Exodus 7:17–25

¹⁷Thus saith the Lord, In this ^sthou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned ^tto blood. ¹⁸And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall ^ulothe to drink of the water of the river. ¹⁹And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and ^xstretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their ^†pools of water, 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. ²⁰And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he ^ylifted 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 ^zwaters that were in the river were turned to blood. ²¹And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians ^acould not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. ^22bAnd the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and ^cPharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; ^das the Lord had said. ²³And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. ²⁴And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. ²⁵And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.