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Exodus 7

Ex. 7:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the fish
dagah (Hebrew #1710)
feminine of 1709, and meaning the same
KJV usage: fish.
Pronounce: daw-gaw'
that is in the river
y`or (Hebrew #2975)
a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria
KJV usage: brook, flood, river, stream.
Pronounce: yeh-ore'
Origin: of Egyptian origin
shall die
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
, and the river
y`or (Hebrew #2975)
a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria
KJV usage: brook, flood, river, stream.
Pronounce: yeh-ore'
Origin: of Egyptian origin
shall stink
ba'ash (Hebrew #887)
to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally
KJV usage: (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), X utterly.
Pronounce: baw-ash'
Origin: a primitive root
; and the Egyptians
Mitsrayim (Hebrew #4714)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
KJV usage: Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Pronounce: mits-rah'-yim
Origin: dual of 4693
shall lothe
la'ah (Hebrew #3811)
to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
KJV usage: faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).
Pronounce: law-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
to drink
shathah (Hebrew #8354)
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X assuredly, banquet, X certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (X -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of 8248.)
Pronounce: shaw-thaw'
Origin: a primitive root
of the water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
of the river
y`or (Hebrew #2975)
a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria
KJV usage: brook, flood, river, stream.
Pronounce: yeh-ore'
Origin: of Egyptian origin
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Egyptians,
Fish; Fishers; Fishing,
River

Cross References

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the fish.
Ex. 7:21• 21And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river; and the blood was throughout the land of Egypt. (Ex. 7:21)
Egyptians."The water of Egypt," says Abbé Mascrier, "is so delicious, that one would not wish the heat to be less, or to be delivered from the sensation of thirst.
The Turks find it so exquisite, that they excite themselves to drink of it by eating salt."
"A person," adds Mr. Harmer, "who never before heard of the deliciousness of the Nile water, and of the large quantities which on that account are drunk of it, will, I am sure, find an energy in those words of Moses to Pharaoh, the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river, which he never did before."shall loathe.
Ex. 7:24• 24And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. (Ex. 7:24)
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Num. 11:20• 20but for a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it become loathsome unto you; because that ye have despised Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt? (Num. 11:20)
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Num. 21:5• 5and the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt that we should die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and no water, and our soul loathes this light bread. (Num. 21:5)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the fish that is in the river shall die; and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathea to drink the water out of the river.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "weary themselves."