Exodus 7:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6213 [e]וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־
way-ya-‘ă-śū-
And didConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
3651 [e]כֵן֩
ḵên
soAdv
4872 [e]מֹשֶׁ֨ה
mō-šeh
MosesN-proper-ms
175 [e]וְאַהֲרֹ֜ן
wə-’a-hă-rōn
and AaronConj-w | N-proper-ms
834 [e]כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀
ka-’ă-šer
just asPrep-k | Pro-r
6680 [e]צִוָּ֣ה
ṣiw-wāh
commandedV-Piel-Perf-3ms
3068 [e]יְהוָ֗ה
Yah-weh
YahwehN-proper-ms
7311 [e]וַיָּ֤רֶם
way-yā-rem
so he lifted upConj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms
4294 [e]בַּמַּטֶּה֙
bam-maṭ-ṭeh
the rodPrep-b, Art | N-ms
5221 [e]וַיַּ֤ךְ
way-yaḵ
and struckConj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
4325 [e]הַמַּ֙יִם֙
ham-ma-yim
the watersArt | N-mp
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֣ר
’ă-šer
thatPro-r
2975 [e]בַּיְאֹ֔ר
bay-’ōr,
[were] in the NilePrep-b, Art | N-proper-fs
5869 [e]לְעֵינֵ֣י
lə-‘ê-nê
in the sightPrep-l | N-cdc
6547 [e]פַרְעֹ֔ה
p̄ar-‘ōh,
of PharaohN-proper-ms
5869 [e]וּלְעֵינֵ֖י
ū-lə-‘ê-nê
and in the sightConj-w, Prep-l | N-cdc
5650 [e]עֲבָדָ֑יו
‘ă-ḇā-ḏāw;
of his servantsN-mpc | 3ms
2015 [e]וַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּ
way-yê-hā-p̄ə-ḵū
and were turnedConj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp
3605 [e]כָּל־
kāl-
allN-msc
4325 [e]הַמַּ֥יִם
ham-ma-yim
the watersArt | N-mp
834 [e]אֲשֶׁר־
’ă-šer-
thatPro-r
2975 [e]בַּיְאֹ֖ר
bay-’ōr
[were] in the NilePrep-b, Art | N-proper-fs
1818 [e]לְדָֽם׃
lə-ḏām.
to bloodPrep-l | N-ms





















Hebrew Texts
שמות 7:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאַהֲרֹ֜ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה וַיָּ֤רֶם בַּמַּטֶּה֙ וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת־הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּיְאֹ֔ר לְעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וּלְעֵינֵ֖י עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּ כָּל־הַמַּ֥יִם אֲשֶׁר־בַּיְאֹ֖ר לְדָֽם׃

שמות 7:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויעשו־כן משה ואהרן כאשר ׀ צוה יהוה וירם במטה ויך את־המים אשר ביאר לעיני פרעה ולעיני עבדיו ויהפכו כל־המים אשר־ביאר לדם׃

שמות 7:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויעשו־כן משה ואהרן כאשר ׀ צוה יהוה וירם במטה ויך את־המים אשר ביאר לעיני פרעה ולעיני עבדיו ויהפכו כל־המים אשר־ביאר לדם׃

שמות 7:20 Hebrew Bible
ויעשו כן משה ואהרן כאשר צוה יהוה וירם במטה ויך את המים אשר ביאר לעיני פרעה ולעיני עבדיו ויהפכו כל המים אשר ביאר לדם׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Moses and Aaron did even as the LORD had commanded. And he lifted up the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned to blood.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the sight of Pharaoh and his officials, he raised the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile was turned to blood.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Exodus 17:5,6,9-12 And the LORD said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take with …

Numbers 20:8-12 Take the rod, and gather you the assembly together, you, and Aaron …

all the waters. As the Nile was held sacred by the Egyptians, as well as the animals it contained, to which they annually sacrificed a girl, or as others say, both a boy and girl, God might have designed this plague as a punishment for such idolatry and cruelty; and to shew them the baseness of those elements which they reverenced, and the insufficiency of the gods in which they trusted. All the punishments brought upon them bore a strict analogy to their crimes.

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Psalm 78:44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they …

Psalm 105:29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

John 2:9-11 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, …

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