Exodus

Exodus 7:20

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.

Footnotes

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

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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

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