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Exodus 7:18

Nile
Judgment

16 Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But you have not listened until now.

17 This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.

The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’”

19 And 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 reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”

20 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.

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BSB
The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’”
KJV
And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
WEB
The fish that are in the river will die and the river will become foul. The Egyptians will loathe to drink water from the river.”’”
ASV
And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.
DARBY
And the fish that is in the river shall die; and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink the water out of the river.
BLB
And the fish that [are] in the River shall die, and the River shall stink. And the Egyptians shall be weary to drink water from the River.’”
ÅB
og fiskene i elven skal dø, og elven skal lukte ille, så egypterne skal vemmes ved å drikke vannet.
OTB
Fisken i Nilen skal dø, elven skal stinke, og egypterne vil ikke kunne drikke vannet fra Nilen.’»
B1930
og fiskene i elven skal dø, og elven skal lukte ille, så egypterne skal vemmes ved å drikke vannet.

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  • Exodus 7:24

    So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.

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  • Exodus 7:21

    The 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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  • Numbers 21:5

    and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

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  • Numbers 11:20

    but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”

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