New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 7:20-25

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.

22But themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the sameכֵ֛ןkhenH3651with their secretH3909artsH3909;and Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them, as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

23Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004with noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808concernשָׁ֥ת לִבּ֖וֹshat li.BoH7896 H3820evenגַּם־gam-H1571for thisH2088.

24So allכָל־khol-H3605the EgyptiansH4714dugוַיַּחְפְּר֧וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the Nileהַיְאֹ֖רhay.'OrH2975for waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354,for they couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.TotH8354of the waterמִמֵּימֵ֖יmi.mei.MeiH4325of the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

25Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117passedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had struckהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃ פhay.'OrH2975.

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