The fish in the river died, and the river stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink its water; there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
In context
19Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt — over their streams, their canals, their ponds, and every pool of water — and they will become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and stone.” 20Moses and Aaron did just as Yahweh commanded. He raised the staff and struck the water of the river before the eyes of Pharaoh and his servants, and all the water in the river turned to blood. 21The fish in the river died, and the river stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink its water; there was blood throughout the land of Egypt. 22But the magicians of Egypt did the same with their secret arts, and Pharaoh’s heart remained hard; he did not listen to them, just as Yahweh had said. 23Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart.
