Exodus

Chapter 7

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer yehvah֙ 'el-moshshe֔h re'e֛h netatּi֥yka 'elohi֖ym lepare'o֑h ve'aharo֥n 'achi֖yka yiheye֥h nebiy'eֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the LORD said to Moses, "[1] (I have made you a god to Pharaoh), and your brother Aaron will be your prophet."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה רְאֵ֛ה נְתַתִּ֥יךָ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְפַרְעֹ֑ה וְאַהֲרֹ֥ן אָחִ֖יךָ יִהְיֶ֥ה נְבִיאֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): atּa֣h tedabּe֔r 'e֖t kּal-'ashshe֣r 'atzaue֑kּa ve'aharo֤n 'achi֨yka֙ yedabּe֣r 'el-pּare'o֔h veshshilּa֥ch 'et-bּeneֽy-yishsera'e֖l me'aretzֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE) "You must say everything I command you, and Aaron will repeat it to Pharaoh, demanding that he let the Israelites leave his land."

אַתָּ֣ה תְדַבֵּ֔ר אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ וְאַהֲרֹ֤ן אָחִ֨יךָ֙ יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְשִׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֥y 'aqeshshe֖h 'et-le֣b pּare'o֑h vehirebּeyti֧y 'et-'otota֛y ve'et-mopeta֖y bּe'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"But I will [2] (make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn), and I will perform many miraculous signs and wonders throughout Egypt."

וַאֲנִ֥י אַקְשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧י אֶת־אֹתֹתַ֛י וְאֶת־מוֹפְתַ֖י בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-yishshema֤ 'alekem֙ pּare'o֔h venatatּi֥y 'et-yadi֖y bּemitzera֑yim vehotze'ti֨y 'et-tzibe'ota֜y 'et-'amּi֤y beneֽy-yishsera'el֙ me'e֣retz mitzera֔yim bּishshepati֖ym gּedoliֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you, so I will strike Egypt with my powerful hand. I will lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt with great acts of justice."

וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁמַ֤ע אֲלֵכֶם֙ פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶת־יָדִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְהוֹצֵאתִ֨י אֶת־צִבְאֹתַ֜י אֶת־עַמִּ֤י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בִּשְׁפָטִ֖ים גְּדֹלִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyade'֤u mitzera֨yim֙ kּiֽy-'ani֣y yehva֔h bּinetoti֥y 'et-yadi֖y 'al-mitzera֑yim vehotze'ti֥y 'et-bּeneֽy-yishsera'e֖l mitּokaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"When I reach out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out, the Egyptians will finally know that I am the LORD."

וְיָדְע֤וּ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בִּנְטֹתִ֥י אֶת־יָדִ֖י עַל־מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהוֹצֵאתִ֥י אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִתּוֹכָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'ashs moshshe֖h ve'aharo֑n kּa'ashshe֨r tziua֧h yehva֛h 'ota֖m kּe֥n 'ashsֽu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses and Aaron did exactly what the LORD commanded them to do.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֹתָ֖ם כֵּ֥ן עָשֽׂוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): umoshsheh֙ bּen-shshemoni֣ym shshana֔h ve'ֽaharo֔n bּen-shshalo֥shsh ushshemoni֖ym shshana֑h bּedabּera֖m 'el-pּare'oֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

וּמֹשֶׁה֙ בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ן בֶּן־שָׁלֹ֥שׁ וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה בְּדַבְּרָ֖ם אֶל־פַּרְעֹֽה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yehva֔h 'el-moshshe֥h ve'eֽl-'aharo֖n le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy֩ yedabּe֨r 'aleke֤m pּare'oh֙ le'mo֔r tּen֥u lake֖m mope֑t ve'amaretּa֣ 'eֽl-'aharo֗n qa֧ch 'eֽt-matּeka֛ vehashshele֥ke lipeneֽy-pare'o֖h yehi֥y letanּiֽyn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"When Pharaoh asks you to prove yourselves by performing a miracle, tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh.' It will then turn into a snake."

כִּי֩ יְדַבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵכֶ֤ם פַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנ֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם מוֹפֵ֑ת וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן קַ֧ח אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ֛ וְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ לִפְנֵֽי־פַרְעֹ֖ה יְהִ֥י לְתַנִּֽין׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨ moshshe֤h ve'aharon֙ 'el-pּare'o֔h vayּa֣'ashsu ke֔n kּa'ashshe֖r tziua֣h yehva֑h vayּashshele֨ke 'aharo֜n 'et-matּe֗hu lipene֥y pare'o֛h velipene֥y 'abada֖yv vayehi֥y letanּiֽyn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did exactly what the LORD had said. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.

וַיָּבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְאַהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּ כֵ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־מַטֵּ֗הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיְהִ֥י לְתַנִּֽין׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera'֙ gּam-pּare'o֔h lֽachakami֖ym velaֽmekashshּepi֑ym vayּaֽ'ashs֨u gam-he֜m charetumּe֥y mitzera֛yim bּelahateyhe֖m kּeֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Pharaoh then called for his own wise men and [3] (sorcerers). These Egyptian [4] (magicians) used their secret arts to do the same thing.

וַיִּקְרָא֙ גַּם־פַּרְעֹ֔ה לַֽחֲכָמִ֖ים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּ גַם־הֵ֜ם חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶ֖ם כֵּֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashsheli֨yku֙ 'i֣yshsh matּe֔hu vayּihey֖u letanּiyni֑m vayּibela֥ matּeֽh-'aharo֖n 'et-matּotaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They each threw down their own staffs, and their staffs also turned into snakes. However, Aaron’s staff swallowed up all of theirs!

וַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מַטֵּ֔הוּ וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְתַנִּינִ֑ם וַיִּבְלַ֥ע מַטֵּֽה־אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֶת־מַטֹּתָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּechezaq֙ le֣b pּare'o֔h velo֥ shshama֖ 'alehe֑m kּa'ashshe֖r dּibּe֥r yehvaֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)But just as the LORD had predicted, Pharaoh’s heart remained stubborn and he refused to listen to them.

וַיֶּחֱזַק֙ לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer yehvah֙ 'el-moshshe֔h kּabe֖d le֣b pּare'o֑h me'e֖n leshshalּa֥ch ha'aֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh’s heart is hard. He still refuses to let the people go."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כָּבֵ֖ד לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֑ה מֵאֵ֖ן לְשַׁלַּ֥ח הָעָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): le֣ke 'el-pּare'o֞h bּabּo֗qer hinּeh֙ yotze֣ hamּa֔yemah venitzּabetּa֥ liqera't֖o 'al-shsepa֣t haye'o֑r vehamּatּe֛h 'ashsher-nehepּa֥ke lenacha֖shsh tּiqּa֥ch bּeyadeֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Go to Pharaoh in the morning when he goes down to the river. Wait for him at the bank of the Nile. Take the staff that turned into a snake with you."

לֵ֣ךְ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֞ה בַּבֹּ֗קֶר הִנֵּה֙ יֹצֵ֣א הַמַּ֔יְמָה וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ לִקְרָאת֖וֹ עַל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַיְאֹ֑ר וְהַמַּטֶּ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ לְנָחָ֖שׁ תִּקַּ֥ח בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amaretּa֣ 'ela֗yv yehva֞h 'elohe֤y ha'iberiym֙ shshelacha֤niy 'ele֨yka֙ le'mo֔r shshalּach֙ 'et-'amּi֔y veyaֽ'abedu֖niy bּamּidebּa֑r vehinּe֥h lo'-shshama֖'etּa 'ad-kּoֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Say to him, 'the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the desert. But up until now, you have refused to listen.'"

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָעִבְרִים֙ שְׁלָחַ֤נִי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שַׁלַּח֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִי בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְהִנֵּ֥ה לֹא־שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ עַד־כֹּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h bּezo֣'t tּeda֔ kּi֖y 'ani֣y yehva֑h hinּe֨h 'anoki֜y makּe֣h ׀ bּamּatּe֣h 'ashsher-bּeyadi֗y 'al-hamּa֛yim 'ashshe֥r bּaye'o֖r venehepek֥u ledaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE) "This is what the LORD says: By this miracle, you will know that I am the LORD. I am going to strike the water of the Nile with this staff, and the water will turn into blood [5]."

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּזֹ֣את תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י מַכֶּ֣ה ׀ בַּמַּטֶּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדִ֗י עַל־הַמַּ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּיְאֹ֖ר וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ לְדָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehadּaga֧h 'ashsher-bּaye'o֛r tּam֖ut uba'a֣shsh haye'o֑r venile'֣u mitzera֔yim lishshetּ֥ot ma֖yim min-haye'oֽr׃s

Edified Edition (EDE) "The fish in the river will die, and the water will stink so much that the Egyptians will hate to drink from it."

