Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 7
1The LORDיְהוָה֙ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068H413answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Seeרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200,I have madeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you like Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,and your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961your prophetנְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ne.vi.'E.khaH5030.
2Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are to speakתְדַבֵּ֔רte.da.BerH1696אֵ֖ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I command youאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680,and your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֤ןve.'a.ha.RonH175is to tellיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696אֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547to let the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478goוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853out of his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.
3But Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589will hardenאַקְשֶׁ֖ה'ak.ShehH7185אֶת־'et-H853Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and though I will multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧יve.hir.bei.TiH7235אֶת־'et-H853My signsאֹתֹתַ֛י'o.to.TaiH226וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and wondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,
4Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listenיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085to youאֲלֵכֶם֙'a.le.KhemH413.Then I will layוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027on Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and by mightyגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419acts of judgmentבִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםbish.fa.TimH8201I will bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יve.ho.tze.TiH3318אֶת־'et-H853the divisionsצִבְאֹתַ֜יtziv.'o.TaiH6635אֶת־'et-H853of My peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.
5And the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713will knowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I stretch outבִּנְטֹתִ֥יbin.to.TiH5186אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478out from among themמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432.”
7Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872was eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֔הben- sha.NahH1121H8141and Aaronוְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ן בֶּן־ve.'a.ha.Ron ben-H175H1121was eighty-threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁ וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑הsha.Losh u.she.mo.Nim sha.NahH7969H8084H8141when they spokeבְּדַבְּרָ֖םbe.da.be.RamH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547.
Aaron’s Staff
9“Whenכִּי֩kiH3588Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547tells youיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵכֶ֤םye.da.Ber 'a.le.KhemH1696H413לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Performתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414a miracleמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159,’you are to sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶֽל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559H413to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Takeקַ֧חkachH3947אֶֽת־'et-H853your staffמַטְּךָ֛ma.te.KhaH4294and throw it downוְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.hash.LekhH7993beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,’ andit will becomeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.”
10So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547and didוַיַּ֣עַשׂוּ כֵ֔ןvai.Ya.'a.su KhenH6213H3651just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680.Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his staff downמַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.huH4294beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥יfar.'Oh ve.lif.NeiH6547H6440and his officialsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and it becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.
11But Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547גַּם־gam-H1571calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the wise menלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450and sorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784and magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and theyהֵ֜םhemH1992alsoגַם־gam-H1571didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the same thingsכֵּֽן׃KenH3651by their magic artsבְּלַהֲטֵיהֶ֖םbe.la.ha.tei.HemH3814.
12Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376one threw downוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993his staffמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294,and it becameוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961a serpentלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577.But Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853staffמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowed upוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104the otherstaffsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.
The First Plague: Blood
15Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242as you see himהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009walking outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to the waterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325.Waitוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324onעַל־'al-H5921the bankשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975to meet himלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122,and takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947in your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027the staffוְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.TehH4294thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was changedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015into a snakeלְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.ChashH5175.
16Then sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680,has sent meשְׁלָחַ֤נִי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙she.la.Cha.ni 'e.Lei.khaH7971H413to tell youלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559:Let My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853,so that they may worship Meוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057.Butוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowכֹּֽה׃KohH3541you have notלֹא־lo'-H3808listenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085.
17This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:By thisבְּזֹ֣אתbe.ZotH2063you will knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thatכִּ֖יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,with the staffבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in my handבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595will strikeמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221the waterהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834of the Nileעַל־ בַּיְאֹ֖ר'al- bay.'OrH2975H5921,and it will turnוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015to bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.
18The fishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975will dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,the riverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975will stinkוּבָאַ֣שׁu.va.'AshH887,and the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713will be unableוְנִלְא֣וּve.nil.'UH3811to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354itsמִן־ הַיְאֹֽר׃ סmin- hay.'OrH4480H2975waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.’”
19And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Tellאֱמֹ֣ר אֶֽל־'e.Mor 'el-H559H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Takeקַ֣חkachH3947your staffמַטְּךָ֣ma.te.KhaH4294and stretch outוּנְטֵֽה־u.ne.teh-H5186your handיָדְךָ֩ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the watersמֵימֵ֨יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714—overעַֽל־'al-H5921their riversנַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀ עַל־na.ha.ro.Tam 'al-H5104H5921andcanalsיְאֹרֵיהֶ֣ם וְעַל־ye.'o.rei.Hem ve.'al-H2975H5921and pondsאַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם'ag.mei.HemH98andוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the reservoirsמִקְוֵ֥ה מֵימֵיהֶ֖םmik.Veh mei.mei.HemH4325H4723—that they may becomeוְיִֽהְיוּ־ve.yih.yu-H1961bloodדָ֑םDamH1818.’There will beוְהָ֤יָהve.Ha.yahH1961bloodדָם֙damH1818throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,even in the vessels of woodוּבָעֵצִ֖יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086and stoneוּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃u.va.'a.va.NimH68.”
20Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ כֵן֩vai.ya.'a.su- khenH6213H3651just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680;in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔ה וּלְעֵינֵ֖יfar.'Oh u.le.'ei.NeiH6547H5869and his officialsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, Aaronraisedוַיָּ֤רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311the staffבַּמַּטֶּה֙ba.ma.TehH4294and struckוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of the Nileבַּיְאֹ֔רbay.'OrH2975,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834בַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975was turnedוַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּvai.ye.ha.fe.KhuH2015to bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.
21The fishוְהַדָּגָ֨הve.ha.da.GahH1710אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֥רbay.'OrH2975diedמֵ֙תָה֙me.tahH4191,and the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975smelled so badוַיִּבְאַ֣שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887that the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354itsמִן־ הַיְאֹ֑רmin- hay.'OrH4480H2975waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.And there wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
22But the magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the same thingsכֵ֛ןkhenH3651by their magic artsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbe.la.tei.HemH3909.So Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820was hardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he would notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085toאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413Moses and Aaron,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.
24So allכָל־khol-H3605the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713dugוַיַּחְפְּר֧וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the Nileהַיְאֹ֖רhay.'OrH2975for waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201notלֹ֤אlo'H3808drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.TotH8354the waterמִמֵּימֵ֖יmi.mei.MeiH4325from the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.
Commentaries on Exodus 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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