Exodus 7:19

And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and [that] there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in [vessels of] wood, and in [vessels of] stone.

And the LORD {H3068} spake {H559} unto Moses {H4872}, Say {H559} unto Aaron {H175}, Take {H3947} thy rod {H4294}, and stretch out {H5186} thine hand {H3027} upon the waters {H4325} of Egypt {H4714}, upon their streams {H5104}, upon their rivers {H2975}, and upon their ponds {H98}, and upon all their pools {H4723} of water {H4325}, that they may become blood {H1818}; and that there may be blood {H1818} throughout all the land {H776} of Egypt {H4714}, both in vessels of wood {H6086}, and in vessels of stone {H68}.

ADONAI said to Moshe, "Say to Aharon, 'Take your staff, reach out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, canals, ponds and all their reservoirs, so that they can turn into blood. There will be blood throughout the whole land of Egypt, even in the wooden buckets and stone jars.'"

And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”

And 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.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 14:21 (6 votes)

    ¶ And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.

  • Exodus 8:16 (5 votes)

    ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Exodus 10:12 (5 votes)

    ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, [even] all that the hail hath left.

  • Exodus 14:26 (5 votes)

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

  • Exodus 8:5 (5 votes)

    And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

  • Exodus 8:6 (5 votes)

    And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

  • Exodus 10:21 (5 votes)

    ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness [which] may be felt.