Verse 20

Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded. Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile in the sight of Pharaoh and his officials, and all the water in the river was turned into blood.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren befalte. Aron løftet staven og slo på vannet i Nilen for øynene på farao og hans tjenere, og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde befalt. Han løftet staven og slo på vannet i elven, for Faraos øyne og for hans tjeneres øyne, og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• Norsk King James

  Og Moses og Aaron gjorde slik som Herren hadde befalt; og han hevet staven og slo vannet i elven, foran Farao og hans tjenere; og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde befalt, han løftet opp staven og slo på vannet i elven foran faraos øyne og hans tjenere; og alt vannet i elven ble forvandlet til blod.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Moses og Aaron gjorde som Herren befalte. Aaron løftet staven og slo vannet i elven i Faraos og hans tjeneres påsyn, og alt vann i elven ble til blod.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Moses og Aron gjorde slik som Herren befalte; og han løftet opp staven og slo på vannet som var i elven, i nærvær av Farao og hans tjenere; og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Moses og Aaron gjorde slik som HERREN befalte. Aaron løftet sin stav og slo ned i elvens vann, for Farao og hans tjenere, og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og Moses og Aron gjorde slik som Herren befalte; og han løftet opp staven og slo på vannet som var i elven, i nærvær av Farao og hans tjenere; og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde befalt. Aron løftet staven og slo på vannet i Nilen foran øynene til farao og hans tjenere, og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde befalt. Han løftet staven og slo vannet i Nilen foran Farao og hans tjenere, og alt vannet i Nilen ble til blod.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Mose og Aron gjorde saa, eftersom Herren havde befalet, og han opløftede Kjeppen og slog paa Vandet, som var i Floden, for Pharaos Øine og for hans Tjeneres Øine; og alt Vandet, som var i Floden, forvandledes til Blod.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde befalt. Aron løftet opp staven og slo vannet i elven foran farao og hans tjenere, og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck 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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde befalt; og han løftet staven og slo vannet i elven, foran farao og hans tjenere; og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde befalt, og han løftet hånden med staven og slo vannet i elven, foran øynene til farao og tjenerne hans, og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Moses og Aron gjorde slik som Herren hadde befalt; og han løftet opp staven og slo vannet i elven for faraos og hans tjeners ansikter, og alt vannet i elven ble til blod.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Moses og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde sagt; og da staven ble løftet opp og strekt ut over Nilen for øynene av Farao og hans tjenere, ble vannet i hele Nilen til blod;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses and Aaron dyd euen as the Lorde commaunded. And he lifte vp the staffe and smote the waters that were in the riuer, in the syghte of Pharao and in the syghte of his servauntes, and all the water that was in the ryuer, turned in to bloude.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Moses & Aaron dyd as ye LORDE comaunded them, & lift vp the staff, & smote the water yt was in the ryuer, before Pharao & his seruauntes, & all the water in the ryuer was turned into bloude,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Moses and Aaron did euen as the Lord commaunded: and hee lift vp the rodde, and smote the water that was in the riuer in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his seruants: and all the water that was in the riuer, was turned into blood.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses and Aaron did euen as the Lorde commaunded: and he lyfte vp the rodde, and smote the waters that were in the ryuer in the sight of Pharao, and in the sight of his seruauntes: and all the water that was in the ryuer, turned into blood.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck 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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses and Aaron do so, as Jehovah hath commanded, and he lifteth up `his hand' with the rod, and smiteth the waters which `are' in the River, before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his servants, and all the waters which `are' in the River are turned to blood,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had said; and when his rod had been lifted up and stretched out over the waters of the Nile before the eyes of Pharaoh and his servants, all the water in the Nile was turned to blood;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD had commanded. He raised the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile right before the eyes of Pharaoh and his servants, and all the water that was in the Nile was turned to blood.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 78:44 : 44 He turned their rivers to blood, and they could not drink from their streams.
• Ps 105:29 : 29 He turned their waters into blood, and he killed their fish.
• John 2:9-9 : 9 When the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine, not knowing where it had come from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom aside. 10 He said, 'Everyone brings out the choice wine first, and then the cheaper wine after the guests have drunk freely; but you have saved the best till now.' 11 This, the first of the signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
• Rev 8:8 : 8 The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea became blood.
• Exod 7:17-18 : 17 This is what the Lord says: 'By this you will know that I am the Lord. With the staff that is in my hand, I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be turned into blood.' 18 The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the Nile.
• Exod 17:5-6 : 5 The LORD answered Moses, "Go ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go." 6 The LORD continued, "I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
• Exod 17:9-9 : 9 Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some men for us and go out to fight against Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand." 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered his hands, Amalek prevailed. 12 When Moses' hands grew heavy, they took a stone and placed it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so his hands remained steady until sunset.
• Num 20:8-9 : 8 "Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to the rock in front of them, and it will yield its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community and their livestock to drink." 9 So Moses took the staff from the LORD's presence, just as he was commanded. 10 He and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, "Listen now, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you?" 11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water came out abundantly, and the community and their livestock drank. 12 But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe me and treat me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land I am giving them."