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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

יְאֹרֵי stream of the Nile H2975 · TWOT 832
מִצְרָֽיִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
מַטְּ branch H4294 · TWOT 1352b
מִטָּתֶ֑ couch H4296 · TWOT 1352c
אֲצַוֶּ֑ lay charge H6680 · TWOT 1887

People & Context

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 i…

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 ha…

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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