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Exodus 7:20

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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ASV

And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah 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.

KJV

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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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-and they didH6213 →
כֵן֩khensoH3651 →
מֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
וְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.Ronand AaronH175 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיָּ֤רֶםvai.Ya.remand he raisedH7311 →
בַּמַּטֶּה֙ba.ma.Teh<in> the staffH4294 →
וַיַּ֤ךְvai.Yakhand he struckH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimthe waterH4325 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בַּיְאֹ֔רbay.'Or[was] in the RiverH2975 →
לְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869 →
פַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhPharaohH6547 →
וּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.Neiand to [the] eyes ofH5869 →
עֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650 →
וַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּvai.ye.ha.fe.Khuand they were changedH2015 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimthe waterH4325 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'Or[was] in the RiverH2975 →
לְדָֽם׃le.Daminto bloodH1818 →

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Psalms 78:44He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.Psalms 105:29He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.Habakkuk 3:8Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?Numbers 20:8“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”Exodus 17:5–6And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.John 2:9–11and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom asideRevelation 8:8Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,Exodus 7:17–18This 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.Numbers 20:8–12“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”Exodus 17:9–12So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”

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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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