Verse 9
Exodus 7:9
Literal Standard Version
9
“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, Give a wonder for yourselves; then you have said to Aaron, Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh—it becomes a dragon.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּי֩ יְדַבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵ/כֶ֤ם פַּרְעֹה֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר תְּנ֥וּ לָ/כֶ֖ם מוֹפֵ֑ת וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶֽל אַהֲרֹ֗ן קַ֧ח אֶֽת מַטְּ/ךָ֛ וְ/הַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ לִ/פְנֵֽי פַרְעֹ֖ה יְהִ֥י לְ/תַנִּֽין
English Translation
For when Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, "Give yourselves a sign," then you shall say to Aaron, "Take your staff and throw it before Pharaoh; it shall become a serpent."
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Chapter 7 Context
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And YHWH says to Moses, “See, I have given you as a god to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron is your p...
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you speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron speaks to Pharaoh, and he has sent the sons...
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And I harden the heart of Pharaoh, and have multiplied My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt,
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and Pharaoh does not listen, and I have put My hand on Egypt, and have brought out My hosts, My peop...
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and the Egyptians have known that I am YHWH, in My stretching out My hand against Egypt; and I have...
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And Moses does—Aaron also—as YHWH commanded them; so have they done;
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and Moses is a son of eighty years, and Aaron is a son of eighty-three years, in their speaking to P...
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And YHWH speaks to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, Give a wonder for yourselves; then you have said to Aaron, Take...
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And Moses goes in—Aaron also—to Pharaoh, and they do so as YHWH has commanded; and Aaron casts his r...
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And Pharaoh also calls for wise men and for sorcerers; and the enchanters of Egypt, they also, with...
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and they each cast down his rod, and they become dragons, and the rod of Aaron swallows their rods;
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and the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he has not listened to them, as YHWH has spoken.
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And YHWH says to Moses, “The heart of Pharaoh has been hard, he has refused to send the people away;
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go to Pharaoh in the morning, behold, he is going out to the water, and you have stood to meet him b...
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and you have said to him: YHWH, God (Elohim) of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, Send My peo...
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Thus said YHWH: By this you know that I am YHWH; behold, I am striking with the rod which is in my h...
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and the fish that are in the River die, and the River has stunk, and the Egyptians have been wearied...
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And YHWH says to Moses, “Say to Aaron, Take your rod, and stretch out your hand against the waters o...
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And Moses and Aaron do so, as YHWH has commanded, and he lifts up his hand with the rod, and strikes...
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and the fish which is in the River has died, and the River stinks, and the Egyptians have not been a...
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And the enchanters of Egypt do so with their secrets, and the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he has...
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and Pharaoh turns and goes into his house, and has not set his heart even to this;
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and all the Egyptians seek water all around the River to drink, for they have not been able to drink...
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And seven days are completed after YHWH’s striking the River.
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