New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 7:17-21

17Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “By thisH2088you shall knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I will strikeמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221the waterהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that is in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975with the staffבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294that is in my handבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027, andit will be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015to bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

18The fishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710that are in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975will dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,and the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975willbecomeH887foulH887,and the EgyptiansH4714willfindH3811difficultyH3811in drinkingלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.”’”

19Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Takeקַ֣חkachH3947your staffמַטְּךָ֣ma.te.KhaH4294andstretchוּנְטֵֽה־u.ne.teh-H5186out your handיָדְךָ֩ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the watersמֵימֵ֨יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,overעַֽל־'al-H5921their riversנַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀na.ha.ro.TamH5104,overעַל־'al-H5921theirstreamsיְאֹרֵיהֶ֣םye.'o.rei.HemH2975,and overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921their poolsאַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם'ag.mei.HemH98,and overוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605their reservoirsמִקְוֵ֥הmik.VehH4723of waterמֵימֵיהֶ֖םmei.mei.HemH4325,that they may becomeH1961bloodדָ֑םDamH1818;and there will be bloodדָם֙damH1818throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, both in vessels ofwoodוּבָעֵצִ֖יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086and in vessels ofstoneוּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃u.va.'a.va.NimH68.’”

20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213evenכֵן֩khenH3651as the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680.And he liftedוַיָּ֤רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311upthe staffבַּמַּטֶּה֙ba.ma.TehH4294and struckוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325that wasin the Nileבַּיְאֹ֔רbay.'OrH2975,in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547and in the sightוּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, andallכָּל־kol-H3605the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that wasin the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975was turnedוַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּvai.ye.ha.fe.KhuH2015to bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

21The fishוְהַדָּגָ֨הve.ha.da.GahH1710that werein the Nileבַּיְאֹ֥רbay.'OrH2975diedמֵ֙תָה֙me.tahH4191,and the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975becameH887foulH887,so that the EgyptiansH4714couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975.And the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818was through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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