And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. And she put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's edge.

And the fish that were in the river died, and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. And the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the river.

And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. And there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any provisions.

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.