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Exodus 6:9-7:25
Contemporary English Version
Exodus 6:9-7:25
Contemporary English Version
9 When Moses told this to the Israelites, they were too discouraged and mistreated to believe him.
10 Then the Lord told Moses 11 to demand that the king of Egypt let the Israelites leave. 12 But Moses replied, “I'm not a powerful speaker. If the Israelites won't listen to me, why should the king of Egypt?” 13 But the Lord sent Aaron and Moses with a message for the Israelites and for the king. He also ordered Aaron and Moses to free the people from Egypt.
Family Record of Aaron and Moses
14 The following men were the heads of their ancestral clans:
The sons of Reuben, Jacob's[a] oldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
16 (A) Levi lived to be 137; his sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.
18 Kohath lived to be 133; his sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. All of the above were from the Levi tribe.
20 Amram lived to be 137. He married his father's sister Jochebed, and they had two sons, Aaron and Moses.
21 Izhar's sons were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 Uzziel's sons were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon; they had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24 Korah's sons were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.
25 Aaron's son Eleazar married one of Putiel's daughters, and their son was Phinehas. This ends the list of those who were the heads of clans in the Levi tribe.
26 The Lord had commanded Aaron and Moses to lead every family and tribe of Israel out of Egypt, 27 and so they told the king of Egypt to set the people of Israel free.
The Lord Commands Moses and Aaron To Speak to the King
28 When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 he said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king[b] of Egypt everything I say to you.”
30 But Moses answered, “You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me.”
7 The Lord said:
I am going to let your brother Aaron speak for you. He will tell your message to the king, just as a prophet speaks my message to the people. 2 Tell Aaron everything I say to you, and he will order the king to let my people leave his country. 3-4 (B) But I will make the king so stubborn that he won't listen to you. He won't listen even when I do many terrible things to him and his nation. Then I will bring a final punishment on Egypt, and the king will let Israel's families and tribes go. 5 When this happens, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.
6 Moses and Aaron obeyed the Lord 7 and spoke to the king. At the time, Moses was 80 years old, and Aaron was 83.
A Stick Turns into a Snake
8-9 The Lord said, “Moses, when the king[c] asks you and Aaron to perform a miracle, command Aaron to throw his walking stick down in front of the king, and it will turn into a snake.”
10 Moses and Aaron went to the king and his officials and did exactly as the Lord had commanded—Aaron threw the stick down, and it turned into a snake. 11 Then the king called in the wise men and the magicians, who used their secret powers to do the same thing— 12 they threw down sticks that turned into snakes. But Aaron's snake swallowed theirs. 13 The king behaved just as the Lord had said and stubbornly refused to listen.
The Nile River Turns into Blood
14 (C) The Lord said to Moses:
The Egyptian king[d] stubbornly refuses to change his mind and let the people go. 15 Tomorrow morning take the stick that turned into a snake, then wait beside the Nile River for the king. 16 Tell him, “The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to order you to release his people, so they can worship him in the desert. But until now, you have paid no attention.
17 (D) “The Lord is going to do something to show you that he really is the Lord. I will strike the Nile with this stick, and the water will turn into blood. 18 The fish will die, the river will stink, and none of you Egyptians will be able to drink the water.”
19 Moses, then command Aaron to hold his stick over the water. And when he does, every drop of water in Egypt will turn into blood, including rivers, canals, ponds, and even the water in buckets and jars.
20 Moses and Aaron obeyed the Lord. Aaron held out his stick, then struck the Nile, as the king and his officials watched. The river turned into blood, 21 the fish died, and the water smelled so bad that none of the Egyptians could drink it. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.
22 But the Egyptian magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing. The king did just as the Lord had said—he stubbornly refused to listen. 23 Then he went back to his palace and never gave it a second thought. 24 The Egyptians had to dig holes along the banks of the Nile for drinking water, because water from the river was unfit to drink.
Frogs
25 Seven days after the Lord had struck the Nile,
Exodus 6:9-7:25
New International Version
Exodus 6:9-7:25
New International Version
9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.(A)
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, 11 “Go, tell(B) Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.”(C)
12 But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen(D) to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips[a]?”(E)
Family Record of Moses and Aaron
13 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.(F)
14 These were the heads of their families[b]:(G)
The sons of Reuben(H) the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon(I) were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
16 These were the names of the sons of Levi(J) according to their records: Gershon,(K) Kohath and Merari.(L) Levi lived 137 years.
17 The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.(M)
18 The sons of Kohath(N) were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(O) Kohath lived 133 years.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.(P)
These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
20 Amram(Q) married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses.(R) Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar(S) were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan(T) and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab(U) and sister of Nahshon,(V) and she bore him Nadab and Abihu,(W) Eleazar(X) and Ithamar.(Y)
24 The sons of Korah(Z) were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.
25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas.(AA)
These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.
26 It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt(AB) by their divisions.”(AC) 27 They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh(AD) king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt—this same Moses and Aaron.(AE)
Aaron to Speak for Moses
28 Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, 29 he said to him, “I am the Lord.(AF) Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips,(AG) why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God(AH) to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.(AI) 2 You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart,(AJ) and though I multiply my signs and wonders(AK) in Egypt, 4 he will not listen(AL) to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment(AM) I will bring out my divisions,(AN) my people the Israelites. 5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord(AO) when I stretch out my hand(AP) against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.”
6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded(AQ) them. 7 Moses was eighty years old(AR) and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Snake
8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,(AS)’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.”(AT)
10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. 11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers,(AU) and the Egyptian magicians(AV) also did the same things by their secret arts:(AW) 12 Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart(AX) became hard and he would not listen(AY) to them, just as the Lord had said.
The Plague of Blood
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding;(AZ) he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river.(BA) Confront him on the bank of the Nile,(BB) and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. 16 Then say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship(BC) me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.(BD) 17 This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord:(BE) With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood.(BF) 18 The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink;(BG) the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.’”(BH)
19 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff(BI) and stretch out your hand(BJ) over the waters of Egypt—over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs—and they will turn to blood.’ Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in vessels[c] of wood and stone.”
20 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded.(BK) He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile,(BL) and all the water was changed into blood.(BM) 21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.
22 But the Egyptian magicians(BN) did the same things by their secret arts,(BO) and Pharaoh’s heart(BP) became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said. 23 Instead, he turned and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart. 24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water(BQ), because they could not drink the water of the river.
The Plague of Frogs
25 Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile.
Footnotes
- Exodus 6:12 Hebrew I am uncircumcised of lips; also in verse 30
- Exodus 6:14 The Hebrew for families here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans.
- Exodus 7:19 Or even on their idols
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