Exodus 7

The rod and the river of blood

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Ex 7:1Dīxitque Dominus ad Moysēn: Ecce cōnstituī tē Deum Pharaōnis: et Aarōn frāter tuus erit prophēta tuus.And the Lord said to Moses: "Look, I have appointed you the God of Pharaoh: and Aaron your brother will be your prophet. Ex 7:2Tū loquēris eī omnia quae mandō tibi: et ille loquētur ad Pharaōnem, ut dīmittat fīliōs Isrāël dē terrā suā.You will speak to him all the things which I command you: and he will speak to Pharaoh, that he let the sons of Israel go from his land. Ex 7:3Sed ego indūrābō cor ejus, et multiplicābō signa et ostenta mea in terrā Aegyptī, et nōn audiet vōs: immittamque manum meam super Aegyptum, et ēdūcam exercitum et populum meum fīliōs Isrāël dē terrā Aegyptī per jūdicia maxima.But I will harden his heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and he will not hear you: and I will send my hand upon Egypt, and I will lead my army and my people, the sons of Israel, out of the land of Egypt through very great judgements. Ex 7:5Et scient Aegyptiī quia ego sum Dominus quī extenderim manum meam super Aegyptum, et ēdūxerim fīliōs Isrāël dē mediō eōrum.And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord who have stretched out my hand over Egypt, and have led the sons of Israel out from the middle of them."

Ex 7:6Fēcit itaque Mōysēs et Aarōn sīcut praecēperat Dominus: ita ēgērunt.And so Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded: so they acted. Ex 7:7Erat autem Mōysēs octōgintā annōrum, et Aarōn octōgintā trium, quandō locūtī sunt ad Pharaōnem.Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh. Ex 7:8Dīxitque Dominus ad Moysēn et Aarōn: Cum dīxerit vōbīs Pharaō, Ostendite signa: dīcēs ad Aarōn: Tolle virgam tuam, et Prōjice eam cōram Pharaōne, ac vertētur in colubrum.And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Show signs,' you will say to Aaron: 'Take your rod, and throw it before Pharaoh, and it will be turned into a snake.'" Ex 7:10Ingressī itaque Mōysēs et Aarōn ad Pharaōnem, fēcērunt sīcut praecēperat Dominus: tulitque Aarōn virgam cōram Pharaōne et servīs ejus, quae versa est in colubrum.And so Moses and Aaron, having gone in to Pharaoh, did as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron took the rod before Pharaoh and his servants, and it was turned into a snake. Ex 7:11Vocāvit autem Pharaō sapientēs et maleficōs: et fēcērunt etiam ipsī per incantātiōnēs aegyptiacās et arcāna quaedam similiter.But Pharaoh called the wise men and the sorcerers: and they too did likewise through Egyptian incantations and certain secret arts.

Ex 7:12Prōjēcēruntque singulī virgās suās, quae versae sunt in dracōnēs: sed dēvorāvit virga Aarōn virgās eōrum.And each threw down his rod, and they were turned into serpents: but the rod of Aaron devoured their rods. Ex 7:13Indūrātumque est cor Pharaōnis, et nōn audīvit eōs, sīcut praecēperat Dominus.And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not hear them, as the Lord had commanded. Ex 7:14Dīxit autem Dominus ad Moysēn: Ingravātum est cor Pharaōnis: nōn vult dīmittere populum.But the Lord said to Moses: "The heart of Pharaoh has been made heavy: he does not want to let the people go. Ex 7:15Vāde ad eum māne, ecce ēgrediētur ad aquās: et stābis in occursum ejus super rīpam flūminis: et virgam quae conversa est in dracōnem, tollēs in manū tuā.Go to him in the morning, look, he will go out to the waters: and you will stand to meet him upon the bank of the river: and the rod which was changed into a serpent, you will take in your hand. Ex 7:16Dīcēsque ad eum: Dominus Deus Hebraeōrum mīsit mē ad tē, dīcēns: Dīmitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi in dēsertō: et ūsque ad praesēns audīre nōluistī.And you will say to him: 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying: "Let my people go so that it may sacrifice to me in the desert": and up to the present you have refused to hear.

Ex 7:17Haec igitur dīcit Dominus: In hōc sciēs quod sim Dominus: ecce percutiam virgā, quae in manū meā est, aquam flūminis, et vertētur in sanguinem.Therefore thus says the Lord: "By this you will know that I am the Lord: look, I will strike with the rod which is in my hand the water of the river, and it will be turned into blood. Ex 7:18Piscēs quoque, quī sunt in fluviō, morientur, et computrēscent aquae, et afflīgentur Aegyptiī bibentēs aquam flūminis.The fish too, which are in the river, will die, and the waters will rot, and the Egyptians will be afflicted drinking the water of the river."'" Ex 7:19Dīxit quoque Dominus ad Moysēn: Dīc ad Aarōn: Tolle virgam tuam, et extende manum tuam super aquās Aegyptī, et super fluviōs eōrum, et rīvōs ac palūdēs, et omnēs lacūs aquārum, ut vertantur in sanguinem: et sit cruor in omnī terrā Aegyptī, tam in ligneīs vāsis quam in saxeīs.The Lord also said to Moses: "Say to Aaron: 'Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, and over their rivers, and streams and marshes, and all the pools of waters, so that they may be turned into blood: and let there be blood in all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in those of stone.'"

