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The First Plague: Waters Become Blood

14 So the Lord said to Moses: a“Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go.  
15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the awater, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and bthe rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.  
16 And you shall say to him, a‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, bthat they may serve Me in the wilderness”; but indeed, until now you would not hear!  
17 Thus says the Lord: “By this ayou shall know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and bthey shall be turned cto blood.  
18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will aloathe to drink the water of the river.” ’ ”  
19 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and astretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’ ”  
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Exodus

EXODUS, a "going forth," derives its name from its being occupied principally with a relation of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, and the incidents that immediately preceded as well as followed that memorable migration. Its authorship by Moses is distinctly asserted by himself (Exodus 24:4), as well as by our Lord (Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37). Besides, the thorough knowledge it exhibits of the institutions and usages of the ancient Egyptians and the minute geographical details of the journey to Sinai, establish in the clearest manner the authenticity of this book.

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