Exodus 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 40

1 And Jehovah said to Moses, See, I have made you a god to Pharaoh; and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.

2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh. And he will send away the sons of Israel from his land.

3 And I will harden the heart of Pharaoh. And I will multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.

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Chapter Summary

1 Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh. 8 His staff is turned into a serpent. 11 The ones divining do the same. 13 Pharaoh's heart is hard-ened. 19 The river is turned to blood.

Key Hebrew Words

חָזַק harden (the heart) H2388 · TWOT 636
מַטֶּה staff H4294 · TWOT 1352b
תַּנִּין serpent H8577 · TWOT 2528b
מוֹפֵת wonder H4159 · TWOT 152a
דָּם blood H1818 · TWOT 436
לָט secret arts H3909 · TWOT 1092a

People & Context

Jehovah

God who makes Moses 'a god to Pharaoh,' hardens Pharaoh's heart, and works signs and wonders against Egypt.

Moses

Eighty years old; sent to Pharaoh with Aaron, lifts the staff that turns the Nile to blood.

Aaron

Moses' brother and prophet, eighty-three; casts down his staff that becomes a snake and swallows the others' staffs.

Pharaoh

King of Egypt whose heart is hardened; refuses to release Israel despite the staff sign and the river turned to blood.

Egyptian diviners and sorcerers

Wise men and magicians who duplicate the staff and blood signs by their secret arts.

Timeline

Staff Becomes Serpent

Aaron throws his staff before Pharaoh, and it becomes a snake. Egyptian sorcerers replicate this, but Aaron's staff swallows theirs. Pharaoh's heart is hardened.

Exodus 7:8-13
First Plague: Water to Blood

Aaron strikes the Nile with his staff, turning all water in Egypt to blood. Fish die, the river stinks. Diviners replicate this. Pharaoh's heart is hardened.

Exodus 7:14-25

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