Verse 20
Exodus 7:20
Free Bible Version
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But the Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic arts. Pharaoh maintained his stubborn attitude and he wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּֽעֲשׂוּ כֵן֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְ/אַהֲרֹ֜ן כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה וַ/יָּ֤רֶם בַּ/מַּטֶּה֙ וַ/יַּ֤ךְ אֶת הַ/מַּ֨יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּ/יְאֹ֔ר לְ/עֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וּ/לְ/עֵינֵ֖י עֲבָדָ֑י/ו וַ/יֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּ כָּל הַ/מַּ֥יִם אֲשֶׁר בַּ/יְאֹ֖ר לְ/דָֽם
English Translation
And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded, and he raised the staff and struck the waters that were in the river in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the waters that were in the river turned to blood.
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