Exodus

Exodus 7:20–21

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 7:20

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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