Exo 7:19 | NETfull | STEP | Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over Egypt’s waters – over their rivers, over their canals, over their ponds, and over all their reservoirs – so that it becomes blood.’ There will be blood everywhere in the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers.”

Exodus 7:19

19 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over Egypt’s waters – over their rivers, over their canals, ^{▼▼ Or “irrigation rivers” of the Nile.} over their ponds, and over all their reservoirs ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term means “gathering,” i.e., wherever they gathered or collected waters, notably cisterns and reservoirs. This would naturally lead to the inclusion of both wooden and stone vessels – down to the smallest gatherings.} – so that it becomes ^{▼▼ The imperfect tense with vav (ו) after the imperative indicates the purpose or result: “in order that they [the waters] be[come] blood.”} blood.’ There will be blood everywhere in ^{▼▼ Or “in all.”} the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers.”