And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
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Gill's Exposition
And seven days were fulfilled,.... Or there were full seven days, a whole week:
after that the Lord had smitten the river, and turned it into blood; here the miracle is ascribed to him; Moses and…
Barnes' Notes
Seven days - This marks the duration of the plague. The natural discoloration of the Nile water lasts generally much longer, about 20 days.
Adam Clarke
And seven days were fulfilled - So we learn that this plague continued at least a whole week.
The contention between Moses and Aaron and the magicians of Egypt has become famous throughout the world.…
Here is the first of the ten plagues, the turning of the water into blood, which was, 1. A dreadful plague, and very grievous. The very sight of such vast rolling streams of blood, pure blood no…
Exo 7:14 to Exo 11:5
The first nine Plagues
The narrative of the Plagues, like that of the preceding Chapter s, is composite. The details of the analysis depend partly upon literary criteria, partly…