Exodus 7:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 7:18

16 And you shall say to him, ^a‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, ^bthat they may serve Me in the wilderness”; but indeed, until now you would not hear!

17 Thus says the Lord: “By this ^ayou shall know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and ^bthey shall be turned ^cto blood.

18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will ^aloathe to drink the water of the river.” ’ ”

19 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and ^astretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’ ”

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he ^alifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the ^bwaters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21 The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians ^acould not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22 ^aThen the magicians of Egypt did ^bso with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, ^cas the Lord had said.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. Neither was his heart moved by this.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 7:18

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
The fish in the river shall die, the river shall become foul smelling, and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink from it.

Contemporary English Version
The fish will die, the river will stink, and none of you Egyptians will be able to drink the water."

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
The fish will die, and the river will stink so much that the Egyptians will not be able to drink from it.' "

King James Version
And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river.

New American Standard Bible
"The fish that are in the Nile will die, and the Nile will become foul, and the Egyptians will find difficulty in drinking water from the Nile.'""

New International Version
The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.' "

New King James Version
And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will loathe to drink the water of the river."'"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The fish that live in the Nile will die, and the Nile will become foul, and the Egyptians will find difficulty in drinking water from the Nile."'"

Revised Standard Version
and the fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile shall become foul, and the Egyptians will loathe to drink water from the Nile."'"

Young's Literal Translation
and the fish that `are' in the River die, and the River hath stank, and the Egyptians have been wearied of drinking waters from the River.'

New English Translation
Fish¹ in the Nile will die, the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable² to drink water from the Nile.”’”

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