Exodus 7:18
What does Exodus 7:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 7:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the fish in the Nile will come to destruction, and the river will send up a bad smell, and the Egyptians will not be able, for disgust, to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the fish that <FI>are<Fi> in the River die, and the River hath stank, and the Egyptians have been wearied of drinking waters from the River.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the fishes that are in the river, shall die, and the waters shall be corrupted, and the Egyptians shall be afflicted when they drink the water of the river.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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.
Context
v.17Thus saith Jehovah, In this thou shalt know that I am Jehovah: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
v.18This passage
v.19And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 21:5
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
- Numbers 11:20
but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
- Exodus 7:24
And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
- Exodus 7:21
And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
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