ تَصَلَّبَ، وَهُوَ يَرْفُضُ أَنْ يُطْلِقَ سَرَاحَ الشَّعْبِ. 15 فَامْثُلْ أَمَامَ فِرْعَوْنَ فِي الْغَدِ عِنْدَمَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ، وَقِفْ لِلِقَائِهِ عِنْدَ ضَفَّةِ النَّهْرِ، وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ الْعَصَا الَّتِي تَحَوَّلَتْ إِلَى حَيَّةٍ، 16 وَقُلْ لَهُ: إِنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ قَائِلاً: أَطْلِقْ شَعْبِي لِيَعْبُدُونِي فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ. وَهَا أَنْتَ حَتَّى الآنَ لَمْ تَسْتَمِعْ. 17 لِهَذَا إِلَيْكَ مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ: سَتَعْلَمُ، بِمَا أُجْرِيهِ الآنَ، أَنَّنِي أَنَا الرَّبُّ. هَا أَنَا ضَارِبٌ بِهَذِهِ الْعَصَا الَّتِي فِي يَدِي عَلَى مَاءِ النَّهْرِ فَيَتَحَوَّلُ دَماً. 18 فَيَمُوتُ السَّمَكُ، وَيَنْتِنُ النَّهْرُ، فَيَعَافُ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ مِنَ الشُّرْبِ مِنْ مَائِهِ». 19 وَخَاطَبَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى: «قُلْ لِهَرُونَ: خُذْ عَصَاكَ وَابْسُطْ يَدَكَ عَلَى مِيَاهِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَعَلَى أَنْهَارِهِمْ وَعَلَى جَدَاوِلِهِمْ وَسَوَاقِيهِمْ وَخَزَّانَاتِ الْمِيَاهِ فَتَتَحَوَّلَ كُلُّهَا إِلَى دَمٍ، وَيَكُونُ دَمٌ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ حَتَّى فِي الأَوَانِي الْخَشَبِيَّةِ وَالْحَجَرِيَّةِ». 20 وَهَكَذَا فَعَلَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ، فَرَفَعَ هَرُونُ الْعَصَا وَضَرَبَ مَاءَ النَّهْرِ عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ وَحَاشِيَتِهِ فَتَحَوَّلَ كُلُّ مَاءِ النَّهْرِ إِلَى دَمٍ، 21 وَمَاتَ كُلُّ سَمَكِهِ وَأَنْتَنَ النَّهْرُ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعِ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ الشُّرْبَ مِنْ مَائِهِ. وَكَانَ دَمٌ فِي كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. 22 وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ سَحَرَةُ مِصْرَ بِسِحْرِهِمْ، فَتَصَلَّبَ قَلْبُ فِرْعَوْنَ فَلَمْ يَسْتَمِعْ إِلَيْهِمَا، تَمَاماً حَسَبَ قَوْلِ الرَّبِّ. 23 وَانْصَرَفَ فِرْعَوْنُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ ذَلِكَ أَثَراً فِي قَلْبِهِ. 24 وَحَفَرَ جَمِيعُ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ حُفَراً حَوْلَ النَّهْرِ طَلَباً لِمَاءِ الشُّرْبِ، لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا مِنْ مَاءِ النَّهْرِ. 25 وَانْقَضَتْ سَبْعَةُ أَيَّامٍ مُنْذُ أَنْ ضَرَبَ اللهُ مِيَاهَ النَّهْرِ.