Exodus 7:25

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

Modern
And seven full days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile.
Traditional
And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.
Literal
And seven days were fulfilled after YHWH struck the river.
Latin
Impletique sunt septem dies, postquam percussit Dominus fluvium.

Original

Hebrew
English
And seven full days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile.

Notes

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

Nile: The major river of Egypt, mentioned in various contexts

Glossary

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Topics

Blood: Plague of Plague: The Plague of Blood Seven: Days: The Plague of Bloody Waters in Egypt Lasted For