Exodus 7:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The fish in the Nile died, the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water, and blood was everywhere in Egypt.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַדָּגָ֨ה אֲשֶׁר־בַּיְאֹ֥ר מֵ֙תָה֙ וַיִּבְאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֔ר וְלֹא־יָכְל֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם מִן־הַיְאֹ֑ר וַיְהִ֥י הַדָּ֖ם בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

Transliteration

And-the-dāḡāh that-in-the-yəʾōr mētāh and-wayyiḇʾaš the-yəʾōr and-not-yāḵəlû Miṣrayim to-lištôt mayim from-the-yəʾōr and-wayəhî the-dām in-all-land-of Miṣrāyim

Grammar Details

• *dāḡāh*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the fish
• *yəʾōr*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the river/Nile
• *mētāh*: qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - died
• *wayyiḇʾaš*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and stank
• *yāḵəlû*: qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were able
• *Miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *lištôt*: qal infinitive construct - to drink
• *mayim*: masculine plural noun - water
• *wayəhî*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and there was
• *dām*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the blood

Word Meanings

• *mētāh*: died/perished
• *wayyiḇʾaš*: stank/became foul/putrid
• *yāḵəlû*: they were able/could/had power

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the fish that was in the riuer dyed, and the ryuer stanke: so that the Egiptians coude not drinke of the water of the ryuer. And there was bloude thorowe out all the lande of Egipte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & the fysh in the ryuer dyed, & the ryuer stanke, so yt the Egipcians coulde not drynke of the water of ye ryuer, & there was bloude in all the lande of Egipte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the fish that was in the ryuer dyed, & the riuer stanke: so that the Egyptians could not drinke of the water of the riuer: and there was blood throughout all the lande of Egypt.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the fishe that was in the ryuer dyed: and the ryuer corrupted, and the Egyptians coulde not drinke of the waters of the ryuer, and there was blood throughout all the lande of Egypt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the fish that [was] in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn't drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the fish which `is' in the River hath died, and the River stinketh, and the Egyptians have not been able to drink water from the River; and the blood is in all the land of Egypt.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the fish in the Nile came to destruction, and a bad smell went up from the river, and the Egyptians were not able to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking; and there was blood through all the land of Egypt.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn't drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the fish that were in the Nile died, the Nile began to stink, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood everywhere in the land of Egypt!

Referenced Verses

• Exod 7:18 : 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.
• Rev 8:9 : 9 A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.