Exodus 7 · Verse 15

Exodus 7:15

Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
Exodus 7:15, King James Version

Exodus 7:15 in other translations

BSBGo to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
WEBGo to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he is going out to the water. You shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him. You shall take the rod which was turned to a serpent in your hand.
ASVGet thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.
YLTgo unto Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he is going out to the water, and thou hast stood to meet him by the edge of the River, and the rod which was turned to a serpent thou dost take in thy hand,
DARBYGo unto Pharaoh in the morning — behold, he will go out unto the water — and take thy stand by the bank of the river in front of him; and take in thy hand the staff that was turned into a serpent.
BBEGo to Pharaoh in the morning; when he goes out to the water, you will be waiting for him by the edge of the Nile, with the rod which was turned into a snake in your hand;
WebsterGo to Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out to the water, and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he cometh; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.

What does Exodus 7:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. Get thee unto Pharaoh--Now began those appalling miracles of judgment by which the God of Israel, through His ambassadors, proved His sole and unchallengeable supremacy over all the gods of Egypt, and which were the natural phenomena of Egypt, at an unusual season, and in a miraculous degree of intensity. The court of Egypt, whether held at Rameses, or Memphis, or Tanis in the field of Zoan (Psa 78:12), was the scene of those extraordinary transactions, and Moses must have resided during that terrible period in the immediate neighborhood. in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water--for the purpose of ablutions or devotions perhaps; for the Nile was an object of superstitious reverence, the patron deity of the country. It might be that Moses had been denied admission into the palace; but be that as it may, the river was to be the subject of the first plague, and therefore, he was ordered to repair to its banks with the miracle-working rod, now to be raised, not in demonstration, but in judgment, if the refractory spirit of the king should still refuse consent to Israel's departure for their sacred rites.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Lo, he goeth out unto the water - Probably for the purpose of bathing, or of performing some religious ablution. Some suppose he went out to pay adoration to the river Nile, which was an object of religious worship among the ancient Egyptians. "For," says Plutarch, De Iside., ουδεν οὑτω τιμη Αιγυπτιοις ὡς ὁ Νειλος "nothing is in greater honor among the Egyptians than the river Nile." Some of the ancient Jews supposed that Pharaoh himself was a magician, and that he walked by the river early each morning for the purpose of preparing magical rites, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 7:14-25

Here is the first of the ten plagues, the turning of the water into blood. It was a dreadful plague. The sight of such vast rolling streams of blood could not but strike horror. Nothing is more common than water: so wisely has Providence ordered it, and so kindly, that what is so needful and serviceable to the comfort of human life, should be cheap and almost every where to be had; but now the Egyptians must either…

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Exodus 7:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
בַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morningH1242
הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehthere!H2009
יֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'[he is] going outH3318
הַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahthe water towardsH4325
וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.Taand you will standH5324
לִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.Toto meet himH7122
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׂפַ֣תse.Fat[the] bank ofH8193
הַיְאֹ֑רhay.'Orthe RiverH2975
וְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.Tehand the staffH4294
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
נֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.Pakhit was changedH2015
לְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.Chashinto a snakeH5175
תִּקַּ֥חti.Kachyou will takeH3947
בְּיָדֶֽךָ\׃be.ya.De.khain hand yourH3027

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Cross references for Exodus 7:15

  • Exodus 8:20

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • Exodus 7:10

    And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

  • Exodus 2:5

    And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

  • Ezekiel 29:3

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • Exodus 4:2-4

    And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he goeth.
2:5; 8:20; Eze 29:3
the rod.
10; 4:2-4

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Context

  • Exodus 7:14

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

  • Exodus 7:15

    Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

  • Exodus 7:16

    And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

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Exodus 7:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ve por la mañana á Faraón, he aquí que él sale á las aguas; y tú ponte á la orilla del río delante de él, y toma en tu mano la vara que se volvió culebra,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Va, le matin, vers le Pharaon; voici, il sortira vers l’eau: et tu te présenteras à sa rencontre, sur le bord du fleuve, et tu prendras dans ta main la verge qui a été changée en serpent;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gehe am Morgen zum Pharao-siehe, er wird ans Wasser hinausgehen-und tritt ihm entgegen an dem Ufer des Stromes, und nimm den Stab, der in eine Schlange verwandelt worden, in deine Hand
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vade ad eum mane, ecce egredietur ad aquas: et stabis in occursum ejus super ripam fluminis: et virgam quæ conversa est in draconem, tolles in manu tua.