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Exodus 7
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Exodus 7
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7 The Lord said to Moses, “I have made you ·like God [L God] to ·the king of Egypt [L Pharaoh], and your brother Aaron will be like a prophet for you [C just as God would speak to people through prophets so Moses would speak to Pharaoh through Aaron]. 2 Tell Aaron your brother everything that I command you, and let him tell ·the king of Egypt [L Pharaoh] to let the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel] leave his ·country [land]. 3 But I will ·make the king stubborn [L harden the heart of Pharaoh]. I will ·do many miracles [L multiply my signs and wonders] in Egypt, 4 but ·he will still refuse to listen [L Pharaoh will not listen to you]. So then I will ·punish Egypt terribly [L place my hand on Egypt with great judgments], and I will lead my ·divisions [hosts; companies; 6:26], my people the Israelites, out of ·that land [L the land of Egypt]. 5 I will ·punish Egypt with my power [L extend my hand against Egypt], and I will bring the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel] ·out of that land [L from their midst]. Then the Egyptians will know I am the Lord.”
6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three when they spoke to ·the king [L Pharaoh].
Aaron’s Walking Stick Becomes a Snake
8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “Moses, when ·the king [L Pharaoh] asks you to do a ·miracle [wonder], tell Aaron to [L take and] throw his ·walking stick [staff] down in front of ·the king [L Pharaoh], and it will become a ·snake [serpent; 4:3–5; C symbols of dangerous power in Egypt; Pharaoh’s headdress had a serpent at its crest].”
10 So Moses and Aaron went to ·the king [L Pharaoh] as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw his ·walking stick [staff] down in front of ·the king [L Pharaoh] and his officers, and it became a ·snake [serpent].
11 So ·the king [L Pharaoh] called in his wise men and his ·magicians [sorcerers], and with their ·tricks [magic arts] the Egyptian magicians were able to do the same thing [C showing that they had spiritual powers supporting them]. 12 They threw their ·walking sticks [staffs] on the ground, and their ·sticks [staffs] became snakes. But Aaron’s ·stick [staff] swallowed theirs [C showing God’s power was superior]. 13 Still the king ·was stubborn [L hardened his heart] and refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
The Water Becomes Blood
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “·The king is being stubborn [L Pharaoh’s heart is hard/heavy] and refuses to let the people go. 15 In the morning ·the king [L Pharaoh] will go out to the ·Nile River [L water]. Go meet him by the edge of the ·river [L Nile], and take with you the ·walking stick [staff] that became a ·snake [serpent]. 16 Tell him: The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you. He said, ‘Let my people go ·worship [serve] me in the ·desert [wilderness].’ Until now you have not listened. 17 This is what the Lord says: ‘This is how you will know that I am the Lord. I will strike the water of the Nile River with this ·stick [staff] in my hand, and the water will change into blood. 18 Then the fish in the Nile will die, and the river will begin to stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink the water from the Nile.’”
19 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron: ‘Take the ·walking stick [staff] in your hand and stretch your hand over the rivers, canals, ponds, and pools in Egypt.’ The water will become blood everywhere in Egypt, both in wooden buckets and in stone jars.”
20 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded. In front of ·the king [L Pharaoh] and his officers, Aaron raised his ·walking stick [staff] and struck the water in the Nile River. So all the water in the Nile changed into blood. 21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river began to stink, so the Egyptians could not drink water from it. Blood was everywhere in the land of Egypt.
22 Using their ·tricks [magic arts], the ·magicians [sorcerers] of Egypt did the same thing. So the ·king was stubborn [L heart of Pharaoh was hardened] and refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said. 23 ·The king [L Pharaoh] turned and went into his ·palace [house] and ·ignored what Moses and Aaron had done [L did not take this to heart]. 24 The Egyptians could not drink the water from the Nile, so all of them dug along the bank of the river, looking for water to drink.
The Frogs
25 Seven days passed after the Lord ·changed [L struck] the Nile River.
2 Moseboken 7
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2 Moseboken 7
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Moses stav förvandlas till en orm
7 Då sa Herren till Mose: ”Jag har utsett dig att vara som Gud för farao, och din bror Aron ska vara din profet. 2 Tala om för Aron allt vad jag befaller dig, så att han kan framföra det till farao för att han ska låta Israels folk lämna hans land. 3 Men jag ska förhärda faraos hjärta, och även om jag gör många tecken och under i Egypten, 4 så kommer farao inte att lyssna till er. Men jag ska bära hand på Egypten och leda mina härskaror, mitt folk israeliterna, ut ur Egypten med stora straffdomar. 5 Egypterna ska inse att jag är Herren, när jag räcker ut min hand mot Egypten och för ut israeliterna därifrån.”
