Exodus
Exodus 7:21
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.
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| 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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