Ex 7:20Fēcēruntque Mōysēs et Aarōn sīcut praecēperat Dominus: et ēlevāns virgam percussit aquam flūminis cōram Pharaōne et servīs ejus: quae versa est in sanguinem.And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded: and raising the rod he struck the water of the river before Pharaoh and his servants: and it was turned into blood. Ex 7:21Et piscēs, quī erant in flūmine, mortuī sunt: computruitque fluvius, et nōn poterant Aegyptiī bibere aquam flūminis, et fuit sanguis in tōtā terrā Aegyptī.And the fish, which were in the river, died: and the river rotted, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river, and there was blood in the whole land of Egypt. Ex 7:22Fēcēruntque similiter maleficī Aegyptiōrum incantātiōnibus suīs: et indūrātum est cor Pharaōnis, nec audīvit eōs, sīcut praecēperat Dominus.And the sorcerers of the Egyptians did likewise with their incantations: and the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, nor did he hear them, as the Lord had commanded. Ex 7:23Āvertitque sē, et ingressus est domum suam, nec apposuit cor etiam hāc vice.And he turned himself away, and went into his house, nor did he set his heart on it even this time.

Ex 7:24Fōdērunt autem omnēs Aegyptiī per circuitum flūminis aquam ut biberent: nōn enim poterant bibere dē aquā flūminis.But all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink: for they could not drink of the water of the river. Ex 7:25Implētīque sunt septem diēs, postquam percussit Dominus fluvium.And seven days were fulfilled, after the Lord struck the river.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (140 words)

dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
que, enclitic conj.	and
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
ecce (interj.)	look! see! here is
cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus	set together or up; appoint; determine
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
deus, -ī, m.	god
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
frāter, frātris, m.	brother
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
prophēta, -ae m.	prophet
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
omnis, -e	all, every
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
mandō, -dāre, -dāvī, -dātus	put in hand, intrust, commit; charge, command
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
sed, conj.	but
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
indūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make hard, harden
cor, cordis n.	heart
multiplicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	multiply, increase; passive: multiply, become many
signum, -ī, n.	sign, signal
ostentum, -ī n.	portent, prodigy, wonder
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
nōn, adv.	not
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
vōs	plur. of tū
immittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send or let in
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead out, draw
exercitus, -ūs, m.	army
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
iūdicium, -ī n.	trial, court; judgment
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
quia (conj.)	because
extendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentum	stretch out, extend
medius, -a, -um	mid, middle
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
sīcut (conj.)	just as
praecipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take beforehand, anticipate; order, charge
ita, adv.	in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus	drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
octōgintā (indecl.)	eighty
annus, -ī, m.	year
trēs, tria, plur. adj.	three
quandō (adv.)	when; (after sī) ever
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus	stretch out before, show, explain
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus	lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
virga, -ae f.	rod, stick, staff
prōiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw forth or down, cast away, throw
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
vertō, vertere, vertī, versus	turn
coluber, -brī m.	snake, serpent
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sum	go into, enter
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	bear, bring
servus, -ī, m.	slave, servant
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call, summon
sapiēns, -entis	wise; as noun, a wise man, a philosopher
maleficus, -a, -um	wicked, criminal; as a noun, evil-doer
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
incantātiō, -ōnis f.	spell, enchantment, incantation
Aegyptiacus, -a, -um	Egyptian
arcānum, -ī n.	secret, mystery
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.	a certain, certain
similiter (adv.)	likewise, in the same way
singulī, -ae, -a	one at a time, single
dracō, -ōnis, m.	dragon, serpent
dēvorō, -vorāre, -vorāvī, -vorātus	swallow down, swallow, devour
ingravō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	weigh down; make worse, aggravate; (of the heart) harden
volō, velle, voluī	wish
vādō, -ere	go
māne, adv.	in the morning, early in the morning
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go out or forth, go ashore, disembark
aqua, -ae, f.	water
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
occursus, -ūs m.	meeting; in occursum: to meet
rīpa, -ae, f.	bank
flūmen, -minis, n.	river
convertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versus	turn round, turn, change; in fugam convertere, to put to flight
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
sacrificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	sacrifice
dēsertum, -ī n.	desert, wilderness
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
praesēns, -sentis, adj.	present, immediate, imminent
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
igitur, conj.	therefore
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussus	strike through, strike
sanguis, sanguinis, m.	blood
piscis, -is m.	fish
quoque, adv.	also
fluvius, -ī m.	river, stream
morior, morī, mortuus	die
computrēscō, -ere, -putruī	rot, putrefy, go foul
afflīgō, -ere, -flīxī, -flīctus	strike against, damage, wreck
bibō, bibere, bibī	drink
rīvus, -ī m.	stream, brook
palūs, -ūdis, f.	swamp, marsh
lacus, -ūs, m.	lake
cruor, -ōris m.	blood (shed), gore
tam, adv.	so
ligneus, -a, -um	of wood, wooden
vās, vāsis, n., plur. vāsa, -ōrum	vessel
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
saxeus, -a, -um	of stone, stony; saxea grandō: hailstones like stones
ēlevō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	lift up, raise
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
āvertō, -ere, āvertī, āversum	turn away, turn aside
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
appōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	put to or near, set before, serve
vicis (gen.), vicem f.	change, turn; in vicem: in turn
fodiō, -ere, fōdī, fossus	dig
circuitus, -ūs m.	way around, circuit
enim, conj.	for
impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētum	fill; fulfil, complete
septem	seven
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
postquam, conj.	later than, after, when

Vulgate, Exodus 1–20. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.