Bible Strands
Exodus 7:15
Go 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses to approach Pharaoh at the Nile riverbank in the morning. This command follows God’s declaration that Pharaoh’s heart remains unyielding.
The words — The directive opens with לֵ֣ךְ (lekh), meaning "go," and closes the movement with וְ/נִצַּבְתָּ֥ (ve./ni.tzav.Ta), meaning "and you will stand." These verbs frame the encounter as a deliberate, stationary confrontation rather than a pursuit.
The thread — The morning riverbank confrontation repeats in Exodus 8:20, while the staff motif links to Exodus 7:10 and the Nile location echoes Exodus 2:5.
Why it lands — The text specifies exact timing, location, and physical props before any verbal confrontation occurs. Readers must note that divine instruction requires precise obedience to place and object before demanding a response.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 8:20 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
- Exodus 2:5 Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
- Exodus 7:10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
- Exodus 4:2 And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.
- Ezekiel 29:3 Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’