Exodus

Exodus 7:19–21

¹⁹And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt— over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs— that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”

²⁰Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff^d and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood. ²¹The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.

Footnotes

d 7:20 Hebrew he raised the staff; see verse 19; some translators Moses raised the staff.

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Exodus 7:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Tell	אֱמֹ֣ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֡ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
Take	קַ֣ח	qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
your staff	מַטְּךָ֣	maṭ·ṭə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
and stretch out	וּנְטֵֽה־	ū·nə·ṭêh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
your hand	יָדְךָ֩	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מֵימֵ֨י	mê·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֜יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
over	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their rivers	נַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀	na·hă·rō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
canals	יְאֹרֵיהֶ֣ם	yə·’ō·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2975 stream
and ponds	אַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם	’aḡ·mê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H98 troubled pool
and	וְעַ֛ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the reservoirs	מִקְוֵ֥ה	miq·wêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4723 hope
that they may become	וְיִֽהְיוּ־	wə·yih·yū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
blood	דָ֑ם	ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
There will be	וְהָ֤יָה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
blood	דָם֙	ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
even in the vessels of wood	וּבָעֵצִ֖ים	ū·ḇā·‘ê·ṣîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and stone	וּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃	ū·ḇā·’ă·ḇā·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone

Exodus 7:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֨ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	וְאַהֲרֹ֜ן	wə·’a·hă·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
did	וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־	way·ya·‘ă·śū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had commanded	צִוָּ֣ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
in the presence	לְעֵינֵ֣י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of Pharaoh	פַרְעֹ֔ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
and his officials	עֲבָדָ֑יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
raised	וַיָּ֤רֶם	way·yā·rem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
the staff	בַּמַּטֶּה֙	bam·maṭ·ṭeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
and struck	וַיַּ֤ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the water	הַמַּ֙יִם֙	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the Nile	בַּיְאֹ֔ר	bay·’ōr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the water	הַמַּ֥יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
was turned	וַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּ	way·yê·hā·p̄ə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2015 turn, overturn
to blood	לְדָֽם׃	lə·ḏām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood

Exodus 7:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The fish	וְהַדָּגָ֨ה	wə·had·dā·ḡāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1710 fish
in the Nile	בַּיְאֹ֥ר	bay·’ōr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
died	מֵ֙תָה֙	mê·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
and the river	הַיְאֹ֔ר	hay·’ōr	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
smelled so bad	וַיִּבְאַ֣שׁ	way·yiḇ·’aš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H887 be evil, bad
that the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
could	יָכְל֣וּ	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
drink	לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת	liš·tō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
its	הַיְאֹ֑ר	hay·’ōr	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
water	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
And there was	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
blood	הַדָּ֖ם	had·dām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Exodus 7:19 Exodus 14:21 · Exodus 14:26 · Exodus 10:12 · Exodus 8:5–6 · Exodus 8:16 · Exodus 10:21

Exodus 7:20 Psalm 78:44 · Psalm 105:29

Exodus 7:21 Exodus 7:18

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