6 Mose och Aron gjorde som Herren hade befallt dem. 7 Mose var 80 år och Aron 83 år, när de talade med farao.
8 Herren sa till Mose och Aron: 9 ”När farao begär att ni utför ett under, ska du säga till Aron att ta sin stav och kasta den framför farao och då ska den förvandlas till en orm.”
10 Mose och Aron gick till farao och gjorde som Herren hade befallt. Aron kastade sin stav framför farao och hans hov, och den förvandlades till en orm. 11 Då bad farao sina visa män och trollkarlar att komma in, och de kunde göra samma sak genom sina magiska konster. 12 Var och en av dem kastade sin stav och alla deras stavar förvandlades till ormar. Men Arons stav slukade deras stavar. 13 Faraos hjärta var trots det fortfarande hårt. Han ville inte höra på dem, så som Herren hade sagt.
Katastrofer drabbar Egypten
Nilens vatten förvandlas till blod
14 Herren sa till Mose att farao inte hade låtit sig påverkas och att han också i fortsättningen skulle vägra att låta folket gå. 15 ”Gå därför till honom imorgon bitti, när han går ner till floden. Vänta vid flodstranden när han kommer och håll staven i handen, den stav som blev förvandlad till en orm. 16 Säg till honom: ’Herren, hebréernas Gud, har sänt mig för att be dig låta hans folk gå ut i öknen och fira gudstjänst. Du har inte lyssnat förut, 17 men nu säger Herren: Nu ska du inse att jag är Herren. Jag ska slå på vattnet i Nilen med min stav, och vattnet ska förvandlas till blod. 18 Fiskarna ska dö, och floden kommer att lukta så illa att egypterna inte kan dricka vattnet.’ ”
19 Herren fortsatte att tala till Mose: ”Säg till Aron att räcka ut sin stav över alla vattendrag i Egypten, över alla floder, kanaler och dammar, så ska allt vatten i landet förvandlas till blod i hela Egypten, till och med vattnet som finns i trä- och stenkärlen i hemmen.”
20 Mose och Aron gjorde som Herren hade befallt, och inför farao och alla hans hovmän slog Aron på Nilens vatten med sin stav, och vattnet förvandlades till blod. 21 Fiskarna i Nilen dog, och vattnet blev så stinkande att egypterna inte kunde dricka det. Det var blod i hela Egypten. 22 Men när de egyptiska magikerna gjorde samma sak genom sina hemliga konster, förblev farao hård. Han ville inte lyssna på Mose och Aron, så som Herren hade sagt. 23 Helt oberörd återvände farao till sitt palats. 24 Men egypterna började gräva runt omkring Nilen för att hitta dricksvatten, för man kunde inte dricka vattnet från floden.
Grodor överallt
25 En vecka hade gått sedan Herren slagit Nilen.
Exodus 7
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Exodus 7
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7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God(A) to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.(B) 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,(C) and though I multiply my signs and wonders(D) in Egypt, 4 he will not listen(E) to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment(F) I will bring out my divisions,(G) my people the Israelites. 5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord(H) when I stretch out my hand(I) against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.”
6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded(J) them. 7 Moses was eighty years old(K) 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,(L)’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.”(M)
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,(N) and the Egyptian magicians(O) also did the same things by their secret arts:(P) 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(Q) became hard and he would not listen(R) to them, just as the Lord had said.
The Plague of Blood
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding;(S) he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river.(T) Confront him on the bank of the Nile,(U) 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(V) me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.(W) 17 This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord:(X) With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood.(Y) 18 The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink;(Z) the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.’”(AA)
19 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff(AB) and stretch out your hand(AC) 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[a] of wood and stone.”
20 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded.(AD) He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile,(AE) and all the water was changed into blood.(AF) 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(AG) did the same things by their secret arts,(AH) and Pharaoh’s heart(AI) 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(AJ), 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
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