Verse

Exodus 7:15

ESV Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water. Stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that turned into a serpent.
NIV Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. Confront him on the bank of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
NASB Go to Pharaoh in the morning just as he is going out to the water, and position yourself to meet him on the bank of the Nile; and you shall take in your hand the staff that was turned into a serpent.
CSB Go to Pharaoh in the morning. When you see him walking out to the water, stand ready to meet him by the bank of the Nile. Take in your hand the staff that turned into a snake.
NLT So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake.
KJV 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.
NKJV Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.

What does Exodus 7:15 mean?

Pharaoh has refused another command to release the people of Israel (Exodus 5:1–4; 7:8–13). His stubbornness will bring about the first of ten terrible plagues on Egypt. Moses is told to confront Pharaoh at the Nile river, probably at the time he was bathing or swimming (Exodus 2:5). Moses is to deliver a clear statement that Pharaoh is defying God. What happens next is both proof of God's involvement and a judgment against Egypt.

This will involve use of the staffs which God turned into snakes as another sign of His power (Exodus 4:2–4). Aaron will strike the water of the Nile river (Exodus 7:19) with the staff, and all the surface waters of Egypt will become blood (Exodus 7:21). To avoid death (Exodus 7:25), the nation will be forced to dig to find water (Exodus 7:24).
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