Exodus 7:21

“The fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile; and the blood was in all the land of Egypt.”

Exodus 7:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 7:21, word by word

The fishדָּגָהdaga

fish

Fish; everything that lives in the water (a collective word).

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were in the Nileיְאֹרyeor

Nile

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diedמֵתָהmeta

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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stankיִּבְאַשׁyivash

stink

To give off a bad smell, like what rots or is fouled.

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and the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egyptian

Egyptian.

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could notיָכְלוּyachlu

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

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drinkשְׁתּוֹתshetot

drink

Drink.

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waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and the bloodיְהִיyehi

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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and the bloodדָּםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemNileEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Nile

    Today: Nile River, Uganda to Egypt and the Mediterranean

    Egypt's great river; it flows north to the Mediterranean Sea.

    Pharaoh dreamed beside the Nile (Gen 41:1). God turned its waters to blood (Exod 7:20), and baby Moses was placed on its bank (Exod 2:3-5).

    Genesis 41:1Exodus 7:20Exodus 2:52 Kings 19:24

  • 2Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

20Moses and Aaron did so, as YHWH had commanded. He raised the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned into blood.

21 · This verse (above)

22But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts; and the heart of Pharaoh became obstinate, and he did not listen to them, as YHWH had said.

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