21. When the fish that were in the Nile died, the Nile began to stink, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood everywhere in the land of Egypt!
22. But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts, and so Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, and he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron – just as the Lord had predicted.
23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. He did not pay any attention to this.
24. All the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the Nile.
25. Seven full days passed after the Lord struck the Nile.