Exodus 7:19 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

Then the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt—all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.’”

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The “streams” mean the natural branches of the Nile in Lower Egypt. The word “rivers” should more accurately be “canals”; they were very extensive,…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

THE FIRST PLAGUE.

The water turned to blood. —Moses had already been empowered to turn water into…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And the Lord spoke to Moses. This is the more extended narrative of which I spoke. Moses mentions nothing different from what happened bef…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the Lord spoke unto Moses
Pharaoh still being obstinate, and refusing to let the people go:

s…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Here is the first of the ten plagues: the turning of the water into blood. It was a dreadful plague. The sight of such vast, rolling streams of blo…