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Exodus 7:18

Nile
Judgment

16 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

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.

19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were 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

    And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

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  • Exodus 7:21

    And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

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  • Numbers 21:5

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

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  • Numbers 11:20

    But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

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