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Exodus 7

Exodus 7:21

The First Plague: Blood · Exodus 7:14–25
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the fish that were in the River died, and the River stank, and Egypt was not able to drink water from the River, and the blood was in all the land of Egypt.
Latin
Et pisces, qui erant in flumine, mortui sunt: computruitque fluvius, et non poterant Ægyptii bibere aquam fluminis, et fuit sanguis in tota terra Ægypti.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Exodus 7:14–25

The first plague was the plague on the Nile, when the whole river turned to blood (7:20). The Egyptians correctly understood that without the Nile there would be no life in Egypt. They worshiped the Nile as the Mother of Egypt, but God showed that life is his to give or withhold.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh The Plagues

Events

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Nile: The major river of Egypt, mentioned in various contexts

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Jannes and Jambres Magic Miracle Nile River Numbers and Numerology Plague Plagues upon Egypt Timothy, Second Letter to

Topics

Blood: Plague of Blood: Waters of Egypt Turned Into, As a Judgment Fishes: Taken With: Often Suffered for Man's Sin Plague: The Plague of Blood the River Nile: Abounded in Fish the River Nile: The Egyptians: Drank of