Exodus 7
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 40
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
People & Context
God who makes Moses 'a god to Pharaoh,' hardens Pharaoh's heart, and works signs and wonders against Egypt.
Eighty years old; sent to Pharaoh with Aaron, lifts the staff that turns the Nile to blood.
Moses' brother and prophet, eighty-three; casts down his staff that becomes a snake and swallows the others' staffs.
King of Egypt whose heart is hardened; refuses to release Israel despite the staff sign and the river turned to blood.
Wise men and magicians who duplicate the staff and blood signs by their secret arts.
Timeline
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 7:8-13Aaron 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.
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