1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Exodus 7:22 | *And the magicians of the Egyptians with their enchantments did in like manner; and Pharao's heart was hardened, neither did he hear them, as the Lord had commanded. Wisdom 17:7. | Like. They got a small quantity of water, either from the sea, from Gessen, (Wisdom 11:5,) or by digging wells, ver. 24. (Calmet) --- This plague lasted a full week, ver. 25. The water which they found in the mean time in the wells was mixed with blood. (Philo; St. Augustine, in Psalm lxxvii.) Wisdom 11:7, thou gavest human blood to the unjust. |