Exodus 7:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 7:15

13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.

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.’ ”

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he ^alifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the ^bwaters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21 The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians ^acould not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22 ^aThen the magicians of Egypt did ^bso with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, ^cas the Lord had said.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. Neither was his heart moved by this.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 7:15

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American Standard Version
Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.

Amplified® Bible
Go to Pharaoh in the morning; he will be going out to the water; wait for him by the river's brink; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.

Contemporary English Version
Tomorrow morning take the stick that turned into a snake, then wait beside the Nile River for the king.

Darby English Version
Go unto Pharaoh in the morning -- behold, he will go out unto the water -- and take thy stand by the bank of the river in front of him; and take in thy hand the staff that was turned into a serpent.

Good News Bible
So go and meet him in the morning when he goes down to the Nile. Take with you the walking stick that was turned into a snake, and wait for him on the riverbank.

King James Version
Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

New American Standard Bible
"Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he is going out to the water, and station yourself to meet him on the bank of the Nile; and you shall take in your hand the staff that was turned into a serpent.

New International Version
Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.

New King James Version
Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river's bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the water, and station yourself to meet him on the bank of the Nile; and you shall take in your hand the staff that had turned into a serpent.

Revised Standard Version
Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water; wait for him by the river's brink, and take in your hand the rod which was turned into a serpent.

Young's Literal Translation
go unto Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he is going out to the water, and thou hast stood to meet him by the edge of the River, and the rod which was turned to a serpent thou dost take in thy hand,

New English Translation
Go to Pharaoh in the morning when¹ he goes out to the water. Position yourself² to meet him by the edge of the Nile,³ and take⁴ in your hand the staff⁵ that was turned into a snake.

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