11 And Pharaoh called the wise men and the sorcerers; and these wise men of Egypt did the same by their charms:

12 And every one of them threw down his rod, and they became serpents, but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

13 Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

14 And the LORD said to Moses, 'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn: he will not let the people go.'

15 Go to Pharaoh tomorrow: behold, he will come out to the water, you shall stand in his way, by the bank of the river, and take the rod that was turned into a serpent, in your hand

16 And say to him, 'The Lord, the God of the Jews, has sent me to tell you, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.' but behold, thou hast not yet listened.

17 Thus saith the Lord, By this ye shall know that I am the Lord: with this rod which is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the river, and it shall be turned into blood,

18 And the fish in the river shall die, and the river shall stink, and it shall be an abomination to the Egyptians to drink the water of the river.

19 And the Lord said to Moses, 'Say to Aaron, 'Take your rod [in your hand], and stretch out your hand upon the waters of the Egyptians, upon their rivers, and upon their streams, and upon their lakes, and upon every reservoir of their waters, and they shall be turned into blood, and there shall be blood over all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded them. And he lifted up his rod, and struck the waters of the river before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his servants, and all the waters of the river were turned to blood;

21 And the fish in the river died out, and the river stinked, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river; and there was blood in all the land of Egypt.

22 And the wise men of Egypt did the same by their charms. And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had spoken.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went to his house; and his heart was not touched by this.

24 And all the Egyptians began to dig about the river to find water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the river.