וְהַדָּגָ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־בַּיְאֹ֛ר תָּמ֖וּת וּבָאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֑ר וְנִלְא֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם מִן־הַיְאֹֽר׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yehva֜h 'el-moshshe֗h 'emo֣r 'eֽl-'aharo֡n qa֣ch matּeka֣ uneteֽh-yadeka֩ 'al-meyme֨y mitzera֜yim 'aֽl-naharota֣m ׀ 'al-ye'oreyhe֣m ve'al-'agemeyhe֗m ve'a֛l kּal-miqeve֥h meymeyhe֖m veyiֽheyu-da֑m veha֤yah dam֙ bּekal-'e֣retz mitzera֔yim uba'etzi֖ym uba'abaniֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and reach out your hand over all the waters of Egypt, over the streams, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs.' The water will turn into blood, and there will be blood everywhere in Egypt, even in the wooden and stone containers in people's houses."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֱמֹ֣ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֡ן קַ֣ח מַטְּךָ֣ וּנְטֵֽה־יָדְךָ֩ עַל־מֵימֵ֨י מִצְרַ֜יִם עַֽל־נַהֲרֹתָ֣ם ׀ עַל־יְאֹרֵיהֶ֣ם וְעַל־אַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם וְעַ֛ל כָּל־מִקְוֵ֥ה מֵימֵיהֶ֖ם וְיִֽהְיוּ־דָ֑ם וְהָ֤יָה דָם֙ בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּבָעֵצִ֖ים וּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaֽ'ashsu-ken֩ moshshe֨h ve'aharo֜n kּa'ashshe֣r ׀ tziua֣h yehva֗h vayּa֤rem bּamּatּeh֙ vayּa֤ke 'et-hamּa֨yim֙ 'ashshe֣r bּaye'o֔r le'eyne֣y pare'o֔h ule'eyne֖y 'abada֑yv vayּehaֽpek֛u kּal-hamּa֥yim 'ashsher-bּaye'o֖r ledaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses and Aaron did what the LORD commanded. In front of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile. All the water in the river turned into blood!

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאַהֲרֹ֜ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה וַיָּ֤רֶם בַּמַּטֶּה֙ וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת־הַמַּ֨יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּיְאֹ֔ר לְעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וּלְעֵינֵ֖י עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּ כָּל־הַמַּ֥יִם אֲשֶׁר־בַּיְאֹ֖ר לְדָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehadּaga֨h 'ashsher-bּaye'o֥r me֨tah֙ vayּibe'a֣shsh haye'o֔r velo'-yakel֣u mitzera֔yim lishshetּ֥ot ma֖yim min-haye'o֑r vayehi֥y hadּa֖m bּekal-'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The fish in the river died, and the water smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink it. There was blood throughout the entire land of Egypt.

וְהַדָּגָ֨ה אֲשֶׁר־בַּיְאֹ֥ר מֵ֨תָה֙ וַיִּבְאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֔ר וְלֹא־יָכְל֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם מִן־הַיְאֹ֑ר וַיְהִ֥י הַדָּ֖ם בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaֽ'ashsu-ke֛n charetumּe֥y mitzera֖yim bּelateyhe֑m vayּecheza֤q leb-pּare'oh֙ velo'-shshama֣ 'alehe֔m kּa'ashshe֖r dּibּe֥r yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the Egyptian magicians used their secret arts to do the same thing. Because of this, Pharaoh’s heart remained stubborn and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֛ן חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק לֵב־פַּרְעֹה֙ וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֣pen pּare'o֔h vayּabo֖ 'el-bּeyt֑o velo'-shsha֥t libּ֖o gּam-lazoֽ't׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Pharaoh turned and went back to his palace, not even bothered by what had happened.

וַיִּ֣פֶן פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וְלֹא־שָׁ֥ת לִבּ֖וֹ גַּם־לָזֹֽאת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּachepּer֧u kal-mitzera֛yim sebiybo֥t haye'o֖r ma֣yim lishshetּ֑ot kּi֣y lo֤ yaֽkelu֙ lishshetּo֔t mimּeyme֖y haye'oֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)All the Egyptians had to dig wells along the banks of the Nile to find water to drink, because the river water was undrinkable.

וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ כָל־מִצְרַ֛יִם סְבִיבֹ֥ת הַיְאֹ֖ר מַ֣יִם לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת מִמֵּימֵ֖י הַיְאֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּimּale֖ shshibe'a֣t yami֑ym 'achare֥y hakּot-yehva֖h 'et-haye'oֽr׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Seven days passed after the LORD struck the Nile.

וַיִּמָּלֵ֖א שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים אַחֲרֵ֥י הַכּוֹת־יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־הַיְאֹֽר׃פ

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃

וְאִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י נֹגֵ֛ף אֶת־כָּל־גְּבוּלְךָ֖ בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃

וְשָׁרַ֣ץ הַיְאֹר֮ צְפַרְדְּעִים֒ וְעָלוּ֙ וּבָ֣אוּ בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ וּבַחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖ וְעַל־מִטָּתֶ֑ךָ וּבְבֵ֤ית עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ וּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָ וּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָ וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

וּבְכָ֥ה וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖ וּבְכָל־עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ יַעֲל֖וּ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