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And it came to pass that Moses spake so unto Israel; but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage.
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And YHVHa spake unto Moses, saying: I have made thee as one of the elohimb over Pharaoh, and Aaron as thy prophetc:
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Go in, therefore; speak unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, that he let my children, Israel, go out of his land.
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And Moses spake before YHVH, saying: Behold, thy children, Israel, have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who is of uncircumcised lips?
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And YHVH spake unto Moses and unto Aaron and gave them a charge unto Israel and unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring Israel out of the land of Egypt.
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¶ Now, so it was that on the day the angel of YHVHa spake unto Moses, that YHVH did command Moses that he should speak unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, saying: I, YHVH, will do unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I say unto thee.
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And Moses said before YHVH: Behold, I am of stammering lips and slow of speech; how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
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And YHVH said unto Moses: See, I have made thee a prophet and a seera before Pharaoh; and Aaron, thy brother, shall be thy spokesman.
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Thou shalt speak unto thy brother all that I command thee; and Aaron, thy brother, shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send my children, Israel, out of his land.
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And Pharaoh will harden his heart, as I said unto thee; and thou shalt use thy chereba that I have given thee and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
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But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; therefore, I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring forth mine armies, my people, my children, Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
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And the Egyptians shall know that I am YHVH when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt and bring out my children from among them.
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¶ And so it was that on this day that Moses and Aaron did as YHVH commanded them; so did they.
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And YHVH spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying: Show a miracle that I may know you;
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Then thou shalt say unto Aaron: Take thy rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
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And it came to pass that Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so even as YHVH had commanded;
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And Aaron cast down his roda before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
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And it came to pass that Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerersa; now the magiciansb of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments, and they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents;
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But behold! The rod of Aaron came up its way, slithering and swallowed up their rods.
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And Pharaoh hardened his heart, that he hearkened not unto them, even as YHVH had said.
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¶ And it came to pass that YHVH said unto Moses: the heart of Pharaoh is hardened; he refuseth to let my people go;
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Therefore, get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the brink of the river until he comes; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
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And thou shalt say unto him: YHVH, Elohima of the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, saying: Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness; and behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
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Thus saith YHVH: In this thou shalt know that I am YHVH; behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the Nilea, and they shall be turned to blood;
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And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the Nile.
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And YHVH spake unto Moses: Say unto Aaron: Take thy rod and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt and place my curse upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water;
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That they may become blood, and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.
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¶ And it came to pass that on the morrow Moses and Aaron did so, even as YHVH commanded;
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And Aaron lifted up the rod and smote 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 were turned to blood.
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And the fish that was in the river died, and the river stank; and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
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And the magicians of Egypt got them new water, which they did dig up from the ground, and they even did the same with their enchantments, but they could not make their water clean again.
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And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them, as YHVH had said.
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And Pharaoh turned and went into his house; neither did he set his heart to this also.
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And all people of the Egypt dug round about the river for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the river, but the Hebrews did have fresh water in their vessels.