22. But the Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells. So Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the Lord had predicted.
23. Pharaoh turned and went back to his palace. He dismissed the entire matter from his mind.
24. All the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink because they couldn’t drink any of the water from the river.
25. Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile.