Exodus 7:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 7:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהַדָּגָ֨ה
dâgâh
H1710
fish
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּיְאֹ֥ר
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
מֵ֨תָה֙
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַיִּבְאַ֣שׁ
bâʼash
H887
to stink
הַיְאֹ֔ר
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָכְל֣וּ
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
מַ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַיְאֹ֑ר
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַדָּ֖ם
dâm
H1818
blood
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the fish that were in the river died, and the river stank, so the Egyptians were not able to drink water from the river. And the blood was in all the land of Egypt.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).