Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and 70 palm trees, and they camped there by the water.

Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the water returned to its normal depth at daybreak. The Egyptians tried to retreat in front of the advancing water, but the LORD destroyed the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree, which he threw into the water, and the water became sweet.

Meanwhile, the seven daughters of a certain Midianite priest would come to draw water in order to fill water troughs for their father's sheep.

But if they don't believe even these two signs, and won't listen to you, then take some water out of the Nile River and pour it on the dry ground. The water you took from the Nile River will turn into blood on the dry ground."

Moses and Aaron did just what the LORD had commanded. Aaron raised his staff and struck the water in the Nile River in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and all the water in the Nile River turned to blood.

All the Egyptians dug around the Nile River for water to drink because they could not drink from the water in the Nile River.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD caused the water to retreat by a strong east wind all night, turning the sea into dry land. As the waters were divided,

"An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds," they replied, "and he even drew water for us and watered the sheep!"