| | | Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. | | | Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. |
| − | |Now the sacred scribes said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of [[God]]." But Pharaoh remained obstinate, and would not listen to them--as the L<small>ORD</small> had said. | + | |Now the sacred scribes said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of [[God]]." But Pharaoh remained obstinate, and would not listen to them—as the L<small>ORD</small> had said. |
| | |"This month will be for you the beginning of months, the first of all the months of the year." | | |"This month will be for you the beginning of months, the first of all the months of the year." |
| − | |The month is [[Abib]], or the modern [[Nisan]], or "barley harvest." Most Jewish/Hebrew calendars in the modern day begin with [[Tishrei]], the seventh month, since that is when the Jewish "New Year" of [[Rosh Hashanah]] falls. Confusingly, Rosh Hashanah is one of several "Jewish New Years", each in a different context. Rosh Hashanah was considered the First Day of Creation (or by other interpretations, the day Man was created). By contrast, the first day of Nisan in Biblical times would be the equivalent of January 1st in America today. | + | |The month is [[Abib]], or the modern [[Nisan]], or "barley harvest." Most Jewish/Hebrew calendars in the modern day begin with [[Tishrei]], the seventh month, since that is when the Jewish "New Year" of [[Rosh Hashanah]] falls. Confusingly, Rosh Hashanah is one of several "Jewish New Years", each in a different context. Rosh Hashanah was considered the First Day of Creation (or by other interpretations, the day Man was created). By contrast, the first day of Nisan in Biblical times would be the equivalent of January 1 in America today. |