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Exodus 7:18

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

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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.

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.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.Gahand the fishH1710 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'Or[is] in the RiverH2975 →
תָּמ֖וּתta.Mutit will dieH4191 →
וּבָאַ֣שׁu.va.'Ashand it will stinkH887 →
הַיְאֹ֑רhay.'Orthe RiverH2975 →
וְנִלְא֣וּve.nil.'Uand they will be wearyH3811 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4713 →
לִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.Totto drinkH8354 →
מַ֖יִםMa.yimwaterH4325 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'Orthe RiverH2975 →

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Isaiah 50:2Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.Exodus 7:24So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.Exodus 7:21The 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.Numbers 21:5and 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!”Numbers 11:20but 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?’”Isaiah 19:6The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.

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About Exodus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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